Early Stage

Francine Hardaway

Most entrepreneurs have an idea. It then has to become a product. Then it has to become a business and a company. Francine brings products to market by walking entrepreneurs through all those stages including. pricing, finance, and market planning.  Market research and evangelism. Connections to resources. See http://www.stealthmode.com for a full picture of what she can offer.

Francine is available the first Monday of every month from 1:30-4:30pm. RSVP for your spot.

Legal

Michael Gillete

Michael is a corporate attorney in downtown Phoenix, specializing in the representation of investors, entrepreneurs and early stage emerging growth companies in a variety of transactions ranging from angel and VC backed debt and equity financing rounds, to mergers and corporate acquisitions, as well as general corporate matters including entity formation, corporate governance, intellectual property and employment issues.

Michael is available the first Wednesday of every month from 9:00am-Noon. RSVP for your spot.

Public-Speaking and Storytelling

Sean Buvala

Twenty-six years as a professional storyteller pays off when you need to talk to people about important things and Sean loves to teach this skill to others.

He’s written books, training manuals and blogs for biz and parenting, built an authority website older than Google, taught workshops, presented keynotes and done private coaching all over the U.S and Canada.

While he’s worked with some Fortune 500 companies, he focuses mostly on teaching and training in the small-business world. Sean focuses primarily on public-speaking skills, presentation skills and business or nonprofit storytelling development. Start with a boatload of resources at : www.seantells.com/gangplank or Twitter @storyteller.

Sean is available the first and third Fridays of the month between 10:00am and 12 Noon for thirty-minute sessions. RSVP for your spot.

Accounting

Michael Kasten

Michael has more than 20 years of progressively responsible experience in the accounting field. He began his career with a Big 4 firm and has spent the last 15 years following his entrepreneurial desires, holding executive positions in a variety of companies in growing industries, including technology, eBusiness, auto sales and finance and social media. Michael is focusing on the the opportunity to assist growing and established companies by utilizing his GAAP expertise from his days at a Big 4 firm, knowledge of systems and process from a fortune 50 Company, and experience as CFO of technology startups to create an accounting services offering ideally suited to small, growing companies.

Michael is available the fourth Thursday of the month from 2:00pm-5:00pm. RSVP for your spot.

Early Stage Mentoring

Humberto Valle

Do you have an idea or stuck trying to grow your business? Humberto specializes in strategic planning, financial modeling, and branding social minded ventures. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies, launching startups and helped lead some to acquisitions. Humberto applies his education and experiences with innovative approaches to common startup hurdles and by challenging others’ creativity into launching or growing any business.

Humberto is available every first and third Friday of the month from 1pm to 4pm.