LOUIS B. KATZ
I figure things out, bring people together, and make things happen.
Communications • Community Engagement • Partnerships • Events • Programs
I’ve spent my career working at the intersection of people, communication, creativity, and problem-solving.
For more than two decades, I built and ran Technolene, a technology services company serving businesses and organizations throughout Southern California. The technology mattered, of course. But the real job was understanding people—what they were trying to accomplish, what was getting in their way, and how to bring together the people and resources needed to make it happen.
Along the way, I’ve managed complex projects, coordinated vendors and client teams, written and designed communications, spoken to audiences, taught people new things, solved problems under pressure, and built long-term relationships with people who trusted me to get things done.
Now I’m bringing that experience to my next chapter in Boise and the Treasure Valley.
WHAT I BRING
Relationships
I like people.
For more than 20 years, my livelihood depended on earning their trust. My clients ranged from small businesses and professional practices to organizations with dozens of employees. Many relationships lasted for years.
I learned how to listen, ask good questions, communicate without jargon, work with different personalities, and become the person people called when something needed to happen.
Communication
I’m a writer, storyteller and public speaker as well as a longtime business owner.
I’ve written professionally, designed publications, delivered presentations and keynotes, interviewed people, created videos and digital content, and spent thousands of hours explaining complicated subjects to people who had absolutely no desire to become experts in them.
I believe good communication starts with understanding your audience.
Making Things Happen
Ideas are easy. Execution is where things get interesting.
My career has involved coordinating people, schedules, vendors, equipment, budgets, deadlines and unexpected problems—often all at once.
Sometimes that meant deploying technology. Sometimes it meant moving an entire business. Sometimes it meant standing in front of an audience with a microphone.
Whatever the project, I tend to be the person asking:
What needs to happen next?
EXPERIENCE
TECHNOLENE, INC.
Founder & President | 2002–2025
Founded and operated a technology services company providing rapid-response, on-site support and technology consulting to small and midsize organizations throughout Southern California.
Served as the primary client relationship for business owners, executives and staff, translating business needs into practical solutions and coordinating the people and resources required to deliver them.
Managed projects including office relocations, technology deployments, system upgrades, network installations and ongoing technology planning.
Worked closely with clients’ internal teams and brought in field technicians and other specialists as projects required.
Built the business largely through relationships, reputation and referrals.
A few examples:
Moving a business 60 miles
When Chester Paul Company relocated approximately 25 employees from Glendale to Simi Valley, I coordinated the technology side of the move—working across vendors, systems, schedules and people so employees could get back to work in their new location.
Technology in an animal hospital
For Exotic Animal Veterinary Center, I managed technology for an approximately 25-user practice where computers and other equipment operated in an unusually demanding physical environment. That included planning equipment lifecycles rather than simply waiting for things to fail.
Putting Maine middle schools online
In the summer of 2002, I worked as part of a team for an Apple-assigned vendor installing wireless networks in middle schools across Maine and preparing iBooks for students.
It was one of my first large-scale technology projects—and a very good lesson in what happens when logistics, technology and people all have to come together on schedule.
UCSB PUBLICATIONS
Designer / Production Artist
Designed and produced university publications, including the weekly staff newspaper 93106.
Worked closely with writers, editors, university staff and production teams to take projects from concept through final production in a deadline-driven environment.
That experience taught me something that has followed me through every career since:
The work gets better when creative people and practical people know how to work together.
SPEAKING & STORYTELLING
I eventually discovered that many of the things I enjoyed most about business—meeting people, explaining ideas, telling stories and thinking on my feet—also worked pretty well with a microphone in my hand.
I’ve spoken for businesses, professional associations, community organizations and conferences, including the Boise Metro Chamber, Idaho Library Association, Association for Talent Development and Rotary.
My presentations combine stories, humor and ideas designed to leave people thinking about something differently than they did when they walked in.
I also write and produce original stories and videos and publish The Unbroadcast Podcaster.
WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR
I’m looking for work where people, ideas, creativity, communication, and getting things done come together.
I’m at my best when I’m talking with people, building relationships, solving problems, telling stories, creating something, organizing something, or helping someone figure out what they need.
That might be with a creative agency, a community organization, a university, a retailer, a growing business, or someplace I haven't thought of yet.
Titles matter less to me than the work.
If you need someone who can connect with almost anyone, communicate clearly, think creatively, learn quickly, and help turn good ideas into things that actually happen, we should probably talk.
LET’S TALK
I’m based in Boise, Idaho, and looking for the right opportunity in Boise and the Treasure Valley.
If you think I might be able to help your organization—or you just think we ought to know each other—I’d be glad to hear from you.
BOISE, IDAHO
208-805-2740
linkedin.com/in/louisbkatz
CORE STRENGTHS
Community Engagement
Relationship Building
Writing & Storytelling
Public Speaking
Partnership Development
Events & Programs
Plain-English Communication
Project Coordination
Creative Problem-Solving
EDUCATION
B.A. with Honors, Political Science and Spanish
University of California, Santa Barbara