Here are the 50 Growth Mentors of January 2023

1. Adam Fard

Describe yourself

I am a senior lead UX/UI designer with more than 11 years of experience. My passion for design steadily grew into establishing my own agency, which I’m currently leading.

Along my journey, I’ve managed to both work with some of the industry behemoths such as Samsung, HubSpot & Deutsche Telekom, and lesser-known SaaS & FinTech startups (Series A & above).

A few things that I believe set my agency and me apart:

• We do in-depth research with dedicated researchers, which goes beyond the industry one-man-designer-army standard. Google searches don’t cut it.
• We’re serious about educating our readers and clients. On top of running a weekly design blog with 20k+ monthly readers, we integrate design into the very DNA of our clients.
• We’ve been remote for years before the pandemic hit. We’ve already solved problems newly remote agencies don’t even know they have.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

It’s time to step up my giving back to the tech community: I want to educate at least 50.000 founders and executives on the UX and product design best practices, by the end of 2023.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

The best definition of a “growth mindset” I can give is being smart about setting goals, finding the most efficient ways of reaching them, failing & experimenting along the way, being persistent, and getting closer to the goals daily.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

If there were just one thing for me to mentor, that would have certainly been product design. I’ve been in the design industry for about 11 years, so I’ve almost seen it all. On top of that, my passion for merging research, business, and visuals have sustained me throughout my journey.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

This project involved the improvement of an AI platform.

Users were skeptical of the results generated by the AI platform because it had a black-box approach with no transparency.

To address this, we explicitly outlined the accuracy range of the AI and the degree of confidence one can have in the results.

Instead of presenting the AI recommendation as a single line on a chart, we used a gradient to show users the range of possible outcomes.

We received overwhelmingly positive feedback during usability testing, and after launching the platform, we saw an increase in trust and adoption among users.

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2. Alex Searle

Describe yourself

I’ve spent the last 10 years working with founders, startups, technologists and entrepreneurs.

• Developing audience-building & customer relationship skills for high-performing teams
• Refining & distilling key messaging for organizations working in complex environments
• Advising & guiding ExCo-level professionals on business & product strategy
• Creating bold content strategies & executing the hell out of them
• Supporting solo strategists, creative freelancers, and 1-person businesses to thrive

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I want to share my knowledge and help other business owners become more effective.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

It means being great at solving problems, clearly communicating solutions, and dealing with challenges with an open, happy heart.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Communicating their proposition simply.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Problem: Working with startups and founders who are trying to simplify/level up their pitch decks

Solution: I created a new visual matrix to assess pitch decks with the aim of improving them in 5 key areas

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3. Andrew Bolis

Describe yourself

I’m a B2B Growth Leader with experience across SaaS, Tech, Supply Chain, Logistics, MarTech, and EdTech. I excel at driving revenue growth from Series A to Series E stages at startups.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I enjoy connecting with startup founders and helping them make their vision a reality through great marketing.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

A growth mindset is regularly questioning the status quo, chipping away at self-limiting beliefs, and reframing setbacks as learnings.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

The appropriate growth strategy depends on the company’s stage, product, market, and funding.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

At a previous company I worked at, the sales team struggled with getting in touch with senior decision-makers at large enterprise companies.

They tried traditional tactics like cold emailing and cold calling but mainly were ignored. So I tried asking some of those people to speak on our webinars or co-present with us at conferences and found that they were responsive because they were interested in thought leadership opportunities and building their personal brands.

So as part of our strategy to engage net new accounts, we started specifically getting them to speak at our events first which built familiarity and connections with our team.

After a speaking engagement, we would thank them and ask if they were interested in learning more about our product and many were.

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4. Anne-Marie Anghelache

Describe yourself

Hi there! My name is Anne and I’ve been working in corporations my entire life.

Throughout my technical career, I’ve helped build infrastructure for a large number of organizations, driving change management, mergers and acquisitions, and technical architecture elements.

I am also a Modern Workplace Lead for 250+ people, which I am incredibly passionate about.

Making sure some of the best-in-class consultants in the industry have all the guidance and support that they need, ensuring they know what their career paths are, feel happy with their roles, responsibilities, mental health, and a number of other things is part of my day to day role when I’m not wearing my Consultant hat.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

Mentoring is one of the most impactful processes, in which helping others achieve more, find themselves, and realize their potential can be hugely satisfying.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Growth mindset is having the ability to understand that there’s always something to give, something to learn, and something to adapt.

It is understanding your goals and targets clearly, being able to recognize your weaknesses and strengths correctly, and learning when to leverage others to help elevate yourself/a solution/a situation.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

To put it in one word, empowerment.

Across so many industries and millions of people, it can be hard to feel appreciated, valued, and worthy, and I love talking about how much value people have.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

I once found myself with a customer that no one wanted to deal with, along with Global Administrator Rights in a room full of servers, decade-old infrastructure, and a highly political and very public acquisition underway.

I had two months to single-handedly complete the design, pilot, test, and implementation of moving a 10-year-old infrastructure (across different platforms, services, vendors, and applications) to a completely new one where the politics inside the organization wouldn’t allow me to move anything. It got done successfully, but even now when I walk down the street and see the logo, I cringe a bit inside.

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5. Anthony Corletti

Describe yourself

I’m a software engineer and entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience.

I’ve been the first founding engineer for multiple startups, founded my own startup, worked in larger organizations, and taught at Carnegie Mellon University.

I’m here to share this experience to help you make better decisions, software, products, strategies, and relationships.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I want to be there for others who find themselves in my old shoes.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

For me, a growth mindset means; one percent better every day.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Strategies for Software Developers in Startups

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Instead of building a complex CI system to do product CI and CD to enterprise customers, we leveraged GitHub Actions for it all – saving 100x in infrastructure cost and dev time spent.

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6. Arie Elbelman R.

Describe yourself

I truly believe the human factor is essential for the success of any initiative.

After having worked in well-known Israeli startups for many years, I decided to go back to my roots and offer meaningful transformational workshops for companies, startups, communities, and individuals.

I have walked through a path that allows me to comprehend that innovation and strategy focused both on the ‘human development’ of institutions and on their audiences, is the key to success.

Using an innovative methodology I created, I help people unveil aspects of their identity they weren’t aware of, enabling them to find new and effective ways to communicate.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

Because crafting fruitful transformational processes is my motto. Sharing is caring and we must humanize this kind of process.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

What growth means will depend on the goals and objectives each person sets up for themselves.

