Gabriel Sundaram

COO & Co-Founder of Mission

Currently leading ops and growth at Mission. We're building the best market network for product builders (software engineers, product, design). We help level up our member’s skills by leveraging data, connecting them with meaningful long-term work, and a community of like-minded peers. Previously COO at Bus.com, overseeing growth (product, marketing, sales & data teams). Helped navigate the company through a rebrand, major product pivot, and multiple rounds of growth capital (YC, JSV, BMW, Real). Prior to Bus.com I was part of the founding investment team at Real Ventures where I was privileged to learn from 100’s of founders and co-investors over a 5-year run. I also led the development of the firm’s back and middle office software and initial platform to support portfolio companies. In what seems like a previous life, I led product at Capitalogix, a Dallas based FinTech startup developing trading, dashboard, and data analytics tools for hedge funds. Having left and come back to my hometown Montreal, I’m happy to be an active member of the growing local startup scene, instigating or organizing several community initiatives including tech blog MTLinTECH, Startup Drinks Montreal, Startup Open House Montreal, and Notman House.

Ashley Werhun

CEO & Co-Founder at Mentorly

Ashley Werhun is the CEO and Co-Founder of Mentorly.com, and is on a mission to make mentorship accessible, and reliable to all. Mentorly is a cloud-based mentorship solution for businesses and organizations looking to invest in their people and help them perform. Ashley leads all things growth: B2B sales, marketing, positioning, fundraising and long-term vision. With many hats, Ashley is a leader who puts culture first. She strives to build an organization where each team member thrives because they are trusted and have the space to be their authentic selves. Prior to co-founding Mentorly, Ashley spent 10+ years touring the world performing with BJM Danse, Ballet BC and Trey McIntyre Project. She also was a development liaison, where she was the bridge between donors and artists. It was on tour when the large mentorship gap in the creative market became apparent and she started her journey into building a start-up.

Benjamin Tuff

Founding team of Luxury Retreats/Airbnb

Ben previously built and led an all-star marketing team that helped catalyze Luxury Retreats’ growth prior to its acquisition by AirBnb, he is now CMO of dcbel, and Managing Partner of BDG – a marketing-based consultancy that focuses on fast profitable growth. He is a mentor to a number of startups, and is constantly seeking out new business opportunities, partnerships and strategic investments.

Wolf Kohlberg

Co-Founder & Senior Mobility Advisor at Bus.com

Wolf Kohlberg is the Co-Founder and Senior Transport Advisor at Bus.com. Prior to this, they were the Project Manager at Vol de Nuit from January 2012 to March 2013, and at Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln (German Sport University) from March 2011 to December 2011. Wolf also worked as a Project Manager at NANUQ AVENTURE from June 2009 to April 2010. Wolf Kohlberg's educational career includes a Master of Arts in Sport Tourism and Recreation Management from Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Fachhochschule Gelsenkirchen. Wolf is currently a student in Tourism and Travel Services Management at Université du Québec à Montréal.