Mentor Community for Entrepreneurs & Startups

mHUB’s mentor networks is comprised of a broad base of industry leading experts who want to help you grown 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 four-month period with four one-hour 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.

Henry Alder

Managing Director, Access to Care Partners LLC

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

Harold Alexander

CEO, Smyrna

Business Strategy
Software-Hardware Integration
Software Development

Luis Andrade

Director, Client Intelligence & Discovery

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

Deborah Brown

Manager of Mobile IoT, BOSCH

Design for Manufacturability
Product Design Engineering
Product Testing
mPOWER Cohort
Software-Hardware Integration

Kelly Bryant

Market Development Director, Kerosene Ventures

Business Strategy
Customer Discovery and Development
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

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

Chris Gammell

Developer Relations Lead, Golioth

Product Testing
Software-Hardware Integration
Software Development

Barbara Goff

Director of Human Resources, Vail Systems

Business Strategy
Organizational Development and Human Resources
mPOWER Cohort

Marc Halpin

Founder, Kerosene Ventures

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

Sinan Hao

Sr. Mechanical Engineer, FITNESS CUBED

Design for Manufacturability
Product Testing
Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
International Trade

Troy Henikoff

Managing Director, MATH Venture Partners

Business Strategy
Fundraising and Investor Strategy
Sales and Marketing

Karen Kerr

Executive Managing Director, GE Ventures

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

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

Michael Kyle

Patent Attorney, Cook Alex Ltd.

Legal

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

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

Bill McNamara

Director, Illinois SBDC International Trade Ctr @ WBDC

Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
Business Strategy
Exporting
International Trade

Jennifer Micek

VP of Growth & Innovation, Marmon Retail Solutions

Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
Fundraising and Investor Strategy
Organizational Development and Human Resources
Product Design Engineering
Product Testing

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

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

John Regan

Managing Partner, T2G Ventures

Business Strategy
Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
Fundraising and Investor Strategy
Organizational Development and Human Resources
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

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

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