Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Virtual Mentorship

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Resources for Entrepreneurs

Book Office Hours with Our Experts!

Let us help you further explore your idea and grow your business! You can now sign up for mentorship sessions with our experts, AT NO COST to you. Sessions are generally 45 minutes and conducted virtually.

Mentorship is currently limited to current or past Ignite Entrepreneurs participants, and is subject to availability. If you are interested in joining the Ignite Entrepreneurs program, please complete the interest form.

Ignite Entrepreneurs Interest Form

Ignite participants requesting mentorship must complete this brief survey indicating areas of need and which expert you would like to meet with.

Mentorship Survey


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

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

Areas of Expertise:

  • Business Plan
  • Branding
  • Business Strategy and Marketing Strategy
Carissa Borraggine

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

Evelyn Cucchiara
Owner, The Toy Tamer

Areas of Expertise:

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

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

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

Areas of Expertise:

  • Brand Development
  • Analytics
  • Video Production
  • SEO/SEM/PPC

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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

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

Areas of Expertise:

  • Accounting
  • Taxation
  • Small Business Advisory
Jessica Maarek

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
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Pooja Patel
Attorney, Saiber

Areas of Expertise:

  • Strategic Planning
  • Risk Management and Litigation
  • General Corporate Advice and Insight
Sherry Rodriguez

Sherry Rodriguez, ESQ
Managing Partner, R&R Legal Advisors

Areas of Expertise:

  • Legal and Business Strategy
Zack Rosenberg

Zack Rosenberg
Co-Founder and CEO, Qortex.ai

Areas of Expertise:

  • Starting and Scaling your Business
  • Fundraising
  • Sales and Marketing

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Sienna Sage
Founder and CEO, Flourish by Sage

Areas of Experise:

  • Social Media Growth Strategies
  • Email Marketing
  • SEO

Tog Samphel
Founder and CEO, Anytongs
Product/User Experience Designer

Areas of Expertise:

  • Turning ideas into products
  • Launching products online
  • Design (apps, web, and branding)
  • Ecommerce startups
Alina Trigub

Alina Trigub
Managing Partner, SAMO Financial

Areas of Expertise:

  • Business Strategy
  • Time Management
  • Customer Service and Networking

Erdal Turnacioglu
Managing Partner, Erdal Employment Law

Areas of Expertise:

  • Employment laws (e.g., harassment, retaliation, wage and hour)
  • Employee handbooks
  • Employment training and seminars
  • Workplace investigations

Derrick Walton
CEO, Spheros.io

Areas of Expertise:

  • Domestic and International payments
  • Back Office Operations Experience
Lucy Yang

Lucy Yang
CEO, Silver Needle Tea Co

Areas of Expertise:

  • Product Development
  • Supply Chain
  • Business Strategy
  • Marketing Strategy

Angela Yu, Esq., MBA
Founder, Yu Law Legal

Areas of Expertise: 

  • Legal and Business Strategy
  • “Digital Nomad” Expert
  • Authenticity in Business