Meet Our Mentors
The success of startups in an accelerator tightly coupled with quality of its mentors. We are gratified to have such accomplished professionals serving as mentors for our startups.
Douglas Allen
FBL Financial
Director of Information Technology
Information Technology
Chris Batdorf
John Deere
Process Coach
Marketing
Christine Bobst
Bobst Advisors
President
Marketing and Supply Chain
Nathan Brewer
Kent Corporation
Director, Market Research
Marketing
Marsha Bro
Kemin Industries
General Manager, Crop Technologies
Jeff Burnison
Corteva
Director, Transformation Office
Ben Chostner
Blue River Technology
VP of Business Development
Marketing
Dan Cosgrove
Growers Edge Financial
Chief Strategy Officer
Micah Craven
Integrity Communications
President
Marketing
Dave Dvorak
Seprio
Chief Client Advocate
Jamee Amundson Eggers
Iowa Pork Producers Association
Producer Education Director
Marketing
Angela Ellis
Principal
AVP
Technology, Marketing
Rachel Geilenfeld
Sukup Manufacturing Co.
Public Relations Manager
Marketing
Nathan Heinrich
John Deere
Manager, Precision Ag Product Marketing
Corey Jansen
Essentia Protein Solutions
President
Dave Kurns
Meredith Corp.
Editorial Content Director
Marketing, Media Industry
Matt Kurtz
Corteva
Global Seed Technology Director
Kerty Levy
OTGW, LLC
President
Marketing
Gustavo Lichtenberger
DLL Group
VP Global Strategic Marketing
Marketing
Wheaten Mather
Strategic America
Director of Strategy and Insights
Marketing
Daniel McCue
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co.
Digital Marketing Strategist
Marketing
Mick Messman
Greenlight Biosciences
Chief Commercial Officer
Marketing
Keith Newhouse
Self-Employed
Marketing
Marketing
Marc Reifenrath
Spinutech
President
Marketing
Niki Reynolds
Associated Computer Systems (ACS)
Marketing Director
Technology, Marketing
Charlie Schafer
Agri Drain Corp.
President
Marketing
Justin Schoen
Emerge Growth
Managing Partner
Marketing
Herman So
Grain Processing Corporation
Vice President Enterprise Innovation
Marketing
Katie Stanhope
Self Employed
Marketing-Communications Consultant
Marketing
Brian Thuesen
John Deere
Manager - Business Development
Marketing
Jeff Woods
Alliant Energy Transportation, Inc.
Director - Business Development & Marketing
