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:
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Henry Alder
Managing Director, Access to Care Partners LLC
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- Sales and Marketing
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Luis Andrade
Director, Client Intelligence & Discovery
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Customer Discovery and Development
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- Product Design Engineering
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Justin Aschenbener
Engineering manager II, Samsara Inc
- Product Testing
- Leadership and Team Building
- Software-Hardware Integration
- Software Development
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Stuart Bernstein
Chief Problem Solver, Solve For (X)
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Customer Discovery and Development
- Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- Sales and Marketing
- Leadership and Team Building
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Luisa Castellanos
COO, Science on Call
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- Sales and Marketing
- mPOWER Cohort
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Rahul Chaudhary
CEO, Namaste Laboratories
- Business Strategy
- Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- Sales and Marketing
- Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
- Leadership and Team Building
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Candance Chow
Managing Director, NextGroup LLC
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Customer Discovery and Development
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
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Ilan Cohen
Founder, Loudog Consulting
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
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Emily Corker
CEO/Founder, Early Stage Strategic Consulting
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- Sales and Marketing
- Leadership and Team Building
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Carlos Correia
VP and General Manager, Assets and Sustainability Performance, UL
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Customer Discovery and Development
- Design for Manufacturability
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- Product Design Engineering
- Product Testing
- Sales and Marketing
- Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
- Leadership and Team Building
- Software-Hardware Integration
- Software Development
- Exporting
- International Trade
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Susan Dawson
Partner, Navigant Law
- Business Strategy
- Legal
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- mPOWER Cohort
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Alicia del Real
Executive Coach, The Center for Advanced Emotional Intelligence
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- mPOWER Cohort
- Leadership and Team Building
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Steve Dinelli
Angel Investor, Independent
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Customer Discovery and Development
- Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- Sales and Marketing
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Nii Dodoo-Amoo
Principal, Solon Capital Partners
- Business Strategy
- Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- Product Testing
- Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
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Patrick Donohue
Chief Commerical Officer, Artico Cold Storage
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Customer Discovery and Development
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- Sales and Marketing
- Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
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Matthew Doubleday
Principal, Creative Advisors
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Customer Discovery and Development
- Sales and Marketing
- Leadership and Team Building
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Chris Gammell
Developer Relations Lead, Golioth
- Product Testing
- Software-Hardware Integration
- Software Development
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Erin Hallstrom
Director of Digital Content Strategy, Endeavor Business Media
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Sales and Marketing
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Troy Henikoff
Managing Director, MATH Venture Partners
- Business Strategy
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- Sales and Marketing
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Christie Johnson
Partner, Prodct
- Business Strategy
- Design for Manufacturability
- Product Design Engineering
- Product Testing
- Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
- Leadership and Team Building
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Matthew Kaiser
Senior Product Manager, UL
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Product Testing
- Sales and Marketing
- Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
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Andy Kamphuis
Shareholder, Illinois Market; Vrakas CPAs + Advisors
- Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
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Hari Kanagala
Product Team Lead, Rheem Manufacturing
- Business Strategy
- Design for Manufacturability
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- Product Testing
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Karen Kerr
Executive Managing Director, GE Ventures
- Customer Discovery and Development
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- Legal
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- Sales and Marketing
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Shilpi Kumar
Consultant, Khoj Lab
- Business Strategy
- Design for Manufacturability
- Product Design Engineering
- mPOWER Cohort
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Seema Kumbhat
Head Executive, Ganglion Health
- Product Testing
- Sales and Marketing
- Leadership and Team Building
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Stephen Lavin
Managing Partner, Fortium Partners
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- Product Testing
- Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
- Leadership and Team Building
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Mark Litton
Owner, Howard Medical Company
- Business Strategy
- Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- Sales and Marketing
- Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
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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
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Paul Luna
Senior Marketing Innovation Manager, The Kellogg Company
- Business Strategy
- Product Design Engineering
- Sales and Marketing
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Joey Mak
Executive Director, Chicago:Blend
- Business Strategy
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- mPOWER Cohort
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Anna Maria Viti-Welch
President, Viti Companies
- Business Strategy
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
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Isaac McCoy
Dean of the School of Business, Entrepreneurship, and CIS, Stillman College
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
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Manish Mehta
Partner in Charge, Benesch Friedlander
- Design for Manufacturability
- Legal
- Product Design Engineering
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Melanie Mosley
CEO, Light Dynamics Inc.
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Design for Manufacturability
- Product Design Engineering
- Product Testing
- Sales and Marketing
- mPOWER Cohort
- Software-Hardware Integration
- Software Development
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Michael O'Brien
Strategy and Business Transformation Manager, Lydall
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- Sales and Marketing
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Alina Pitman
COO & Head of Consulting, Ballistix
- Business Strategy
- Customer Discovery and Development
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- Sales and Marketing
- Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
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Nik Rokop
Coleman Foundation Clinical Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, Illinois Institute of Technology
- Business Strategy
- Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- Sales and Marketing
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John Rospenda
Owner, Consultant, Ton80 Consulting
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
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Marcelo Sacchetin
Principal Product Security Engineer, Rebellion Defense
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- Leadership and Team Building
- Software-Hardware Integration
- Software Development
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Steven Sheiner
Partner, Camden Street Partners LLC
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- Sales and Marketing
- Leadership and Team Building
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Jasmeet Singh
Founder, JMoon
- 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
- Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
- Leadership and Team Building
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Shivam Sinha
Portfolio Manager, Glax Capital
- Business Strategy
- Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- Software Development
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Michael Smith
Founder/CEO, MP Smith Strategies, LLC
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- Legal
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- Product Design Engineering
- Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
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Nicole Stevenson
VP Strategy & Marketing, Flex
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Sales and Marketing
- mPOWER Cohort
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Roza Szafranek
Founder & CEO, HR Hints
- Business Strategy
- Customer Discovery and Development
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- Product Testing
- Leadership and Team Building
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Frank Taaning-Grundholm
Regional Sales Manager, Kollmorgen, RegalRexnord Group
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Design for Manufacturability
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- Product Testing
- Sales and Marketing
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Olivia vonNieda
CEO and Founder, Kanvia Coffee Company
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- Product Testing
- Sales and Marketing
- Leadership and Team Building
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Daniel Wang
CEO, MSPbots.ai
- Business Strategy
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- Leadership and Team Building
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James Waring
Director, Director-to-Consumer & E-Commerce
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Design for Manufacturability
- Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
- Product Design Engineering
- Sales and Marketing
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Dan Waterloo
Owner, Interface Technologies
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Business Strategy
- Product Design Engineering
- Sales and Marketing
- Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
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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
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Max Witt
Investor, Vernon and Park Capital
- Business Strategy
- Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
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Maureen Wozniak
Major Accounts Manager, Better Business Bureau
- Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
- Sales and Marketing
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Briana Yesilli
Attorney, Cooley
- Business Strategy
- Fundraising and Investor Strategy
- Legal
- Organizational Development and Human Resources
- mPOWER Cohort
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Carrie Zalewski
Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission
- Business Strategy
- Legal
- Organizational Development and Human Resources