But a growth mindset, in my opinion, talks about being absolutely sure that by taking certain actions and implementing new tactics, things can -and will- improve. Is, in some way, identifying how can we become either bigger or more impactful, instead of questioning if we can do so.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Discovering unseen aspects of their brand/corporate identity in order to create effective strategies and messages.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

If I tell you guys that I almost always begin my big workshops by asking CEOs and investors of very traditional corporations to take off one shoe in order to both break the ice and dynamize the group, would that count?

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7. Ashley McAlpin

Describe yourself

I am a passionate marketer with experience scaling bootstrapped startups. I want to give back to the startup community and meet the people fueling the future of business. Scaling $1M-20M is my sweet spot.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I am passionate about helping startups grow through foundational marketing strategy.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Having a growth mindset means moving fast. It means speed over perfection, results over process. It’s foundational to early startup success.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Go to market strategy. It’s one of the most critical pieces of early growth and the key to sustainable business. Determining the market fit and positioning is my wheelhouse.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Marketing for a bootstrapped company can be hard. It’s difficult to build an engine on limited resources.

At one point I was at an organization navigating a low budget and fierce competition. Instead of going head to head with the competition on advertising and events, I found a back door.

I leveraged agency and tech partners to build brand equity (FREE), tapping into an influencer network that actually doubled our visibility.

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8. Brendan McNulty

Describe yourself

Hi, I’m Brendan. I work on Now Novel, an online novel writing course on a product and growth perspective, and do conversion rate optimization for e-commerce organizations like Canon and Interflora (amongst others).

Keen to chat about experimentation and growth strategies

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

Understanding growth from a consultant and company owner perspective fascinates me, I want to share with others so they can get there quicker.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Wanting to keep learning.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

E-commerce conversion rate optimization

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

A consistent program of iterative testing on a retailer that added a projected £4MM annual revenue through product page improvements.

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9. Charlie Windschill

Describe yourself

I’m a B2B growth marketer with experience helping SaaS companies scale in the US, EMEA, and Australia.

As a generalist, I have a knack for spotting opportunities across channels using a combination of data-driven insights and customer-influenced ideas.

I’ve been fortunate to work with some first-class marketing teams and know how to structure a combination of in-house + external experts to achieve goals, especially when there’s a consideration for regional vs. HQ organizational structures.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

Sharing ideas is the best way to raise the profession overall – the advice I give today might turn into the next great idea I myself can learn from down the road.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

A growth mindset is a way of doing. It means always seeking out the next great opportunity, trying it out, and learning quickly regardless of if it fails or flys.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Use of data to set strategy & execute in an agile framework. How to build and nurture teams to achieve goals.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

We had an internal subject matter expert who customers just loved speaking to for strategic advice. To scale the reach of his wisdom, we created an eBook. It was great but just didn’t replicate that 1:1 value he provided.

So, I decided to turn the eBook into a workshop and he led the first pilot edition of it to a jam-packed room (95% attendance rate for an IRL event… best event I’ve run to this day!). Over time the workshop became more polished and turned into a global roadshow, then a webinar series, and finally an “event-in-a-box” package that our field sales could leverage.

We took each learning or piece of feedback – positive and negative – and iterated.

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10. Christian Langenberg

Describe yourself

Hi all, my name is Christian. I am German but live in Dublin, Ireland with my wife and our two dogs.

I have worked in Product Management for over 10 years across different PM disciplines such as portfolio/business ownership, large-scale software delivery, and rapid Proof of Concept development.

I’m passionate about education and growth and believe that we can find a solution to whatever problem you are facing.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I’m passionate about knowledge and education and believe that I can contribute to someone’s personal or organizational success journey having 15 years of experience in Product Management and Product Marketing

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

To me, having a growth mindset means constantly challenging the status quo and trying out different things. Keep trying new ideas and maintaining a ‘can do’ attitude while overcoming hurdles and difficulties will help you grow personally and professionally with your company or in your job.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Product Management, simply because that’s where my personal experience and passion lie.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Back in 2015, I was working at a Marketing Automation Company that pivoted from OnPrem solutions to SaaS solutions.

The uptick of the new offer was slow. After some VoC tours, it became apparent that the pricing and onboarding solutions did not meet customer expectations so I put a Go-To-Market plan together to build a whole new “New to SaaS” package that was sold as part of the new subscription service.

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11. Derk van der Grijp

Describe yourself

I’m currently building a stealth startup in the restaurant business and I’ve launched multiple startups in Europe and Africa (most of them failed:-).

I also had a YouTube channel where I shared stuff about startups and innovation in Eastern Africa.

I’m happy to help with any general questions you may have about your startup, but what would make me even happier is if you came to me with a specific challenge you’re facing in growing your startup.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

While some people are all about music or football, I’m all about startups and innovation. I could talk about ’em all day, no joke.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

A growth mindset is crucial when it comes to working for a company. In my mind, it’s the belief that you can improve and develop your abilities through learning and especially failing. Face your challenges as opportunities for growth rather than roadblocks, and embrace a mindset of ongoing learning.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

If I had to choose just one topic to mentor someone on, it would be helping early-stage startups grow. I am deeply passionate about this area as it allows me to utilize my experience in launching and scaling companies and share my knowledge with others.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Problem: At the age of 23, I moved to a foreign country where I had never been before, with the goal of setting up a software development outsourcing company. The challenge was that I didn’t know a single software developer in that country.

Solution: Within 10 months and through implementing a series of growth hacks, I had successfully built a community/database of 2000 local software developers, and had hired 6 software developers to work with my company.

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12. Destiny Harris

Describe yourself

I started my career at apple. From there I worked across industries and roles, which has granted me a lot of relevant experience to help others make a shift in their career or transition into a tech career. My goal is to help you get from point A to Z.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I’ve been coaching product and program management for the past 4 years, which has led me to find a new passion that empowers people to elevate their careers and their financial position in life.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

A growth mindset means you’re constantly seeking disruptive ways to expand yourself, a product, or a business.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

How to get a job in tech: Many people don’t know how to successfully do this–especially when their background doesn’t align with a traditional tech background.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Allow tutors to give feedback to students immediately after the session is complete, to entice students to engage with the platform and schedule another session after they review their tutors’ feedback.

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13. Ekaterina Garbaruk Monnot

Describe yourself

I am a product leader who is passionate about building teams and coaching individuals to build products that solve customer needs and deliver value to the business.

