Mentors - Entrepreneurship

  • Akin Akinsanya

    Akin Akinsanya

    CEO/Career Coach, UbiCoach

  • Katie Anderson

    Katie Anderson

    Founder/Principal Consultant, K2A2 Consulting

  • Dennis Appel

    Dennis Appel

    Senior Vice President - Heat Exchangers Division, Danfoss

  • Patrick Baird

    Patrick Baird

    Engagement Manager, Lodestone Advisory Group

  • Jeff Bajorek

    Jeff Bajorek

    Founder/Principal, Parabola Consulting

  • Perry Bakas

    Perry Bakas

    Business Development Analyst, AES Distributed Energy

  • Manny Barriger

    Manny Barriger

    CTO, Rent-A-Blackbelt

  • Julianna Bass

    Julianna Bass

    Brand Strategest, Julianna Bass Design Consultancy

  • Tamara Baynham, Ph.D.

    Tamara Baynham, Ph.D.

    Founder, Ingenuity Medical Device Research

  • Jennifer Bennett

    Jennifer Bennett

    Founder, LunarLincoln

  • Blake Bernard

    Blake Bernard

    Associate, Waller Attorney

  • Michael Berolzheimer

    Michael Berolzheimer

    Managing Partner, Bee Partners

  • John Bers

    John Bers

    Adjoint Professor of Engineering Management, Vanderbilt University

  • Woody Bibb

    Woody Bibb

    Founder, Bibb Ventures

  • Brandon Bir

    Brandon Bir

    Director of Sustainability, Crimson Cup Coffee

  • Misha Bleymaier-Farrish

    Misha Bleymaier-Farrish

    Founder, GSD Factor & Etymology Consulting

  • David Blossom

    David Blossom

    CEO, Skope LLC

  • Kelley Bonner

    Kelley Bonner

    CEO, Burn Bright

  • Mark Boyajian

    Mark Boyajian

    Executive VP, CGI

  • Randy Bury

    Randy Bury

    Mentor, Advisor & Community Volunteer at Johnson & Johnson

  • Dan Cadenas

    Dan Cadenas

    Financial Planner, Prudential Financial

  • Elizabeth Cambridge

    Elizabeth Cambridge

    Business Consultant, InfoWorks

  • Gordon Cameron

    Gordon Cameron

    Digital Product Owner, Tapp Pet Health App

  • Laura Campbell

    Laura Campbell

    Founder, Laura Campbell & Assoc.

