Mentors - Business Strategy

  • Akin Akinsanya

    Akin Akinsanya

    CEO/Career Coach, UbiCoach

  • Brian Alter

    Brian Alter

    Investor, B-Capital

  • Dennis Appel

    Dennis Appel

    Senior Vice President - Heat Exchangers Division, Danfoss

  • Amanda Banks

    Amanda Banks

    Founder, Create and Innovate Solutions, LLC

  • Haotian Bai

    Haotian Bai

    Founder & CEO, Patriot Conceptions

  • Michael Berolzheimer

    Michael Berolzheimer

    Managing Partner, Bee Partners

  • Paige Bigham

    Paige Bigham

    Senior Consultant, SEI

  • Lynn Blake

    Lynn Blake

    VP of Mobility & CEO of Carsharing Ops., PSA

  • Misha Bleymaier-Farrish

    Misha Bleymaier-Farrish

    Founder, GSD Factor & Etymology Consulting

  • Christopher Bonino

    Christopher Bonino

    Advisor

  • Kelley Bonner

    Kelley Bonner

    CEO, Burn Bright

  • Todd Boyce

    Todd Boyce

    Owner/Principal, Articulate Process, LLC

  • Ryan Caradonna

    Ryan Caradonna

    Co-Founder, Lolu

  • Tom Carmona

    Tom Carmona

    Partner & Principal Consultant, ID8 Innovation

  • Nicholas Cartier

    Nicholas Cartier

    Industry Expert 

  • Shubha Chakrvarthy

    Shubha Chakrvarthy

    Founder, Achiiv

  • Joanna Chanis

    Joanna Chanis

    Inspirational Speaker

  • Cynthia Cohen

    Cynthia Cohen

    Founder & Chief Strategist, IMPACT 2040

  • Stedwin Coleman

    Stedwin Coleman

    Sr. Mgr. of Finance, Bleecker & Jones

  • Buford Ray Conley

    Buford Ray Conley

    CEO, Creekstone Capital LLC

  • Drew Digby

    Drew Digby

    VP, CAPTRUST

  • Brian Dinerstein

    Brian Dinerstein

    CEO, The Dinerstein Companies

  • Rebecca Dixon

    Rebecca Dixon

    Co-Founder & CEO, the*gameHERS

  • Jeremy Edwards

    Jeremy Edwards

    Senior Advisor | Founder & Ceo - University of Chicago | Chisel + Mallet

  • Damon Feltman

    Damon Feltman

    Founder, OXR Consulting, LLC

  • Conn Fishburn

    Conn Fishburn

    Fonder, F3 Ideas

  • Colleen Flynn

    Colleen Flynn

    Chief of Staff, FINTOP Capital

  • Anant Gandhi

    Anant Gandhi

    Innovation Principal, Bridgestone Americas

  • Rob Goldiez

    Rob Goldiez

    Co-Founder & CEO, Hirebotics

  • Jose Abel Pedroza Gonzalez

    Jose Abel Pedroza Gonzalez

    AMS Fulfillment Operations PMO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

  • Trae Gordon

    Trae Gordon

    CEO, Overcome Ventures

  • Micaela Green

    Micaela Green

    Senior Consultant, Active Digital

  • John Grillos

    John Grillos

    CEO, Grillos Coaching and Advisory

  • Stephen Grillos

    Stephen Grillos

    Head of Product and Engineering, SiteRx

  • Vitale Buford Hardin

    Vitale Buford Hardin

    CEO/Founder, The Hardin Group

  • Alecia Harris

    Alecia Harris

    Senior Associate Banker, JP Morgan Private Bank

  • Muhammad Talha Haseen

    Muhammad Talha Haseen

    Customer Growth & Strategy, Fathom

  • Wayne Hawthorne

    Wayne Hawthorne

    Senior Licensing Manager, Case Western Reserve University

  • Trevor Hinesley

    Trevor Hinesley

    CTO, Soundstripe Inc.

  • Rahn Huber

    Rahn Huber

    CEO, Leading With Hope TN

  • Rich Hull

    Rich Hull

    Head of Global Distribution, Univision & President, VIX

  • Jamie Ikerd

    Jamie Ikerd

    COO, Built Technologies, Inc.

