Mentors
Wond’ry Mentors will hold open office hours at the Wond’ry so that students can receive one-on-one personalized guidance and gain access to years of expertise in the fields they hope to enter. This is one of many Wond’ry programs designed to increase learning outside of the classroom and to encourage the pursuit of meaningful connections that lead to independent entrepreneurial and creative endeavors.
Email the Wond’ry if you are interested in becoming a Mentor!
Blake Bernard
Waller Attorney
Office Hours: Last Wednesday of the Month, 3-6 PM
Areas of Expertise: Legal, Marketing, Operations, Product Design, Technology
Bio
John Bers
Adjoint Professor of Engineering Management
Office Hours: By appointment only, Wednesday afternoons
Areas of Expertise: Finance, Healthcare, Marketing, Operations, Presentation, Technology
Bio
Germain Boer
Professor of Accounting, Emeritus and Director, Owen
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 2-5 PM
Areas of Expertise: Finance, Networking, Operations
Bio
Jason Burchard
Co-founder at RootNote
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Areas of Expertise: Finance, Music
Bio
Jeremy Burchard
Co-founder at RootNote
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Areas of Expertise: Finance, Fundraising, Music
Bio
Laura Campbell
Founder, Laura Campbell & Assoc.
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising, Healthcare, Marketing
Sean Casey
Head of Product for divvyDOSE
Office Hours: Monday every other week
Areas of Expertise: Finance, Fundraising, Leadership, Legal, Operations, Presentation, Product Design, Technology
Bio
Kelley Dantoulis
Manager of New Ventures, VU CTTC
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Finance, Fundraising, Leadership, Marketing, Networking, Presentation, Operations, Technology
James DiGiorgio
President, Applied Knowledge LLC
Office Hours: Thursdays, 1:00-3:00 PM
Areas of Expertise: Healthcare, Leadership, Operations
Bio
Amr El-Husseini
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lodestone Advisory Group
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Finance, Fundraising, Healthcare, Leadership, Marketing, Operations, Presentation
Bio
Larry Felts
Principal at PYA
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Finance, Fundraising, Marketing
Bio
Anant Gandhi
Innovation Principal, Bridgestone Americas
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Leadership, Marketing, Networking, Operations, Presentation, Technology
Bio
Chris Gardner
Creative Feels
Office Hours: Thursdays, 3-6 PM
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising, Healthcare, Leadership, Marketing, Music, Networking, Technology
Bio
Shawn Glinter
Founder and CEO of Nanoferix
Office Hours: By appointment only, Tuesdays 1:30-5:30 PM
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising, Healthcare, Leadership, Marketing, Networking, Technology
Bio
Andrew Goldner
Partner at GrowthX
Office Hours: Third Wednesdays of the month
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising, Marketing
Bio
Jeff Gould
Chief Strategy Officer for both Amplion Clinical Communications and Orchid International
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Finance, Fundraising, Healthcare, Technology
Bio
Kane Harrison
VP & CMO of TalkApolis
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising, Leadership, Marketing, Music, Networking, Operations, Technology
Bio
Adam Harthcock
Co-Founder and COO of Utilize Healthcare
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Finance, Fundraising, Healthcare, Marketing, Operations
Bio
Jessica Harthcock
Founder and CEO of Utilize Healthcare
Office Hours: Every other Thursday, 3:30-6 PM
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising, Healthcare, Marketing, Operations
Bio
Brad Holliday
Co-Founder at ID8 Innovation
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising, Marketing, Music, Networking, Operations, Presentation, Product Design, Technology
Bio
Rahn Huber
Senior Lecturer, Vanderbilt University Business Librarian, Walker Management Library Owen Graduate School of Management
Office Hours: First Tues. of the month, 2:30-4:30 PM; & third Weds. of the month, 2:30-4:30 PM
Areas of Expertise: Research
Bio
Willis Hulings
Associate Professor of Practice of Managerial Studies, VU College of Arts & Science
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Finance, Leadership, Operations, Presentation
Bio
Diane Keeney
Senior Program Specialist, Cumberland Emerging Technologies, Inc
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising, Healthcare, Product Design, Technology
Bio
Paul King
Professor Emeritus of Bio- and Mechanical Engineering, VU School of Engineering
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Healthcare, Product Design, Technology
Yiorgos Kostoulas
Associate Professor, Engineering Management Program
Office Hours: Fridays, 8-11 AM
Areas of Expertise: Marketing, Product Design, Technology
Bio
Greg Lewis
CEO of Tennessee Center for Family Business
Office Hours: Thursdays 1-4 PM
Areas of Expertise: Leadership, Operations
Bio
Marcia Masulla
CEO of Roar Nashville, Founder & Managing Partner of Nashville Fashion Week, Founder & Executive Director of Tiny But Mighty Fund
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 12-3 PM
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising, Leadership, Marketing, Networking, Presentation, Product Design
Bio
Libby Monette
Marketing Manager, AccuReg
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising, Healthcare, Marketing, Networking, Presentation
Jeremy Park
Manager of Aduit & Accounting Services, Pershing Yoakley & Associates
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Finance, Legal
Stephanie Pruitt
Poet & ARTrepreneur
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Art, Finance, Marketing
Bio
Joe Rando
Associate Professor of the Practice of Managerial Studies
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Areas of Expertise: Finance, Fundraising, Healthcare, Marketing, Networking, Presentation
Bio
Peter Rousos
Director of New Ventures, VU CTTC
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising, Healthcare, Leadership, Legal, Music, Networking, Presentation, Technology
Dan Ryan
Principal for Ryan Search and Consulting
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Leadership, Networking, Operations
Bio
Bayard Saunders
CMO of MiiA Digital
Office Hours: Thursdays, 12-2 PM
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising, Legal, Marketing, Networking, Operations, Presentation, Product Design, Technology
Bio
Fred Scholl
Global Senior Information Security Risk Manager
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Leadership, Legal, Networking, Product Design, Technology
Bio
Yolanda Shields
Author, Speaker, and Coach
Office Hours: Second and fourth Thursdays of the month, 2-5 PM
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising, Marketing, Networking, Operations, Presentation
Bio
Phil Shmerling
CEO of InCrowd Capital, LLCJ
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Finance, Fundraising, Leadership, Legal, Music, Networking, Operations, Presentation, Technology
Bio
Peter Smith
President/COO Golden Spiral
Office Hours: First and Third Wednesdays of the month, 3-5 PM
Areas of Expertise: Finance, Marketing, Operations
Bio
Joe Thomas
Owner and Consultant Music City Cyber
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Networking, Operations, Product Design, Technology
Bio
Danielle Torrez
Chief Executive Officer Experience Global
Office Hours: Thursdays, 1-4 PM
Areas of Expertise: Healthcare, Marketing, Music, Operations
Bio
Philip Tulimieri
Business Executive and Consultant
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Leadership, Legal, Marketing, Operations, Presentation, Product Design
Bio
Stryker Warren
Senior Advisor at Savor Health
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 1-4 PM, by appointment
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising, Healthcare, Leadership, Marketing, Operations, Presentation, Product Design
Bio
Neil Whitney
Co-founder, Menud
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Fundraising, Healthcare, Marketing
Anderson Williams
Writer | Entrepreneur | Artist | Social Innovator
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Healthcare, Marketing, Technology
Bio
Michael Woolf
Operations Exec | Legal Advisor | Entrepreneur
Office Hours: By appointment only
Areas of Expertise: Art, Legal, Technology
Bio