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Speed Mentoring:

Quick Advice from Experts

Please join us for an engaging and innovative way to gather advice from ActivateNM’s founder mentors! Whether you have questions on scaling, investment, marketing, wellness resources, or early ideation, our mentors are eager to support you and answer questions!

We are revitalizing what mentorship can look like for NM Founders. Picture speed dating, but tailored for founders and entrepreneurs – this event promises rapid-fire, one-on-one interactions aimed at fostering meaningful connections and ongoing communications. Participants will engage in multiple rounds of short, focused mentorship sessions with subject matter experts.

What to Expect:
November 15th | Q Station | 10 AM- 12 PM

Speed Mentoring: Experience rapid one-on-one interactions akin to speed dating, but tailored for founders and mentors.

Agenda

    • 10:00 – 10:35: Check-in, Coffee & Networking 
    • 10:35 – 10:45:  Welcome
    • 10:45 – 11:25: Speed Mentoring: Experience rapid one-on-one interactions akin to speed dating, but tailored for founders and mentors.
        • Round 1: 6 minutes
        • Round 2: 6 minutes
        • Round 3: 6 minutes
        • Round 4: 6 minutes
    • 11:25: Closing Remarks
    • 11:30 – 12:00: Networking Lunch (Lunch Provided)
      • Continue conversations that were cut off or meet someone you didn’t get a chance to talk with.

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Lunch Vendor

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Meet your Mentors

Study up on various experts and prepare some questions based on advice you need

Peter Howley

Former Founder, Empirical Path

Ask Me About:

  • B2B Marketing
  • Business Intelligence
  • Alliances

Jeff Bargiel

CNM Ingenuity & Founder of Toasti

Ask Me About:

  • Customer Discovery
  • Lean Startups Methods
  • SBIR/STTR Grants

Judy Kay Hendricks

Sandia National Labs/NMSBA/TRGR

Ask Me About:

  • No cost technical assistance from labs
  • Access to lab technologies
  • Winning presentations

Cody Pearson

Rocky Mnt - Rio Grande Tech Corridor Connector

Ask Me About:

  • Product/Market Fit
  • Customer Discovery
  • Irrational Optimism (and Persistence) 

Sandy Hirshberg

New Mexico Startup Alliance

Ask Me About:

  • Entrepreneurial Resources
  • Business Development
  • International Logistics 

T.J. Cook

Agentic Studios, Inc.

Ask Me About:

  • Fundraising Strategy/Advice
  • Go-to-Market Strategy
  • Building a Team

Vicki Apodaca

Fiat Advisors, Startup Advisor

Ask Me About:

  • Go-to-Market Strategy
  • Marketing & Channel Strategy
  • Startup Branding & Positioning 

Michael McDonald

TREC: Sandia Labs Retirees Supporting Entrepreneurs

Ask Me About:

  • Technology Expertise & Mentoring,
  • Product Development Road Mapping
  • Working with the National Laboratories

Eddy Mindlin

Sales Coaching

Ask Me About:

  • SmartSelling Strategies
  • Customer Service
  • Prospecting Clients: Cold Calling

Sue Prelonzni

Executive Director, Global IQ

Ask Me About:

  • Strategic business development
  • Connecting for collaboration and growth
  • Strategic networking

Eric Lee Smith

Eric Lee Smith INNOVATIONS

Ask Me About:

  • Product development
  • Pitching: Talking to Money
  • Got to Market Strategy

Sonja Dewing

Women's Thriller Writers Association

Ask Me About:

  • Writing/publishing
  • Marketing (email, social media, advertising)
  • Digital products

James Swope

POMS & Associates

Ask Me About:

  • Fintech Scaleups
  • Commercial Insurance
  • Pitch Building

Lindsay Humphries

ActivateNM

Ask Me About:

  • Entrepreneurial Resources
  • Relationship Building
  • Elevator Pitch

John Bell

Next Now Digital

Ask Me About:

  • Customer Acquisition & Retention
  • Brand Development
  • Next-gen Digital Marketing

Austin Gadient

Vali Cyber

Ask Me About:

  • Product market fit
  • Engineering/product team growth
  • Seed-stage pitch deck creation

Jonathan Ornelas

Presbyterian Health Plan

Ask Me About:

  • Employee Health Insurance Coverage
  • Employee Retention/Satisfaction
  • Employee Wellness & Benefits

Ben Strozier

Ingenuity Venture Fund

Ask Me About:

  • Market Research
  • Due Diligence
  • Pitching

Fran Fernandez

Small Business Development Center at CNM

Ask Me About:

  • Startup Assistance
  • Connecting with Community Resources
  • Business Plan Development

Brannon A. Dugick

Luminaria Labs, LLC

Ask Me About:

  • Enterprise Data Delivery & Strategy
  • Software Development Lifecycle
  • Analytics & Governance

Robert Bellospirito

Robert Bellospirito Business Development

Ask Me About:

  • Customer & Market Discovery
  • Hiring Talent
  • Company Culture

Nancy Lewis

UNM Innovation Academy

Ask Me About:

  • Problem Statement Formation
  • Customer Discovery
  • Innovating through Design Thinking

Harold Lavender

CNM Ingenuity

Ask Me About:

  • Finance
  • Validation
  • Acceptance

Pranab Shenoy

Luminaria Labs

Ask Me About:

  • Product Focused Design & Development
  • Full-Stack Application Architect
  • SEO Based Growth Strategies

John Chavez

New Mexico Start Up Factory I-RED ASCEND2.0

Ask Me About:

  • Company Structure
  • Access to Capital- Angel, Venture, Non-Dilutive 
  • Bio Tech

Save the Dates: Speed Mentoring

November 15th
10AM - 12:00 PM

Speed Mentoring: Experience rapid one-on-one interactions akin to speed dating, but tailored for founders and mentors.

January 13th
2:30 - 4:30PM

Speed Mentoring: Experience rapid one-on-one interactions akin to speed dating, but tailored for founders and mentors.

March 14th*
10AM - 12:00 PM

Small Group Mentoring Breakout Sessions

Funding Options for Small Businesses

May 19th*
2:30 - 5:00PM

Small Group Mentoring Breakout Sessions

Funding Options for Small Businesses

January 13th | TBD | 2:30 - 5:00 PM

Speed Mentoring: Experience rapid one-on-one interactions akin to speed dating, but tailored for founders and mentors.

Agenda

  • 2:30 – 3:05: Check-in, Coffee & Networking
  • 3:05 – 3:15: Welcome
  • 3:15 – 4:00: Speed Mentoring: Experience rapid one-on-one interactions akin to speed dating, but tailored for founders and mentors.
    • Four, six-minute rounds
  • 4:00: Closing Remarks
  • 4:05 – 4:30: Networking Happy Hour (Light Apps Provided)

Register for January Session

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