Virtual Mentorship

Book Office Hours with Our Experts!

Ignite Entrepreneur participants and alumni, let us help you further explore your idea and grow your business! You can now sign up for mentorship sessions with our experts. Sessions are generally 45 minutes and conducted virtually.

Current Ignite participants and Alumni, please complete this brief survey indicating areas of need and which expert you would like to meet with.

Ignite Mentorship Request

If you are interested in joining the next Ignite Entrepreneurs program (launching in late 2026), please complete the application.

Ignite Entrepreneurs Application

Our Mentors

Raj Amin
Co-Founder and CEO, Arcade Therapeutics; Founder and Managing Partner, Teem Ventures

Areas of Expertise:

Early stage venture strategy and positioning
Lean product development
Fundraising approaches

Alexandra Bernard-Simmons
Founder and CEO, Think Like a Boss NJ

Areas of Expertise:

Business Plan
Branding
Business Strategy and Marketing Strategy

Carissa Borraggine
Founder and Owner, KW NJ Metro Group

Areas of Expertise:

Business Plan Creation
Opening/Planning for Brick and Mortar
Real Estate

Evelyn Cucchiara
Owner, The Toy Tamer

Areas of Expertise:

Turning Hobbies into a Business
Solopreneurs or First-Time Business Owners
Stream-Processes
Niche Businesses

Annalyce D’Agostino-Gavin

Founder, Focus Posters

Areas of Expertise:

Content Creation (Beginner to Advanced)
Graphic Design
Visual Branding

Rebecca L. DeLuccia

Co-Founder & CEO, DAE Lead ® by Hundhaus Designs LLC; 3x U.S. Utility Patent Holder

Areas of Expertise:

Innovation Opportunity Identification
Strategic IP for Market Differentiation
Inventor-led Patent Applications
Physical Prototyping (Proof-of-Concept, MVP) and User-testing

Mark Donatiello
Director of Client Experience, Nancy Chu Homes-Keller Williams NJ Metro Group and Former Fashion Industry Senior Executive

Areas of Expertise:

Sales Strategy and Execution
Business Development/Lead Generation
Product Merchandising

Randy Doran
Co-Owner, Director of Operations of ClickFuze Marketing

Areas of Expertise:

Brand Development
Analytics
Video Production
SEO/SEM/PPC

Andrew Frazier, MBA, CFA

Masterpreneur(tm) and Founder of Small Business Pro University

Areas of Expertise:

Business Strategy
Financial Management
Business Financing

William Fuchs
President, DKL Consulting

Areas of Expertise:

Operations including Manufacturing
Supply Chain & Procurement.
Distribution
HR/Human Capital
Strategic Planning
Finance & Key Metrics

Len Harac, PhD
President, Harac Consulting

Areas of Expertise:

Strategic and Tactical Business Consulting
Time Management
Networking

Al-Nesha Jones, CPA, MBA
Founder, ASE Group

Areas of Expertise:

Accounting
Taxation
Small Business Advisory

Jessica Maarek
Founder and Owner, Red Root Marketing

Areas of Expertise:

Social Media Marketing
Content Marketing
Digital Marketing

Dennis Murphy
Director of Corporate Accounts, W.L. Gore and Associates (recently retired)

Areas of Expertise:

Sales & Customer Marketing and Strategy
Consumer products industries including personal care, apparel, grocery products
Medical devices
Business development– targeting, networking, selling

Pooja Patel
Attorney

Areas of Expertise:

Strategic Planning
Risk Management and Litigation
General Corporate Advice and Insight

Priya Persaud
Attorney

Areas of Expertise:

Evaluating products and services to determine the appropriate form of IP protection
Technical and scientific expertise in computer engineering, electrical engineering, and related fields
Advising on IP strategy