About CDMA Business Model® - CDMA Business Model®

Who We Are & How the Ecosystem Works

National Infrastructure for Decentralized Economic Mobility™

CDMA Business Model® is an experiential learning technology platform powering the creative workforce economy. Built to bridge experiential learning labs directly with Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 corporate workspaces, municipal agencies, and academic networks, the platform transforms how emerging talent gains real-world credentials, paid placements, and intellectual property ownership.

Through this platform, CDMA Business Model® delivers the Evidence-Based CTE Ecosystem® a proprietary framework of innovation continuums, Harlem Renaissance Operational Standards™, 4E Cycle Empower, Enrich, Engage, Explore® assessment tools, and Certified Program Environments™ operated under license to CDMA Business Model®.

Together, they establish auditable national infrastructure where apprentices do real work, receive verified credit, and retain ownership of what they create.

Meet the Founder & Architect

ShaNette Carpenter
Founder & Architect, CDMA Business Model® and Evidence-Based CTE Ecosystem®

ShaNette Carpenter is the founder of the CDMA Business Model® and Evidence-Based CTE Ecosystem®. Recognized as a CES Innovation Awards® 2027 Judge, SXSW EDU 2026 Mentor, and 2026 NYC Her Future TrailblazHER Award honoree (presented with the NYC Mayor’s Office and DYCD), she develops national infrastructure grounded in a century-long educational legacy preserved at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Holding a Master of Education (M.Ed.), Carpenter architected both the technology platform and its underlying operational standards to shift Career and Technical Education away from entry-level preparation and toward peer-level enterprise readiness, creator-owned intellectual property, and measurable economic mobility.

Heritage & Historical Lineage A Century-Long Legacy of Institution Building

Innovation at CDMA Business Model® is rooted in over a century of documented Black enterprise, civic leadership, and educational advancement preserved at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

That historical foundation informs our Harlem Renaissance Corridor™ and Harlem Renaissance Operational Standards™ ensuring that every modern digital credential, corporate alliance, and youth-led enterprise builds lasting generational capacity rather than one-off program moments.

Institutional Governance & IP Integrity

Auditable Standards Across Every Workspace Every deployment within the ecosystem operates under strict governance designed to protect apprentices, academic partners, and enterprise sponsors alike: Licensed Architecture: Academic institutions, municipal agencies, and ecosystem operators deploy Certified Program Environments™ under formal license, ensuring consistent quality and compliance across cohorts.

Creator-Owned Portfolio & IP: Apprentices retain ownership of the media, technical, and strategic assets they build inside the platform, verified through evidencebasedcte.com. Cross-Sector Readiness: From public transportation safety initiatives (Youth Traffic Safety Town Hall®) to Fortune 500 case-study academies, the framework adapts seamlessly across civic, academic, and corporate environments.

Deploy the Platform in Your Institution

Partner with CDMA Business Model® to license our experiential learning technology platform and Evidence-Based CTE Ecosystem® frameworks.