E-hub Coaching Sessions
Coaching Sessions allow successful Bentley alumni to engage with the student community to share their experiences and wisdom with students in a short but intensive format. Bentley alumni who participate offer a unique perspective drawing on their entrepreneurship journey. Coaching sessions typically focus on a specific aspect (e.g. developing a pitch deck, brainstorming an idea, exploring the angel investing landscape, and others).
Graduate and undergraduate students, staff and recent alumni are invited and attendance is capped at 12 participants. These 90-minute Coaching Sessions are held at The Somers Garage on weekday evenings and consist of a presentation followed by a discussion driven by those in attendance.
upcoming events
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 5:30 to 7:00PM
Philip Mastroianni, '05, left his accounting career at KPMG to co-found Fabrizia Spirits, with the goal of creating a high-quality, all-natural Limoncello for the U.S. market. Fifteen years later, Fabrizia is a market leader with national distribution and an expanded product line. In this session, Philip will share his journey of building a beverage business from the ground up with limited resources, highlighting the role of perseverance and grit. His story showcases how passion and determination helped him navigate challenges in the alcohol industry and achieve success.
Past Events
| Date | Event | Guest Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| November 12, 2024 | What is purposeful selling? | Chris Tardiff |
| November 6, 2024 | Never Stop Moving: an Entrepreneur’s Approach to Firing Up your Life | Sheri Saperstein |
| October 23, 2024 | Building a Unicorn: The road less traveled | Debbie Millin |
| September 24, 2024 | How to Run a Successful E-Commerce Business | Bhargav Shah |
| September, 17 2024 | Building and Scaling Startups: Insights from Entrepreneur and Venture Investor | Sergei Revzin |
| April 17, 2024 | Building a Product-Led Culture | Ed Gaudet |
| April 9, 2024 | Journey in Commercial Real-estate | Cyrus Sakhai |
| March 26, 2024 | From Bentley to Harrods | David Mintz |
| March 20, 2024 | Family Entrepreneurship and Independence Beyond | Luis "Lucho"Noboa |
| March 19, 2024 | Being a Loan Officer and Mortgage Broker | Shant Banosian |
| March 6, 2024 | From College Learning to the Business Sphere | Ira Bornstein |
| February 27, 2024 | Mastering Self-Introduction, Pitching Ideas, and Asking Great Questions | Garren Hilow |
| November 29, 2023 | The Misunderstood Realm of Productivity | Oleg Popovsky |
| November 15, 2023 | Raising Capital - Exploring Alternative Approaches to Financing | Todd Forrest |
| November 2, 2023 | How to be a Startup in the age of ChatGPT | Sree Sundaram, Mike Sternberg & Andrew Wolff |
| October 25, 2023 | High Tech Finance/Accounting, Software, and Revenue Recognition | Jim Kelliher |
| September 27, 2023 | The Disciplined Entrepreneur | Paul Cheek |