Mentors

Todd Allen
Connect
CEO

 

Cameron Adams
Connectt Tech
CEO & Founder

 

Jeni Al Bahrani
Director
Zembrodt Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

 

Kevin Bazner
A&W Restaurants
President and CEO

 

Jonathan Beatty
Servonta
Founder and CEO

 

Destin George Bell
Card.io
Founder, Business, Investing, Content Creation

 

Carolyn Rose Benedict
Cultivate Recovery Center
Founder

 

Jitana Benton-Lee
Cultured Remedy, Inc.
CEO and Founder

 

Cynthia Bohn
Equus Run Vineyards
Owner

 

Anthony Bonner
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Partner

 

A. Taylor Bright
Serial Entrepreneur in BioMed/Healthcare
Founder of Multiple Startups

 

Camron Brown
Sports Founder and Serial Entrepreneur
Sales | Learner | Forbes Next 1000 | Startups | Growth | Tech

 

Adam Brown
Marrow
Creative Director and Founder

 

Tim Brown
High Knoll Wealth Advisors
Financial Advisor

 

Wells Bullard
Bullard
Vice President

 

Brian Chellgren
Dentons
Attorney

 

Jennifer Chien
Advantageous Learning Solutions
Founder

 

James Clark
Rave On Sports
CoFounder and President

 

Marilyn Clark
University of Kentucky
Supplier Diversity Manager & Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Board Member

 

Matt Craft
Craft Consulting, LLC
Consultant

 

Jim Creason
ThriveAP
President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Laurie Daugherty
Montague Law, PLLC
Business Advisor & Attorney

 

Silas Deane
VendEngine
CEO and Founder

 

Barbara Ellerbrook
SCORE
Business Mentor & NonProfit Expert

 

Bob Farinelli
Entrepreneur and Inventor

 

Faraneh Fathi
University of Kentucky
Entrepreneur and Biomedical Engineer

 

Patrick Fortier
Jackson Square Partners

 

Daniel Gorash
Badland Wolves
Board Gaming Entrepreneur & CEO

 

Tim Guthrie
BaseHere & CFO Services Group
Co-Founder/President

 

Shane Hadden
Float Money
Founder

 

Tom Harney
Great Good Development Network NonProfit
Founder & CEO

 

Savannah Harover
Digital Marketing Specialist
CEO of Digital Savvy Consulting

 

Brittany Harris
Rave On Sports
Co-Founder, CMO & Board Member

 

Michael Hartman
Frogdice
CEO

 

Pang Hartman
Frogdice
VP & Creative Designer

 

Adontis Haskins
Popstar Ventures
Founder and General Partner

 

David Hasler
Breakthrough Solutions Consulting, LLC
Owner & President

 

Eric Hauck
MEP Equine Solutions
Founder & President

 

Shirie Hawkins
Community Ventures
President, Everything Equity

 

Phil Holoubek
Lexington’s Real Estate Company
CEO

 

Chris Houghtaling
RaiseLink
CEO

 

Mark Johnson
Art Inc. Kentucky
President

 

Ryan Jones
Roots & Jones
Co-Founder & Master Craftsman

 

Chase Kempinski
Enepret
Biotechnology Entrepreneur

 

Devanny King
Woman's Business Center of Kentucky
Executive Director

 

Joe Kratzat
Foxio
Software Developer and Partner

 

Mark Liu
Associate Professor
Director of MS Finance Program, Gatton College of Business & Economics

 

Bertin M. Louis, Jr.
Navigating Higher Education
Founder

 

Shavahn Loux
University of Kentucky
Entrepreneur & Equine Specialist in Bioinformatics

 

Brian Luftman
American Farm Investors
Founder and President

 

Kaizar Mahuwala
Gurjar Group
Founder & CEO

 

Geoff Marietta
University of the Cumberlands
Entrepreneur in Residence

 

Adam Martin
Makers of Sport
Founder & Creative Director

 

Ian McClure
UK Innovate
Associate Vice President for Research Innovation and Economic Impact

 

Keith McMunn
Awesome Inc.
Fellowship Director and Entrepreneurial Mentor

 

John Meister
Game Developer, Software Engineer, Serial Entrepreneur
Founder of Multiple Gaming Orgs

 

Jake Michul
Dentons
Partner

 

Katarina Midelfort
DSM Nutritional Products
Principal Engineer & Entrepreneur

 

Don Mills
DM Enterprises
Principal

 

Kinga Mnich
The Ziva Way, LLC
Magazine Founder & Entrepreneur

 

Will Montague
Montague Law
Attorney

 

Nate Morris
Rubicon Global
Founder & Chairman

 

Sean O’Leary
Framebridge
Product Manager

 

Tonya Parsons
Lexington Small Business Development Center
Director

 

Ameet Patel
Thoroughbred Hospitality Group
President & CEO

 

Brad Patrick
University of Kentucky
Executive in Residence

 

John Reinhart
Center for Long Term Care Innovation
CEO

 

Kevin Richardson
Mechanical Engineer & Entrepreneur

 

Asia Rivers
Seal The Deal Credit Consultants
Chief Executive Officer

 

Jacob Roney
Colt Neck Labs LLC
Vice President

 

Ed Rottmann
Stowers Machinery Corporation
Chief Operating Officer

 

Cassidy Rouse
Peloton
Vice President of New Market Development

 

Ken Sagan
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Attorney

 

Terry Samuel
Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation
President

 

Sarah Sanders
Native
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

 

Fausto Sarmiento
Community Ventures
Business Development Specialist

 

Tony Schmidt
GreekTrack
Founder & CEO

 

Don Skaggs
Inventors Network KY
President

 

Larry W. Smith
Advanced Technology and Creative Marketing
Executive

 

Kendra Stenzel
University of Kentucky Office of Technology Commercialization
Commercialization Manager

 

Randall Stevens
ArchVision, Mersive, Punndit
Serial Entrepreneur

 

Monica Stewart
Academy of Music Production Education and Development (AMPED)
Director of Operations

 

Soroosh Torabi
Advanced Diagnostics Lab
Serial Entrepreneur & Scientific Engineer

 

Matt Upton
University of Kentucky Office of Technology Commercialization
Senior Associate Director

 

Kate Van Pelt
Synaptek
Co-founder and CEO

 

Doug Van Pelt
Synaptek
Co-founder and COO

 

Leslie Vincent
University of Kentucky
Faculty in the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management

 

George Ward
UK Coldstream Research Campus
Executive Director

 

Jaleesa Wells
BossiRainbow LLC
Creator (Currently not taking Mentees)

 

Fara Williams
Entrepreneur & NonProfit Consultant
Former Director of KY-WV LSAMP

 

Jamie Wittman
RD Property
Former Google Researcher

 

Rod Wolford
Bluegrass Angel Investors
Retired Healthcare CEO

 

Jock Wols
RiskDesk
CEO and Founder

 

Eddie Woodruff
CMO at The Forcht Group of Kentucky

 

Kelly Wright
Pomander Tech
CEO and Founder

 

Chris Young
Bluegrass Angels
Chairman

 

Allan Zachariah
Pathstone
Co-Founder & Co-Chairman

 

Brad Zapp
Connetic Ventures
Founder