A mentor can be incredibly helpful to entrepreneurs trying to get their businesses off the ground, and not just because they have years of experience under their belts. It’s also because they often have connections in the industry, which means they can introduce you to other entrepreneurs who can be invaluable resources during your own journey to success. No matter what type of business you’re looking to start, it’s important to pick the right mentors and role models, so take a look at these 10 business mentors you should watch out for in 2022.
Harpreet Kaur
Harpreet helps and empowers minorities and POC to achieve their career and leadership goals sooner than she was able to achieve and be the force multiplier for them. A first-generation and the first in her whole family as women in tech leader at @microsoft, it took a lot of hard work, rejections, sweat, and tears to break and rise into the industry where Women are still in minority.
She took her passion, vast industry strategic experience, and commitment to heart and is also the President/CEO of the Career/Leadership Coaching company Why Blend In. As an award winning, TEDx and sought-after international public speaker at multi-national companies on range of topics including Women In tech, DEI, Navigating from rejections, Allyship and many more, she captivates her audience by her own journey, learner, and growth mindset to explore what’s possible and equip them with actionable insights and next steps.
Kalina Terzieva
Kalina is a Professional Coach, Enterprise Agile Coach and SAFe Trainer with 10+ years of experience shifting and transforming all levels of the organization to become more agile by influencing executives, championing methodologies, and guiding individuals and teams. She delivers programs and training that influence entire portfolios on Agile while supporting the ongoing improvement of teams to become highly functional. Her professional and agile coaching practice also takes advantage of the power of positive psychology and neuroscience to help others achieve their best results.
She is also the founder and CEO of “My Coaching Brain”, founder of the Montreal Coaching Circles and founder of the magazine “Coaching Made Simple”. She develops solutions and guidance for people to start coaching faster, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars on long-term coaching training programs. Kalina teaches people how to overcome mental challenges using neuroscience, positive psychology, and professional coaching techniques.
Paula Barreira
Paula Barreira is a thriving Christian Life Coach, Public speaker and Entrepreneur transforming lives, one individual at a time. Inspired by her past experiences with abuse and trauma, Paula took the leap of faith and decided to empower others that were in a similar situation.
Known for her passion for her work, she takes pride in helping others improve their lives. Paula’s unique gift is being able to understand people and help them connect with their true purpose in life. Helping women inside out through her life coaching, she has dedicated her time to helping other women set realistic goals, and grow in their confidence and identity by aligning them with the word of God. Paula believes that life is about growing, improving and getting better. Her goal is to continue seeing changes, transformations and breakthroughs in the lives of the people she comes in contact with.
Ronny Leber
Ronny helps business giants, professional athletes, and top influencers around the world to create an impact and leave a legacy!
As a business strategist, public speaker, and legacy coach, Ronny applies his experience to coach his clients to wow their audiences in alignment with creating fulfillment. He has been focused on what makes people successful and worked for more than 2 decades with industry giants such as Tony Robbins or the Dale Carnegie Organisation.
Ronny is a global top speaker and has spoken on 5 continents, entertained more than 5 million people live and more than 1.000 hours of live TV experience. With his proven method he is helping his clients wow their audience. When it comes to electrifying a crowd and captivating an audience there is no better trainer than him. When Ronny lets you in on his secrets success is inevitable.
He combines his expertise in business strategy and communication with a “client first” approach, to figure out what his client really wants and help him achieve his goals in a fun and joyful manner.
Ingrid Sinon
Cutting-Edge Consultancy’s owner/founder, Ingrid Sinon completed her Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 2008, her Master of Finance (Economic Policy) in 2013, Master in Finance and Financial Law (New Regulations), and is currently undertaking a Master in Business Administration-Artificial Intelligence.
Between 2008 and 2013, Ms. Sinon was employed at the Central Bank of Seychelles occupying a number of posts from Economist, Compliance and Risk Officer, and Risk Manager. In 2014, Ms. Sinon migrated to the Seychelles Credit Union as Chief Financial Officer. By 2015, she took on the post of Chief Executive Officer until December 2020.
Simply put, Ms. Sinon is an innovative leader with an aptitude for driving business success through a variety of initiatives designed to deliver efficiency, productivity, and profitability. She is simultaneously an Associate Lecturer at The Guy Morel Institute and frequently appears on televised shows discussing and debating contemporary national economic and financial issues.
