Meet the Mentors

Champions of marketing leadership, here for your next step.

The Mentors of Season 16 (2025/2026)

ALAN C. MIDDLETON PhD

Independent Author, Speaker, Teacher and Consultant
Ali Leung

Fractional CMO
Andrew Srinarayan

Founder & President

STRADIGI Marketing
Bryan Pearson

CEO

LoyaltyOne Co
Carol Reader

General Manager & Marketing Executive

Muir Tapes & Adhesives
CHRIS BROCKBANK

Chief Commercial Officer

Firma Foreign Exchange
Corby Fine

VP Digital Marketing & Performance

IGM Financial Inc.
DEBBIE BOLTON

VP Volunteers

AMA Toronto
DEBBIE FORD

Director Practice, Strategy & Growth

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Elana Chan

Director of Americas SMB Marketing

Google
Howard Thomas

Chief Executive Officer

Levenswater Inc.
Ivy Lee

Founder

Ivy Lee Co
Jack Bensimon

Co-Founder

Bensimon Byrne
Jacqueline Grossman

Chief Marketing Officer

Just For Laughs
Janet Kestin

Co-founder, Partner

Swim
JASON BOYER

CMO

Aquent
Jordan Shapiro

Managing Partner

Level5 Strategy
Judy Lewis

Co-founder and Partner

Strategic Objectives
Karrie Van Belle

Consultant, CMO | Brand & Digital Strategy | Communications Counsel
KATHRYN FITZWILLIAM

Consulting

McCain Foods, CAMH, Loblaw
Kristina Koprivica

Vice President, Corporate Marketing & Strategy

Kruger
LEEANNE COMISH

President

C2 Marketing and Productions Inc.
LIBIER GOMEZ

Managing Director

Sklar Wilton & Associates
LISA RITCHIE

Global CMO

Sun Life Financial
MANSI VAGT

Instructor & Expert in Residence

DMZ
Marie-Josée Vinet

Scotiabank
MATT KELLY

Managing Partner

LEVEL5 Strategy Group
Meredith Klapowich

Chief Creative Officer / Co-Managing Director

Narrative
Michelle Kwong Rutherford

CMO

Mydoh
Mirella Miranda

VP – Strategy & Insights

AMA Toronto
Mo Dezyanian

President

Empathy Inc.
Nancy Marcus

Senior Consultant

Kruger Inc.
Nancy Vonk

Co-Chief Creative Officer

OGILVY & MATHER
Nik Djukic-Walker

Executive Director – Global Business Solutions

TikTok
Paul Rowan

Co-Founder & VP of Design

Umbra
PETER RODRIGUEZ

CMO

Brand Igniter™ Inc
PINA SCIARRA

Managing Director

Accenture
Rachel Olive

VP Media & Strategy

Sony Pictures Entertainment Canada
Rem Langan

Chief Marketing Officer

McDonald’s Canada
Saad Uddin

Co-founder and CEO

Native Touch
Samantha Lloyd

Sr. Director of Growth Marketing & Product

HRPA – Human Resources Professionals Association
Sameer Dhargalkar

Senior VP

Business Development & Marketing
Samuel Bussieres

Senior Director, Confectionery & Front of Store

Mondelēz
Sarah Spence

CEO

TADIEM Inc.
SHALABH KAYASTHA

Principal

Quantum Leap Partners
Sharon MacLeod

Board Director

Power Corporation of Canada, IGM Financial
Tanya Kreinin

Chief Marketing Officer

University of Toronto
TERRI TINELLA

Board Member

Dare Foods Limited
Vasie Papadopoulos

Vice President of Corporate Affairs

ChangeMakers
VIRGINIA BRAILEY

Partner

Guided Futures Inc.

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