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Mentors

All of our mentors are volunteers who offer their time and talent on a purely altruistic basis to help startups and small businesses. They have been fully vetted and trained in our mentoring process. Their efforts have helped countless entrepreneurs create positive impacts in the communities we serve. Many of the entrepreneurs we’ve mentored have themselves become mentors later, paying it forward with positive results that will extend far into the future.

Bob Nelson

Co-Founder & CEO

Chairman of the Board
The Venture Mentoring Team

Tom Mersch

Co-Founder & Board Member of the VMT

Partner, Kelley Kronenberg

Jim Ryan

Co-Founder & Board Member of the VMT

Entrepreneur and Investor

Roger Hoss

Chief Evangelist

VMT Membership Committee
President, Design & Company

Bob Dakin

Co-Chairman, Membership Committee

Principal, B D Global Consulting LLC

Luis Murguia

Co-Chairman, Membership Committee

Managing Partner, Murguia Associates LLC

Howard McCarley

VMT Mentor

Co-Director, Mentor Development

Rafael Garzon

Co-Director, Mentor Development

VP of Revenue, Cielo Enterprise Solutions

Katie Nowak

VMT Mentor

NYC Chapter President
Founder & Principal, Kanvas

Yenvy Truong

VMT Mentor

Palm Beach Chapter President
CEO, Upswing Health & Founder, LSM Group

Terri-Ann Brown

VMT Membership Committee

Director, Miami Tech Works

Terence Bentley

Founding Mentor

VMT Membership Committee

Scott Rivello

VMT Membership Committee

Chair-Development Committee
Partner, Ernst & Young

Sandi Finn

Founding Mentor

VMT Membership Committee
Founding Partner, EdgeCraft Advisors

Bill Kofahl

VMT Membership Committee

Human Resources Executive

Alice Morrison

VMT Membership Committee

Chief Executive, Paladin Energy and Technology, LLC

Summer Kusel

Founder,

VMT Membership Committee
S&D Consulting Services, LLC

Bernardo Wolfson

VMT Membership Committee

Executive Coaching & Consulting

Claudia Panfil

VMT Membership Committee

Brand Builder

Abdul Muhammad II

VMT Diversity & Inclusion Committee

Founder & Chief Growth Office, MDM Ventures

Lisa Luby

VMT Mentor

Senior Vice President, Right Management Florida/Caribbean

Jennifer Hudson

VMT Mentor

President, ThinkBeyond Public Relations

Wallace Reams

VMT Membership Committee

C-Level Pharmaceutical Executive Board Member, Sharebite Inc.

Rodolfo Oppenheimer

VMT Mentor

Partner, Insights Mentors, Member of Board of Directors

Ariana Pareja

VMT Mentor

President & Co-Founder, Pareja Family Foundation

Farrell Foster

VMT Membership Committee

President, FLF Retail Consultants, LLC

Barbara Shrut

VMT Membership Committee

President, SLB Advisors

Steve Fales

VMT Mentor

President, Praeter Advisory

Shana Ostrovitz

VMT Mentor

Executive Director, 1909

Clay Williams

Founding Mentor

CEO, Achieve

Enrique Triay

VMT Mentor

Venture Consulting Manager, University of Miami - The Launch Pad

Greg Taffet

VMT Mentor

Partner, Taffet Associates

Stacie Sussman

VMT Mentor

Revenue Growth Architect, SSR Digital Group

Nelson Telemaco

VMT Mentor

Board Director, Strategist, & Accelerator

Geno Valdes

Founding Mentor

VMT Membership Committee Co-Director of Mentor Engagement

Michael O’Donnell

VMT Mentor

Founder & CEO, StartUPbiz.com

Shirley Mehta

VMT Membership Committee

Trusted Global Financial Executive

Robert Rubin

VMT Membership Committee

CEO, Skypatrol

Michael Gaenzler

CEO/Owner

Your Profit Engineer

Nina Segura

VMT Mentor

CEO, Metaspire Consulting

Andrew Parry

VMT Mentor

VP IT, App Development & Support

Hartmut Junghahn

VMT Membership Committee

Founder, HJ Boutique Consulting LLC

Cassandra Crosby

VMT Mentor

Founder & Leadership Coach, Iterata Solutions

Siri Terjesen

VMT Mentor

Professor & Associate Dean, Research and External Relations

Ron Rosenzweig

Founding Mentor

Pamela Rauch

VMT Mentor

VP, External Affairs and Economic Development, FPL

Andy Kaplan

VMT Membership Committee

Advisor, Emergency Ventures

David Hartmann

VMT Mentor

Founder & CEO, The SilverLogic

Lucia Rodriguez

Principal 6 Senior Consultant

7 Circles LLC – Strategic Marketing Solutions

Michael Ashley

Launch Director

SpartUp SJSU

Matthew Thompson

Founding Mentor

Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

Monica Van Tassel

Founding Mentor

Sr. Wealth Director, BNY Mellon Wealth Management

David Less

VMT Mentor

Fractional CIO, DAL Consulting

Johanna Clary

Investment Committee Member

AngelHub

Mike McFall

VMT Mentor

Entrepreneur and Advisor

Sue Romanos

VMT Mentor

CEO, CAREERXCHANGE

Richard Chimelis

VMT Mentor

Founder/CEO, Captiva Companies, LLC

Jonathan Sepsenwol

VMT Mentor

Co-Founder/Group COO, Xelsya, Inc.

