Joshua R. Thompson is a seasoned entrepreneur, healthcare executive, real estate investor, and venture capitalist whose career spans more than two decades of building, scaling, and transforming businesses across multiple industries. Currently serving as Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship & Economic Development (CEED) at Idaho State University, Joshua brings a rare combination of academic depth and
real-world entrepreneurial experience to every stage he steps onto.
Joshua’s entrepreneurial portfolio reflects both the breadth of his ambition and the discipline of a seasoned operator. He is the owner or partner in multiple active ventures, including Notabox Group LLC (business consultation), NBG Properties LLC (commercial and residential real estate), JGS Holdings (new development and spec home construction), and JTAB Investments LLC (short-term rental properties). He is also a licensed Realtor in Idaho and is completing his Series 65 licensure to join a Wealth Management firm as a partner and
help build it into an ensemble wealth advisory group.
Prior to his academic career, Joshua made a significant mark in healthcare administration. As Vice President of Business Development at Advanced Healthcare Solutions LLC (AHS), he led strategic growth across a portfolio of clinics and medical businesses — including urgent care, mental health services, and a nationally recognized medical spa. Earlier, Joshua served as Psychiatric Hospital CEO and Nursing Home
Administrator, where he led a full operational turnaround, restructured the leadership team, and drove meaningful improvements in patient outcomes and financial performance.
Joshua holds a Master of Public Administration from Idaho State University and a Six Sigma Green Belt certification in Healthcare Process Analysis from Villanova University. He has served as Chairman of Idaho’s Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, is a founding member of the Hospital Network of Idaho, and has been recognized as a speaker and mentor for real estate investor groups including SEI Real Estate Investors Group and POKY REIA. He regularly appears on podcasts covering multi-family housing, nursing home leadership, and physician practice management.
A true practitioner-educator, Joshua directs ISU’s all of the Business Pitch Competitions and mentors more than 250 students each year — modeling the entrepreneurial mindset he has lived throughout his career.