Pro-Bono Mentorship
LEARN | GROW | LEAD
#students and #jobseekers - REJOICE! 🎉
Thought leaders and leading experts in Tech have made a conscious choice to volunteer their time and give back by serving you.
Yes, it’s absolutely FREE for you to book time and have 1 on 1 conversations with our Mentors.
Code of Conduct:
Please do not be LATE and avoid NO-SHOWS!
It’s extremely disrespectful to your mentors who are volunteering time away from their families to serve you!
Our Mentors want to help you navigate your career to succeed and become the leaders you were created to be.
Scroll below to schedule your 1 on 1 Mentor Talk today!
Let's do this - Happy Learning!
Full speed ahead 🚀
Meet OUR MENTOR Team
Nelson Ingle
Founder & CEO:
Simply Agile Inc.
Alpharetta, Georgia - USA
Bio:
Coach Nelson’s ikigai is to coach community members to discover and pursue their ikigai everyday.
He uses his years of experience leading teams and gift of storytelling to inspire aspiring leaders achieve their dreams.
Coach Nelson recognizes that without a purpose, people can spend the best years of their lives on autopilot conforming to the status quo.
He provides a formula in his Predictable Outcome Model & Blueprint for gaining clarity to pursue life’s goals with purpose and passion.
Coach Nelson created the Simply Agile Community as a space to share what we are learning in open conversations without fear of judgment. A community where we can serve each other to Learn, Grow, and Lead together everyday.
Expertise:
Leadership, Agile, Dream Job, SELFCARE
Fun Fact:
Loves sushi!
Favorite sushi is salmon nigiri 🍣
paired with hot sake 🍶
Kangle Lin
Founder & CEO:
Digital Record
Austin, Texas - USA
Bio:
Founder at Digital Record, Gumdrop (acq. 2021)| Capital Factory Portfolio Founder |
We help educators to issue Instantly Verifiable Credentials on the blockchain |
Speaker @Metafuturist @Dcentral |
World Metaverse Council.
Kangle loves helping driven people who are building cool things!
🏎️ Let's go!
Expertise:
Startups
- Lead a cross functioning team
- How to network
- How to identify good mentors and helpers
Fun Fact:
Kangle Loves God!
Following God is the most important thing in his life!🙏
OLU cole
Delivery Manager:
The Prince's Trust
London, England - UK
Bio:
Olu Cole is of the school of thought of giving back to his community.
He started out as a software developer, so this means he's generally a technical delivery manager.
Olu has vast working experience in the FinTech industry.
He loves AI and is currently exploring AI's use cases for the FinTech Industry.
Expertise:Technical Delivery Management, Extreme Programming, Agile Leadership, Business Agility Advocacy.
Fun Fact:
Olu is an unapologetic gamer! 🎉
You'll find him playing PUBG or CODM when he's not working 🎮
Charlene Freeman
Agile Coach:
FLEETCOR
Atlanta, Georgia - USA
Bio:
Insightful and innovative Agile Team Coach, Scrum Master, Servant Leader,
Agile Transformation Leader, and QA Leader
• 8+ years of Scrum Master experience / 10+ years of Agile Team and Project Management
• Passionate Leader and Coach capable of empowering people and teams to fulfill their potential
• Strong Servant Leadership, Agile Project Management, and QA Management skills
• Skilled collaborator with a proven ability to engage and develop partnerships with others
• CSM, CSPO and SAFe 4.5 certifications including practical hands-on Program Increment experience
Coach Charlene loves to give back to the IT community in order to serve and help others reach their highest potential.
Expertise:
Agile Coaching, Scum Master, SAFe, Kanban, Leadership, Metrics, Servant Leadership, Product Owner, Agile Transformations
Fun Fact:
Coach Charlene is an avid Poker player! Blackjack is her jam!
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She loves strategy games and game nights with friends.
John Augustin
Agile Coach:
Freelance
Fort Mill, South Carolina - USA
Bio:
John has worked in IT and Operations for over 20 years with the past 8 years focused on Agility. He's currently working as an Agile Coach.
Coach John's interests are finding flow within a team via collaboration and lean practices. Having been through some challenges, Coach John is happy to help the next generation of Scrum Masters succeed.
Expertise:
Agile, Kanban, Measurements, Scrum
Fun Fact:
In his spare time, Coach John loves to play bass🎸 , code 👨💻, or practice on his disc golf throw 🥏.
Morty lindie
Agile Coach / Scrum Master:
InterContinental Hotel Groups (IHG)
Suwanee, Georgia - USA
Bio:
Coach Morty is an IT professional with over 20 years experience, and focused on Agile since 2015 to present.
His experience has ranged from technician to development to management to Agilist in varying industries such as Aerospace, Retail, Financial, and Hospitality.
Coach Morty enjoys mentoring, coaching, and working with scrum teams on a daily basis.
Expertise:
Agile, Kanban, Measurements, Scrum
Fun Fact:
Coach Morty delights in spending time researching family genealogy and building his family tree based on DMA matches.🧬
Enjoys volunteering at Junior Achievement (JA).
Michael leung
Enterprise Agile Coach:
Mitsubishi Electric US Inc.
Norcross, Georgia - USA
Bio:
Coach Michael is an Agile and Product expert with a Decade of Experience.
He has worked in industries like Media, Financial SaaS, IOT, and embedded products.
He currently guides, coaches, trains, and monitors the continuous improvement of multiple teams within an enterprise which includes (Stakeholders, product planning, software development, UX/UI and other cross dependent teams).
Coach Michael has a passion for learning and helping others grow, and would be excited to help spark your zeal for Agile!
Expertise:
Agile Coaching, Scrum Master, Agile product conceptualization and creation.
Fun Fact:
Coach Michael loves dancing! 🕺
Shilan Karia
Product Owner / Business Analyst:
BioIQ
Atlanta, Georgia - USA
Bio:
Shilan loves giving back to the community!
He has extensive Software Product Owner & Agile Scrum Master experience; is passionate about solving problems and creating a great customer experience.
Shilan leads innovation initiatives with a balance of business analysis, UX, market research, and customer discovery.
He is an Agile-certified CSPO and CSM leader of high-performing teams with 10 + years of experience.
Expertise:
Product Management, Business Analysis, Agile Coaching, SAFe
Fun Fact:
Shilan enjoys networking and meeting new people. He is an avid life-long learner!📚
Tuwana thomas
Developer:
Pearson Workforce Solutions
Little Rock, Arkansas - USA
Bio:
Tuwana has a true passion for mentoring others in their journey to discover their 'best self".
Her personal philosophy is to be of service in helping others achieve their goals through leadership and encouragement.
Tuwana's leadership has helped organizations clarify and communicate their vision and mission in ways that allow all to jump on board and pursue the mission with fidelity. This has led to significant improvement in several areas, such as student data, employee training and retention, and more agile processes and workflows, resulting in a more lean department and organization.
Tuwana's expertise is in agile processes and employee development.
Expertise:
Leading cross functional teams,
Implementing Agile in non-Agile organizations, Servant leadership, Selfcare
Fun Fact:
Tuwana is an avid craft supply collector 🖌️ ✂️