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Leadership Team

Bob Nelson

Co-Founder & CEO
The Venture Mentoring Team

Tom Mersch

Co-Founder
Partner, Kelley Kronenberg

Jim Ryan

Co-Founder
CEO, OutPLEX

Terri-Ann Brown

Director of Community Development
VMT Membership Committee

Bob Dakin

Chairman, Membership Committee
Principal, B D GLOBAL CONSULTING LLC

Dawn Watts

Director of Diversity

Howard McCarley

VMT Mentor
Co-Director of Mentor Development

Terence Bentley

Founding Mentor
Co-Director of Mentor Development

Roger Hoss

Roger Hoss

Chief Evangelist
VMT Membership Committee
President, Design & Company

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

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