Our Expert Network
At Spring, we know it takes a breadth of knowledge and experience to excel as both an impact founder and as a venture. Our network of Entrepreneurs-in-Residence and Facilitators have walked the walk and are sharing their expertise and experience in our Scale Ready program and more. This incredible bench of talent includes:
EIR + Facilitators
Shannon Bard, PhD
Lead, Climate Venture Studio, e@UBC
Lise Beutel
Zahra Carol Baghdadi
Founder & CEO of Crunch TimeZ
Nathalie Couët
Founder & Principal Advisor at Couët Strategic Advisors
Chin Hing Chang
Principal at ClassyNarwhal
Kareena Fagwani
Nadia Ladak
Founder & CEO of Marlow
Linh Le
Dean Prelazzi
Matthew Quetton
Founder & CEO of Momentum Partners
Sonali Sharma
Program Manager, Integrated Markets at Innovate BC
Michele Wallcraft
Executive in Residence at University of British Columbia
Vanessa Williamson
Chris Carvalho
CEO of Carveira Group Consulting
Sarah De Rose
Mina Demian
Chris Fernando
Lead Strategist at Slate Strategies
Robert Eisses
Eric Wen
Karley Cunningham
Growth Strategist at Big Bold Brand Inc.
Jason Jones
Founder & President of Vertical Motion
Entrepreneurs-In-Residence (EIRs)
Nat Cartwright
Thi Dao
Matt Heiydt
Founder of BackStretch Recruitment Group
Alan Shapiro
Principal, Shapiro & Company
Elizabeth Thorsen
Suzanne Grant
Richard Tuck
Alex Stobe
Partner at Lutra
Darius Sahebjavaher
Founder and CTO at Cibotica
Michael Kubik
Nikki Michelsen
Lucas Oldfield
Giovanni Gerbolini
Lee Carney
Facilitators
Romina Arian
Christine Charnock
David Steinley
Founder of Frictionless Fundraising
Mairi-Jane Fox, PhD
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