Lisa Skinner

Lisa would love to meet with Early Stage and Growth Stage Businesses. Lisa Hood Skinner is an independent contractor/corporate ghostwriter specializing in writing packages for marketing campaigns, teaching personal branding and coaching executive presence. She has lived and worked around the world, including Honolulu, Puerto Rico, Guam and within many of Europe’s capital cities. She led a […]
Keith Hickey

Keith would love to meet with Novices, Early Stage, and Growth Stage Businesses. Before joining Three Roots Capital as Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer, he served as Director of Lending and Banking Relationships at Pathway Lending since 2018. Keith has been in the finance and banking industry for over 30 years and his passion and purpose has […]
Erin Reece

Erin would love to meet with Early Stage, Growth Stage Businesses, and Executive Level Founders. I am an accountant turned financial therapist with a passion for helping entrepreneurs build healthy financial foundations to increase profit and maximize their impact. With over a decade of experience in public and corporate accounting and five years as the owner of a […]
Bill Malkes

Bill would love to meet with Early Stage, Growth Stage Businesses, and Executive Level Founders. William A. Malkes Sr. is a seasoned entrepreneur and executive with a diverse career spanning multiple industries. As CEO of GRIDSMART Technologies, he led a $94 million acquisition by Cubic Corporation. Malkes has raised over $150 million in risk capital and overseen several […]
Brandon Bruce

Brandon would love to meet with Early Stage, Growth Stage Businesses, and Executive Level Founders. Founder of Cirrus Insight, Market Square Ventures, Knoxville Technology Council, Uncat, EvasiveAI. Past Managing Director of Techstars Industries of the Future Accelerator. Cyclist, runner, hiker. Email brandon@brandonbruce.com to book a mentor meeting!
Ed MacFawn

Ed would love to meet with Early Stage, Growth Stage Businesses, and Executive Level Founders. Ed started his career as a Consultant at KPMG implementing accounting and ERP systems. Later, he transitioned to Honeywell where he held various financial and operational leadership roles. After spending time at large businesses, Mr. MacFawn became a CFO to a few VC-backed […]
Jasmine Newton

Jasmine would love to meet with Novices and Early Stage Business Owners. Jasmine Newton is a portrait photographer, speaker, mentor, and community leader. Born and raised in Chicago, IL, Jasmine always had a passion for photography, but initially pursued a career in customer service doing various roles. However, in June 2015, she decided to follow her true passion […]
Corey Tyree

Corey would love to meet with Novices, Early Stage, Growth Stage Businesses, and Executive Level Founders. Corey Tyree is the founder and CEO of Trillium Renewable Chemicals, where he leads fundraising, hiring, and strategy. Trillium is building a chemical plant in Texas to produce chemicals that will decarbonize toys, aerospace parts, automotive parts, sporting goods, renewable energy, and […]
Cliff Caudill

Cliff would love to meet with Novices, Early Stage, and Growth Stage businesses. In my 39 year career with John Deere I lead Product Planning for John Deere’s global forestry harvesting equipment business, including the acquisition of its primary competitor based in Finland. John Deere continues to lead this global market. Since retiring in 2016 I joined SCORE, an […]
Rob Cochran

Rob would love to meet with Early Stage, Growth Stage Businesses, and Executive Level Founders. Rob Cochran is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 30 years of success in the service, retail, wholesale, and ecommerce sectors of the RV industry. As the founder of Camping Connection, he led the company to prominence, culminating in its acquisition by a Fortune […]