What is a Mentor?
SCORE mentors are experienced business professionals who volunteer their time to help others start and grow their own businesses. SCORE Greater Seattle offers free, confidential small business mentoring for startup and existing businesses in the Greater Seattle area. Browse the options below and find your expert mentor today.
Mentor Profiles
Do you have specific criteria and want to explore in more detail? — Find your mentor by filtering your search by location, communication method, language, expertise, and industry.
Request a Mentor
Don't have the time to browse mentor profiles? — Fill out the mentoring request form, and we will pair you with a mentor and assist you in setting up a free mentoring appointment.
Video Mentoring
Using easy face-to-face video technologies like Google Hangouts, Skype or FaceTime, and Zoom, you can connect directly with an experienced SCORE mentor no matter where they are - around the corner or across the country.
5 Simple Steps to SCORE Mentoring:
Identify your small business needs and desired support.
Request a SCORE Mentor as your advisor to small business success.
Schedule a mentoring session with your assigned SCORE mentor
Set goals for your small business with guidance from your SCORE mentor.
Work with your SCORE mentor through the life of your business.
Our Mentors
Accounting & Finance
Cash Flow
Strategy Development
I have the knowledge base and skill sets and want to share these with entrepreneurs who may not have it. I want to... Read More >
Business Plan
Business Structure
Management & Operations
Marketing Strategy
Strategy Development
I'm am a retired 40 year Management Consultant and Business Executive. I now give back to the community by teaching,... Read More >
Business Plan
Communications Tech
Customer Service
Product Development
Strategy Development
Technology
I grew up in an entrepreneurial family in the bay area. I also have many years of experience as a program manager... Read More >
Budgeting
Business Plan
Cash Flow
Customer Service
Management & Operations
Marketing
Strategy Development
I had my own business for 35 years. Owners have to wear many different hats every day to keep moving forward. I have... Read More >
Technology
I have recently retired from a career in Information Technology. I was a university lecturer in Accounting Information... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Customer Service
Human Resources
Management & Operations
Marketing
Strategy Development
I recently sold my business and retired after a long career working with sales staff and management to increase their... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Strategy Development
Technology
15 years experience across Finance, Accounting, Program Management and FinTech solutions. Through this experience I... Read More >
Customer Service
Marketing
Product Development
Strategy Development
Technology
Most of career has been in the tech industry, with experience in Product Marketing/ Management, Project Management plus... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Management & Operations
I can help you in the areas of Accounting, Business planning,... Read More >
Business Plan
Marketing
Product Development
I can help you understand basics of Retail and manage retail business. I have done my masters in retail and worked in... Read More >
Customer Service
Marketing
Strategy Development
I'm here to help you and your business succeed. While my expertise is Sales and Marketing I will connect you with the... Read More >
Business Plan
Customer Service
Funding/Loans
Marketing
Product Development
Strategy Development
I have worked as an entrepreneur and manager in start-up and corporate environments, and have developed skills and... Read More >
Business Plan
Customer Service
Human Resources
Legal
Management & Operations
Strategy Development
To help other business owners/entrepreneurs. I enjoy meeting and working with people, especially when it concerns... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Customer Service
Management & Operations
Marketing
I would like to volunteer for score to give back to the community and to enrich my knowledge through the experiences... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Funding/Loans
I served as a volunteer/mentor for many years and found the interactions very satisfying. I was an entrepreneur for 30... Read More >
Legal
I'd like to continue my on-boarding and mentor businesses, particularly those in need of legal advice. I am a retired... Read More >
Business Plan
Human Resources
Management & Operations
Marketing
Strategy Development
SCORE has a great community reputation for helping small businesses. I've run several successful small businesses and... Read More >
Customer Service
Management & Operations
Marketing
Strategy Development
I am recently retired from a Fortune 1000 company that acquired the small business that I was a part of in the late 90’... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Management & Operations
I believe that a thriving small businesses sector is critical to a region's economy. I've worked at several top tier... Read More >
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Marketing
Strategy Development
I'm currently the Director of Business Lifecycle Marketing at Yelp and the co-owner of a pediatric dental office (with... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Funding/Loans
Management & Operations
I own a bookkeeping business. I see small businesses start and sometimes fail due to sloppy or non existent bookkeeping... Read More >
Business Plan
Marketing
Product Development
Strategy Development
35-year career in management with large and small CPG companies, US and abroad. Strong background in sales management... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
I enjoy volunteering and giving back to communities. I also enjoy assisting entities with their accounting, especially... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Funding/Loans
Management & Operations
Strategy Development
I am a banking executive with more than two decades of commercial and corporate banking experience. Also experienced... Read More >
Business Plan
Strategy Development
I help business leaders and professionals achieve both success and happiness. I can help clients on product or business... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Customer Service
I'm retired and looking for a way to give back. I have a business degree majoring in marketing and minoring in... Read More >
Business Plan
Government Regulations
Legal
Management & Operations
I'm a lawyer with experience helping new businesses get off the ground and existing businesses expand through their... Read More >
Business Plan
Customer Service
Management & Operations
Marketing
Strategy Development
Much of my career has been with Fortune 500 companies and I have also been a small business owner for over 5 years. I... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Management & Operations
Technology
My 20 years of corporate work experience focused on project management, operational management and process improvement... Read More >
Business Plan
Customer Service
Human Resources
Management & Operations
Strategy Development
Starting your own business can be the hardest job you've ever loved! I founded my own consultancy and grew it to a... Read More >
Business Plan
Customer Service
Management & Operations
Strategy Development
With a strong background in owning and actively managing a manufacturing company and now retired, I would like to... Read More >
Marketing
Marketing Strategy
Software & Applications
Mentoring Skills: Marketing
Areas of Interest: Mentoring, Workshop Instructor
Industry Experience: Construction,... Read More >
Import & Export
Management & Operations
Marketing
Strategy Development
In my 40 years of business experience I have learned a lot. I was also fortunate to be mentored by some very smart... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Funding/Loans
Management & Operations
Strategy Development
Apply my skills as a lending professional and MBA to help small businesses succeed.
