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Founder Institute Mentors

Wisconsin - Chicago 2023 (MERGED)

Founder Institute Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way. In addition, through our Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in the success of your company both during and after the program.

See the list of current and past mentors for the Wisconsin program below.

Mentors

Anthony

Anthony Swindell

Director gBETA, Gener8tor
Arlene

Arlene Martin

Founder & CEO, Martin Financial Resources, LLC
Bill

Bill Furlong

Founder & CEO, SquareStack
Carrie

Carrie Thome

Managing Director , NVNG Investment
Dave

Dave Aumuller

Co-Director, Founder Institute of Wisconsin
Dave

Dave Saliaris

Owner, Saliaris Consulting Group LLC
David

David Atkinson

Founder, President and CEO, Z Sphere, Inc
George

George Vukotich

Founder, FinTank
Grady

Grady Buchanan

FI Mentor
James

James Pruitt

Founder & President, Pruitt Zabkowicz S.C.
Jason

Jason Jacobsohn

Managing Director, Propellant Ventures
Jason

Jason Wischer

Advisory Solutions Consultant, Kanini Software Solutions
Jeff

Jeff Hunter

Co-Director, Founder Institute, Wisconsin
Jeffrey

Jeffrey Daniel

Co-Director, Founder Institute, Wisconsin
Jim

Jim De Long

Independent Consultant, SeriousBots
John

John Prinz

Founder, Managing Partner, Gordian Growth & Income Fund
Kiran

Kiran Vedak

CTO, Designs Touch
Leslee

Leslee Cohen

Managing Partner, AllRise Legal Counsel, Leslee Cohen PC
Meg

Meg Schmitz

Senior Franchise Consultant, FranChoice
Michael

Michael Hipp

Director Global Costing, Johnson Controls, Inc
Mike

Mike Foley

Owner, Divinci Painters, Inc
Monte

Monte Mitchell

President & CEO, Fourtre Consulting
Peter

Peter Tapling

Managing Director, PTap Advisory, LLC
Peter

Peter Layton

CEO/Partner, Tallgrass Group/Blackthorne Capital Management
Rick

Rick Onyon

CEO, PosIQ
Ryan

Ryan Micheletti

Head of Global Operations, Founder Institute
Scott

Scott Kortendick

Co-Director, Founder Institute, Wisconsin
Tony

Tony Bigonia

Co-Director, Founder Institute, Wisconsin

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