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Meet the Mentors
6 min read
Lidija Krickovic – Meet the Mentor
I'm a CEO, COO, entrepreneur, and founder of Growth Geek. Over 22+ years, I've built companies from scratch, led teams of 200+, navigated a $40.8M exit, and made a few expensive mistakes along the way. Today, I help founders and executives tackle tough decisions, fix what's holding their businesses back, and hopefully learn a few lessons the cheaper way.
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Meet the Mentors
4 min read
Anirban Bhattacharyya – Meet the Mentor
I'm a Staff Data Scientist with experience at leading technology companies, including Google, Pinterest, Atlassian, Dropbox, and eBay. Beyond my professional work, I'm passionate about mentoring aspiring and experienced data scientists, helping them…
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Meet the Mentors
4 min read
Tanya Batsenko – Meet the Mentor
Hi, I'm Tanya, a Forward Deployed Product Manager at Cresta, working on Conductor, an agent that builds other AI agents. I lead its self serve launch and Conductor Desktop, and I deploy AI agents with Fortune 500 contact centers. Before that I was a…
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Meet the Mentors
4 min read
Returning the favor
When I was promoted to manager at Facebook, the company paired me with a coach for my first few months. That support was incredibly important as I stepped into a new role.
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Meet the Mentors
3 min read
Jesus Martinez – Meet the Mentor
I’m a lead engineer at my compnay working at the intersection of hyperscaler cloud engineering, cybersecurity, and enterprise AI. I lead the development of a multi-agent AI platform, have co-created AI-based security solutions resulting in published US patent applications, and support AI adoption through technical enablement and community leadership
Jesus Martinez
Jesus Martinez
October 5th, 2026
Meet the Mentors
3 min read
Marco Suma – Meet the Mentor
I'm Marco, an Engineering Manager at MongoDB, working remotely from Italy. Before that I was a software engineer at Amazon, Google and Meta, and along the way I've interviewed more than 100 candidates. On MentorCruise I help engineers land Big Tech offers and grow into Senior, Staff and Engineering Manager roles, in English or Italian.
Marco Suma
Marco Suma
September 28th, 2026
Meet the Mentors
5 min read
Krithika Vaidyanathan – Meet the Mentor
Hi, I'm Krithika Vaidyanathan. By profession, I'm a Senior Software Engineer at Mastercard; by passion, a classical musician and teacher—and somewhere between the two, I love turning thoughts into code and emotions into music. I'm also passionate about mentoring, learning from people and their experiences, and sharing what I know to help others grow along their own journeys. Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn!
Krithika Vaidyanathan
Krithika Vaidyanathan
September 28th, 2026
Meet the Mentors
2 min read
Robbie Humphreys – Meet the Mentor
I'm Robbie, a Lead Product Manager, fitness enthusiast and committed step tracker. I've spent over 12 years in product, across different businesses and sectors, and the function looks different everywhere. Right now it's evolving again as a whole, as AI reshapes what product teams build and how they work.
Robbie Humphreys
Robbie Humphreys
September 21st, 2026
Meet the Mentors
2 min read
David Murray-Hundley – Meet the Mentor
David Murray-Hundley "The Grumpy Entrepreneur". CEO and CoFounder of Pario Ventures. Founder of Space Tech Ventures. Chairman of Vermillion Health. Kids supporter of AbsolutelyMonaco.com and AbsolutelyCotswolds.com Software Developer that ended up in the Investment world for Startups and Scaleups. IPO first company during Dotcom boom on Nasdaq
David Murray-Hundley
David Murray-Hundley
September 14th, 2026
Meet the Mentors
3 min read
Jeremy Glassenberg – Meet the Mentor
I'm a Product leader specializing in APIs and developer platforms. Over the past 18 years, I've built and led platforms at Box, Tradeshift, DocuSign, and Salesforce, while also advising startups and accelerators such Techstars and Alchemist. Along the way, I've taught Product Management to more than 300 students and created course content for Product bootcamps and university certificates.
Jeremy Glassenberg
Jeremy Glassenberg
August 24th, 2026
Meet the Mentors
3 min read
Daniel Weinshenker – Meet the Mentor
I'm an engineering manager who's been working in the intersection between business and technology for the past 15 years. I most recently managed the database-as-a-service (DBaaS) team at DigitalOcean, hosting thousands of customer databases around the globe with a team of 20+ engineers. Prior to that, I've built large distributed systems for observability, data engineering, and ML use-cases.
Daniel Weinshenker
Daniel Weinshenker
August 17th, 2026
Meet the Mentors
3 min read
Shikha Gupta – Meet the Mentor
Hi, I’m Shikha! Professionally, I'm a Senior Software Engineer at Amazon and a Fellow of the BCS and IETE, but at my core, I'm someone who loves solving complex problems and helping people grow. When I'm not writing code, you can usually find me planning family adventures with my husband and kids, or cooking up my favorite regional Indian dishes.
Shikha Gupta
Shikha Gupta
August 17th, 2026
From the Community: Mentor Contributions
Meet the Mentors
3 min read
David Miller – Meet the Mentor
I’m a product leader and mentor who helps Product Managers accelerate their careers and helps non-PMs succeed inside the product function. I build product, process, and people—translating complex organizations into practical operating systems that help ambitious professionals perform at a higher level. My focus is on real-world execution inside large, fast-moving tech environments.
David Miller
David Miller
February 17th, 2026
Meet the Mentors
2 min read
Meet the Mentor: Rishabh Gupta, product manager for marketplaces and fintech
I'm Rishabh, a product manager with 10+ years in e-commerce marketplaces and fintech across India, the Middle East, Africa and the US. I started as an engineer at Infosys. I help people break into product, step up to senior PM, and prepare for PM interviews.
Rishabh Gupta
Rishabh Gupta
September 26th, 2025
Meet the Mentors
3 min read
Andrea Boonyarungsrit – Meet the Mentor
Andrea Boonyarungsrit is a Staff Product Manager at Activision (a Microsoft company) who specializes in AI/ML and trust & safety products across gaming, social media, and live streaming platforms. With experience at Twitter and BIGO LIVE, she now mentors early-career product managers who want to accelerate their impact through mastering core PM skills and practical guidance.
Andrea Boonyarungsrit
Andrea Boonyarungsrit
April 7th, 2025
Meet the Mentors
2 min read
Dany Tanios – Meet the Mentor
I am Dany, Senior Product Manager at Booking.com with 10 years of experience in product management. I am very passionate about mentoring. I am the founder of Wonderers Coaching, where tech meets wellbeing.
Dany Tanios
Dany Tanios
February 17th, 2025
Meet the Mentors
3 min read
Chris Nicol – Meet the Mentor
VP of Product at Hubble. I'm a Product Leader and Coach. I've managed, mentored and coached many amazing Product Managers over the last 15 years.
Chris Nicol
Chris Nicol
July 30th, 2023
Meet the Mentors
3 min read
Salil K – Meet the Mentor
As a product management leader with over 15 years of experience, I got to work with startups, mid-sized companies, and large enterprises to bring new products to market. I have a passion for mentoring and coaching budding product managers, helping them navigate the complexities of the field and build successful careers.
Sal .
Sal .
March 6th, 2023
Meet the Mentors
2 min read
Davide Pollicino – Meet the Mentor
Experienced Product Manager and Software Engineer with experience in both startup and corporate environments. I am an incoming Microsoft Software Engineer.
Davide Pollicino
Davide Pollicino
August 8th, 2022

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