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Guest Speakers

Since 2017, The VMT has served as a venue for over 100 presentations from business leaders, including attorneys, educational organizations, angel and venture capital organizations, startup founders, small business owners, incubator and accelerator program managers and more. These professionals are given the opportunity to address and educate our mentors and further advance our collective network of thousands of contacts in industries of all types and sizes.

August 16, 2023

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June 21, 2023

May 17, 2023

April 12, 2023

March 15, 2023

February 15, 2023

January 18, 2023

December 14, 2022

November 16, 2022

October 12, 2022

August 17, 2022

June 15, 2022

May 11, 2022

April 13, 2022

March 16, 2022

February 16, 2022

January 12, 2022

December 15, 2021

November 17, 2021

October 13, 2021

August 18, 2021

June 16, 2021

July 14, 2021

May 12, 2021

March 17, 2021

February 17, 2021

September 16, 2020

August 20, 2020

July 15, 2020

April 30, 2020

February 12, 2020

January 14, 2020

December 11, 2019

November 13, 2019

October 14, 2019

May 15, 2019

April 10, 2019

March 13. 2019

February 13, 2019

December 12. 2018

November 13, 2018

September 11, 2018

July 18, 2018

May 16, 2018

April 17, 2018

March 20, 2018

February 21, 2018

January 15, 2018

December 19, 2017

November 15, 2017

October 20, 2017

September 20, 2017

July 18, 2017

June 21, 2017

May 17, 2017

March 14, 2017

February 20, 2017

Florida Atlantic University

The path taken by entrepreneurs is never a straight line and is full of twists and turns that often require expertise and guidance from professionals outside of the organization. We at 2nd Vault could not be more grateful and appreciative of the time and knowledge provided to us by the Venture Mentoring Team. Every minute spent with our mentoring team is time well spent and invested. The VMT mentoring team is a perfectly crafted group of professionals that all have meaningful direction and insights to provide. The VMT mentors keep us focused on what is in front of us systematically, helping to lead our company to scale. We feel so fortunate to have been selected as mentees of the VMT and hope to pay it forward in the future.  Thank you for all you do and the impact you have on start-up founders, as there is no price one could ever assign to the value we have received.

Kevin C. Cox, phD, MSE

Senior Instructor and Assistant Director

Elevate Together

Office Depot initiated the Elevate Together program in 2021 partnering with The Venture Mentoring Team, the National Urban League and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to deliver impactful, measurable and scalable support services that foster business creation and growth opportunities for Black and Hispanic businesses.

It has been an honor to partner with the Venture Mentoring Team during Elevate Together’s launch and early stages. Their mentoring methodology and training set a high bar, and their mentors have been invaluable to our Elevate Together grant recipients.

We look forward to the VMT’s continued work with Urban League affiliates, Hispanic Chambers and other community partners to provide mentoring services to minority-owned small businesses as they grow and expand their mentoring services.

Sharu Goodwyn

National Manager, Community Investment, Elevate Together

Alex Price

National Director, Community Investment / Co-Leader, Diversity Council