Welcome to the BEAM Program Directory

The BEAM (Brown Entrepreneurship Alumni Mentoring) Program connects Brown alumni entrepreneurs with experienced mentors to foster growth, innovation, and collaboration. Each mentor-mentee pairing is carefully matched to provide targeted guidance, valuable industry insights, and networking opportunities. Explore the profiles below to learn more about the remarkable individuals shaping the future of entrepreneurship through mentorship.

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NOTE: Mentees are listed alphabetically by last name. Their mentor appears directly after them, either to the right or below, depending on your screen. 

In the two cases where one mentor is paired with two mentees, the mentor appears after the first mentee only. The second mentee is followed by the BEAM dots to maintain the structure.

Meet Cohort 2

Meet Cohort 1

  • Liam Trotzuk

    Mentee

    Liam Trotzuk, CEO/Co-founder
    GOLDHOLLY AMERICAN TEA offers sustainable American supertea made from yaupon holly, the only caffeinated plant native to North America, promoting local, eco-friendly agriculture.

    Paired with Mentor Michael Kaplan.

  • Michael Kaplan

    Mentor

    Michael Kaplan, Founder & CEO
    BRYKAP HOLDINGS is an Operating Holding Company building and buying plus-size women’s brands

  • Brendan Sweeney

    Mentee

    Brendan Sweeney, Co-founder & COO
    STOCKLIFT solves the problem of incomplete customer financial data by providing an embedded portfolio analysis API for financial institutions.

    Paired with Mentor Raghav Sharma.

  • Raghav Sharma

    Mentor

    Raghav Sharma, Managing Director
    COUNCIL ADVISORS helps businesses overcome challenges with expert strategic guidance, unlocking growth opportunities through tailored advice.

  • Eli Silvert

    Mentee

    Eli Silvert & Mihika Nadig, Co-founders
    TOW ZONE ALERTS sends timely texts to help Boston drivers avoid illegal parking, tickets, and tows. It also offers tips on fun local events and interesting happenings.

    Paired with Mentor Matthew Josefowicz.

  • Matthew Josefowicz

    Mentor

    Matthew Josefowicz, Advisor, Mentor, Retired Entrepreneur
    NOVARICA was a research and advisory services firm that helped more than 150 insurer CIOs make better technology project and strategy decisions.

  • Jeremiah Oteh

    Mentee

    Jeremiah Oteh, CEO/Founder
    CULTURAL.IP (©ultural.IP, “©IP”) helps emerging companies protect and leverage their intellectual property through comprehensive, data-driven IP strategy services.

    Paired with Mentor Madeline Griswold.

  • Madeline Griswold

    Mentor

    Madeline Griswold, Product Instructor
    FRACTAL TECH

  • Rongyu Na

    Mentee

    Rongyu Na, Founder
    ECOFORGE creates sustainable hemp-based materials that reduce carbon emissions by 40% and save energy, helping manufacturers go green.

    Paired with Mentor Seth Coe-Sullivan.

  • Seth Coe-Sullivan

    Mentor

    Seth Coe-Sullivan, CEO/Co-founder
    NS NANOTECH  uses nitride semiconductors to create innovative disinfection and display products, like the ShortWaveLight215 for personal disinfection.

  • Christian Labrador

    Mentee

    Christian Labrador, Founder
    EMBRACE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY solves prosthetic discomfort by designing automatically adjustable sockets, helping over 650,000 amputees reduce daily pain.

    Paired with Mentor Connor McDermott.

  • Conor McDermott

    Mentor

    Connor McDermott, Analyst
    SOLEUS CAPITAL

  • Deni Goktas

    Mentee

    Deni Goktas, Founder
    SIMULACRUM builds more accurate, efficient economic forecasting software, helping companies make better operational decisions in volatile markets.

    Paired with Mentor Michael Zuckert.

  • Michael Zuckert

    Mentor

    Michael Zuckert, Executive Advisor

  • Shelley De Leon

    Mentee

    Shelley De Leon, CTO/Co-Founder
    H.E.R. LLC transforms healthcare for Black women by creating NFTs from health imaging and selling them to research hospitals.

    Paired with Mentor David Sabel.

  • David Sabel

    Mentor

    David Sabel, Retired/Former Head of Product
    CAASTLE provides technology, reverse logistics, and services to help retailers, brands, digital communities, and content creators participate in the new economy.

  • Yash Chauhan

    Mentee

    Yash Chauhan, Founder
    ADVAITA leverages clickstream data for new digital companies, offering valuable insights for growth and enhanced customer engagement.

    Paired with Mentor Shane Sabine.

  • Shane Sabine

    Mentor

    Shane Sabine, Managing Partner
    PUNCH CAPITAL backs exceptional, early-stage immigrant founders. Investments with Series A markups include crewAI (Insight Partners) and Consensus (Union Square).