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Marketing
Product Development
Strategy Development
As a marketing specialist, I am passionate to help you grow your business through marketing and stand out in your... Read More >
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Marketing
Strategy Development
Technology
My mission in life and business is to improve business structure to produce positive client outcome and sustainability... Read More >
Business Plan
Customer Service
Human Resources
Management & Operations
Marketing
Strategy Development
Technology
I can help entrepreneurs who want to start, grow, manage and/or sell their business, having started my own cloud... Read More >
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Strategy Development
Technology
I can help in the development of a business plan and improving profitability and operations once the business is... Read More >
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Marketing
50 years of service advising clients about finances, savings and taxes allows me to assist Score clients
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Business Plan
Management & Operations
Marketing
Product Development
At the present, I am fully occupied with my role as District Director for the state of Washington. I have senior sales... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Founder and CEO of National Realty Services Corporation, a national commercial real estate finance brokerage firm. Real... Read More >
Legal
Tax Planning
I help SCORE clients in the formation and maintenance of their businesses utilizing my four decades of legal practice... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Funding/Loans
Tax Planning
Accounting using Xero and QuickBooks, or a manual Excel spreadsheet.
Finance, both in obtaining financing for the... Read More >
Business Plan
Customer Service
Human Resources
Import & Export
Management & Operations
Marketing
Product Development
Strategy Development
I have over 30 years of business experience. I can help you evaluate and sharpen your business ideas; help you figure... Read More >
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Strategy Development
I provide mentoring in multiple areas: business operations, planning, process definition, customer-facing functions,... Read More >
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Marketing
Technology
I can help companies boost the sales potential of their organization. Sales, Revenue, and Cash are the lifeblood of a... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Marketing
Many years in new business development as a commercial banker, financial advisor and money manager for Wells Fargo Bank... Read More >
Management & Operations
Marketing
I have extensive experience in sales, employee recruiting, sales training and sales management. Listed here are several... Read More >
Business Plan
Government Regulations
Management & Operations
Product Development
Technology
Senior Product Manager and Technology Professional with 10+ years of experience in delivering highly scalable and... Read More >
Management & Operations
Marketing
Strategy Development
As a top-tier business development consultant and previous Chief Marketing Officer for an AMLaw 200 firm, I work with... Read More >
Business Plan
Marketing
Product Development
Strategy Development
Technology
Let me help get your product idea from proof-of-concept to prototype, volume production, and ultimately to the mass... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Customer Service
Franchising
Funding/Loans
Human Resources
Legal
Management & Operations
Marketing
Product Development
Strategy Development
Technology
As a retired executive, with over 40 years of management experience, who has started and helped grow a number of... Read More >
Business Plan
Human Resources
Management & Operations
I've started and managed four small businesses, two retail businesses, a service businesses, and a landscape... Read More >
Marketing
Develope market research concepts, target customers, and product development Work on various marketing and sales... Read More >
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Marketing
My areas of expertise are business development including identifying opportunities for market expansion, developing new... Read More >
Management & Operations
My passion for branding and marketing can help your business clarify what you stand for and get that message to your... Read More >
Business Plan
Human Resources
Management & Operations
Marketing
Product Development
Technology
I can help improve business performance in sales and marketing, strategic planning, operations, and design. You can use... Read More >
Business Plan
Marketing
Product Development
Strategy Development
I am an experienced, retired marketing executive with a background in small businesses. I particularly enjoy helping... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Management & Operations
I can be helpful in the process of starting a restaurant or bar and other related food service businesses. I also have... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Funding/Loans
Human Resources
Management & Operations
Product Development
Strategy Development
I can provide assistance with business creation, product development and sales growth. I co-founded my last company,... Read More >
Business Plan
Customer Service
Government Regulations
Management & Operations
Strategy Development
I was founder, Architect, and owner of a very profitable 12-person national Accessibility Consulting / service business... Read More >
Government Regulations
Can assist companies in preparing and competing for award of federal contracts and administration of federal contracts... Read More >
Business Plan
Government Regulations
Management & Operations
Marketing
Strategy Development
I have 30+years experience leading organizational development and business operations in for profit and non-profit... Read More >
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Marketing
If you are pondering a business launch, I can help in the areas of business start-up and creating a business plan. Also... Read More >
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Strategy Development
Let me guide you through the steps to launch or grow your business. It's rewarding for me to pass on to other... Read More >
Business Plan
Human Resources
Management & Operations
Marketing
I can help business owners and people seriously thinking about starting their own business in the areas of: Business... Read More >
