Mentors
One of the key components of any coaching and mentoring program are of course the people who will be of service to entrepreneurs - the mentors. We have been very specific about who could fit for the job at hand. It is not an easy task to combine the inner realm of the human psyche and the outer practical world of business. You can find many great persons in either of these categories but to combine such qualities in one person is an art of a lifetime.
We have been looking for diversity in cultural backgrounds and in fields of expertise but most importantly how mentors approach the topic of mentoring. Understanding how humans operate, how to be of support to inner growth and how business mindset is working, are the essentials for any mentor.
Rein Lemberpuu
Estonia
I see true knowledge as a personal experience and personal power as result of impeccable execution in all daily matters. I stand for personal power and freedom from social conditioning. I represent not only passive acceptance of what is but also active participation in life to fight for what I believe in.
Aleksander Tõnnisson
Estonia
As a participant and a mentor in the .Cocoon program I can show you how to make the maximum out of it. My vision is to take full responsibility for my own life and as a mentor in .Cocoon to help others do the same.
Jin Han
Korea → US → Netherland
Goal: Help balance business success and self-fulfilment
Values: Care, trust, respect, safe, peace
Focus: Process, Sales, Operations, Scalability, Strategy, Recruiting, Partners. AI. SaaS
Bio: 0 to $21M in 30 months; Accenture, Ernst&Young Management Consultant; 1500+ startups; 100+ founders; 7 investments; Happily alive
Anu Martinson
Estonia
I am a door-opener helping people discover their inner superpowers. I have been on the path of self-development since 2005 and worked with quality, process and people management since 2010. Interests: nature, people, photography, mystics, dancing, handicrafts. Keywords: soft, but straight; curious; deep and sensing; positive and caring.
Mark Ashton
UK
I inspire and support entrepreneurs and teams to realise their full potential, personally and collectively, like top sports people and sports teams. We establish complete trust and honesty, build on their strengths, and tackle their fears, false perceptions, and difficult realities. Keywords: self-coaching, high performance, psychology, UK/USA
Ansis Farhad Lipenitis
Latvia
I support entrepreneurs in their path to True self and wellbeing.
Into self-discovery since 2013 (psychotherapy, psychology, studies, mentee, mentor, individual work). Entrepreneur since 2003 (software, B2B, B2C, startups). Interests: mystic, nature, hiking, social dance. Keywords: straightforward, deep, confronting, caring, analytical, sensing.
Dmitri Sarle
Russia → Finland → Estonia
Mentorship through action. Mentorship for me is not just about sharing knowledge. It is about the shift of perception and helping others to find the right answers for themselves. Where lies action, lies feedback and through feedback - we can find solutions and meaning.
Carl Frauenstein
ZA → GE → MO → EE
My “answers” are only an understanding which leads me to my next question. In all I do I seek to learn about myself, about my world. As I gain insight, that insight in itself alters how I see things which then leads me to my next contemplation, based on a different understanding.
Ingmar Elm
Estonia
The moments that mostly remind me how much I love my job are when a group of sceptical individualists discover that something special has happened and they feel the effect of trust and cooperation fulfilling the core need of belonging.
Age Rosenberg
Estonia
As a coach I point a flashlight to where you haven’t dared to look.
An entrepreneur, with 15 years of experience in working as well as researching and teaching in the field of org. communication and change, a trainer and a coach with NLP skills.
Values: connection, balance, space and light, improving the world, freedom
Interests: dancing, reading, nature
Martins Bicevskis
Latvia
Co-Founder at Association of Technology and Startup Transfers
I have been a mentor in Latvian Junior Achievement Leaders program for 6 years and 3 years in .Cocoon.
My strength is team building and development. I notice talent, let it grow and flourish.
Marcel Gasser
Switzerland
How to – from human being to being human. I used to be an entrepreneur, founded over 6 companies myself, felt being successful, while I was outer world driven. And still I see myself in that entrepreneurial environment, today more as a source of inspiration for the millennials or young entrepreneurs and start up I deal with.
Hristo Neiland
Estonia
I believe that all our barriers are made by ourselves, therefore with proper support, we can also take them down.
Andrey Sergeyev
Latvia
I love asking profound questions to provoke critical thinking and helping others find the right answers for themselves - to get clarity, shift perceptions, focus and take action on the most important things daily.
Sonia Saxton
UK
Mentoring for me is about creating a mirror for you, so that you can see how your motivations within the business will contribute to your success. I will also help you understand any beliefs/attitudes that you have that could get in the way of what you want to achieve, and how to resolve those things.
Diana Stankevica
Latvia
My main professional competences are strategic talent management and leadership development. 15+ years in corporate world (Head of pan-Baltic HR); working with startup founders and teams as Consultant and Mentor since 2018. Interested in reading, astrology; inspired by horse riding, archery, mountains. Good at discovering other people talents.
Tommi Ullgren
Finland
Self-discovery and developing self-awareness is a common mission for us conscious people. I’m a simple villager and poor farmer who guides entrepreneurs on their challenging journey on the Planet Earth.
Skinner Layne
US → Chile → Spain
The role of any teacher or mentor is to discover what the student does not yet see in himself, both the positive and the negative, and to help him draw it out, analyze it, and then make use of these discoveries in navigating his context of problems and opportunities.
Guest mentors
For each Training Days event we have always invited some additional Guest Mentors. This has been a great way to learn about new coaching approaches and to keep us always on our toes - complacency is a very dangerous companion.
If you know someone who might be a great Guest Mentor for .Cocoon then you are welcome to share your suggestion with us. Or perhaps you are the one who finds mentoring as a path of your hearth and feels the resonance with the values of .Cocoon?
Below are the honored Guests from past Training Days with whom we feel proud of having shared many great memorable experiences!
Although it might sound idealistic or naive I believe each of us have to become better person and thus make life better for society as well. This is my driving force.
Una Klapkalne
My approach to mentoring is customer focused and pragmatic, making sure that even the wildest dreams have a strong foundation in business and keen eye on customers.
Lembit Loo
I am a strong believer that it is the human beings in businesses that are their primary asset and who, when they get into quality relationships with each other, make the biggest difference.
John Wilkes
Well, breathing brings great results. That’s why US Navy Seals do it. Some clients want to experience better performance and concentration at work. Others need tools for relaxation, better sleep quality or stress management.
Arttu Lipsonen
I am a change consultant focusing on human emotional needs. My service is to advise and coach in situations, where people would like to get a new perspective on changes and the changes becoming reality. The companies I work with are in Silicon Valley – mainly startups and individuals.
Sini Kunnas
My approach to Mentoring is that every person is unique. No one is perfect, but everyone has something valuable to give.
Esben Gadsbøll
Looking holistically at day-to-day challenges, talents, life circumstances, business issues, life patterns, your experience and knowledge, successes, beliefs, values, mindsets, relationships and power.
John Lavan