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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

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

Susan Dawson

Partner, Navigant Law

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

Theresa Fisher

Senior Quality Engineer, ApiJect Systems Corp.

  • Design for Manufacturability
  • Product Design Engineering
  • Product Testing

Troy Henikoff

Managing Director, MATH Venture Partners

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

Rachel Kaberon

President, Principal Consultant, Arkay Solutions LTD

  • Organizational Development and Human Resources
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Leadership and Team Building

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

Hari Kanagala

Senior Product Manager AI/ML, Insurance Auto Auctions

  • Business Strategy
  • Fundraising and Investor Strategy
  • Product Design Engineering
  • Software Development
  • Software-Hardware Integration

Shilpi Kumar

Consultant, Khoj Lab

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

Shankar Kumar

Managing Director, SOLVIT Consulting LLC

  • Business Strategy
  • Design for Manufacturability
  • Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
  • Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
  • Leadership and Team Building

Rupali Kumbhani

Executive, Consequence Forum Board Member

  • Business Strategy
  • Organizational Development and Human Resources
  • Product Testing
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Software Development
  • Leadership and Team Building

Mike Lapchick

Chief Product Officer/Founder, P6golf

  • Design for Manufacturability
  • Fundraising and Investor Strategy
  • Legal
  • 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

Lucy Minturn

CEO and Founder, FosterWorks LLC

  • Design for Manufacturability
  • Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
  • Leadership and Team Building

Andrew Pines

President, CosmodoG, Ltd.

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

Julia Ponteli

Manager, Deloitte Digital

  • Business Strategy

Desireé Prisby

Founder & Counsel, Desireé Esq. LLC

  • Legal

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

Rich Stewart

Executive Advisor, EvoNexus

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

Brennan Woodruff

Director of Corporate Partnerships, mHUB

  • Advertising/PR/Communications/Marketing
  • Business Strategy
  • Financials: Budgeting, Accounting, and Risk Management
  • Fundraising and Investor Strategy
  • Legal
  • Organizational Development and Human Resources
  • Leadership and Team Building
  • International Trade

Briana Yesilli

Attorney, Cooley

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