  • Ray Capp

    Ray Capp

    Advisor at JRI Ventures

  • Tom Carmona

    Tom Carmona

    Partner & Principal Consultant, ID8 Innovation

  • Nicholas Cartier

    Nicholas Cartier

    Tech Analyst & Fmr. GM, Hulu Live

  • Sean Casey

    Sean Casey

    Head of Product, divvyDOSE

  • Shubha Chakrvarthy

    Shubha Chakrvarthy

    Founder, Achiiv

  • Joanna Chanis

    Joanna Chanis

    Inspirational Speaker

  • Glenn Clayton

    Glenn Clayton

    Managing Partner, Mark Two Ventures

  • Cynthia Cohen

    Cynthia Cohen

    Founder & Chief Strategist, IMPACT 2040

  • Stedwin Coleman

    Stedwin Coleman

    Sr. Mgr. of Finance, Bleecker & Jones

  • Patrick Cooney

    Patrick Cooney

    Co-Founder, Mark Two Ventures

  • Robert Coop

    Robert Coop

    Chief AI Officer, Advent Health Partners

  • Landon Cortenbach

    Landon Cortenbach

    CFO, MSH Talent Solutions

  • Shane Cortesi

    Shane Cortesi

    Registered Patent Attorney, Wright, Cortesi & Gilbreath

  • Nicole Cramer

    Nicole Cramer

    Keynote Speaker, Sales Coach

  • Edwin De Angel

    Edwin De Angel

    CEO, Invention Matters LLC

  • James DiGiorgio

    James DiGiorgio

    President, Applied Knowledge LLC

  • Brian Dinerstein

    Brian Dinerstein

    CEO, The Dinerstein Companies

  • Austin Dirks

    Austin Dirks

    CEO, GreenLight Medical

  • Rebecca Dixon

    Rebecca Dixon

    Co-Founder & CEO, the*gameHERS

  • Colleen Dowd

    Colleen Dowd

    Asst. VP, HCA Healthcare

  • Sydney Dozier

    Sydney Dozier

    CEO & Founder, Renaissance Marketing Group

  • Taylor Duncan

    Taylor Duncan

    COO, Nxt Level

  • Jonathan Dyke

    Jonathan Dyke

    CEO, FutureSelf Network

  • Lauren Egge

    Lauren Egge

    Freelance Design Strategist and Facilitator | Founder

  • Amr El-Husseini

    Amr El-Husseini

    Wond'ry Lead Mentor - CEO, Lodestone Advisory Group

  • Zach Evans

    Zach Evans

    CTO, XSOLIS

  • Larry Felts

    Larry Felts

    Wond'ry Lead Mentor - CFO, Change of Command

  • Conn Fishburn

    Conn Fishburn

    Founder, F3 Ideas

  • Colleen Flynn

    Colleen Flynn

    Chief of Staff, FINTOP Capital

  • Abe Friedman

    Abe Friedman

    Partner / Head, PJT Partners, Inc.

  • Anant Gandhi

    Anant Gandhi

    Innovation Principal, Bridgestone Americas

  • Chris Gardner

    Chris Gardner

    Senior Sales Executive, Oscar Insurance

  • Graham Gaylor

    Graham Gaylor

    Co-Founder & CEO, VRChat

  • Stephen Glicken

    Stephen Glicken

    CEO/Co-Founder, Project Admission

  • Mark Godschalk

    Mark Godschalk

    COO, Eclypsium

  • Zenobia Godschalk

    Zenobia Godschalk

    SVP of Communications, Swirlds Labs & Founder, ZAG Communications

  • Desireé Goff

    Desireé Goff

    Senior Counsel, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP

  • Rob Goldiez

    Rob Goldiez

    Co-Founder & CEO, Hirebotics

  • Andrew Goldner

    Andrew Goldner

    Partner at GrowthX

  • Jose Abel Pedroza Gonzalez

    Jose Abel Pedroza Gonzalez

    AMS Fulfillment Operations PMO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

  • Bruce Graham

    Bruce Graham

    Venture Capitalist | Founder

  • Frank  Grant

    Frank Grant

    CEO, Grant Ventures

  • Sarah  Grant

    Sarah Grant

    Associate Professor of Anthropology, CSU Fullerton

  • John Grimes

    John Grimes

    PhD, MD

  • Beth Raebeck Hall

    Beth Raebeck Hall

    Founder, MusicRow411 & CrazyRae Music

  • Chris Hand

    Chris Hand

    CTO, Mark Two Ventures

  • Vitale Buford Hardin

    Vitale Buford Hardin

    CEO/Founder, The Hardin Group

  • Kane Harrison

    Kane Harrison

    VP & CMO of TalkApolis

  • Adam Harthcock

    Adam Harthcock

    Co-Founder and COO of Utilize Healthcare

  • Page Haun

    Page Haun

    CMO, Cologix

  • Wayne Hawthorne

    Wayne Hawthorne

    Senior Licensing Manager, Case Western Reserve University

  • Trevor Hinesley

    Trevor Hinesley

    CTO, Soundstripe Inc.

  • Dov Hirsch

    Dov Hirsch

    GM at Immersive Health Group

  • Brad Holliday

    Brad Holliday

    Co-Founder at ID8 Innovation

  • John  Hope

    John Hope

    CEO, Leading With Hope TN

  • Rahn Huber

    Rahn Huber

    CEO, Leading With Hope TN

  • Willis Hulings

    Willis Hulings

    Co-Founder at ID8 Innovation

  • Rich Hull

    Rich Hull

    Head of Global Distribution, Univision & President, VIX

  • Jamie Ikerd

    Jamie Ikerd

    COO, Built Technologies, Inc.

  • Crystal Jackson

    Crystal Jackson

    CEO, CLJackson Group

  • Tommy  Jacobs

    Tommy Jacobs

    Founder, Jacobs Cohen & Assoc.

  • Meredyth Jensen

    Meredyth Jensen

    Founder & CEO, The Eight

  • Aaron Yusef Johnson

    Aaron Yusef Johnson

    Director of Operations, Missions Development Intl.

