The Visiting Experts Program is a Venture Lab program that provides students with the opportunity to meet alumni founders, entrepreneurs, subject matter experts, and industry experts in one-on-one or small group AMA (Ask Me Anything) sessions. The program aims to provide insights into the practical, conceptual, and personal challenges of launching, acquiring, or growing a venture.

What You'll Gain

Our program provides six unique benefits that help shape you as a founder or joiner on the path to building and scaling your venture.

These sessions are for students with general questions, interested in learning more about a particular industry or role, or interested in hearing about a visiting expert’s career trajectory. Students are expected to come with questions and be prepared to actively engage in discussions.


These 1:1 sessions are for students with specific questions that align with the experience, or expertise of the Visiting Expert.


Practical 1:1 advice and assistance from student and professional legal experts.

These sessions are student-led. Participants are expected to come prepared with questions or requests for the legal experts

Upcoming AMA Sessions

March 04, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Tangen Hall 342; Tuesday, March 4th
Pokemon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Disney Princess, Squishmallows & Hot Wheels - come learn about Michael's journey with these brands!
March 05, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Tangen Hall 342; Wednesday, Mar 5th
Join us for an engaging session with Sydney Couval, an investor at NewBound Ventures specializing in early-stage consumer-centric companies.
March 19, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Virtual via Zoom; Wed 3/19 · 1 - 4pm EDT
Need help with safeguarding your startup idea? Does the landscape of intellectual property (IP) seem vast and daunting? Venture Lab is here with 1:1 sessions tailored to help you traverse the nuances of IP for startups, featuring Josh Slavitt from Slavitt IP Law, LLC.

These sessions are only for students interested in IP and safeguarding your innovations.

Join Venture Lab as a Visiting Expert

As an alum, becoming a Visiting Expert provides 1:1 engagements with aspiring student entrepreneurs in search of real-world guidance from industry experts and trailblazers.  
Interested? Get in touch with us below!
Students are looking to engage in one-on-one or small group sessions with:


  • Founders, CEOs, and Acquisition Entrepreneurs: Individuals who have successfully launched, acquired, or led companies.

  • Funders: This includes Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors, Debt Financers, Impact Investors, and experts in Philanthropic Giving.

  • Lawyers: Professionals specialized in areas like General Practice, Intellectual Property, Startup Law, and Not-for-profit Law.

  • Operator/Functional Experts: Roles such as COO, CTO, and Sales Leaders who have practical experience in managing and growing business operations.

  • Subject Matter Experts: Those with deep knowledge in emerging and fast-growing fields such as AI, fintech, and other areas of interest.

It was an awesome opportunity to reconnect, to give back a little, and honestly, I’m personally motivated by meeting with these students.
Shelby Zitelman, Founder, Soom Foods
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