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Mentor Community for Entrepreneurs & Startups

mHUB’s mentor networks is comprised of a broad base of industry leading experts who want to help you grow your startup.

Meet Mentors of the mHUB Startup Community

The mentors in the mHUB ecosystem have backgrounds ranging from technical to business development. They provide support to our members in areas that include but are not limited to manufacturing innovation, IoT, electronics and other cutting-edge technologies, business development, sales and marketing, various areas of the law, and financing. mHUB values the diversity of its mentor community, not just in terms of skills and expertise but also diversity of race/ethnicity, gender, experience, and thought. Our mentors hail from Chicago, the Midwest, and across the US. They volunteer their time and expertise to offer guidance and leverage their networks in support of mHUB members. These generous contributions directly impact the success of our members.

Mentor Commitment

Mentors commit to a three-month period (quarters) with eight 30-minute sessions per month. Mentors are selected based on the skill set and knowledge demands of mHUB's member community.

Interested in Becoming an mHUB Mentor?

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Click here to apply today.

Filter mHUB mentors by their various areas of expertise:

Henry Alder

Managing Director, Access to Care Partners LLC

  • Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
  • Business Strategy
  • Organizational Development and Human Resources
  • Sales and Marketing

Heather Baker

Consultant, Alexander Hughes

  • Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
  • Business Strategy
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Leadership and Team Building

Heather Bennett

Manager Director & Partner, Newport LLC

  • Business Strategy
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Leadership and Team Building

Theresa Fisher

Senior Quality Engineer, ApiJect Systems Corp.

  • Design for Manufacturability
  • Product Design Engineering
  • Product Testing

Matthew Kaiser

Senior Product Manager, UL

  • Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
  • Product Testing
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Sourcing and Supply Chain Management

Andy Kamphuis

Shareholder, Illinois Market; Vrakas CPAs + Advisors

  • Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management

Rizwan Khan

SVP- Technology Advisory, Strategy & Delivery, SSI

  • Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
  • Business Strategy
  • Design for Manufacturability
  • Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
  • Fundraising and Investor Strategy
  • Organizational Development and Human Resources
  • Product Design Engineering
  • Product Testing
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Leadership and Team Building

Shilpi Kumar

Consultant, Khoj Lab

  • Business Strategy
  • Design for Manufacturability
  • Product Design Engineering
  • mPOWER Cohort

Rolf Lee Dixon

Senior Director, Global Head of Smart Hearing Alliance, GN Hearing

  • Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
  • Business Strategy
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Leadership and Team Building

Shirley Ler

Consultant

  • Business Strategy
  • Fundraising and Investor Strategy
  • Legal
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Leadership and Team Building

Gail Ludewig

President, TotalWorks, Inc.

  • Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
  • Business Strategy
  • Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
  • Organizational Development and Human Resources
  • Sales and Marketing
  • mPOWER Cohort

Chris Seper

Executive Vice President, Farm Journal

  • Business Strategy
  • Sales and Marketing

Michael Smith

Founder/CEO, MP Smith Strategies, LLC

  • Business Strategy
  • Fundraising and Investor Strategy
  • Legal
  • Organizational Development and Human Resources
  • Sourcing and Supply Chain Management

Rich Stewart

Executive Advisor, EvoNexus

  • Business Strategy
  • Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
  • Fundraising and Investor Strategy
  • Product Testing
  • Leadership and Team Building

Ethelbert Williams

Head of eCommerce, US Customer Development Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health

  • Business Strategy
  • Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
  • Organizational Development and Human Resources
  • Product Design Engineering
  • Sales and Marketing

Maureen Wozniak

Major Accounts Manager, Better Business Bureau

  • Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
  • Sales and Marketing

Briana Yesilli

Attorney, Cooley

  • Business Strategy
  • Fundraising and Investor Strategy
  • Legal
  • Organizational Development and Human Resources
  • mPOWER Cohort