I have experience with market leaders such as Spotify and Klarna in customer-centric products that are powered by complex platforms. I can both scale existing products or build a product from 0 to 1.

I like mentoring and coaching individuals and teams as a people manager and scaling product management competence.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I find it inspiring to help other people and their ideas grow. I have experience with mentoring for the past 5 years and I find it very rewarding.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

It is about seeing challenges as an opportunity to learn and get better.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Product management

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

I was part of the team where we worked on a very complex product. We had a lot of challenges to get alignment with stakeholders. I came up with a simple model of what we were doing and people really understood what we did.

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14. Eugene Strelets

Describe yourself

I am a Growth Product Manager with experience in experimenting with data-driven decision-making to drive products to the next level of scale, impact, and profitability.

Passionate about conducting growth experiments, multivariate tests, and funnel analysis. Proven track record of success at Gismart (6th out of 1000 Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies for 2020 by Financial Times) and Loóna («Best App» in the U.S. by Google Play’s Best of 2020 Awards and won the 2021 Apple Design Award in the Visuals and Graphics category).

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I want to become a growth mentor because I have benefited from having great mentors in my life, and I want to pay it forward.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

A growth mindset means that you thrive on challenges, and don’t see failure as a way to describe yourself but as a springboard for growth and developing your abilities. Your intelligence and talents are all susceptible to growth.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Funnel and Subscription Optimization. It’s the area I’ve focused on the most in my career.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Completely rethinking onboarding experience for new users which increased conversion rate and retention.

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15. Fabien Baker

Describe yourself

I’ve worked in the tech sector for 12 years now, mainly in the ride-hailing space.

Focusing on pricing, supply & demand operations, and product analysis. Some of the companies are large publicly listed and others are startups. There are more things similar than dissimilar between how these companies build strategies and decide on growth/product innovation.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I would like to help people in data science, analytics, and operations in startups learn from the mistakes I’ve made so they don’t repeat them.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Building products, go-to-market, and marketing campaigns that build network effects or fly-wheels of the business into the approach.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Pricing

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Page 3 of the conversion funnel was not required and only had a “continue button” it was the biggest leaking step. I added an additional button “skip” it did the exact same thing as “continue” and increased CTR by 33% relative. took 1 hr to implement with only front-end designers.

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16. Felix Schlenther

Describe yourself

I’m Felix – ever since passionate about creating environments where teams can thrive and deliver outstanding results.

Since 2017 I’m building teams and processes in the tech industry to grow revenues sustainably. During my early years, I was lucky enough to find mentors who helped me to push through difficult times.

Since 2020 I’m working with founders, leaders, and individual contributors and helping them solve growth challenges.

Currently, I’m in India to set up a high-performance organization in the VR/AR industry.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I want to help others succeed by letting them learn from my experiences and mistakes.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

A growth mindset means to me that you accept mistakes as a necessity for success, and push yourself constantly into a zone of uncertainty and discomfort.

This is the ultimate nurturing ground for growth. Becoming confident in dealing with such circumstances will let you and your company grow beyond your imagination.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Setting up a continuous improvement framework that enables sustainable, long-term growth.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

I believe that excellent execution of the basics leads to success, rather than searching for fancy out of box solutions.

However, what always worked for me is to hire outside the industry/profession that I was in. You have an underserved candidate pool with outstanding talent. People with very diverse backgrounds were my best hires.

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17. Guillem Fiter

Describe yourself

I consider myself a critical thinker, and problem solver, always looking for the best strategy to create seamless experiences that boost engagement and revenue. Innovator, creative, and analytical.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I would like to help others to boost their marketing strategies, and at the same time get aware of the latest trends and tactics in the marketing arena.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Improve every marketing action and look for new ways and strategies to connect with your ideal customer.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Marketing Automation. Because I love it and I have a large experience.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

I have created different market research about trends and investment strategies collecting the opinion of our customers, and getting at the same time information about each account and how to target them properly by our sales team.

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18. Gus Bartholomew

Describe yourself

Hey, I’m Gus – I have 8 years of experience at high-growth Seed and Series A startups as a Founder and Senior Leader.

I love helping people navigate ambiguity and make data-driven decisions. I’m skilled at defining and implementing focused strategies that result in successful business growth.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

Use my hard earnt lessons to make others grow quicker.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

In everything we do, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say, we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns — the ones we don’t know we don’t know.

A growth mindset is when you seek out the unknown unknowns, knowing that the best answers may lie there.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

How to model repeatable growth.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Simplifying our growth down to a PLG flywheel, enabling the company to concentrate on 2 simple-to-understand growth levers.

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19. Hannah Lipschutz

Describe yourself

I’m an email strategist helping eCommerce brands grow their revenue with email.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I’d love to pay it forward. When I started my business journey there were so many kind people who got me started. Time to give further 🙂

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Learning never ends. Growth only comes from being open-minded enough to learn from everything and everyone around you.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Email strategy for e-commerce

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

We were struggling to see why people weren’t buying from a specific brand. The product was great, and the market fit was excellent, but many people kept getting stuck in the checkout process. The abandoned cart rate was huge. We set up an exit-intent survey asking people why they weren’t buying.

The answer? ‘I’m nervous that I won’t be able to set it up easily / by myself’.

Now we knew that even though it was super simple to construct, it didn’t appear that way. We worked on our messaging across the board (welcome sequence, abandoned cart sequence, website, etc), and boom – it worked!

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20. Igor Krasnykh

Describe yourself

Hi, I am Igor, Founder & CEO of PowerSync, where we help transform product and retail businesses into best-in-class service companies: from strategy to adoption, to maturity, and every stage in between.

I transitioned from the corporate world to running my own business full-time late in 2019.

I am very passionate about a recurring revenue business model. I love figuring out how it can be implemented and leveraged in ANY industry for ANY business.

I am married with two kids, love to travel, and love LEGO Star Wars.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I grew my business from $200k to over 7-figure revenue in one year; I want to share my knowledge with like-minded business owners to help them on their journey.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Never be scared to try new things, and learn how to adapt quickly on your journey. The best analogy I can think of is this: If you run and fall, don’t waste your time thinking about how bad your knee hurts; instead, focus on what you need to do to get up quickly and how to make that first-next step towards the finish line.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

How to create & implement a recurring business model in your business. How to scale recurring business revenue past seven figures. What it takes, what challenges you will face, and how to deal with them.

