GIVE BACK BY MENTORING ENTREPRENEURS & PROFESSIONALS IN SEATTLE
As part of a pilot program, we're connecting a small group of mentors with professionals in Seattle prior to the launch of the Upnotch app. Some of the available candidates are listed below.
Please join the pilot or email us if you're interested in becoming a mentor.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
(Startup)
Looking to grow career and scale a business that provides a disruptive sales operations platform.
Ideal Mentor: Entrepreneur with Sales experience. Willing to provide guidance and constructive feedback.
Candidate 1
DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION
(???)
Looking to grow current role and overcome internal challenges.
Ideal mentor: Executive Level. Expert in their field. SaaS product owner/leader. Willing to share skills, knowledge, and expertise.
Candidate 2
MANAGER OF PARTNERSHIPS
(IT & Services)
Looking to launch new partnership channels & become Director of Partnerships.
Ideal Mentor: Executive Level. Marketing and Sales background. Understands data analysis. Experience in presentation, public speaking, leadership and strategy, OKR designing.
Candidate 3
CO-FOUNDER
(Startup in Food & Beverages)
Looking to grow/scale a business, increase sales and organize fast-growing business.
Ideal Mentor: Owner / Co-Founder. Experience with operations, supply chain. Understanding of sales and marketing. Motivational.
Candidate 4
FOUNDER & CEO
(Disruptive Book Publishing)
Looking to grow/scale business with internet marketing & speaking at events.
Ideal mentor: C-Suite. Thought leader. Background in in positioning, leadership. legacy-driven, others-focused.
Candidate 5
DIRECTOR
(E-Commerce & Customer Experience)
Looking to become a better team manager & build network and professional connections.
Ideal Mentor: Active listener. Diverse career background with understanding of corporate & startup environments. Has scaled a startup from the ground up.
Candidate 6
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
(Computer Software)
Looking to grow current role in VP of Engineering & explore new opportunities.
Ideal Mentor: Executive Level. Background in Software Engineering. Experience in growing teams, introducing metrics to measure teams.
Candidate 7
CEO, CO-FOUNDER
(Startup in Social Media Technology)
Looking to launch a new business. Find a product-market fit & funding in 3 years.
Ideal Mentor: Practical. Has worked with a social network, search or online advertising platform. Has launched 1 or more startups.
Candidate 8
CEO (Online Food & Beverage Marketplace)
Looking to communicate unique value prop in crowded market. Raise seed funding.
Ideal Mentor: Executive Level. Entrepreneur. Experience in customer acquisitions, growth hacking and sales. Also understands fundraising and networking.
Candidate 9
CEO & FOUNDER
(Saas Provider)
Looking to improve existing business skills and grow and scale business.
Ideal Mentor: Director Level. Background in sales leadership. Open & ambitions mindset. Motivational, active listener.
Candidate 10
FOUNDER/PRESIDENT (Digital Agency)
Looking to scale a small business & have team be more self-sufficient. Get an outside perspective.
Ideal mentor: Owner / Co-Founder. Current experience in a growth industry. Still active in career. Understands operational metrics, client experience measurement and managing teams and partners.
Candidate 11
COO (Emerging Technology Long/Short Equity Hedge Fund)
Looking to execute and scale assets under management with effective marketing and fundraising strategy. Grow into portfolio manager & develop personal brand in the industry.
Ideal Mentor: Owner / Co-Founder. Entrepreneur with background in Investment Management, Marketing/Sales. Experience scaling a business, identifying and understanding target customers & navigating a startup.
Candidate 12
TALENT ANALYTICS MANAGER
Looking to launch a business. Grow existing market and launch in new one. Improve sales, proposals & marketing. Build a consistent sales funnel and lower stress.
Ideal Mentor: Operations manager, or COO. Experience working in a startup / scaleup and have built teams.
Candidate 13
DIRECTOR OF SECURITY (Cyber Security for Saas)
Looking to grow in existing role and develop into an executive.
Ideal Mentor: Practical. Willing to share knowledge and tactics. Background in finance, marketing or sales areas to balance candidate's heave tech background.
Candidate 14
SENIOR DIRECTOR (Connected Technology - Lifestyle & Design)
Looking to launch a new business in the fitness and wellness sector.
Ideal mentor: C-Suite. IT or product-based background with experience in launching and growing a startup.
Candidate 15