Management & Operations
Product Development
I can help you develop marketing and sales plans for your consumer packaged goods business. My expertise includes... Read More >
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Marketing
Product Development
Strategy Development
Technology
A serial entrepreneur who can connect young businesses in the San Juan Islands with the local expertise they need to... Read More >
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Marketing
Marketing Strategy
Strategy Development
I can help you in the areas of marketing, strategic planning, and global business development. My areas of expertise... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Customer Service
Franchising
Funding/Loans
Government Regulations
Human Resources
Import & Export
Legal
Management & Operations
Marketing
Product Development
Strategy Development
Tax Planning
Technology
In a career spanning over 20 years of international experience in the business, technology, education, and sales... Read More >
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Marketing
Strategy Development
Technology
Business Plan Development - Start Up Operations - Growth Strategies - Exit Strategies
I mentor entrepreneurs and small... Read More >
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Marketing
I would welcome the opportunity to help you accomplish your business start up dreams, your business improvement goals,... Read More >
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Marketing
SOLD over 100 Businesses in many different industries. Been an entrepreneur since I was a child. Always buying and... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Management & Operations
My background includes twenty years as a small business owner, six years of corporate management experience, service on... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Marketing
I have been working with small and medium sized businesses in our community for over 30 years. My experience extends... Read More >
Management & Operations
Strategy Development
Technology
Rob possesses a unique blend of professional management consulting experience and hands-on entrepreneurial skills –... Read More >
Business Plan
Management & Operations
President Caliber Consulting 1996 to present To keep a family owned enterprise nimble with the changing markets,... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Strategy Development
Twenty-five years experience in the computer//IT industry in various positions including programming, systems analyst,... Read More >
Management & Operations
Marketing
Strategy Development
My forty years of contracting experience can help you with your business. My business in the greater Puget Sound... Read More >
Business Plan
Human Resources
Management & Operations
Marketing
Strategy Development
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Marketing
Product Development
Strategy Development
Technology
I can help you vet and validate your business idea, iterate and refine it, and guide you to start and/or grow your... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Funding/Loans
Management & Operations
Product Development
Strategy Development
Technology
Let me help you with your technology-focused business, including SaaS (Software as a Service), mobile and PC-based... Read More >
Business Plan
Customer Service
Government Regulations
Management & Operations
Marketing
Hal Brookins - Currently retired and has been a certified volunteer business mentor with SCORE Greater Seattle Chapter... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Tax Planning
Technology
My passion is to assist people who aspire to start their own business. In my years with SCORE I have mentored hundreds... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Technology
Thirty five year career in information technology and operations management, including CIO responsibilities. The... Read More >
Business Plan
Human Resources
Management & Operations
Marketing
Business Strategy Planning / Business Operations / Sales, Marketing Public Relations / Human Resources Internal... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Marketing
Technology
Small Business Mentor for the Eastside Branch of Seattle SCORE, out of the Chamber of Commerce in Woodinville, WA and... Read More >
Business Plan
Technology
Please contact me if you need help with getting your new business started. In addition I have experience with business... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Product Development
Jerry has been a SCORE member since retiring from Boeing in 1991 and has extensive experience in counseling small... Read More >
Frequently Asked Questions
SCORE mentoring is a free service offered to any citizen or permanent resident that owns or wants to start a business. Partnering with you one-on-one, SCORE mentors support your success through offering experienced advice, consulting on best practices, and educating on small business topics.
SCORE mentors bring years of business experience, many of them successful small business owners themselves. Mentors volunteer through SCORE to help other entrepreneurs like you, by sharing their real-world experience and bona fide knowledge in running successful small businesses. SCORE mentors also provide practical tools and resources to make some owner tasks easier.
SCORE mentors will not make decisions for you or complete important ownership tasks on your behalf. They also cannot provide tax or legal advice. However, SCORE mentors can provide clear guidance on what your options are so you can confidently make decisions and take positive action toward your own success.
SCORE mentoring sessions are collaborative meetings between the small business owner and the SCORE mentor. During these sessions, you can share your business goals, progress, challenges and questions. SCORE mentors will offer advice, resources, and insights so you gain clarity on your next best steps.
SCORE mentoring sessions are typically scheduled for an hour and held virtually, through online meetings, phone calls, and even through email exchanges. While mentoring sessions have goals and objectives, the partnership is informal and informational with your assigned mentor.
A SCORE mentoring relationship lasts as long as you need it. That can mean it is a few meaningful sessions to achieve a specific goal or overcome a particular challenge. Or, it can be a SCORE mentoring relationship lasts for years, when you always have a trusted advisor for the life of your small business.