David Daffner

Membership Committee

Vice President, Managed Services Taylor Corporation

Frank Barbato

VMT Mentor

CEO, Third Wave Technology

Christine Arnholt

VMT Mentor

Founder, BrandCraftYOU

Randy Pianin

VMT Mentor

CEO, JAE Restaurant Group

Bryan Herde

VMT Diversity & Inclusion Committee

Digital Strategy Consultant

Lenny Chesal

VMT Mentor

Chief Evangelist, iM Data Centers

Chris Houghtaling

VMT Mentor

Co-Director, Mentor Engagement

Raimundo Diaz

VMT Mentor

SR. VP, Global Head of International Corporations, Auxadi

Kate Sackman

VMT Mentor

CEO & Founder, The Zenovation Group

Jack Chadam

Founding Mentor

Director, CBIZ MHM, LLC

Aimee Reiss

VMT Mentor

Entrepreneur

Daniel L. Nelson

Entrepreneur & Recovering Accountant

Startup Economics 101

Chirag Patel

Director of Scholastic Mentoring

The Venture Mentoring Team

Christopher Daniels

VMT Mentor

Senior Vice President of Sales, Uniphore

Maria Gutierrez

VMT Mentor

Head of Internal Controls, Datavant

Benito Varela

VMT Mentor

COO, Impruven LLC

Andrew Simkovsky

VMT Membership Committee

Director of Information Technology, Excel Impact, LLC

Keshni Morar

VMT Mentor

Director, Founder Institute

David Brosnahan

VMT Mentor

Principal, Brosnahan Consulting

Jon Langbert

Board Member

CP Insurance Associates

Hinda Miller

VMT Mentor

Founder, Sultanas.biz

Claude Kershner

Managing Principal; Co-Owner

A.R.C.H. Consulting; Pool Centurion

Natasha Singh

VMT Mentor

VP, Strategic Alliances, U.S. Bank

Daniel Alberttis

VMT Membership Committee

Member of the Board, Quantum Foundation

Jeffrey Snider

VMT Mentor

Co-Founder & Advisor, Base Miami

Shlomi Ron

VMT Mentor

CEO, Visual Storytelling Institute

Dan Lansman

Founder Site Impact; Managing Director

LinkMe Global

Shari Roth

VMT Mentor

Executive Coach

Aaron Chavez

VMT Mentor

Partner, Argent Strategies

Laurie Carson

VMT Mentor

Strategic Sales Executive

Mary Ann Knaus

VMT Mentor

Founder, Aquarius Group

Jason Mandel

VMT Mentor

President, Sky Gem Advisors

Sal Arena

VMT Mentor

Sales Director, IEEE Globalspec Inc.

Don Hidalgo-Gato

VMT Mentor

Lawyer, Business Consultant, Investor

Ali Ansari

VMT Mentor

Director, Marcum

Emily Berlin

VMT Mentor

Consultant, SoEnergy International

Shannon Hunter

VMT Mentor

VP-Merchandising Operations & Sustainability, Office Depot

Javier Figueras

VMT Mentor

Senior Manager- Strategy & Growth, Global Alliances

Michael Wills

VMT Mentor

President & Founder, Top Line Solutions

N.K “Trip” Tripathy

VMT Mentor

Business Advisor

Mike Giallombardo

VMT Mentor

CEO & Founder, Total Intelligence Group

Paul Adkins

VMT Mentor

Chairman, Florida Peninsula

Joachim Haubold

VMT Mentor

President , Neo-Ventura Investments LLC

Christian Rotter

VMT Membership Committee

CEO & Co-Founder, Crowd Capital

Jim Lerch

Director of Strategic Initiatives

Royal Caribbean International.

