Virtual Mentorship

Raj Amin
Co-Founder and CEO, Arcade Therapeutics; Founder and Managing Partner, Teem Ventures

Areas of Expertise:

• Early stage venture strategy and positioning
• Lean product development
• Fundraising approaches

Alexandra Bernard-Simmons
Founder and CEO, Think Like a Boss NJ

Areas of Expertise:

• Business Plan
• Branding
• Business Strategy and Marketing Strategy

Carissa Borraggine
Founder and Owner, KW NJ Metro Group

Areas of Expertise:

• Business Plan Creation
• Opening/Planning for Brick and Mortar
• Real Estate

Evelyn Cucchiara
Owner, The Toy Tamer

Areas of Expertise:

• Turning Hobbies into a Business
• Solopreneurs or First-Time Business Owners
• Stream-Processes
• Niche Businesses

Annalyce D’Agostino

Founder, Focus Posters

Areas of Expertise:

• Content Creation (Beginner to Advanced)
• Graphic Design
• Visual Branding

Mark Donatiello
Director of Client Experience, Nancy Chu Homes-Keller Williams NJ Metro Group and Former Fashion Industry Senior Executive

Areas of Expertise:

• Sales Strategy and Execution
• Business Development/Lead Generation
• Product Merchandising

Randy Doran
Co-Owner, Director of Operations of ClickFuze Marketing

Areas of Expertise:

• Brand Development
• Analytics
• Video Production
• SEO/SEM/PPC

Andrew Frazier, MBA, CFA

Masterpreneur(tm) and Founder of Small Business Pro University

William Fuchs
President, DKL Consulting

Areas of Expertise:

• Operations including Manufacturing
• Supply Chain & Procurement.
• Distribution
• HR/Human Capital
• Strategic Planning
• Finance & Key Metrics

Len Harac, PhD
President, Harac Consulting

Areas of Expertise:

• Strategic and Tactical Business Consulting
• Time Management
• Networking

Al-Nesha Jones, CPA, MBA
Founder, ASE Group

Areas of Expertise:

• Accounting
• Taxation
• Small Business Advisory

Jessica Maarek
Founder and Owner, Red Root Marketing

Areas of Expertise:

• Social Media Marketing
• Content Marketing
• Digital Marketing

Dennis Murphy
Director of Corporate Accounts, W.L. Gore and Associates (recently retired)

Areas of Expertise: 

• Sales & Customer Marketing and Strategy
• Consumer products industries including personal care, apparel, grocery products
• Medical devices
• Business development– targeting, networking, selling

Pooja Patel
Attorney

Areas of Expertise:

• Strategic Planning
• Risk Management and Litigation
• General Corporate Advice and Insight

Sherry Rodriguez, ESQ
Managing Partner, R&R Legal Advisors

Areas of Expertise:

• Legal and Business Strategy

Zack Rosenberg
Co-Founder and CEO, Qortex.ai

Areas of Expertise:

• Starting and Scaling your Business
• Fundraising
• Sales and Marketing

Sienna Sage
Founder and CEO, Flourish by Sage

Areas of Experise:

• Social Media Growth Strategies
• Email Marketing
• SEO

Tog Samphel
Founder and CEO, Anytongs
Product/User Experience Designer

Areas of Expertise:

• Turning ideas into products
• Launching products online
• Design (apps, web, and branding)
• Ecommerce startups

Lauren A. Silverstein, Ph.D.

Founder & CEO, Rising Kitchens

Areas of Expertise:

• Social Ventures (including not-for-profit organizations)
• Measuring Impact
• Evidence-based strategy

Alina Trigub
Managing Partner, SAMO Financial

Areas of Expertise:

• Business Strategy
• Time Management
• Customer Service and Networking

Erdal Turnacioglu
Managing Partner, Erdal Employment Law

Areas of Expertise:

• Employment laws (e.g., harassment, retaliation, wage and hour)
• Employee handbooks
• Employment training and seminars
• Workplace investigations

Derrick Walton
CEO, Spheros.io

Areas of Expertise:

• Domestic and International payments
• Back Office Operations Experience

Lucy Yang
CEO, Silver Needle Tea Co

Areas of Expertise:

• Product Development
• Supply Chain
• Business Strategy
• Marketing Strategy

Angela Yu, Esq., MBA
Founder, Yu Law Legal

Areas of Expertise: 

• Legal and Business Strategy
• “Digital Nomad” Expert
• Authenticity in Business