Many business owners I meet are often afraid to take this leap. The scarcity is mainly attributed to now knowing how to do it effectively with your current customers. It’s a lot less scary to navigate those waters with a guide. This is where I come in.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Helping a pool table company implement a recurring revenue business model, and no, it is not a pool table box product 😉

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21. Irina Serdyukovskaya

Describe yourself

My name is Irina and I am working in marketing for almost 10 years. I am passionate about SEO and what it can bring to businesses as well as the content itself.

I am an SEO Consultant with a focus on technical and analytical sides. During my free time, I cycle a lot or go hiking.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I enjoy sharing my knowledge and am excited to have a platform to support me with that and to build new connections as well.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Do things that can bring real value to the business and users. Do not spend time on the tasks just for checking the box.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Content & SEO strategy, while I focus a lot on the technical side of the work, I know how undervalued is content for promoting the business.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Building great content vs trying to build links. That is pretty good 🙂

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22. Irina Verlan

Describe yourself

Hi, My name is Irina. I am a marketing professional with a focus on B2B and brand marketing.

I have experience developing and implementing marketing activities and tactics across tech communities and am skilled at creating campaigns that drive results and build brand awareness.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

The reason me wanting to become a mentor for startups is based on the idea of giving back, a desire for personal and professional growth, and a chance to make a difference.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

To me, a growth mindset means having a belief that one’s abilities and intelligence can be developed through effort, learning, and persistence.

It means recognizing that intelligence and abilities are not fixed traits, but rather can be improved upon through hard work and dedication. A growth mindset is characterized by a willingness to take on challenges, learn from failures, and seek out opportunities for growth and development.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Marketing Strategy. In the past 4 years, I am working actively on building a wide range of B2B marketing plans across multiple regions and countries.

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23. Jacob Brain

Describe yourself

Hey, there! As a Director at a B2B marketing agency, I have been consulting with companies for many years to help them develop the strategies, systems, and teams to grow their businesses.

I have a systems-centered approach to growth marketing, focused on creating scalable, repeatable success instead of one-off campaigns.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

Mentorship got me to where I am today and where I will be tomorrow, so I want to be a part of a community that values that.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

It’s part hunger and part humility. The more of both you have, the further you will go.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Marketing Operations

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

A client wanted to run an ABM campaign as a part of a lead gen strategy, but they didn’t have the funds to invest in a full ABM platform like Terminus.

Instead, I patched together a MarTech stack that integrated email, voicemails, and ads, pulling all the data into a single dashboard.

They got 90% of the functionality, at 15% of the cost. (And got drove a GREAT ROI from the leads generated.)

Bootstrapping shouldn’t mean shoddy work, it just requires more creativity.

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24. Jonathan Gupta-Buckley

Describe yourself

I’ll break it into three areas; me, my experience, and how I could add value to you.

Me: My name is Jonathan Gupta-Buckley. I’m Irish and live in New York.

My experience: I own a consultancy called The Twenty One. We specialize in audience growth and scaling subscription businesses for global brands and early-stage start-ups. Before this, I ran the subscriptions and media team at The Wall Street Journal (News Corp) for several years.

How I could add value: We have honed our methodology to focus on five growth pillars that need to be fully optimized to make growth or subscription businesses successful. Happy to share my learnings.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I have a lot of audience and subscription growth experience, which could be of value to founders and their teams.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

A relentless focus on the metrics that matter.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Audience engagement as it would cover the full funnel – from reaching and warming up users to getting them to pay and stay.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Before joining The Wall Street Journal in 2015, it had gone seven consecutive years without growing its subscriber base. Understanding there is a science to subscription growth, the acquisition and engagement strategies I implemented led the title to the biggest subscriber base on record.

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25. Katherine Mora

Describe yourself

My name is Katherine Mora, a Costa Rican living in the UK.

I love nature and people. I’m passionate about connecting people with technology and using technology to bring progress to the world and protect our planet.

There are many people with great ideas and a desire to make something good for the world. My goal is to use my skills to help them achieve that.

I’m a data, cloud, and search engineer with over 15 years of experience. I have worked with large/medium corporations, startups, and non-technical entrepreneurs in multiple industries and understand the way they work and the challenges they face.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

To share my 14+ knowledge and experience, to create meaningful relationships with people, and to help them grow and develop their ideas.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

The ability to learn, evolve and shape our minds in infinite ways. A gift to grow and improve. Our capacity to self-reflect and work through mental barriers and external obstacles.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Help and guide founders and entrepreneurs through their technology journey.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

There are 2 moments that stand out for different reasons:

• Fashion Industry: Worked with a visionary woman to use AI to get body measurements to create custom-made clothes for women in order to reduce waste and offer women clothes that would suit their bodies.
• La Cotinga Biological Reserve: Worked with a biological reserve in Costa Rica and helped them understand how technology could be combined with conservation to promote ecotourism, awareness, and growth. One of the key accomplishments was to collaborate with a computer scientist from ETH Zurich that used satellite and drone images of rain forests to predict where future deforestation sites may occur.

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26. Kimon Tousmanof

Describe yourself

I have an academic and practical background in innovation and entrepreneurship, a field that has always piqued my interest.

Having developed an online auction tool for businesses in the leisure sector from just an idea to an actual business has equipped me with great skills in marketing and product optimization.

I currently have experience in most fields of marketing and I consider myself being a lean startup methodology enthusiast.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

Having been mentored by great people during my professional career and seeing the added value, I now feel the need to do the same for others.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Applying the lean startup methodology to any aspect of growing a venture. Getting your hands dirty and testing an MVP, setting up proper ways to measure impact, collecting the desired feedback, and releasing the next version.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Growth marketing is due to the process and the fact that actions can turn into results straight away. Analyzing the available data and user feedback to make the necessary adjustments where needed can accelerate growth significantly.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Applying advanced statistical tests in multiple datasets to figure out how impactful specific ATL marketing activities have been. Making the Unmeasurable Measurable.

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27. Lavanya Kaleeswaran

Describe yourself

I have 12+ years of experience in integrated marketing while working with agencies, tech startups, and most recently financial services. I have a successful track record in generating leads for businesses through paid search, social, and PPL advertising by collaborating with internal and external partners to perform tests, personalize journeys by leveraging data and measure growth.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I’d like to leverage my knowledge and skills in digital marketing and product strategy to help businesses grow and succeed while learning from other mentors.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Growth mindset is about testing and learning from mistakes. It is about collaboration between teams and external partners.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

User experience as that is the most important aspect for a business to deliver services to its clients.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

While working for a tech startup, I put our lead generation forms through user testing to test the optimal number of questions. By making small tweaks to the form, I increased conversions by 30%.

