Mentors & Speakers

Our historical mentors and speakers consist of experienced investors and operators that bring incredible value to participants and build the Silicon Y’all community.

Tony Summerville

Fleetio

Scott Wozniak

Swoz Consulting

John Burdett

Fast Slow Motion

Michael Johnson

Fast Slow Motion

Michael Weinstein

Vista Equity Partners

Hannah Kim

Bessemer Venture Partners

Adin Menkin

LeadsOnline

Jim O’Neill

FinQore

Josh Roberts

Bridge Bank

Edgar Baum

Avasta

Mike Anello

M33 Growth

Stephen Davis

Banneker Partners

Rob Spangler

SaaS Capital

Navid Oreizy

BVP Forge

Kurt Donnell

FreeStar

Kevin Cowherd

Ankura

Michael Berk

TA Associates

John Marquis

PSG

Anna Talerico

Corporate Finance Institute

Zane Tarence

Founders Advisors

Shiv Narayanan

How to SaaS

Bill Smith

Landing

Stewart Lynn

Serent Capital

Erik Budde

NextEdge

Fred Sturgis

Resurgens Technology Partners

Rick Morse

Rennovation Brands

Brian Henley

Recurring Capital Partners

Tim Stevens

QuinStreet

Ron Hess

Primus Capital

Bryce Youngren

Polaris Partners

Mark Solovy

Monroe Capital

Shamit Mehta

TZP Group

Jack Perkowski

JFP Holdings

Bill Nix

Greater Sum Ventures

Jamie Hutchinson

Goodwin Procter

Shamus McBride

Goldman Sachs

Liz Pharo

Divorce.com

James Tieng

Lumos Capital

David Gray

Stoneybrook Ventures

Chris Speltz

rateGenius, Inc.

Brian Goldsmith

Avenue Growth Partners

Tyler Wick

Abry Partners

Matt Picciano

Bonney Plumbing, Electrical, Heating and Air

Santhosh Keshavan

Voya

Matt Hamilton

Summit Partners

Robert Faber

Ballast Point Ventures

David Cusimano

Accel-KKR

Ross Croley

Greater Sum Ventures

Bob Crutchfield

Hotspot Ventures

Dan Groen

Clearlake Capital

Frank Dalton

Fulcrum Equity Partners

David Siegel

LLR Partners

Jason Caplain

Bull City Venture Partners

Jody Shechtman

GreyLion

John Smola

Alabama Power Company

Kent Elmer

TechCXO

Larry Contrella

JMI Equity

Leon Chen

Kayne Anderson Capital

Marc Munfa

Silversmith Capital Partners

Meg Crosby

PeopleCap Advisors

Rod Westmoreland

Merrill Lynch

Satoshi Harris-Koizumi

Battery Ventures

Scott Morris

Scott Morris, LLC

Shegun Otulana

Harmony Venture Brands

Ted Roxbury

Vital Brands

Todd Dickerson

ClickFunnels

Zach Sadek

Parthenon Capital

Alex Stratoudakis

Warburg Pincus

Weston Gaddy

Radian Capital

Deepak Sindwani

Wavecrest Growth Partners

Erik Sewell

ASR Group Holdings

Maren Hopkins

Bessemer Venture Partners

Matt Brugner

Stewardship Partners

Matt Cameron

SaaSy Sales Leadership

Victor Cheng

SaaSCEO

Donny Wyatt

CoConstruct

Hanny Akl

Warren Averett

Austin Woody

Upland Software

Carter Griffin

Updata Partners

Ripan Kadakia

Zelnick Media Capital

Jeff Gale

Accelerated Partners

John Yates

Morris, Manning, & Martin, LLP

Bill Fox

Featheringill Capital, Experlogix

David Brasfield

Threat Advice

Eric Wilkins

Pamlico Capital

Hunter Witherington

SSM Partners

Frank Young

Sverica Capital Management