Denison Partners in Residence

Mentors with decades of experience as partner-level consultants in a wide variety of industries, our partners in residence provide guidance and 1:1 coaching for Denison Consulting students on real-world projects.

Mentors in Residence

Our mentors in residence are founders, CEOs, and serial entrepreneurs, each an expert in their field. With dozens of successful mentors in businesses from nearby Columbus to Los Angeles and beyond, student entrepreneurs in Red Startup and Red Accelerate will find a perfect mentor match to help drive their success.

Mentors-in-Residence

Name & Profile

Title

Sam Baddoo

Serial Entrepreneur • Proud Immigrant • Founder, Fleri (Techstars ‘21) • Harambean • NASDAQ Milestone Maker

Merlin Bell

Founder & CEO of Poplar Institute for Film Corp

Dave Bottoms

GM & VP of Product, Upwork Marketplace

Michael Butler

Senior Director, FootPrint Capital; M&A Advisor

Maddie Callender ’09

Partner, Boost VC; Angel Investor

Michael Cao

Founder & CEO IC3D Printers

Chris Crader

Serial Entrepreneur, Founder / CEO, GROW Restaraunts

Lauren D’Souza-Faze

Serial Entrepreneur; Founder at Ujjo, VP Hotel Sales at Laurel Real Estate

MIlls Doudo

Serial Entrepreneur, Blockchain Consultant

Venkatesh Ganapathy

Co-Founder & CEO at LiveEasy

Phil George

President & CEO, Mentor CliQ

Mark Gilicinski

Serial Entrepreneur, Co-founder, Sticky Media LLC

Sky Goodwin

Serial Entrepreneur, Managing Principal, Fraxional CXO Services

Erin Gusty ’15

Serial Entrepreneur, Co-FounderCo-Founder Flourish Commerce

Bailey Hanley

Founder, Clarity; Director of Business Development, Transform Labs

Maria Hess ’94

Head of Venture Platforms, AWS; Former Partner, Madrona Venture Labs

Tushar Kulkarni

Serial Entrepreneur, CEO & Co-founder, BKLabs

Manny Larcher

Serial Entrpreneur. Founder Colaeb, Co-Founder Stopwatch Creative

Stafanie Lauvray

Senior Manager Learning and Development at L Brands; Owner, Just Write Fine Paper and Stationary

Christian Long

Serial Entrpreneur. Founder, Guide [bon]fire workshop

Doug McCullough

CEO, Color Coded Labs, CIO City of Dublin, Ohio

Ryan McManus

Serial Entrepreneur, Former CEO at Share Mobility

Tarakshya Mehrish (TK)

Consultant to the Managing Director at Microland for new product development

Emily Merrell ’09

Founder & Business Coach, Second Degree Society

Ibrahim Mohmed

Serial Entrepreneur; CEO at Taja AI; Founder of Courtside Media Group

Lucia Murillo

Design Executive

Katie Murphy

Serial Entrepreneur, Owner, Aquatic Adventures and Director of Administration SECORE International, Inc

Sandeep Palakodeti, MD

Serial Entrepreneur, Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Hopscotch Health

Kerry Shae Penland

Executive Director, Whole Living Recovery

Brian Pitzer

Serial Entrepreneur, Vice President of Sales Redaptive, Inc.

Dan Rockwell

Serial Entrepreneur

Tristan Ruml

Principal, Cereus

Jordan Sapp

Grammy nominated & Dove Award winningn Producer / Songwriter

Warner Siebert ‘05

Serial Entrepreneur, Chief Revenue Officer at Coldtrack

Heather Stouffer ‘96

Serial Entrepreneur, COO, Soupergirl

Emily Stuhldreher

Program Manager, Give Back Hack

James Tannahill ‘15

President, Plocamium Holdings (Private Equity)

Ariana Ulloa-Olavarrieta

Partner, NExt Level Trainings; Board Member Mid-Ohio Food Collective; Small Business Development Coordinator, City of Columbus

Sid Vedula

Serial Entrepreneur, Associate Prof of Entrepreneurship, Technical Institute of Munich

Katie Welch ‘99

Chief Marketing Officer, Rare Beauty