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28. Margaux Pages

Describe yourself

Help leading founders transform their passion into viable and impactful companies.

With expertise in fundraising, early-stage validation, and business modeling, I consulted for +300 entrepreneurs, on 4 continents, throughout all industries, including space, VR, AgriTech, FinTech, TravelTech, energy, ad tech, and smart mobility.

A previous PwC, Techstars, and Endeavor startup manager, now in charge of EPFL incubator and accelerator programs, I have advised companies from launch and growth to market exit.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

Continue coaching early-stage startups in all fields and industries.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Always learning, being humble, and accepting feedback.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Business strategy because it is my field of expertise.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Connect the perspective of renaissance art, modern watchmaking, and NFTs.

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29. Margherita Morra

Describe yourself

my name is Margherita and I currently work as Head of Marketing Growth at Mars focusing on both D2C and B2B expansion as well as brand building. I am originally from Italy but I have been living and growing professionally in the UK for the past 11 years. I am highly motivated in solving business challenges as well as empowering & learning from young professionals.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

To empower and motivate younger people.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

The endless motivation in improving, evolving, and adjusting, powered by curiosity and resilience.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Business & Marketing Strategy

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Driving 20% incremental sales behind tactical partnerships and tailored communication at zero cost.

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30. Massimo Guerrato

Describe yourself

• Digital marketer with an all-round mentality – 15 years of experience
• Managed > 25M$ in media spent and teamed up with 20 people
• I’ve run marketing teams, and multidisciplinary groups (product, revenues, BizDev). I still like operational work when needed

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I wanted to set up “free” or cheap office hours myself to help new companies and entrepreneurs, then I found this platform.

I have more than 10 years of experience working as an employee/manager in digital companies, now I’m a freelancer.

The main reason to join is to talk to interesting people and get my brain exposed to exciting projects.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

I like the analogy to a sports game or league. Every day you check the score and try to get better than the day before.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Pre-launch app/website

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Don’t Draw Conclusions Too Quickly: the Secret to Marketing Mobile Games Globally

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31. Matteo Berzoini

Describe yourself

I’m Matteo, Performance Marketing Team Lead at Scalable Capital, currently focused on driving sustainable long-term growth through paid user acquisition. I have 7 years of experience in app and performance marketing spanning PPC and paid social. I’m personally driven by hypothesis, data-driven decision-making processes, and generating exponential growth through creative optimization.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

1. To fully put my knowledge and experience to good use
2. To give back what I received
3. To establish a meaningful connection with like-minded professionals.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Seeing challenges as development opportunities, being fired up by the chance to face a difficult problem, and a strong belief in the possibility to improve your own abilities through practice and dedication.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Holistic user acquisition strategy and execution.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

3x ROI campaign growth through the integration of meaningful predictive analytics signals into its bidding and optimization strategy.

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32. Max Peters

Describe yourself

I’m an SEO professional who has been working in the SEO industry for over 12 years. 8 of those years have been spent working at multi-location start-ups in SE Asia, growing some of the largest sites in the region.

I’ve been working as the Head of SEO for the past 4 years, managing teams and all areas of SEO and I have specialist knowledge working in the more technical/on-site areas of SEO.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I enjoy sharing my knowledge and expertise with those who are in need of it and I’d also like to increase my network for future references.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Finding new ways to achieve goals through open-mindedness, experimentation, and testing.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

SEO as it’s where I’ve spent most of my career. However, if I had to be more specific probably SEO at scale for enterprise sites of millions of pages.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

An internal linking algorithm that goes beyond simply what pages are related to each other to determine where they should link between, but also prioritizing what pages should be linked to and from based on scores made up of the following areas:

Recipient (linked too) pages Prioritization:
1. Boost Most valuable pages

1. Pages with the best CR rates
2. Pages with the highest business value
3. Pages with > 0 traffic last 90 days
4. Crawled by Google in the past 30 days

2. Boost Pages with low Visibility Score

1. Pages with High Keyword Search Volume
2. Pages with a High ratio of impressions vs clicks in GSC
3. Low-hanging fruits pages (positions 7-10, top of page 2, inside top 20)

3. Boost New Pages

1. Pages have gone live in the past xxx days
2. Pages with High Keyword Search Volume

4. Boost Pages not crawled/indexed

1. Page Age
2. Search volume
3. Pages with the best CR rates
4. Pages with the most visits from other channels past 90 days

Donor pages (linking Pages) Prioritisation

1. Page is indexed
2. Page gets crawled often
3. Page is semantically relevant to the recipient page
4. Amount of external backlinks to page (if any)
5. Traffic to (all channels)

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33. Morten Frank

Describe yourself

Two times startup CTO, Product enthusiast, and strategist.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I really enjoy helping others achieve their full potential.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Having a growth mindset means infusing decision-making on data yielded from experiments. It means trusting your team, being humble, and being willing to scrap ideas at the right moment.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Scaling a B2B SaaS company.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

I was experiencing problems in establishing proper feedback culture within my team. After having tried various different approaches, I decided on the “Hot chair” exercise.

In a physical circle, sitting on chairs, the individuals on the team took turns sitting in the middle. The remaining members took turns to give the individual in the center feedback on what that person could do better in their professional capacity.

I of course took the chair in the middle as the first person.

I closely guided the session, and made sure that we talked about the feelings it created – both in the receiver and the giver, and discussed the importance of a feedback-culture, in order to transform into a truly high-performing team.

Honest feedback is the only way to truly transform a group into a team.

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34. Naomie Rubner

Describe yourself

Hey, I’m Naomie 🙂 A brand strategist by day, mom of 3 princesses by afternoon, and aspiring to get more sleep at night. After gracefully facepalming into the world of marketing, I’m passionate about sharing the brand strategy foundations that help authentic brands stand out to those who matter. (Hint: Their customers.)

