Timothy W. Scales is a Senior Lecturer for the School of Business and Economics, as well as the Director of the Center of Entrepreneurship, at IU East. He earned his M.B.A. from Anderson University in 1998, his M.S. in Banking from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1996, his B.S. in Business from Indiana University East in 1993, his A.S. in Business from Indiana University East in 1991, and a Certificate in Leadership Excellence from the Disney Institute in 2001. He also has an Indiana Property and Casualty Insurance license and an Indiana Real Estate Broker license. 

Achievements, involvements, and awards:

• Advisor to Delta Mu Delta, International Honorary Society, 2005–Present 
• Advisor to ENACTUS, 2005–Present 
• Advisor to Stock and Investment Group, 2014-Present 
• Owner, A Fortune 500 Company, 2001-Present
• Owner, MSItoday, 1999-2002
• Vice President/Director of Marketing, First Bank Richmond, 1993-2004 
• Advisory Board for Richmond High School, Business 
• Indiana Education Advisory Council, State of Indiana, Luke Messer 
• ACBSP "Teaching Excellence Reward" Region 4 
• ACBSP "Best of Regions" Region 4 
• Producer of the Year, Education Channel 20 WCTV 
• Fellow, Sam Walton, 2005-Present 
• Marketer of the Year, American Marketing Association Indianapolis Chapter 
• Keynote Speaker –Academy of Business Research, Jamaica 2013 
• Rising Star Award, Council for Economic Education New York City, 2013 
• Community Education Leadership Award, American Chamber of Commerce, 2012 
• Best Academic Paper Award, Academy of Business Research- 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 

• 2007 – Present BOSS Business Opportunities for Self Starters
• 2010 - BOSS International 
• 2012 - Marketing Your Success 
• 2013 – Present BOSS Technologies 
• 2014 - Present 3D Printing 
• 2015 - Present Oculus 
• 2016 - Present HoloLens 
• 2016 - Present AIG – Smart Research
• 2016 - Present Spread Wings Foundation Gift of “Wall Street Financial Markets” 

Select publications and presentations:

• Scales, T., Baumann, P. (2016) Academy of Business Research Journal 
• Scales, T., Malhotra, B., Gautam, S. (2016) The Two Hour Entrepreneur (India) 
• Scales, T., DeSantis, K. (2015) Academy of Business Research Journal  
• Scales, T. (2014) Academy of Business Research Journal  
• DeSantis, K., Scales, T. (2014) Journal of Marketing Perspectives 
• Scales, T., Brehm, A. (2013) The Two Hour Entrepreneur (Japan) 
• Scales, T., Basgelm, A. (2013) The Two Hour Entrepreneur (Turkey) 
• Scales, T., Ghimire, D. (2013) The Two Hour Entrepreneur (Nepal) 
• Advisory Board for School of Education, Indiana University East