Mentorship appointment categories include Strategy & Fundraising; Legal, Intellectual Property, and Insurance; Healthcare; Sales & Marketing; Software Development; Prototyping & Design; Fintech; Social Impact; Finance; and Food.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
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Chuck Vallurupalli
Product-market fit, optimizing business models, fundraising, software, data, analytics, AI
Thursday, March 11 | Register
Dale Mertes
Visualization, 2D graphics, 3D animation
Friday, March 12 | Register
Tony Garvan
Building technical teams and products
Friday, March 12 | Register
Chuck Vallurupalli
Product-market fit, optimizing business models, fundraising, software, data, analytics, AI
Thursday, March 18 | Register
Dale Mertes
Visualization, 2D graphics, 3D animation
Friday, March 19 | Register
Tony Garvan
Building technical teams and products
Friday, March 19 | Register
STRATEGY & FUNDRAISING
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Mark Phillips, 11T Launchpad
Startup lifecycle, growth strategy, product-market fit, M&A, social enterprise, ag-tech
Wednesday, March 10 | Register
Keith Olson
Strategy, financial model, investor pitches
Wednesday, March 10 | Register
Geraldine Teotico
Product/market fit, sales, storytelling, photography/videography
Thursday, March 11 | Register
Steph Avalos-Bock
Building hardware and software products, startup process
Thursday, March 11 | Register
Cliff Turner
Life sciences, alternative energy, green tech, diagnostics, drug development, devices
Thursday, March 11 | Register
Rowan Richards, Accion Chicago
Small business loans, impact investing, VC
Thursday, March 11 | Register
E.J. Reedy
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Friday, March 12 | Register
Vivek Chopra
Sales, growth, international business, enterprise IT
Friday, March 12 | Register
Zoe Quan
Strategy, international business, product development, translating science to business
Monday, March 15 | Register
Lance Richards, Wingstop Restaurants
CPG, marketing, restaurant industries, menu strategy and innovation
Monday, March 15 | Register
Tony Wilkins
Raising capital, building teams, and early stage growth
Wednesday, March 17 | Register
Renata Merino, Blazin’ Babes
Growth and fundraising, specifically how to approach raising capital as “relationship building” versus “asking for money”
Thursday, March 18 | Register
Leah Pittacora
Strategy and ops consulting, strategy, business models, project planning
Thursday, March 18 | Register
Andrew King, OCA Ventures
Venture capital, law, sports industry, finance
Friday, March 19 | Register
Carla Kupe
Business ideas, diversity & inclusion strategy, risk
Saturday, March 20 | Register
LEGAL, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND INSURANCE
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Emily Underwood
Entity formation, financing transactions, transactions with key business partners, founder disputes, employee and independent contractor matters, compliance with applicable law, and legislative advocacy strategies
Wednesday, March 10 | Register
Brad Sarna
Intellectual property, market analysis, finance
Wednesday, March 10 | Register
Heather Harper
Startup and growth-stage company legal matters
Friday, March 12 | Register
Matt Meltzer
Employment-based immigration for small companies, including entrepreneurs
Tuesday, March 16 | Register
Ryan Truesdale, Corridor Law Group
Patents, trademarks, and trade secrets
Thursday, March 18 | Register
Elizabeth Bleakley, Bleakley Law LLC
Business law, joint ventures, M&A, fundraising, legal
Thursday, March 18 | Register
Valerie Nielsen, Aon
Enterprise risk management, growing business on governance, risk and compliance matters
Friday, March 19 | Register
SALES & MARKETING
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Daria Gonzalez, Wunderdogs
Pitch decks, branding, strategy marketing, product launch, company culture, remote work
Wednesday, March 10 | Register
Jane Johnson, Polsky Center Fab Lab
Design, prototyping, digital fabrication, Chicago maker ecosystem
Friday, March 12 | Register
Elizabeth Koprucki, Polsky Center Fab Lab
Design, prototyping, digital fabrication, Chicago maker ecosystem
Friday, March 12 | Register
Jane Marie Andrew
Communicating technical information for marketing
Tuesday, March 16 | Register
Josh Inglis
PR, content marketing, speaking opportunities
Thursday, March 18 | Register
Holly Glowaty
Customer loyalty, gift card and loyalty programs
Thursday, March 18 | Register
PROTOTYPING & DESIGN
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Elizabeth Koprucki, Polsky Center Fab Lab
Design, prototyping, digital fabrication, Chicago maker ecosystem
Friday, March 19 | Register
Jane Johnson, Polsky Center Fab Lab
Design, prototyping, digital fabrication, Chicago maker ecosystem
Friday, March 19 | Register
FINANCE
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Brigitte Anderson
Market sizing, growth strategy, international business, consumer behavior, focus in healthcare
Friday, March 12 | Register
Michael Leon
Fintech, investment strategy and automation
Wednesday, March 17 | Register
Gerald Beechum
Finance, operations, scaling, and capital raising, across industries, including CPG, business services, fintech, cannabis, real estate, and manufacturing companies
Friday, March 19 | Register
