Mentoring program

In our mentoring program, we connect students of Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences with start-up experts and professionals from various fields.

Over a self-defined period of time, the mentor will support you in developing your innovative and sustainable business idea and enhancing your start-up mindset. In this personal, trusting exchange, you will benefit and learn from your mentor's knowledge, expertise, and experience.

Join our mentoring program if you …

  • are commited to work intensively on your business idea
  • seek to learn from the mentor's experience
  • need constructive feedback on your business idea
  • would like to expand your network
  • are a student of the Rhine-Waal University

Mentoring process

  1. Application and preparation
    Send us a motivation letter including this information: Who are you and what is your business idea about? At which point in the start-up development are you now and what are the steps that still need to be done? What are your expectations from your mentor?
  2. Coaching
    We will schedule a meeting to discuss your business idea and mentoring opportunities.
  3. Matching
    We will match you with a suitable mentor, with whom you will agree on the details of your mentoring partnership.
  4. Mentoring
    You will arrange regular meetings with your mentor, with one recommended meeting per month. StartGlocal will continue to provide support through coaching, workshops, and events.
  5. Evaluation
    At the end of the mentoring program, we will come together to evaluate the experience.
Mentoring process with five steps: application preparation, coaching, matching, mentoring, evaluation
Mentoring process with five steps: application preparation, coaching, matching, mentoring, evaluation

Mentors

      Andrea da Silva

      Scientific Research Assistant in Economic Psychology | Decentralized Equality Officer
      Areas of expertise
      Creative Techniques & Idea Pooling, Business Succession, Start-ups, Migrant Entrepreneurship, Female entrepreneurship

        Andreas Kwiatkowski

        Founder how.fm | Business Angel
        Areas of expertise
        Positioning, Pitch Deck & Fundraising, B2B Marketing & Sales, Software Product Management

          Eva de Schrevel

          Start-up Coach
          Areas of expertise
          Gastronomy, Food & Beverages, Wine, Spirits, Product Development
          • Dr. Heinz Spelthann

            Dr. Heinz Spelthann

            Start-up Coach
            Areas of expertise
            Strategy planning and implementation, Initiation of business

              Holger Schnapka

              Business Coach at STARTERCENTER of Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the Lower Rhine Region
              Areas of expertise
              Business Coaching, Finance

                Johannes Franke

                CEO | Lead Events at startport
                Areas of expertise
                Logistics & Supply Chain, Management, Start-up Ecosystems NRW

                  Prof. Dr. Kathrin Weidner

                  Professor for Operations & Innovation Management
                  Areas of expertise
                  Design thinking & Innovation methods, Business plan, Market analysis, Pitch

                    Prof. Klaus Hegemann

                    Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Environment | Professor of Business Studies with a focus on Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
                    Areas of expertise
                    Finance, Social Entrepreneurship

                      Martin J Aichmayr

                      Start-up Coach
                      Areas of expertise
                      Start-up Consulting, Business Planning, Strategic Development
                      • Mizanur Rahman

                        Mizanur Rahman

                        Sales Consultant | CEO - Owner of a Travel Agency
                        Areas of expertise
                        Healthinsurance; Founding after University

                          Neal Dietrich

                          Start-up Coach
                          Areas of expertise
                          Healthcare

                            Peter Godulla

                            Impact Investor | Start-up Coach
                            Areas of expertise
                            Alignment, Customer Acquisition, Marketing & Pitch Training for Sustainable Start-ups

                              Philip Weykamp

                              Entrepreneur | CEO | Co-Founder fairnergy & GreenTrax
                              Areas of expertise
                              Business Model Development, Feedback & Discussion of Ideas, Organization of Start-ups, Energy Transition in EU, Transport/Mobility Transition

                                Philipp Winkmann

                                CEO at 3D innovaTech, Liberty Acoustics & mySoundDesign.de, Winkmann Management Consulting
                                Areas of expertise
                                Business Model Creation for Tech Start-ups, Market and Competitor's Analysis, Product Development for Sustainable Innovation
                                • Saskia Lamers

                                  Saskia Lamers

                                  Sales Consultant | Consultant for student health and self-employed health insurance
                                  Areas of expertise
                                  Healthinsurance

                                Peer mentors

                                    Abir Bhattacharyya

                                    CTO Raise agriculture | Robotics Developer at Delta Engine
                                    Areas of expertise
                                    Robotics, AI, Cloud Architecture, Devops, Mlops, Product-Market Fit

                                      Annabell Mitschelen

                                      Scientific staff member and PhD student, TU Braunschweig
                                      Areas of expertise
                                      Foundation process, legal & organizational matters

                                        Arun Ramaswamy

                                        R&D Engineer
                                        Areas of expertise
                                        New Energy, E-Mobility, Automotive & Micromobility Industry, Project Management/Planning, Negotiation, Pitch Preparation

                                          Gerardo Garzón Alvarez

                                          Chief Design Officer at WPMacroverse
                                          Areas of expertise
                                          Design Thinking, UX Research, Prototyping, Electronic Engineering, Industrial Design, Storytelling, Pitch, Networking

                                            Paola Wouappi

                                            Entrepreneur | Design Thinking Coach
                                            Areas of expertise
                                            Business Idea Development, Customer-Centric Prototype Building and Validation, Investor Pitch Training

                                              Philippe G. Vayda

                                              CEO at Venegas Carreno und Vayda GbR (Art-Glove)
                                              Areas of expertise
                                              UX/Usability, IP, Automotive

                                                Sairam Damparala

                                                Global Quality Management – Factory Coordinator at Bosch Siemens Home Appliances
                                                Areas of expertise
                                                Management, Technology & Sustainable Innovation

                                                  Samrina Jafrin

                                                  Research Assistant at HMKW Berlin
                                                  Areas of expertise
                                                  Sustainability, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Project Management, Future Studies, Value-Based Innovation Management