Mentor Meet
Explore your startup idea with an experienced entrepreneur at any one of our Mentor Meet sessions! You get 15 minutes to ask a Chang Institute Mentor-in-Residence any questions about your idea or company.
These free sessions are offered virtually and are open to the entire SFU community (students, staff, faculty, and recent alumni). Please see the schedule for dates and locations. There are also occasional on-campus Mentor Meet pop-ups through the year.
Questions? Email cip_changinstitute@sfu.ca
Schedule
You’ll have 15 minutes with a Mentor-in-Residence (MIR)– maximize that time by booking your Mentor Meet slot ahead of time and prepare for your session.
Please note that many of the mentors require bookings to be made 7 days in advance.
Note: All sessions are virtual unless otherwise stated. Each participant is limited to 4 Mentor Meet bookings per semester.
Rachel Chase
Mondays 4:00 – 5:00 PM
September: 16
October (4:00-5:30pm): 7, 21
November: 4, 18
December: 2
Areas of specialization
Market Research/Discovery
Fundraising Strategy
Ecosystem Building
Business Strategy
Building Initial StartUp Functions
Doug Fast
Tuesdays 11:00AM – 12:00 PM
September: 17, 24
October: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
November: 5, 12, 19, 26
December: 3, 10
Areas of specialization
Leadership development
Embedded systems
Product management
Systematic Innovation
Rochelle Grayson
Tuesdays 4:00 – 5:00 PM
September: 17
October: 1, 15, 22, 29
November: 19
December: 3
Areas of specialization
AI Applications in Business
- AI Business Models & Strategies
- AI Readiness, Transformation & Performance Management
- Digital Monetization, Analytics, & ROI
- Digital Strategy & Marketing
Albert Seah
Fridays 1:30 – 2:30 PM
September: 20
October: 4, 18, 25
November: 1, 15, 29
Areas of specialization
Retail Systems
Business Strategy
Leadership Development
Madeleine Shaw
Wednesdays 2:00 – 3:00 PM
September: 18
October: 2, 16, 23
November: 13, 27
Areas of specialization
Leadership
Design thinking
B Corp
Social enterprise development
Impact measurement
Dave Thomas
Tuesdays 5:00 – 6:00 PM
September: 24
October: 1, 15, 22, 29
November: 12, 26
Areas of specialization
Product Marketing
Go to Market
Market Research
Mentor Minute
A video series where Chang Institute current and past Mentors-in-Residence offer entrepreneurial advice, from tips on cultivating a good team dynamic to the first steps of finding funding – they are here to help YOU. With new videos launched periodically, new topics will be explored to ensure you start your business off on the right foot.