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I want to share what I know about brand strategy in an increasingly branded world.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Ooh, such good questions. It means curiosity. Humility. Being open to change. Flexible and soft with the crazy fast dynamism of life. Eager to understand. Absorbance levels that would make my sponges seethe with jealousy. Recognizing that if you think you know, you barely know. And that’s ok.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Brand strategy, because this is where it all starts for long-lasting emotional connection.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Creating a content funnel between our socials, emails, and web content so we could drive more traffic to our site. Segmenting our email audiences so we could provide tailored content and increase our relevance.

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35. Oded Blayer

Describe yourself

I am a long-time engineer turned founder. I learned how to build products that grow in Facebook HQ in California, and loved the combination of product, data, and quick iterations.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I love talking about growth – I am passionate about building things that scale.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Growth mindset is the understanding that we know nothing, evidence comes in many forms, and it takes a lot of patience to build the right product.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Being systematic in building a go-to-market strategy.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Build an “investment deck generator” for e-commerce entrepreneurs.

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36. Paru Nackeeran

Describe yourself

Making your product vision a reality and helping organizations grow and scale is my passion.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

Sharing my 25+ years of product development knowledge, experience, and learnings to unleash the potential of others, is very fulfilling to me.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Being open-minded, flexible to changes, overcoming hurdles, and continuously learning with passion.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Hardware product development, manufacturing, and launching. Experienced over 25+ years in enterprise and consumer hardware. Startup advisor for accelerator programs focused on United Nations Sustainable development goals.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

When the factory stood still due to a lack of good materials and valuable time of training and ramping operators was going to be lost, I proposed and got approval to use disqualified material to get the required learning and speed and set up the manufacturing lines for success when good material started flowing.

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37. Pranay Rathod

Describe yourself

Hi, I am a marketing guy and I started marketing when my first startup, a tech product, needed to be marketed both online and offline.

Post my startup’s failure I worked with several companies and successfully launched and marketed several of their products.

This gave me an opportunity of growing products from 0-1, 1-10, and 10-100.

And while doing this I explored many marketing channels like Email, SEO, Social Media, Content, Paid, and also part of Events, Partnerships, and PR.

With exposure in both the B2B and B2C industries, I have built quite and experience in marketing products and services for both categories but my forte majorly is in marketing software products.

Also, after having worked in a number of places and roles I realized another problem that quickly turned into a startup idea and I am currently working on that.

What can you expect from me?

1. I can help you prepare marketing funnels.
2. I can guide you on your marketing strategies.
3. I can help you convert your leads to paying customers.
4. I am open to brainstorming startup ideas.
5. And, I can help craft a path for a go-to-market for your early-stage startup.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I want to share whatever I have learned in marketing with others and also share my real-life experiences in marketing with them.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Anyone who follows the A3R3 funnel [Awareness, Acquisition, Activation + Retention, Revenue, Referral] and wants to go from 0-1, 1-10, and 10-100 have a growth mindset.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Organic Growth – Because this builds a loyal fan following for your products/services and is sustainable in the long term.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Acquiring 1660+ paying customers in 3.5 months in a competitive CRM space dominated by giants like HubSpot, Zoho, Freshworks, and Monday was a complex enough problem that I had solved back in 2019.

The complexity was defining our product’s positioning in the market so that people don’t compare us to the existing CRMs.

For that, we conducted a lot of webinars with our target audiences and circulated them on multiple channels, and defined our positioning which attracted the right customers.

My strategy heavily focused on paid social to build awareness and brand recall and on content, SEO, and organic social posts to drive engagement and traffic to our website.

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38. Qasim Khan

Describe yourself

My name is Qasim, and I’m a leader, mentor, and engineer with extensive experience in validating ideas, developing products, and coaching teams.

With over 15 years of experience in the industry, I have been able to help many individuals and organizations reach their goals.

My goal is to use my expertise to help those who are looking to build a successful team or product that will make an impact on the world.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

Mentorship and coaching not only helped me to grow into a leadership role but also made me a better person. I believe now it’s the time to give back to the community, while still learning from the process.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Having a growth mindset is essential for achieving success in any field. It means having an open mind and being willing to learn new things, make mistakes, and take risks.

It also means being able to validate an idea before carrying it forward, as well as having the ability to product manage and develop it.

Finally, it involves building a team of open-minded and motivated people to achieve success. With this approach, I believe that anything is possible!

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Building a highly effective team to deliver on growth ambitions.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

I was once tasked with finding a solution to a complex problem of communication between multiple user groups.

I was determined to find an out-of-the-box solution that would be both efficient and effective. After some research and brainstorming, we came up with the idea of developing a smart chatbot. This chatbot would be able to answer customer queries in real-time, as well as direct them to the right department or person for further assistance.

The implementation of this chatbot has had an immediate impact on our customer experience, allowing us to provide better service while also freeing up our customer service team’s time. It’s moments like this that make me think “damn, I’m pretty good!”

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39. Ranjini N Rao

Describe yourself

I think of myself as a catalyst for change- mindset, approach, innovation, and vision.

I make leaders or even professionals aware of the possibilities by unlocking their own potential – holistically.

I am uniquely positioned with specialty to not only integrate mentoring in growth marketing strategies but also guidance around spiritual, mental, and emotional well-being hacks to entrepreneurs, teams, and founders through workshops facilitation, silva mind meditation, positive visualization, mandala arts, metaphysics, and other techniques/modalities.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

To support startups to achieve their growth and to support their people leadership in thinking through strategy, change initiatives, and innovation.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Growth mindset is leveraging one’s mind to learn and adapt to the changing environment and being flexible to change for achieving or producing different outcomes/results. It’s essentially about incorporating habits to feel productive and unlocking one’s potential first then supporting others if need be.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Growth mindset Strategies

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

A doctor couple who were part of a founding team of 5 business partners, were running 3 Healthcare diagnostics lab centers with MRI capabilities, reached out to me for help in recovering their business and discussing ideas for growth for their centers.

Background: Due to covid their # walk-ins had reduced significantly to 50% across 3 centers in Bangalore.

While discussing their narrative they kept talking about how they were victimized by their co-founding team to invest a significant sum of capital in setting up the center.

Eventually, they were able to run the operations profitably up to 2019. Key challenges were around growth, customers, the bottom line was declining YoY, attrition was high, the capital was exhausted so they were looking for an investor, and operations costs were escalating.

During our discovery session, on asking them questions on their leadership skills, team skillsets, capabilities and resources, and marketing strategies they looked blank as they had never thought about different tactics except for referral business. This opened up their minds and I nudged them and challenged them to develop their own business acumen and think about various hiring and marketing strategies to grow the business.

