Mentors-in-Residence Program
The primary goal of the Mentors-In-Residence program is to engage the GW students, faculty, and staff with seasoned entrepreneurs and business executives. Through various activities and office hours, Mentors will provide guidance, coaching, perspective, and connections to enhance entrepreneurship at GW.
Mentors-in-Residence have the following primary responsibilities:
- To provide support to the New Venture Competition participants;
- To provide face-to-face engagement opportunities to students seeking mentorship in business development and entrepreneurial endeavors through office hours and virtual sessions;
- To develop, shape, and launch a unique set of projects within the GW Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship at GW.
Talk to all the Mentors-In-Residence about:
- GW New Venture Competition
- Lean Startup
- Customer Discovery
- "Where Do I Start?"
Meet the 2021-2022 Mentors
Nazlin Bhimji
Senior Director
Global Good Fund
Virtual Office Hours (EST):
Wednesdays, 10AM - 12PM
Talk with me about:
Social enterprises
Global / international solutions
Non-profit creation
Women-focused businesses
CSR and sustainability
Daron Coates
Managing Director for Finding Opportunities
ThinkBox Group
Virtual Office Hours (EST):
Tuesdays, 3PM - 4PM Thursdays, 3PM - 4PM
Talk with me about:
Renewable energy development
Independent investment
Previously worked for: Honeywell International, Inc. as one of the company's first Strategic Business Unit Directors. Developed over $300M in projects over his career
Gary Grenter
Principal Consultant
Alpha-Flow Management Consulting
Virtual Office Hours (EST):
Wednesdays, 2PM - 4PM
Talk with me about:
Principal Consultant of Alpha-Flow Management Consulting
35 years of executive level experience in Sales, Marketing Operations and General Management with a primary focus on early stage high growth opportunities.
Strategic Planning, Product Launch Planning and Operations Workflow with a specific focus on LEAN.
C'pher Gresham
CEO
SEED SPOT
Virtual Office Hours (EST):
Tuesdays, 9:30AM - 11:30AM
Talk with me about:
Early-stage social entrepreneurship (non- and for-profit)
User testing and validation
Marketing / Growth techniques
Startup Fundraising (for-profit and non-profit)
Impact measurement
Financial Modeling
Jiemin Jordan
Managing Partner
Decisive Investment Group
Virtual Office Hours (EST):
Mondays, 1PM - 3PM
Talk with me about:
Value proposition creation
Business strategy and plan creation
Investor pitch
Cyber or Government Contract including Government Grant
Business operation from shareholder agreement, contract review, financial to HR
Watch: "Meet Jiemin" Video
Jan Rosenberg
Senior Vice President and Board of Directors
Datatility
Virtual Office Hours (EST):
Mondays, 2:30PM - 4:30PM
Talk with me about:
Mechanical contracting (HVAC)V
Financial services
Government contracting
Cloud technology, networking, and storage
Engineers who become businessmen and women, and vice versa
Qyana M. Stewart
CEO & Principal Consultant
Global Force Tech Consulting
Virtual Office Hours (EST):
Wednesdays, 12PM - 2PM
Talk with me about:
Value proposition creation
Business strategy
Women-focused/owned business
Product Management best-practices
App/web platforms/website creation
Dave McCarthy
Tech Advisor,
Department of Energy
Virtual Office Hours (EST):
Mondays, 3PM - 5PM
Talk with me about:
Energy and sustainability
I-Corps
Investing
Value Proposition
Customer Discovery
Where Do I Start?
Rose Wang
Founder
Binary Group
Virtual Office Hours (EST):
Mondays, 10AM - 12PM
Talk with me about:
Founder of Binary Group (IT consulting firm providing enterprise solutions)
2013 "Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs" by Fortune magazine
Founder of Rent-A-CTO boutique consultancy, and iBizWomen.com and Chief Architect at InLine Software
Council Member of the National Women's Business Council
Watch: "Meet Rose" Video
Meet with the GW Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Staff
Kate Heath
Director, Student Entrepreneurship
Virtual Office Hours (EST):
Mondays, 2PM - 5PM
Talk with me about:
GW's New Venture Competition (NVC)
Student Entrepreneurship at GW
Kate Heath brings a wealth of global experience from both the public and private sectors, from Capitol Hill and NATO to Facebook, Walmart and Boeing. Her most recent corporate role was head of marketing strategy and operations for Instagram. In 2020, she also became the in-house executive marketing and branding adviser for Embarc Collective, the largest and growing hub for startup talent out of Tampa, Florida.
Bob Smith
Director of I-Corps at GW
Virtual Office Hours (EST):
Mondays, 10AM - 12pm & 3PM - 5PM Fridays, 10AM - 12PM
Talk with me about:
Director of Fed Tech I-Corps Program at GW
Over 30 years' experience creating, running, and funding startup-businesses
Has helped companies in e-commerce, e-government, identity management, publishing, and local media from launch through to favorable exits