  • Todd Johnson

    Todd Johnson

    Fintech Product Leader, Investor, SoFi Technologies

  • Blythe Karow

    Blythe Karow

    CCO, NeuroGeneces

  • Jonn Kim

    Jonn Kim

    CEO & CTO of Geeks and Nerds

  • Paul King

    Paul King

    Professor Emeritus of Bio- and Mechanical Engineering, VU School of Engineering

  • Woody Klemmer

    Woody Klemmer

    Head of Growth, ForMotiv

  • Chak Kolli, PhD

    Chak Kolli, PhD

    Global CTO, Insurance, DXC Technology

  • Yiorgos Kostoulas

    Yiorgos Kostoulas

    Associate Professor, Engineering Management Program

  • Philip Kovacs

    Philip Kovacs

    Chief Revenue Officer, Mark Two Ventures

  •   John Lanahan

    John Lanahan

    Director of Financial Strategy, Compass East

  • Clark Landry

    Clark Landry

    Managing Partner, Clover Leaf Ventures

  • Karen Laos

    Karen Laos

    CEO, Karen Laos Consulting

  • Jennifer Lee

    Jennifer Lee

    Founder & CEO, JLC Advisory

  • Raymond Lee

    Raymond Lee

    CEO, Quivr

  • Hi Leva

    Hi Leva

    President, Propel Financial Services

  • Dawei Li

    Dawei Li

    Co-Founder, Aloa

  • Sebastian Lim

    Sebastian Lim

    Software Development Engineer, Amazon Web Services

  • Rachel  Limor

    Rachel Limor

    Creative Design Director, Implement Now

  • Tracy Litt

    Tracy Litt

    Founder, The Litt Factor

  • Robinson Littrell

    Robinson Littrell

    Manager | Strategy and Operations, Amherst Holdings

  • Steve Lomas

    Steve Lomas

    Founder, the Roster

  • John Loudenslager

    John Loudenslager

    Product Design & Industrial Engineering

  • Josh Love

    Josh Love

    Founder-Teamextn

  • Alana Mann

    Alana Mann

    Wond’ry Lead Mentor, Principal, Latimer Ventures

  • Nerissa Marbury

    Nerissa Marbury

    Founder & CEO, One Epiphany

  • Nathaniel H. Mason II

    Nathaniel H. Mason II

    Exec. Dir. of Product Planning, Nissan

  • Marcia Masulla

    Marcia Masulla

    CEO of Roar Nashville, Founder & Managing Partner of Nashville Fashion Week, Founder & Executive Director of Tiny But Mighty Fund

  • Ryan Mays

    Ryan Mays

    VP of Finance, Forever Oceans

  • Anna-Vija McClain

    Anna-Vija McClain

    CEO/Founder, Piccolo Solutions

  • Deanna Meador

    Deanna Meador

    CEO, Couture Technologies and Apparel Brand Freedom Company

  • Renny McPherson

    Renny McPherson

    Managing Partner, First in Ventures

  • Esteban Mezquiriz

    Esteban Mezquiriz

    Director of Delivery & Strategy, Globant

  • Steve Minucci

    Steve Minucci

    SVP, Partner Development, Symphony Advice

  • Andrew Mitchell

    Andrew Mitchell

    Head of Analytics & Automation, Mechanical Licensing Collective

  • Mark Mobley

    Mark Mobley

    Head of Product, Mark Two Ventures

  • Libby Monette

    Libby Monette

    Marketing Manager, AccuReg

  • Michael Morosi

    Michael Morosi

    Managing Partner, Southeast Acquisition Capital

  • Saikat Nandi

    Saikat Nandi

    Founder & Managing Partner – Gene Allele Capital

  • Kira Noodleman

    Kira Noodleman

    Partner, Bee Partners

  • Aaron Ogunro

    Aaron Ogunro

    Assoc. Atty., Polsinelli

  • Michel Oostwal

    Michel Oostwal

    SVP of R&D, MARS Petcare

  • Mridu Parikh

    Mridu Parikh

    Founder and Productivity Coach, Life Is Organized, LLC

  • Chris Paterson

    Chris Paterson

    Executive Product & Corporate Strategy Consultant

  • Bob Peoples

    Bob Peoples

    Executive Director, Carpet America Recovery Effort

  • Michael Pereira

    Michael Pereira

    Senior Life Sciences Executive

  • Jorge Perez

    Jorge Perez

    CTO, AssetDash

  • Chris Phipps

    Chris Phipps

    VP of Business Development, Phenometrix

  • Danny Pippin

    Danny Pippin

    Exec. Dir., John Maxwell Team

  • Bill Pirkle

    Bill Pirkle

    Vice President of Marketing, Thnks

  • Joe Rando

    Joe Rando

    Owner, Heath Island Group, LLC

  • Oz Rashid

    Oz Rashid

    CEO, MSH Talent Solutions

  • Martin Renkis

    Martin Renkis

    Wond’ry Lead Mentor, Executive Director, Global Sustainable Infrastructure Alliances

  • Robert  Ritchie

    Robert Ritchie

    Partnership Associate, Cadence Solutions Inc.