I also reached out to my connects for seeking potential investors and damn I could line up 3 potential investors in a matter of a week’s time for them to initiate discussions around growth plans. And to revisit the business plan in 2 weeks’ time.

On the holistic front-we initiated some basic layout changes and supported the founders with wellness products like crystals and space-clearing techniques that could support in making the place more energetic and optimistic for client walk-ins.

We talked again and they shared some actions they had taken since we met and how they were approaching client acquisition and also planning to go slow on activating the 4th center until they could turn around the existing ones.

In a year’s time, they confirmed that whatever we discussed was put into place and they were back on track. This is how I could support a traditional business in healthcare.

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40. Richmond Wong

Describe yourself

My goal is to accelerate your B2C or B2B business with validated growth strategies I apply to my international consulting clients (SaaS, FinTech, food & beverage, automotive, and others) from the US, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, and throughout Europe.

In senior manager roles at Reuters and LexisNexis, I’ve launched products in 12+ developed and emerging markets (Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, and throughout Southeast Asia) so I can help you take a brand new product to market, or grow existing.

I’m currently a mentor with Section4, an EdTech startup that provides mini-MBA courses and was founded by New York Times Bestselling Author Scott Galloway. I’ve also lectured on product principles at Royal Dutch Shell’s LiveWIRE accelerator program and at the Toronto campus of the San Francisco-headquartered Product School.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I’m keen to accelerate the business growth of mentees using growth strategies I’ve learned from working with a diverse international client base (SaaS, fintech, automotive, food & beverage, etc).

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

A growth mindset means consistently pushing beyond one’s comfort zone in at least one area of your life (business, health and fitness, relationships, etc). Take small steps to experiment in your desired area of improvement and if it produces the desired outcome, then commit to it with consistent action and execution (while course-correcting is as necessary).

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

My strength is helping you acquire and retain customers, and turning them into long-term repeat buyers of your product or service.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

A client (one of the largest regional restaurant chains in the US) was stuck on how to grow without using large capital expenditure (capex) to either renovate existing restaurants or build new ones.

To solve their problem, I had them identify their underutilized assets – namely above-average profitability in their niche (from good operating practices) and lots of good relationships with credit-providing institutions.

The primary solution was to license their operating practices to other restaurants in their niche OUTSIDE their geography. The secondary solution was to act as a broker of credit to other restaurants who needed access to capital and to take a percentage for acting as the middle person.

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41. Silvana Ordoñez

Describe yourself

I am a strategic thinker and operator. I have worked in media and tech. I am successful at strategizing and bringing a product to market. I am looking forward to helping entrepreneurs succeed.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I love helping teams build and execute a vision in the form of strategy or products. I have had the privilege of working on exciting projects in media and tech and there’s a lot I can contribute.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Growth mindset means humility because we don’t know it all. Always open to new perspectives and feedback. Every day you can be incrementally better!

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Audience, business, and product development. Project management; multi-cultural audience development.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

I worked with writers who had a goal of growing their newsletter audience (free and paid). I ideated a few experiments, which in some cases led to a 50% increase in creators’ newsletter audience and revenue.

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42. Spencer Tarring

Describe yourself

I’m a serial entrepreneur with a wealth of experience across multiple industries, including tech, music, media, & property, with businesses in the UK, China, Indonesia & Singapore.

I love creating brands, making things happen, and utilizing automation/tech to increase efficiency within a company.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I’m looking to share my knowledge and experience from the last 25 years of entrepreneurship, in the hope of expanding my network and giving a ‘leg up’ to young motivated people in business. I love startups, brand creation, and ‘making things happen’.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

A growth mindset to me is the ability to adapt, change, and continually look for new opportunities to exploit and grow your business. Time is short, let’s make things happen. 🙂

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Productivity, growth, & acquiring customers through efficiency.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

We recently launched a new VR-based product for site inspections in the hotel industry but found that event planners didn’t have the headsets and hotels didn’t have a use case for the product. So we created an iOS-based app that could be retrofitted into a simple encasing + included Quest 2’s as part of the offering for the buyers.

We then onboarded the hotels through a range of buyer demos; the Hotels quickly realized how much more efficient site demos in VR were, and now event planners see the Quest 2 as a business essential tool. We effectively created the demand and the solution all at once.

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43. Stella Guan

Describe yourself

I am an award-winning multidisciplinary designer, creative director, educator, speaker, and entrepreneur creating beautiful, functional, and storytelling-based designs.

After a decade of a successful career as a designer working with Fortune 500 companies, I took an entrepreneurial path and founded Path Unbound, a design school providing customized educational programs for people who want to make design a career.

As an educator, I have worked as an adjunct faculty member at the Fashion Institute of Technology and New York College of Technology and as Lead Visual Design Instructor at General Assembly.

A furniture design enthusiast, I have expanded my design practice from digital to physical by launching my own multi-functional post-modern furniture brand, Bezier Home.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I’d like to share my experience of being a bootstrap founder and help others in the same shoes as mine as I did not have that type of mentorship when I started out.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

A growth mindset means one actively seeks feedback for areas they are looking to get better at and keeps an open mind for everything.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Marketing for bootstrap startups

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

As a bootstrap founder, I had to be very resourceful in how I solved problems. For example, when we were building our learning management system tech stack, we had to opt for the most affordable options while meeting our very complex learning system needs. We were able to stack a few solutions that are very affordable together and fully realize the functions we need without a custom build.

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44. Sweta Govani

Describe yourself

I am passionate about supporting early-stage tech founders who are doing good and doing it well, without giving up on profits.

I focus on helping founders get ‘unstuck’ to get more paying customers and build a predictable growth engine through owned and earned channels.

I am a customer-obsessed marketer with 13 years of experience at the intersection of tech, marketing, and ‘doing good’.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

My life’s goal is to help tech founders build companies that are doing good, and doing it well, without giving up on profits. I hope this will become a regular way for me to give back and achieve this goal!

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

A commitment to learning and improving, starting with scrappy hypothesis-driven experiments to discover data-driven scalable motions working towards your north star (revenue, mission, etc.).

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

0 to 1 marketing for tech startups – getting your first paying customers, product positioning, go-to-market strategy, or identifying scalable channels for growth. Expertise in product marketing + owned/earned channels for purposeful brands e.g. email, automation, content, partnerships, and referral programs.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

I was leading marketing (1st head of marketing) for a freemium SaaS product. The free-to-paid conversion rates were low, customer service tickets were high, and demos were taking up significant time. Hence, MRR was stagnant but we were all busy.

