MEET OUR MENTORS
Angel Club members have the benefit of scheduling 1:1 calls with all of our Mentors!
Angel Gambino
Angel the angel investor is a community builder, serial entrepreneur, venture studio partner, and content & tech executive. Her greatest gift is seeing opportunities where others see problems and curating the right people and resources to build and scale new ventures.
HOW IT WORKS
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JOIN
ANGEL CLUB
1:1 mentorship is one of the many benefits of our inclusive community
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FIND A
MENTOR
Explore and select a Mentor or plan to meet with all of the Mentors from our handpicked list of seasoned investors, founders, & experts
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BOOK A VIDEO CALL
Book a video call to ask questions & get expert advice
LiLing Poh
Partner, Reed Smith LLP
Talk to LiLing about:
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​Partnering with founders and investors to map growth
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Investment strategy
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Advise on any potential roadblocks ahead
Patrick Driscoll
VP, Digital Innovation, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Talk to Patrick about:
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​Product
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Strategy
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Marketing
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Hiring
Veronica Juarez
Social enterprise investor
Talk to Veronica about:
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​Social Enterprise
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​Social Impact
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​Public Policy & Regulatory hurdles
Rodrick Miller
CEO, Miami-Dade Beacon Council​
Talk to Rodrick about:
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​How to tap into government & public programs
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​Staff development & quality hiring
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​Accessing growth capital
Brahm Rhodes
GP, Malaika Ventures
​Talk to Brahm about:​
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Fundraising
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Product Development
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GTM/operations
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AI/ML, Responsible AI
Jayme Johnson
Founder, Worthy Marketing
Talk to Jayme about:
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​​​Branding for optimum audience engagement
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​​​Digital marketing strategies - social media, email, and paid advertising
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​​​Book & online course launch strategy
Kristine Mudd
Founder, Muddpuppy
Talk to Kristine about:
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​​Product Market Fit/ Signal Testing
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​​Design and CX
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​​Pitch deck feedback
Mike Jbara
CEO, MQA Ltd.
Talk to Mike about:
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​​Managing Finances & Operations
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​​Managing Boards & Investors
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​​Media Asset Rights & Licensing
Rachel Bassignani
Founder, The Catalyst
Talk to Rachel about:
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​​Organization development (org structure, roles, and building and managing teams from 1-100)
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​​Strategic communication, conflict management, and negotiations.
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​​Board and investor management
Stephen Price
Head, Corporate Innovation, Founders Institute
Talk to Stephen about:
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​Co-Founders (finding, why & conflicts)
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​Bootstrapping vs Raising
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​Building the Right Team
Don F. McLean
Founder, McLean Media
​Talk to Don about:
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​Publicity + maximizing media coverage
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​Developing a layer announcement strategy and content calendar for your brand
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​Identifying on-target speaking engagements
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​Finding relevant awards to win!
Ben Keen
Board Advisor
Founders can talk to Ben about:
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​Understanding the market landscape
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​Finding strategic partners to accelerate growth
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​Being an experienced sounding board for strategic decisions
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Investors can talk to Ben about:
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​Understanding the market landscape
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​Identifying exciting new opportunities
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​Conducting due diligence on investment prospects
Ben Perreau
Principal Consultant, SYPartners
Talk to Ben about:
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Pitch deck feedback
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Fundraising strategies
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What's going on in corporate-land
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Innovation + creativity at the heart of product management
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Leadership and organizational culture
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Business strategy
Olga Duka
GP, Improve Ventures
​Talk to Olga about:
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Investable shape
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Pitch prep
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Investor viewpoint
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Business strategy
Renee Valdez
SVP of Product, Tuned
​Talk to Renee about:
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Product market fit
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Product strategy
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User experience
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Emerging technologies
Steven Roussey
Managing Partner, Embarc Capital
​Talk to Steven about:
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Management of technical teams
Jim Brenner
Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
​Talk to Jim about:
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Formations
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Venture Financings (Convertibles & Priced Rounds)
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Corporate Governance
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Equity Compensation
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M&A Transactions
Sara Payan
Cannabis & SME Advisor
​Talk to Sara about:
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Product development
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Outreach
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Vetting and connecting potential companies
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Media strategies
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Differentiation strategies
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Consumer trends
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Education for the medicinal and adult-use markets
Kyle Park
Co-founder + Managing Parter,
​Talk to Kyle about:
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​Advising on the Complete M&A Process (before, during and after)
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​Creating/Developing “on-point” Marketing Materials
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​Finding a “strategic buyer”
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​​Negotiating the terms and conditions
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​​Celebrating a Successful Close!
Melissa McCool
CPO, Ellipsis Health
​Talk to Melissa about:
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Founder wellbeing and mental health
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​​Herding cats and keeping the team focused
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​​Identifying and developing your whisper
Akinwale Muse
Partner, FbX.
​Talk to Akinwale about:
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Valuation
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Marketing Strategy
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Brand Positioning
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Pitch Deck Feedback
Teresa Bigelow
Lead Publicist & Founder, Spiral5
Talk to Teresa about:
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PR Strategies
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Media Relations
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Messaging and Corporate Communications
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Narrative Creation
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Story Angles
Marcia Dawood
Venture Partner, Mindshift Capital; Advisor to the SEC
Talk to Marcia about:
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Cap Tables
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Pitch Decks
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Strategy
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Financials​
Tess Krasne
Principal, Alante Capital
Talk to Tess about:
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Developing pitch decks / strategic communication
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Navigating the VC / startup ecosystem with a non-traditional background or as a person from an underrepresented group
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Diversifying executive leadership, pipeline, portfolio
Daniel Tarockoff
Partner, Vine Ventures
​Talk to Daniel about:
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Pitch deck review
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Discussing challenges
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1-1 therapy/complaining
Hilary St Jean
Partner, Rogoway Law Group
​Talk to Hilary about:
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Strategic planning (whether regarding corporate structuring and governance; financing and venture capital; or short term and long term exit planning)
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Startup and emerging company work
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Commercial agreements
David Baird
CEO & Headhunter
​Talk to David about:
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Helping with building teams and finding candidates that are passively looking
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Working with new founders to perfect their pitch deck, intro deck, one sheet summary, and financial projections
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Work with investors when they are looking for opportunities to invest in and those interested in becoming advisors for upcoming startups
Volker Hirsch
Venture Partner, Amadeus Capital
​Talk to Volker about:
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Pitch critique/prep
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Fundraising strategy
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Strategic positioning
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Business modelling
Vanessa Camones
CEO, anycontext
​Talk to Vanessa about:
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Go to market
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Messaging
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POC
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Fundraising
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Coaching
Guy Holmes
VC & Business Strategist
Alex Hantman
Angel Investor & Founder
Shelley Alger
​Talk to Shelley about:
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Strategic Investments
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Marketing
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Business Development
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Operation Leader
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Fine Art Photograph