  • Brittani Roberts

    Brittani Roberts

    Principal, FINTOP Capital

  • Gordon Rogers

    Gordon Rogers

    Technology Executive

  • Michael Rosengarten

    Michael Rosengarten

    Co-Founder & CEO, Camino.ai

  • Nic Roth

    Nic Roth

    Software Engineering Executive, Ford Motor Company

  • Will Roth

    Will Roth

    VP of Investor Relations, Unchained Partners

  • Peter Rousos

    Peter Rousos

    Founder, the Innovation Studio

  • Dan Ryan

    Dan Ryan

    Principal for Ryan Search and Consulting

  • Luke Sagaser

    Luke Sagaser

    COO, VidaEats

  • Bayard Saunders

    Bayard Saunders

    CMO of MiiA Digital

  • Jan Schlueter

    Jan Schlueter

    COO, Darvis

  • Jeff Schneider

    Jeff Schneider

    President, Red Cedar Corp

  • Fred Scholl

    Fred Scholl

    Senior Consultant and Thought Leader , Cybersecurity Risk Management

  • Yolanda Shields

    Yolanda Shields

    Author, Speaker, and Coach

  • Phil Shmerling

    Phil Shmerling

    SVP, Relationship Manager, Studio Bank

  • Sohaib Siddiqui

    Sohaib Siddiqui

    CEO at Medly Therapeutics, Executive in Residence at Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners

  • Bryan Smith

    Bryan Smith

    Founder, South Wilson Consulting

  • Maria Maldonado Smith

    Maria Maldonado Smith

    Chief Empowerment Officer, MMS Consulting Firm

  • Peter Smith

    Peter Smith

    President/COO, Golden Spiral

  • Douglas Song

    Douglas Song

    Managing Partner, Prodos Capital

  • Adam Spector

    Adam Spector

    Head of Product, AbstractOps

  • Dwayne Spradlin

    Dwayne Spradlin

    CEO, Buzz Points

  • Daniel Steele

    Daniel Steele

    Founder – Silly Plants LLC

  • Dawn Stone

    Dawn Stone

    CEO, The Conflict Chick

  • Jeremy Strickland

    Jeremy Strickland

    Head of Strategy, Operations, & Special Projects, Amazon

  • Eric Sullivan

    Eric Sullivan

    Wond'ry Master Mentor: Co Founder and Principal of PCG Equity, and CEO of Quantum Technology

  • Ryan Sullivan

    Ryan Sullivan

    Co-Founder & CSO, Space Kinetic

  • Debra Sunderland

    Debra Sunderland

    Founder & CEO, Sunderland Coaching, LLC

  • Thea Swenson

    Thea Swenson

    Resident, VUMC

  • Zaffer Syed

    Zaffer Syed

    Entrepreneur in Residence, TMC Innovation

  • Michael Sylvester

    Michael Sylvester

    VP of Sales - U.S. Markets, BioStem Technologies

  • Keith R. Thode

    Keith R. Thode

    CEO and Chief Scientist – AdvanceNet Technology Services

  • Joe Thomas

    Joe Thomas

    Owner and Consultant Music City Cyber

  • Carolyn Thompson

    Carolyn Thompson

    MD, FACOG

  • Don Turner

    Don Turner

    CEO, Neosinus Health & NeoPath Wellness

  • Gaurav Vaid

    Gaurav Vaid

    Founding Partner, Venturis Group Inc.

  • Sarah Vollman

    Sarah Vollman

    Writer's Assistant, HBO & Founder, Jessica Vollman Foundation

  • Diane Warren

    Diane Warren

    Merchandising, Innovation, and Marketing Leader

  • Billy Whalen

    Billy Whalen

    Founder/CEO, Stealth startup

  • Neil Whitney

    Neil Whitney

    Co-founder, Menud

  • Jeff Wilcoxon

    Jeff Wilcoxon

    VP of Strategic Partnerships, Nationwide

  • Scott Wilker

    Scott Wilker

    Co-founder & CEO, Sonic Blocks, Inc.

  • Erin Wilkins

    Erin Wilkins

    Market President, Press Ganey Assoc.

  • Anderson Williams

    Anderson Williams

    VP of Talent Development, Shore Capital Partners

  • George Wilson

    George Wilson

    Asst. Dir. of New Venture Programs, Vanderbilt CTTC

  • Michael Woolf

    Michael Woolf

    Operations Exec | Legal Advisor | Entrepreneur

  • Deetricha Younger

    Deetricha Younger

    CEO/CMO, Deetricha Younger, LLC

  • Gary Zegiestowsky

    Gary Zegiestowsky

    Executive Advisor