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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

Luis Andrade

Director, Client Intelligence & Discovery

  • Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
  • Business Strategy
  • Customer Discovery and Development
  • Fundraising and Investor Strategy
  • Product Design Engineering

Justin Aschenbener

Engineering manager II, Samsara Inc

  • Product Testing
  • Leadership and Team Building
  • Software-Hardware Integration
  • Software Development

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

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

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

Candance Chow

Managing Director, NextGroup LLC

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

Ilan Cohen

Founder, Loudog Consulting

  • Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
  • Business Strategy
  • Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
  • Fundraising and Investor Strategy

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

Susan Dawson

Partner, Navigant Law

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

Alicia del Real

Executive Coach, The Center for Advanced Emotional Intelligence

  • Organizational Development and Human Resources
  • mPOWER Cohort
  • Leadership and Team Building

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

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

Patrick Donohue

President, Donohue Ventures, Inc.

  • Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
  • Business Strategy
  • Customer Discovery and Development
  • Organizational Development and Human Resources
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Sourcing and Supply Chain Management

Chris Gammell

Developer Relations Lead, Golioth

  • Product Testing
  • Software-Hardware Integration
  • Software Development

Erin Hallstrom

Director of Digital Content Strategy, Endeavor Business Media

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

Troy Henikoff

Managing Director, MATH Venture Partners

  • Business Strategy
  • Fundraising and Investor Strategy
  • Sales and Marketing

Christie Johnson

Partner, Prodct

  • Business Strategy
  • Design for Manufacturability
  • Product Design Engineering
  • Product Testing
  • Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
  • Leadership and Team Building

Karen Kerr

Executive Managing Director, GE Ventures

  • Customer Discovery and Development
  • Fundraising and Investor Strategy
  • Legal
  • Organizational Development and Human Resources
  • Sales and Marketing

Shilpi Kumar

Consultant, Khoj Lab

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

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

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

Paul Luna

Senior Marketing Innovation Manager, The Kellogg Company

  • Business Strategy
  • Product Design Engineering
  • Sales and Marketing

Giordana Mahn

Associate, Fish & Richardson

  • Legal
  • Product Design Engineering
  • mPOWER Cohort

Joey Mak

Executive Director, Chicago:Blend

  • Business Strategy
  • Fundraising and Investor Strategy
  • mPOWER Cohort

Anna Maria Viti-Welch

President, Viti Companies

  • Business Strategy
  • Organizational Development and Human Resources

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

Manish Mehta

Partner in Charge, Benesch Friedlander

  • Design for Manufacturability
  • Legal
  • Product Design Engineering

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

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

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

Marcelo Sacchetin

Principal Product Security Engineer, Rebellion Defense

  • Organizational Development and Human Resources
  • Leadership and Team Building
  • Software-Hardware Integration
  • Software Development

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

Shivam Sinha

Portfolio Manager, Glax Capital

  • Business Strategy
  • Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
  • Fundraising and Investor Strategy
  • Software Development

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

Roza Szafranek

Founder & CEO, HR Hints

  • Business Strategy
  • Customer Discovery and Development
  • Organizational Development and Human Resources
  • Product Testing
  • Leadership and Team Building

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

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

Daniel Wang

CEO, MSPbots.ai

  • Business Strategy
  • Fundraising and Investor Strategy
  • Organizational Development and Human Resources
  • Leadership and Team Building

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

Dan Waterloo

Owner, Interface Technologies

  • Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
  • Business Strategy
  • Product Design Engineering
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Sourcing and Supply Chain Management

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

Carrie Zalewski

Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission

  • Business Strategy
  • Legal
  • Organizational Development and Human Resources