When looking at the data, I identified a few different customer segments. I investigated the customer journey for each through scrappy but holistic customer research (listened to sales calls, mined competitor reviews, attended industry events, etc.).

Based on this, I discovered a major aha moment – we had 3 main segments of customers. Each of them was using the product in completely different ways (i.e. to do different jobs) and had drastically different customer journeys.

The solution I am proud of: (1) Switch from freemium to a free trial, (2) 3-tier pricing tier targeting of the 3 segments, (3) separate marketing package each – product positioning, landing pages, ad creatives, marketing automation, etc. The result: Every metric improved.

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45. Tan Jia Hui

Describe yourself

A business development leader who is experienced in opening new markets, and driving business expansion through organic and inorganic growth.

Extensive experience in business development, sales, and account management in companies of different sizes. For startups looking to grow in Asia Pacific, I would be happy to share my experience.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

To share my knowledge and be inspired by those looking to grow.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

To try, fail, refine, and try again until you get it right.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Business growth in Edtech, FMCG. Both industries I am passionate about and have found success in.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Ability to identify available resources and partnership strategies to close business deals.

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46. Tobias Meixner

Describe yourself

I am a Co-Founder at Hubql and Co-Founder (prev. CTO) at Brikl. I have been instrumental in scaling Brikl from the beginning to a technology team, 70 people strong, generating revenue for merchants worldwide.

With over 12 years in the software industry (e-commerce, SaaS) I am an experienced leader with a passion for technology.

I graduated from the Berlin School of Economics and Law in Information Systems and have been living in Bangkok, Thailand the past 10 years.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

Share my experience and help others to avoid mistakes I made in the past.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Always forward but sometimes sideways.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Building engineering teams.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Calendar blocking and routine scheduling helped many of my team members to solve many of their problems.

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47. Toby Cox

Describe yourself

I’m the CTO and GM of Dovetail. We’re a venture and product studio. I have experience from the nuts and bolts of technology, through to scaling teams and businesses.

I get a lot out of having conversations with people about the challenges they’re having. It’s often how I overcome my own challenges, and I would love to give back.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I really believe in the mentorship model of having a variety of different conversations with people around your challenges, rather than tying yourself to one individual — this platform seems to support that!

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Growth mindset for me comes down to not treating any situation as being out of your control to change.

As an engineer, I feel it’s important to truly understand things from top to bottom. If you don’t have that understanding, then you’re powerless to fix or change things.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Scaling out technology teams, leadership, and organizations.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

As a rapidly scaled business, we were recently struggling as an organization to define how we build our products and what our most important principles around product were.

We spent months doing workshops around teams to pull out their version of their product-building identity. The workshops resulted in good conversations, but a very messy collection of opinions.

I spent a few hours on a plane pulling out the common themes and wrapping them into a simplified framework to communicate to the team.

The team massively latched on to this and ran with it, and now the framework is being used across kick-offs, retros, sales material, and more.

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48. Wiktor Sobolak

Describe yourself

Acquisition always ends with an activated user. I have worked in early B2B & B2C startups that were just validating the product, in post-product-market-fit companies that entered high-growth, and in scale-ups with +100M users per month.

My core experience revolves around Acquisition and Activation, both in B2B SaaS and B2C consumer products. I can help you with your acquisition strategy, how to create a strong first experience (onboarding), product market fit search, funnel design (B2B funnel or B2C user journey), segmentation, and lead qualification in both product-led companies and marketing-sales-led companies.

Also feel free to ask me about marketing operations, lead scoring, ABM strategy, or activation process.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

Give to others what I learned and get from my mentors throughout my professional work.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Understanding the mechanics of why the companies grow and how to use the right leverage.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Acquisition & Activation

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Created a place for the community to shine – a marketplace of apps for an Open Source product – vuestorefront.io – it really motivated people to create more integrations and the product received very strong traction from tech enthusiasts.

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49. Yoann Douieb

Describe yourself

I make sure things work smoothly. This is my role as a Managing Partner in a Venture Capital firm, where I’m responsible for cross-functional aspects of running the firm (operations, fund management, finance, legal & regulations, risk management).

Hit me up for help in building what you have in mind and/or making sure that every element of your startup is functioning perfectly.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

I’m a VC so I get to speak with founders, specifically within the Web 3.0 space. But I really want to help startups in other sectors that I’m passionate about (cleantech & environment, health, nutrition)

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

• Adaptability to every possible factor
• Continuous learning and open to being wrong (hopefully less than right)
• Strong determination
• Eyes on very specific objectives

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Strategy and all back-end aspects of running the project. A lot of people only pay attention to the front end, but a spaceship can’t fly without a direction and well-oiled machinery.

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

Being able to learn and become proficient in new business areas when launching and operating new funds and other projects.

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50. Zika Kolicic

Describe yourself

Head of Product Growth. Product Growth consultant. Mentoring upcoming product managers and product leaders. Reforge alumni.

In just one sentence, why do you want to become a growth mentor?

Mentoring and guiding others through challenges similar to those I’ve faced in my 20+ years of professional experience is very rewarding, and guiding people on their journey is what I enjoy doing at this stage in my career.

In your words, what does a growth mindset mean to you?

Growth is both a mindset and a methodology. Understanding where your product is at in its lifecycle and whether it is ready for growth. It’s also super important to know where you’re at in your career and whether you’re ready to grow, and in what areas. So, always be curious. Always ensure you’re solving the right problems for the right customers/users. Always look for evidence, not just data to grow.

If you could mentor a startup on one topic, what would it be?

Product strategy & execution

Describe an out of the box solution to a complex problem that made you proud of yourself.

I was working at a startup that had started to scale following a significant funding round.

I revised the strategy for a tribe and cut back on the grandness of the work that was being considered as part of the initial vision. I proposed that the squads only focus on the core areas that would have the greatest impact in the shortest possible time.

More effort was directed to focus on onboarding and engagement to drive monetization.

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Interested in becoming a growth mentor?

What we’re looking for:

• Growth marketers, product managers, and designers, with extraordinary track records of success
• Inspirational founders that have “been there and done that.”
• Friendly people that take joy in helping other people.
• At least 5 years of demonstrable experience working in growth.
• GrowthMentor is a #givefirst platform. You should be cool with mentoring for free until you have three reviews.