2023 Mentors

Pow Wow Pitch Semi-Finalists are paired with expert volunteer mentors as they prepare to pitch for the Virtual Semi-Finals. Mentors meet with entrepreneurs to provide feedback on their pitches and business ideas and deep dive into areas that can strengthen their business success. Thank you to this year's Mentors, and good luck to all the entrepreneurs!

RBC MENTORS

Valerie Gibbs

Selina Pirmohamed

Anjula Benjamin

Melissa White

Christa MacLaren

Henry Xie

Ron Shaluk

Tracy Brooks

Rob Perron

Stephane St-Hilaire

Brandon Boothroyd

Rick Betts

Zach Fang

Nicole Montminy

Matthew Norton

Kerim Zhu

Clara Price

Stephanie Barr

Karanbir Singh

Eddie Duschl

Christos Markakis

George Gao

Annette Stewart

Leslie Field

Sarkar Jahan

Emily Kovacs

Kaitlyn Amell

Maxine Crawford

Megan McAuley

Tammy Collins

Kaleigh Sainthill

Jayden Halls

Cathy Pollock

Duncan MacCallum

Maria Artuso

SHOPIFY MENTORS

Ali Leung

Crystal Hunt

Madelaine Clerk

Sarah Fischer

Niree Perian

Megan Chapman

Tina Braumberger

Johannes Valdes

Gary Abbott

Za Ali

Katie Baxter

MASTERCARD MENTORS

Angus Fudge

Stephanie Ying

Russell Thomas

Cristina D'Angelo

BEST BUY MENTORS

Jen Knight

Sergio Islas

Torben Norgaard

Jerome Rodriguez

SKLAR WILTON & ASSOCIATES MENTORS

Jennifer Roberts

Libier Gomez

Jennifer Marley

Charlie Wilton

Stephanie Conrad

Heather Timmins

Erin Webber

David Catzman

Delphine Gilbert

Leila Siddiqi

Megan Kates

Michael D'Abramo

Tim Challis

Sydney de la Torre

Manoj Raheja

Sarah Major

CIRA MENTORS

Jackie Lawrence

Philip Crout

Jon Ferguson

CANADA POST MENTORS

Shannon Elliot

AJ Palladino

Mamta Dogra

MITACS MENTORS

Colin Gervais

Andrea Globa

FUTURPRENEUR MENTORS

Jason McDonald

Sam Swanson

Melissa Gladue

NACCA MENTORS

Jim Flett

Tracy Ridler

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