Current ENGAGE Mentors

Alphabetical A-Z by Last Name

Jude Anders

MBA, MSEE, Shoreline Concepts, LLC

Expertise: Engineering, marketing, sales, operations, intrepreneur

Industries: Building energy systems, controls, environment, sustainable design & operation

Scott Bolte

MS, Bioinformatics, Inscripta, Inc.

Expertise: Bioinformatics, supercomputers, regulatory, clinical

Industries: Healthcare, biotech, biomedical engineering

John Frantz

BA, The Frantz Group, LLC

Expertise: Business growth strategy problem-solving, market research, financial planning, entrepreneurship

Industries: Tech, manufacturing, distribution, finance, healthcare, medical devices

Mary Hannes

MBA, Finance & Strategy, Golden Angels Investors

Expertise: Strategy, marketing, customer experience, early-stage funding

Industries: Healthcare, investing, startups

Kyle Jansson

BS, Mechanical Engineering, UWM Prototyping

Expertise: Problem-solving, prototyping, product development, consumer, medical

Industries: Engineering, prototyping

Gontran Kenwood

MS, Mechanical Engineering, GE Healthcare Modality CTO, retired

Expertise: Produce development, program management, organizational design

Industries: Medical devices, clean energy

Richard Koenings

JD, MBA, Bus Exec, Founder, Bus Prof & Columnist

Expertise: Legal, entrepreneurship, finance, turnarounds, startups

Industries: Food & bev, software sales, healthcare equip, heavy manufacturing, books & games

Aaron Nodolf

JD, BS, Mechanical Engineering, Michael Best

Expertise: IP law, business strategy, licensing, product development

Industries: Mechanical engineering, medical devices, software

Jason Norby

MS, Healthcare Management, UWM; GBDS; M3 Insurance

Expertise: Health insurance solutions, employee benefits, insurance brokering, healthcare trends

Industries: Insurance, healthcare, B2B sales/consulting, pharmacy

Joyce Nwatuobi

CGMA, MA; Chief Executive Officer at ThriveHealth

Expertise: Finance, strategy, startups, operations, health tech, M&A, construction management & governance

Industries: Healthcare, consulting, transportation

Jason Parry

MS, Nonprofit Management & Leadership, Penfield Children’s Center

Expertise: Marketing, communications, strategy, development

Industries: PR, marketing, non-profits

John Pattison

MBA, Founder, Veteran, Investor

Expertise: Early stage-startups, accelerators, venture capital, fundraising, government grants/programs, operations, communications/PR, finance, corporate governance

Industries: Biotech, life sciences, foodtech, consulting, veterans, non-profits

Senthil Ramachandran

Sprint1 Software

Expertise: Venture capital, customer discovery, validation, software product design & development, hiring

Industries: Software development, computer science, IT

Read his mentor spotlight here.

Michael Reilly

MM, Management, Skillman Associates

Expertise: Management, start-ups, strategy, negotiation, financing

Industries: Medical products, contract manufacturing, consumer products

Sunil Sharma

MBA, MSEE, Shoreline Concepts, LLC

Expertise: Digital & CX strategy, strategic planning, go-to-market strategy, organizational, leadership, system architecture

Industries: Manufacturing and technology

Read his mentor spotlight here.

Aneesh Suneja

MBA, Co-Author, FlowOne Lean Consulting, LLC

Expertise: Software Conceptualization & Commercialization, Ambulatory Care Process Redesign, Lean Manufacturing, Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker

Industries: Technology, E-Commerce, Healthcare, Manufacturing (Chemical)

AkkeNeel Talsma

MBA, Waukesha Center for Growth

Expertise: Quality improvement, healthcare IT, nursing, entrepreneurship

Industries: Healthcare, nursing, clinical, patient safety

Steven Visuri, PhD.

Biomedical Engineering, Stem Pharm, Inc.

Expertise: Medical, clinical, regulatory, marketing, IP, startups

Industries: Medical devices, clinical, R&D, investing

Dan Voell

Midwest Label, Gateway Capital, Octane Coffee

Expertise: Finance, Fundraising, Operations

Industries: Hard Tech, Robotics, Manufacturing, Logistics

Lucy Waldhuetter

MBA, Waukesha Center for Growth

Expertise: Engineering, projections, market pricing, sustainability
Industries: Small business development, financial modeling, startups

Dave Zachman

BS, Biology; VP Sales, BD, Angel Investor

Expertise: Biology, sales, med devices, board member, entrepreneurship

Industries: Business development, instructor, advisor, startups, investing