Mope Abudu
Mope Abudu is an enthusiastic and driven Business Support and Transformation professional, she brings a balance of technical appreciation and market realities to ensure the realization of strategic goals. A highly process and digital inclined individual, Mope manages to get units of a business to have clockwork mindsets and have fun at the same time. She founded Knight and Bishop towards supporting firms achieve business growth and expansion through a variety of services such as Business strategy, Organizational structuring, Business Process Management (BPM), Corporate Governance, and Data and Market analytics.
Her current excitement is in the about to be launched novel business Accelerator – Knight Ventures which will provide a unique platform for African investment-ready businesses who have been supported, mentored, and undergone due diligence; matched with investors who desire impact and returns. This 4-month accelerator spiced with a market-friendly curriculum and highly sought-after network of experienced and supportive mentors will enable founders to perfect their innovation, ideas, and products into impact and monetized returns.
Jennifer Cross
Jennifer Cross is the COO at PS² Practice Management. PS² Practice Management is a company of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and offers business consulting to plastic surgery practices. The PS² team has hands-on experience working in all areas of plastic surgery practice. The whole team has successfully opened, managed, and billed for plastic surgeons utilizing their experience in management, finance, retail, and customer service to build a customized consulting plan for each client.
PS² can work with you on everything from best practices, increasing conversion, project management, retaining staff to staff training, and more. They work with practices large or small, giving each client the personal attention they need to be successful. Jennifer Cross, Chief Operating Officer, and Amanda Taylor, Consulting Manager, are the faces of PS² and are dedicated to guiding plastic surgeons down the road to success.
Alex Nicolaidis
Alex is a Business Mentor, Strategist, and Mindset Coach specializing in guiding driven female entrepreneurs to design and execute their ultimate business. “If your business is not giving you the profits and lifestyle you want, then it’s time to take action. Life is too short and precious to be stuck in a business that is not performing.” A message that fast became her motto after her dad’s sudden passing at the young age of 18.
After her own journey of wearing busy-ness like a badge of honor, micro-managing, and being another cog in the machine to living in an abundant space. This refreshing approach allowed her business to thrive without her getting in the way. Alex discovered a more effective way to have businesses flourish easily and effortlessly! Through her unique and proven 3-pillar formula of mentorship, strategy, and mindset, Alex has propelled over 200 Australian businesses to their next level.
Alex has often been referred to as the ‘breath of fresh air that was needed to get her clients out of their own way and welcome in success to their life and business.
Adam Kent
Born in Japan and moving to Australia at 8 years old, Adam caught his first entrepreneurial bug at 9, importing Japanese lollies and selling them throughout his school in Sydney. Coaching clients internationally, Adam has worked with hundreds of businesses, specializing in sales, EQ, effective communication, leadership, organizational behavior, and enhancing team culture.
Adam is the Managing Director of Invictus Consulting which exists to increase the success of small to large companies through its practical real-world strategies, designed to accelerate results. He is also a Director Consultant for BNI’s Southern Nevada region, founder of Business Empowered (EmpoweredLV.com), and an authorized partner of Everything DiSC® & The Five Behaviors® of a Cohesive Team. He was 2019’s Top 40 under 40 with MyVegas Magazine, featured in an Amazon #1 bestselling book in Canada ‘Intuitive Business Connections’ by Jadi Kindred, and a recent guest on the season 8 finale of CNBC’s The Profit.
Sharante Roberson
Sharante Roberson Business coach, entrepreneur, Extraordinaire, is the proud founder of queen kitty’s feminine hygiene line through her global corporation Kandi Kreationz. She is also Co-Founder and senior advisor of Legal Empowerment Group and vice president of H.E.A.L.T.H. a nonprofit humanitarian civic organization.
She helps people from all walks of life through inspiration, education, and empowerment, to achieve their best professionally and personally. Her objective is to mentor, educate, and teach her clients to build prosperous Six-Figure businesses. While generating the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. She coaches her clients through 8 plus years of experience to obtain and sustain a thriving business. Sharante’s fundamental principle to business is (FAIL TO PLAN, PLAN TO FAIL). She pairs clients with strategic planning, catering to their specific growth and development needs, and walks them through each step of their journey guaranteeing their success.
Final Thoughts
A successful business mentor has so much to offer, and in the world of small business, there are many entrepreneurs who have succeeded because they were mentored by the right person at just the right time. These 10 business mentors are sure to have plenty of advice to help you achieve your own entrepreneurial dreams.
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