PROGRAM 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.
John Philippo
Sales Operations Director, GTreasury
Nate Blackburn
VP of Sales, Acquirent
Josh Fosburg
VP of Sales, KnowledgeHound
Colleen Wilson
Founder & CEO, Collaborate Chicago
John Oommen
Founder & Managing Director, Turnaround Science
Willie Mullen
Director of Sales, Agency, Sprout Social
Karry Kleeman
CRO, LogicGate
Bill Sheehy
SVP, CBRE
Peter Braxton
Director, ENVOI
Kyle Lacy
VP of Marketing, Lessonly
David Cohen
VP of Sales N. America, LinkedIn
Joseph Flanagan
CEO, Acquirent
Dana Wright
Managing Director, MATH Venture Partners
Dan Summers
Sr. Director of Sales, Sprout Social
Jeffrey Spetter
Director of Client Services, ThirdPartyTrust
Dan Stanton Jr.
Leadership Development, BetterUp
Alex Zikakis
Sr. Mgr. Sales Enablement , Sprout Social
Mark Achler
Managing Director, MATH Venture Partners
Lance Madynski
Director of Sales, Showpad
Jason Komosa
Sr. Director, Enterprise, AdQuick
Matthew Garms
Director of Assoc. Partnerships, Outcome Health
Rachael Rohn
Regional President, Compass
Mike O'Malley
Large Enterprise Sales Manager, LinkedIn
Nick Cromydas
CEO, New Coast Ventures & Hunt Club
Rob Topping, CFA
Founder, Topping Capital
Steve Bachert
CRO, NetBrain Technologies
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
Field Manager, Yello
Alex Newmann
CEO, FinanceFuel
Andrew Stapleton
VP of Customer Success, G2
Ryan Leavitt
Founder, Catapult Chicago
Benjamin Lazarov
Strategic Growth Manager, Compass
Bob Lopez
VP of Sales, DialogTech
David Hoffman
Key Account Manager, Enablon
Howard Diamond
Chief Strategy Officer, Rise Interactive
Gretchen Keefner
Regional VP, Bullhorn
RJ Pahura
Founder & CEO, Venture Connects & FUND Conference
Greg Newman
Director of Corporate Sales, Instructure
Griffin Elrod
Empowering Sales Development, Gusto
David Mann
Partner, Dundee Venture Capital
Jeff Ellman
Co-Founder, Hireology & UrbanBound
Jake Bernstein
Sr. Business Development Manager, Bonfyre
Jessica Watts
VP of Sales, Jellyvision
Jeff Ottens
Sr. Director of Operations, Tempus
Jim Mattei
Sales Development Specialist, Sandler Training
Prince Kwateng
Sales Development Manager, Sprout Social
Jonathan Petrino
VP of Channel Sales, DialogTech
Joe Finkelstein
Account Executive, Salesforce
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, DialogTech
Matt Gibbs
Co-Founder & CMO, UPshow
Michael Renderman
VP of Sales, Smokeball
Nusreth Baig
Director of Sales, C3.ai
Kristy Nittskoff
Founder & CEO, Talent-Savvy
Michael Cavanaugh
Managing Partner, FinTech Ranger
Pam Chandor
Owner & Principal, Pchando Consulting
Nick Turnbull
Sales Manager, Smokeball
Matt Kuzma
VP of Operations, Redirect
Patrick Rodgers
EIR, High Alpha
Matt Bramson
VP of Enterprise Sales, Narrative Science
Sam Tepper
Sr. Advisor, Sales, Salesforce
Sasha Katz
Talent Acquisition Manager, ActiveCampaign
Rajiv Nathan
Founder, Startup Hypeman
Vince Panozzo
Independent Advisor
Rob Hughes
Head of Sales, Gravie
Anne Carter
Sr. Manager of Customer Success, Sprout Social
Emma Galler
VP of Sales, Built In
Bret Haren
RVP of Sales, G2
Lisa Siqueira
B2B Business Development Manager, Salesforce
Adam Goyette
VP of Marketing, G2
Christopher Patton
Principal, Lionboard Consulting
Darin Alpert
Director of Enterprise Sales, Scout RFP
Maggie Zahm
Manager of Agency Sales, Sprout Social
Marketing Strategist, Fibroblast
Lisa Chernikoff
Kevin Piket
Direct Sales Manager, Access One
Alisha Johnson
Sales Manager, Neon One
Chris Casula
Sr. Director of Sales, Benchmark Analytics
Ed Jaffe
Founder, Demo Solutions