MENTORSHIP
THE
PROGRAM
LaunchLKN exists to develop stronger, more thoughtful, confident entrepreneurs. Our mentors are industry experts, seasoned entrepreneurs, and investors that provide free mentorship to scale our local start-up ecosystem. Mentoring is available for startups in the greater Charlotte/Lake Norman area.
WHAT OUR ENTREPRENEURS SAY ABOUT
LAUNCHLKN MENTORS
"Our mentors are leaders in their areas so they bring that high level of advisory to our questions. They provide recommendations and personal connections with who to contact as we discuss our needs. "
MENTORS
MEET OUR
Louis
Foreman
Entrepreneur, Innovator, Educator, and Investor
Kevin
Dean
Retired - Procurement and Supply Chain, Ingersoll Rand and General Motors
Scott
Smith
IT & General Management
Professional
Joni
Dunn
Management Consultant,
Business Mentor
Bob
Guth
LaunchLKN Chairman of the Board & Independent Director
Bob
Irvin
Executive Director – Joules Cleantech Accelerator
Chris
Kilbane
Owner
Cashel Inc.
Chris
Langford
Partner
IDEAFund Partners
Chris
LaPre
Solutions Architect at Zigbee Alliance
Mark
Russell
Managing Director
MSR Strategy Company
Mark
McDowell
Founder/Investor
Real Ventures
Meg
Seitz
Founder & Chief Creative
Officer at the toth shop
John
Steinbit
Consultant, Assistant
Secretary of Defense
Jeff
Deming
Designer, Creech & Associates
&
Preston Hagman
Scott Harrison
Tiffany Hawks
Dana Hicks
Dan Houston
Steve Justis
Bill Kaiser
John Karant
Prassana Katragadda
Rob Lorenzen
Mike Marvin
Chris Mckee
Mark Mergenthaler
David NASA
Terry Pardue
Sean Poe
John Quinn
Daniel Schubert
Michelle Serrano-Mills