  • Meredyth Jensen

    Meredyth Jensen

    Founder & CEO, The Eight

  • Daniel Kang

    Daniel Kang

    Consultant, KPMG

  • Blythe Karow

    Blythe Karow

    CCO, NeuroGeneces

  • Landon Klausing

    Landon Klausing

    Private Equity Associate, Council Capital

  • Richard Lawson

    Richard Lawson

    Founder, SoCalAI

  • Jennifer Lee

    Jennifer Lee

    Founder & CEO, JLC Advisory

  • Minju Lee

    Minju Lee

    Management Consultant, World Wide Technology

  • Raymond Lee

    Raymond Lee

    CEO, Quivr

  • Yeenee Leri

    Yeenee Leri

    Principal, Montecor

  • Hi Leva

    Hi Leva

    President, Propel Financial Services

  • Ed Lewis

    Ed Lewis

    Chief Commercial Officer, Indigo Technologies

  • Steve Lomas

    Steve Lomas

    Founder, the Roster

  • Josh Love

    Josh Love

    Founder Teamextn, Strategic Tech Advisor, Angel Investor

  • Rick Margaritov

    Rick Margaritov

    Founder & CEO, Pure Land Sake, Present Tense & Hippo Bodega

  • Anna-Vija McClain

    Anna-Vija McClain

    CEO/Founder, Piccolo Solutions

  • Colleen McLeod

    Colleen McLeod

    Director, NASA

  • Renny McPherson

    Renny McPherson

    Managing Partner, First in Ventures

  • Laura Moran

    Laura Moran

    CEO, LPM Innovate, LLC

  • Saikat Nandi

    Saikat Nandi

    Founder & Managing Partner – Gene Allele Capital

  • Lane Nichols

    Lane Nichols

  • Katie Parker

    Katie Parker

    Advisor

  • Katerina Pattee

    Katerina Pattee

    Strategy and Operations Consultant, SEI

  • Bill Pirkle

    Bill Pirkle

    Sr. Marketing Leader, Amazon

  • Joe Rando

    Joe Rando

    Owner, Heath Island Group, LLC

  • Bonny Roberts

    Bonny Roberts

    Customer Success: Healthcare, Independent

  • Sohaib Siddiqui

    Sohaib Siddiqui

    CEO at Medly Therapeutics, Executive in Residence at Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners

  • Maria Maldonado Smith

    Maria Maldonado Smith

    Chief Empowerment Officer, MMS Consulting

  • Tanya Ridding

    Tanya Ridding

    Director - Medtech & Healthtech - Executive Search, Invenia Group

  • Stephanie Schacht

    Stephanie Schacht

    Principal, Purpose Ops, LLC

  • Steve Schwartz

    Steve Schwartz

    Principle & Founder, ProInfluence

  • Kavya Sharman

    Kavya Sharman

    Managing Partner, Phase Capital

  • Tori Signorelli

    Tori Signorelli

    Customer Experience Consultant

  • Christian Staller

    Christian Staller

    Owner, TN Business Coaching

  • Tarra Stubbins

    Tarra Stubbins

    Founder, Take It Easy Group

  • Debra Sunderland

    Debra Sunderland

    Founder & CEO, Sunderland Coaching, LLC

  • Peter Swan

    Peter Swan

    CEO, Gust

  • Megan Szerlong

    Megan Szerlong

    Senior Associate, Touchdown Ventures

  • Wendy Taylor

    Wendy Taylor

    Founder & Coach, Taking Charge

  • Zach Todd

    Zach Todd

    Partner, Five Stones Advisory

  • Don Turner

    Don Turner

    CEO, Neosinus Health & NeoPath Wellness

  • Gaurav Vaid

    Gaurav Vaid

    Founding Partner, Venturis Group Inc.

  • Ryan Wasko

    Ryan Wasko

    Director of Continuous Improvement, JR Automation

  • Jeff Wilcoxon

    Jeff Wilcoxon

    VP of Strategic Partnerships, Nationwide

  • Scott Wilker

    Scott Wilker

    Co-founder & CEO, Sonic Blocks, Inc.

  • Erin Wilkins

    Erin Wilkins

    Market President, Press Ganey Assoc.

  • Shaherah Yancy

    Shaherah Yancy

    CEO, Research Lifecycle Solutions

  • Gary Zegiestowsky

    Gary Zegiestowsky

    Executive Advisor