Mentors
Alabama Launchpad provides mentors to the 20 top teams from Phase II to assist each team in preparation for Phase III. Mentoring is designed to provide teams with access to the expertise of seasoned entrepreneurs and business leaders. As a key component of Alabama Launchpad, mentoring will provide access to networks of experts who volunteer to work with the teams.
If you are interesting in becoming a mentor to one of the teams, please see our Mentor Guidelines
and contact Glenn Kinstler for more details.
2008-2009 Mentors:
- Mike Baker and Trey Whitt: Dent, Baker & Company, LLP
- Alane Barnes: BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
- Matt Barnes: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz P.C.
- Harrison Bishop et al: Maynard, Cooper & Gale P.C.
- Denise Browning: Browning, Mecke & O'Neal, LLC
- Cecil Bostany et al: Warren, Averett, Kimbrough & Marino, LLC
- James Childs and Jonathan Kipp: Bradley, Arant, Boult, Cummings, LLP
- Robert Crutchfield: Harbert Venture Partners
- Drew Deaton: MedMined (a division of Cardinal Health Corporation)
- Gene Fuller: RemTech
- Jean-Denis Giraudet: Nektar Pharmaceuticals
- Jon Holland: Thomas, Kayden Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP
- Duncan Lamb: Serial Entrepreneur
- Daniel Markstein et al: Markstein Consulting, LLC
- Bill McKinnon: Capitalytics
- Vicki Morgan: New Perspectives, Inc.
- Trudy Phillips: File Management, LLC and Central Alabama Women's Business Center
- Brian Rabon: Braintrust Software, LLC
- India Vincent et al: Burr & Forman LLP