Jim Black

VMT Mentor

Product Technology and Business Executive

Zain Mahmood

VMT Mentor

Founder & CEO, Florida Social Capital

Pam McCormick

VMT Mentor

B2B, Office Depot

Imran Siddiqui

VMT Mentor

Associate Vice President, Broward College Entrepreneurship Experience (BCeX)

Cathleen Reese

VMT Mentor

Human Resources Executive

Vinay Gandhi

VMT Mentor

Founder & CEO, Florida Social Capital

Andreas Rothe

VMT Mentor

Partner/CFO, Performance Partners LLC

Harun Duzgoren

VMT Mentor

Chief Commerical Officer, Subsea Global Solutions, LLC

Yogesh Pandey

VMT Mentor

Senior Manager, Marketing Operations, Office Depot

Jim Sheen

Founding Mentor

Software Products & Strategy

Bill Nass

VMT Mentor

Investor, Consultant and Advisor, William Nass

Dr. Christopher Noe

VMT Mentor

Founder & CEO, CNoeLimits, LLC

Dr. Robert Lins

Founding Mentor

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Center for Bone & Joint Surgery

Alan Stanford

VMT Mentor

Chief Financial Officer, Azorra Aviation

Kelley Castell

VMT Mentor

COO, Bluefin Payment Systems

Carlos Blanco

VMT Mentor

Sr. Director Channel Sales & Alliances, Dynatrace

Crystal Stiles

VMT Mentor

Senior Director, Economic Development

Erin Curran

Founding Mentor

Patent and Trademark Attorney, Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

Shawn Berg

VMT Mentor

Chief Digital Officer, MarineMax, Inc.

Dr. Jay Reubens

VMT Membership Committee

Mergers & Acquisitions Specialist, VR Business Brokers

Jackie Reeves

VMT Mentor

Managing Director, Bell Rock Capital

Jim Kimmel

VMT Mentor

Principal, Kimmel & Associates

Josie Bacallao

VMT Mentor

Dawn Watts

VMT Mentor

President & CEO, DW Consultants Inc.

Daniel Kvarnberg

VMT Mentor

Managing Partner, Physician Advisory Solutions

Joel Gandara

VMT Mentor

CEO, Morro Capital, LLC

Stephen Kelley

VMT Mentor

President & CXO, RedCap Automotive Technology

Daniel Sfeir

VMT Mentor

Entrepreneur & High Performance Coach

Lauren Werle

VMT Mentor

VP, Internal Audit

Suzanne MV. Phelps

VMT Mentor

Marketing Strategist

Lauren Harper

VMT Mentor

Founding Director, Social Venture Partners Miami

Scott Kinnear

VMT Membership Committee

C-Level Operations, Technology & Product Executive

Upendra Mody

VMT Mentor

Consulting

Behzad (BJ) Jamshidi

VMT Mentor

Director of Information Technology

Gustavo Diaz

VMT Mentor

Strategic Portfolio & Continuous Improvement Director, Claro Colombia

Julia Lucidi

VMT Mentor

Founder / Founder Tactics

Johnny Daswani

VMT Mentor

Founder & CEO, Alpha Street, Inc.

Bob Welsh. Jr.

Principal

The Welsh Advisory Group

Hillary Matchett

Founding Mentor

Chief Development Officer, Hollywood.com

Richard Scheiner

President

MESA Management Consulting LLC

Dennis Custage

Founding Mentor

Principal, Liquid Capital

Jeff Rinkus

VMT Mentor

Founder, Billionize Your Business

Trevor Hough

VMT Mentor

Owner, The ADK Group

Peter Chadri

VMT Mentor

Digital Associate, McKinsey & Company

Marta Coles

Associate Director Entrepreneurship Center

The Urban League of Philadelphia

Mike DeLuca

VMT Mentor

IP Counsel, NextEra Energy, Inc.

Maher Qubain

VMT Mentor

Founder & CEO, TelAir Group

Brian Niles

Director Bridgestone's Retail Innovation Lab

Bridestone Americas

Graham Williams

VMT Mentor

Entrepreneur & Advisor

Stephen Barnett

Founding Mentor

Managing Partner, WhiteKnight Solutions, LLC

Bridgette King

Founding Mentor

Principal, Get The Scoop, Inc.

Beth Besner

VMT Mentor

Adjunct Professor, Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship

Timeesha Duncan

VMT Mentor

Experiential Consultant, The Duncan Agency, LLC

Jonathan Fichman

VMT Mentor

Managing Director/Founder, Kabot Advisors

Lou Leuzzi

VMT Mentor

VP of Global Sales, Relayr

Martin Svozil

VMT Mentor

Founder & COO, AMTeal

Thomas Strauch

VMT Mentor

CFO, Jabra Hearing

Martin Saludas

VMT Mentor

Founder & CEO, Blobrock LLC

Katie Cella

VMT Mentor

President, Baltoro Consulting

Ann Height

VMT Mentor

Business Advisor, SBDC

Shawn Flynn

VMT Mentor

Mergers & Acquisitions, Growth Capital, Secondaries

John Main

VMT Mentor

Fractional COO, Inner Dynamics Executive Advisors LLC

Ishita Sinha

VMT Mentor

Senior Growth Marketing Manager, Upgrade

German Lettieri

VMT Mentor

Managing Director, SEIDOR Salesforce.com & Artificial Intelligence Service

Doug Lang

VMT Mentor

Business and Support Operations Leader