Mentor Mingle | Spring 2019
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
- AccelerateGW
- Lean Startup
- Customer Discovery
- "Where Do I Start?"
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Meet the 2020-2021 Mentors

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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
About Nazlin Sign up for Office Hours
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Daron Coates Managing Director for Finding Opportunities ThinkBox Group
Virtual Office Hours (EST): Tuesdays, 12PM - 1PM Thursdays, 12PM - 1PM
Talk with me about:
- Co-founder of ThinkBox Group (renewable energy development company) and ThinkBox Ventures (independent investment vehicle)
- Developed over $300M in projects over his career
- Previously worked for: Honeywell International, Inc. where he and his team launched the Energy Services Company market for renewable energy, and was one of the company's first Strategic Business Unit Directors.
About Daron Sign up for Office Hours
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Karl Ginter President & CEO Inspyris, LLC
Virtual Office Hours (EST): Thursdays, 1PM - 5PM
Talk with me about:
- Serial entrepreneurship
- Early-stage companies
- Computing environments
- Product innovation
- Basic and applied research in technical areas
- Intellectual property development
- Business model development
Watch: "Meet Karl" Video
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C'pher Gresham CEO SEED SPOT
Virtual Office Hours (EST): Fridays, 9:30AM - 11:30AM
Talk with me about:
- Early-stage social entrepreneurship (non- and for-profit)
- User testing and validation
- Marketing / Growth techniques
- Business Strategy
- Startup Fundraising (for-profit and non-profit)
- Impact measurement
- Financial Modeling
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Jiemin Jordan Managing Partner Decisive Investment Group
Virtual Office Hours (EST): Mondays, 1PM - 3PM
Talk with me about:
- Value propposition 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
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Jan Rosenberg Senior Vice President and Board of Directors Datatility
Virtual Office Hours (EST): Tuesdays, 2PM - 4PM
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
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Qyana M. Stewart CEO & Principal Consultant Global Force Tech Consulting
Virtual Office Hours (EST): Wednesdays, 12PM - 2PM AND 3PM - 5PM
Talk with me about:
- Value propposition creation
- Business strategy
- Women-focused/owned business
- Product Management best-practices
- App/web platforms/website creation
About Qyana Sign up for Office Hours
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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
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Meet with the GW Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Staff
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Dave McCarthy
Associate Director, I-Corps at GW
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?
About Dave Sign up for Office Hours
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Lex McCusker Director, Student Entrepreneurship Programs
Virtual Office Hours: Thursdays, 10AM - 12PM
Talk with me about:
- GW New Venture Competition
- InnovateGW
- Lean Startup
- Customer Discovery
- Where Do I Start?
About Lex Sign up for Office Hours
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Scott Stein
Associate Director, Student Entrepreneurship Programs
Virtual Office Hours (EST): Tuesdays, 10:30AM - 12PM Fridays, 1PM - 2:30PM
Talk with me about:
- Social enterprises
- GW New Venture Competition
- Creating social purpose businesses
- Early-stage ideas
- Civic innovation
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Bob Smith Director of I-Corps at GW
Virtual Office Hours (EST): 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
About Bob Sign up for Office Hours
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