We invite only the best and brightest in the world to Leangap, and that applies to staff as well. Meet some of the most respected entrepreneurs, engineers, marketers, designers, CEOs, therapists, and more.
Our mentors have received prestigious recognition from Forbes 30 under 30 and FastCompany, as well as being showcased on Shark Tank and the TEDx stage. We have a 4:1 student to staff ratio.
We often confuse knowing with doing. Knowing what to do or talking about what you are going to do is not doing it. Planning is important, but execution trumps business lessons. This is why our mentors and instructors are people who have walked the path you're about to embark. This is not a classroom. Leangap is your protocol for the real world.
Here are some of the mentors you'll meet at Leangap:
Sadok is a TEDx speaker and one of FastCompany Magazine's "Most Innovative People". He also received the Best Mobile Innovation award at the Mobile World Congress.
Co-founder at Discovr Labs, Forbes 30 under 30, Thiel Fellow. She has an EdTech background having previously founded an educational nonprofit. Former research associate at CalTech.
While in college, Kaeya got a deal on ABC’s “Shark Tank” with a prototype for her first product, BZbox. She is now the founder of a venture-backed startup disrupting e-commerce.
Oliy started his first company as a teenager, which grew to over 6 million monthly users. He is the Co-Founder of Rythm, a social music listening platform with over 20 million users.
Luis is a Software Engineer specialized in web development. He is the Lead Developer at Delt.ai, a Y Combinator company. He's fluent in React.js, Node.js, Vue.js, and more.
Founding an NPO at 19, Chelly has recognitions by TEDx and newspapers as a renowned social leader. Her skills include graphic design, branding, and high-impact social media.
Pablo is the founder of a high-growth creative agency that offers digital marketing, animation, branding, graphic, and web design services worldwide for startups and local brands.
MariaJose is a psychotherapist with over 10 years experience specializing in anxiety, neurodivergency, depression and trauma. Her expertise has shaped programs in Mexico and the US.
Mary is a 4th year college student majoring in Industrial Engineering and Supply Chain Management within an honors entrepreneurship program with several product launches under her belt.
Eliza-Jane has been a mentor at Leangap since 2018, most recently being our Admissions Director. She is a 3rd year college student studying Marketing and Fashion Merchandising.
A consultant in paid digital media, Sebastian has worked with luxury car brands and universities such as Arkansas State. He's currently doing a masters in Digital Marketing in Spain.
Tommy is a Design Lead at Curai, a healthtech company building a patient-first primary care telemedicine platform. He's worked with Khosla Ventures and Y Combinator companies.
Mehar is a junior at Lawrence Academy, in Massachusetts, USA. He's also the co-founder of OnTracK, a company focusing on improving the productivity and study habits of its users.
Mentors and students are supported by a team of passionate and committed staff members with multiple years of experience as camp counselors, who are always there to bring out the absolute best in you. When you're at Leangap, you're in the safe, capable hands of our staff.
Our staff is here for your teen. Each one of our staff members has their own expertise and will be available to help them throughout the day.
Maybe they want to get some specific details on career coaching, college, or life in general. Even if it's an existential crisis, they know they can count on our staff. We know that success takes time and that mistakes are only part of the process.
We get the best of our students, and we owe our students the best of us! That's why not only do we have exceptional mentors, but we also gather the best staff.
“I learned things that I only could by actually building a business, stuff I wouldn't learn by attending 'entrepreneurship' classes”.
“One time, one of the mentors stayed up the entire night to help me code and build our prototype. Talk about commitment.”
“I was pushed above and beyond my limit and gave more than I thought I had in my arsenal for the sake of the company and my team.”
“I've developed an invaluable network with entrepreneurs and executives that will set any kind of person up for success!”
“I came home with the start of a movement, incredible friends, and the knowledge/backing of an invaluable network of entrepreneurs.”
“I made lots of new friends. I know these friends will stay for life and the lessons will help me in the future to create my own business.”
“The mentors are easily some of the best people I've met in my life. We still keep in touch, and they still look out for us.”
“Leangap changes your life, not just your summer. What I created and experienced at Leangap played a big part to being admitted to Harvard.”
“I can't believe how we created a real tangible product that impacted very real people in the world in just a couple of weeks.”