Mentors
VentureSCALE's network of mentors are the who's who of Chicago Tech. We've hand selected our mentors based on their knowledge, skill and expertise as it pertains to building and scaling tech companies. Our amazing mentors are able to provide both tactical and strategic feedback & advice related to sales, marketing, operations, fundraising and overall growth.
Aaron Levy
Founder & CEO, Raise The Bar
Nate Blackburn
VP of Sales, Acquirent
Josh Fosburg
VP of Sales, KnowledgeHound
DJ Eaton
SalesOps Manager, PerkSpot
John Oommen
Founder & Managing Director, Turnaround Science
Mary Lawler
Director of Marketing, Telnyx
Karry Kleeman
CRO, LogicGate
Aaron McKee
CRO, BacklotCars
Ben Dietz
President, Mintel Americas
Kyle Lacy
CMO, Lessonly
David Cohen
VP of Sales N. America, LinkedIn
Cassandra Jowett
Sr Director of Marketing, PathFactory
Jackie Burke
VP of Business Development, Shipbob
Danny Hartman
Sr. Account Executive, LogicGate
Nicole Wylie
VP of Sales, FlashParking
Amy Dordek Dolinsky
Co-Founder, Growthplay
Dana Wright
Managing Director, MATH Venture Partners
Dan Summers
VP of Sales, Sprout Social
Steve Baumgartner
VP Sales, inRiver
Dan Stanton Jr.
Leadership Development, BetterUp
Alex Zikakis
Global Sales Performance Consultant, LinkedIn
Mark Achler
Managing Director, MATH Venture Partners
Bryan Naas
Director, Sales Enablement, Lessonly
Brian Bar
Founder & CEO, VictoryLap
Rajiv Nathan
Founder, Startup Hypeman
Patrick Rodgers
Co-Founder & CEO, Canopy
Rob Hughes
Head of Sales, Gravie
Anne Carter
Sr. Manager of Customer Success, Sprout Social
Rob Topping, CFA
Founder, Topping Capital
Steve Bachert
CRO, Enfusion
Rachael Rohn
Regional President, Compass
Ryan Barretto
SVP of Global Sales, Sprout Social
Adam Johnson
SVP of Sales, ActiveCampaign
Troy Henikoff
Managing Director, MATH Venture Partners
Tony Lenhart
Partner, Sales Empowerment Group
Ross Chaifetz
Director of Venture Capital, Chaifetz Group
Alexine Mudawar
Major Account Executive, Displayr
Alex Newmann
CEO, Newmann Consulting Group
Andrew Stapleton
VP of Customer Success, G2
Ryan Leavitt
Founder, Catapult Chicago
Benjamin Lazarov
Strategic Growth Manager, Compass
Bob Lopez
VP of Sales, DialogTech
Howard Diamond
Chief Strategy Officer, Rise Interactive
Gretchen Keefner
Regional VP, Bullhorn
Emma Galler
VP of Sales, Built In
Bret Haren
RVP of Sales, G2
Adam Goyette
VP of Marketing, Help Scout
Maggie Zahm
Manager of Agency Sales, Sprout Social
Jeff Ellman
Co-Founder, Hireology & UrbanBound
Griffin Elrod
Empowering Sales Development, Gusto
Jessica Watts
Co-Founder, Mud City
David Mann
Partner, Dundee Venture Capital
Prince Kwateng
Sales Development Manager, Sprout Social
Jonathan Petrino
VP of Channel Sales, DialogTech
Nick Cromydas
CEO, New Coast Ventures & Hunt Club
Lisa Chernikoff
Marketing Strategist, Fibroblast
Kelly Marberry
Sales Manager, LinkedIn
Kevin McGirl
President, Sales-i
Justin Cardillo
VP of Sales, PerkSpot
Kenny Estes
Co-Founder, West Loop Ventures
Lon Chow
Partner, Method Capital
Mark Garcia
VP of Sales, Buildout
Matt Forcey
VP of Enterprise Sales, PowerReviews
Justin Johnson
Director of Sales, HOVER
Matt Gibbs
Co-Founder & CMO, UPshow
Michael Renderman
VP of Sales, DocuSign
Nusreth Baig
Director of Sales, C3.ai
Nick Turnbull
Sales Development Manager, Builtin
Gauri Chawla
VP Global Alliances, inRiver
Joel Arnold
VP Revenue Ops, PowerReviews
Amy Mills
Director of Sales, Barcodes
Kevin Piket
National Account Executive,
Access One
Alisha Johnson
Manager Sales Development, Affirm
Christopher Patton
Principal, Lionboard Consulting
Sasha Katz
Global Talent Acquisition Manager, ActiveCampaign
Ed Jaffe
Founder, Demo Solutions
James Hyde
CEO, Venminder
Sara Breen
Sales Enablement Mgr, Okta
David Rush
Advisor, Hunt Club
Shelton Banks
CEO, re:work training
Shari Lee
Mgr Enterprise Program Success, Upwork