Meet Our Mentors
A key part of every entrepreneurship program, regardless of stage, is the mentors. They provide the practical perspective that accelerates the individual learning and the company growth.
World-class Mentorship
Many say that good mentors are the critical success factor in an entrepreneurship program. Mentors provide the practical experience, advice and time-tested approaches that save entrepreneurs time and money. Mentors also, most importantly, accelerate the learning of the entrepreneur.
The Mentors at StartUP FIU have almost all started a company or served in a senior sales and marketing position with a F500 company. Most also have international experience which gives them an especially rich background. Some mentors learn that they prefer to teach the StartUP FIU programs or University courses and we make the appropriate introductions.
Maria Angarita
Sr. Partner Success Executive
SkyScanner
Julia Aquino-Serrano
CEO
All Systems Grow
(VMT)
Terry Bentley
Senior Director, M & A
VR Mergers & Acquisitions
(VMT)
Carlos Blanco
Uplevl
Brian Brackeen
Kairos
Brian Breslin
SimCase
William R. Burdette
Charity Deposits Corp.
Mario Cruz
Watsco Ventures
Renata DeWeert
Innovae Group
Darrin Dingman
Berlin Packaging
Adrian Esquivel
TECKpert
Jonathan Fichman
C-Anax Ventures & Advisory
Sandi Finn
President
Cross Country Home Services
John C. Fleming
Biztegra Partners LLC
Joel Gandara
Morro Capital, LLC
Federico Gil Perez
Gil de Luna, LLC
Greg Gould
PowerMyLearning
Dan Grech
Founder and Lead Instructor
BizHack Academy
(VMT)
Craig Halsey
Department Chair/Professor of Military Science & Leadership Florida International University
Hartmut Junghan
Spectrum Brands
Martin Langhoff
FireEye, Inc
Cherry Liang
World Fuel Services
Antonio C. Lyon
U-GLOVE, INC.
Erik Mintz
DealCoachPro
Ivan Mladenovic
Preemo
Marcel Monnar
One on One Learning, Corp
Adam Mopsick
Amicon Construction
Alon Mozes
Neocis Inc.
Bob Nelson
Founding member of The New World Angels investment group, member of the Enterprise Florida SBIR/STTR Steering Committee
Abe Ng
Sushi Maki
Manny Niebla
SunSouth Health Centers LLC
Daniel Pihl
Merrill Lynch
Obdulio Piloto, Ph.D.
Entopsis
Enrique Piñeiro, LEED AP
Director, Property Management & Leasing The Allen Morris Company
Leticia Pollock
Panther Coffee
Jorge Reinoso
Florida International University – Engineering Management Program
Jim Ryan
CEO
Talk2prep.com
(VMT)
Dan Sachar
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Bernardo Wolfson
Founder & CEO
Realize, LLC
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