Pillars of Innovation Sponsors


Excellence through Executive Engagement
Wave mentors are essential to furthering our mission because they guide Accelerator members through the process of building, launching, and growing a successful tech startup. Wave mentors are industry experts who are determined to make meaningful, strategic relationships with Wave Accelerator members.
It is no secret that mentorship is one of the most valuable assets for growth. Tampa Bay Wave has taken that value and given it exponential impact by engaging local founders and CEOs who have built companies and had significant exits. These entrepreneurs have proven their skill and ability and we are happy to have them as our Executive Entrepreneurs-in-Residence.
Mentorship is an integral part of the Tampa Bay Wave experience. We are motivated to connect Wave accelerator members with mentors who are aligned with their business goals, values, and vision. Our mentors are invested in entrepreneurs who are building the future of Tampa Bay’s tech startup ecosystem. One of the many benefits of being a Wave accelerator member is that you will be able to connect with mentors who will help you on your journey of building a successful tech company.
Andrew Adams, Sr.
Sr. Executive at Adams ConsultingTina Agustiady
Salma Benkabbou
Lead Legal Strategist at The Benkabbou Law Firm, PLLCJohn Blake
CEO at Authorio Digital LLCBernie Borges
Co-founder, CMO at VengresoGreg Bosl
Deon Bradley
Michael Branca
Brent Britton
Nicholas Brunner
Tom Butts
VP of Product Management at DigiDaniel Caccamo
Santo Cannone
Jordan Casal
Linda Cassaly
Director of Operations at ConnectwiseNelson Castellano
Peter Christian
Jeffrey Damm
Sana Branding + MarketingChandra Clines
Kimberly Crum
Former Director of Human Resources/Chief HR Officer at City of TampaRicardo Daza
Madeline Dent
Tony Dibenedetto
Katheryne Downes
David Eason
Hal Edwards
Jamie Egasti
Cliff Emmons
CEO of IIoT-Oxys and Founder and President of Accelerated Healthcare InnovationsSteven Fiske
Head of Product at HivelocityDoug Garis
Bill Geiser
Jeff Goble
Kevin Goodwin
Benjamin Gordon
Former CTO and Co-Founder at Cabinets.comJim Gossett
Leela Gray
Brigadier General (Retired), U.S. ArmyJR Griggs
President, Red Wall MarketingRick Hanley
CFO, Marxent LabsBrandon Heitman
Chad Jaquays
Josh Jaquish
Vice President at DXC TechnologyDanyell Jones
Financial Advisor | CMO | OwnerJon Katz
Kelly Kavanaugh
Stephen Kelly
Shareholder at Hill Ward HendersonStewart Kelly
Account Executive - Large Group, Florida BlueDebbie Lundberg
Steve MacDonald
Sam MallikarjunanSam Mallikarjunan
Marc Mandt
Skip Marshall
Vice President and CTO of TribridgeKailah Matyas
Managing Partner, Redwood PartnersMarc Matyas
Cameron Mccaskill
Sr. Director of Business Development at QualcommSean Mccoy
Christopher Mcelveen
George McGourty
Partner at Arriba Advisors LLCMatthew McNulty
Kyle Melear
Troy Michels
José Morey, M.D.
John Morrow
Richard Munassi, MD, MBA
Dominic Natale
Shane Needham
Susan Nieland
Nick Outman
Brett Owens
Enrico Palumbo
Tom Panaggio
Dennis Panos
Chuck Papageorgiou
Penny Parks
Kalpesh Patel
Corporate & Technology Attorney at FL Patel Law PLLCAndrea Paul
Co-Founder and Chief Medical officer of Board VitalsArnie Perez
Greg Pierce
Chief Cloud Officer at DXC Concerto Cloud ServicesEric Pilcher
Partner at Cherry BekaertJanice Pratt
Owner/President, Proforma JP Marcom AdvantageLance Raab
Emmanuel Ramos
Senior Vice President, Operations at TrellanceDavid Reader
Candice Rezvanian
Dan Rodriguez
Mario Rodriquez
Steve Rosen
Klaus Schaefer
Shoaib Shaikh
Steve Simmons
Executive Vice President of Compliance Services at A-LIGNRamit Singh
Jane Sadd Smalec
Senior ConsultantRobyn Spoto
Thomas Stanton
Kim Stebbings
Kostas Stoilas
Managing Member, Fortress Commercial Real EstateAndy Swenson
CEO of Delbridge GroupChristopher Tain
Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at eWorkSuccessTania Tawil
Former VP of Partner Development/Strategic Alliances at VibesGerwai Todd
Gwen Tormey
VP Strategy & Operations at CorestreamMarshall Tucker
Thomas Vacca
Jason Warnke
Managing Director at AccentureDavid Whelan
Eric Williams
Scott Winston
Co-Founder / COO, Business Impact NetworksMargaret Wong
Join our community of Wave mentors.
There is amazing energy around the tech startup community in Tampa Bay. As a Wave mentor, I’ve had the opportunity to work with impressive entrepreneurs with exciting solutions. Supporting their success and that of our region is truly rewarding.
Santo CannoneThe Tampa Bay Wave has been an important part of the RxLive team since the very beginning. The Wave’s post accelerator resources – in particular the ongoing engagement with an excellent mentor network – has been extremely helpful. Our involvement with the Wave continues to pay dividends in terms of access to capital, exposure and insight.
Mark Engelen