ElevAsian Cohort & Mentorship Program
What to ExpectOur Cohort & Mentorship Program is designed for established entrepreneurs looking to strengthen, scale, and sustain their businesses. Through ten (10) 2-hour online sessions held biweekly, participants engage in structured learning with time between classes to apply new strategies, test ideas, and return with real-world results.
The program includes expert-led instruction from experienced university business school instructors, executive mentorship tailored to individual needs, and peer learning with other business owners facing similar challenges and opportunities. Each session features interactive discussions, cohort-selected deep-dive workshops, and mini-case presentations using participants’ own businesses as the focus of learning.
Participants also gain access to curated financial and professional resources, alumni-led networking events, and a final presentation to showcase growth and insights gained throughout the program. This experience is built to be practical, personalized, and immediately applicable to real business growth.
Course topics include:
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Ideas and Innovation
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Industry & External Factors
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Competition & Competitive Advantage
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Key Required Resources
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Human Resources
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Cost Control
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Profits and Profitability
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Leadership
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Succession Planning
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Venture Milestone Presentations
Registration is open globally to eligible applicants and participants will be selected through a rolling interview process until the cohort reaches capacity of 15.
How it Works
Our Cohort & Mentorship Program is a structured, hands-on experience that helps entrepreneurs strengthen and grow their businesses with a strong emphasis on applying concepts directly to real business challenges and tracking meaningful progress over time.
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The first nine classes cover important aspects of operating their businesses and making them more profitable. Each class features a mini-case presentation.
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Our instructors select presenters based on the alignment of the course topic and issues that the presenter’s company faces. Mentors work closely with their mentees and instructors to ensure that each mentee’s mini-case presentation is of maximum value to them and their peers.
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Participants make final presentations in the tenth class. The purpose of the final presentation is to create a structured way for them to present their overall plan and to demonstrate the extent of their progress and learning in the course.
What You Will Get
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Support
Social and emotional support from instructors, mentors, and other business owners who care about you and want to see you succeed.
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Safe Space
A safe and supportive space to pivot from working in to working on your business.
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Curriculum
Structured curriculum that encourages you to think more strategically about your business.
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Mentors
Mentors that you interview and select based on your needs.
Eligibility Requirements:
❋ At least one year of operations with revenue
❋ Preference given to businesses located in low-moderate-income communities
❋ Must be owner of the business
Meet the Instructors
Peter Marton is an entrepreneurship, innovation, and strategy instructor at a Boston-area university with over 25 years of experience as a founder, executive, and business leader across startups, turnarounds, and social ventures in industries including education, software, healthcare, and technology. He holds a degree in nuclear physics from Tufts University and an MBA from Stanford Business School.
Gregory Stoller is an entrepreneurship and international business educator who teaches MBA and undergraduate students, focusing on experiential learning, business planning, and global strategy, while also mentoring student teams in venture competitions. He also supports professionals and small business owners through mentorship work and holds degrees from Cornell University and Harvard Business School.
Results Tell The Story
Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a measure of customer satisfaction and the likelihood that one will refer other Asian entrepreneurs to ElevAsian.
The average NPS of the first three cohorts was 86 and of the 2nd and 3rd pitch contests was 91.
To put these ratings in perspective, scores in the range of 30-70 are considered great and 70-100 rare and exceptional.
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Bring Your Ideas to Life
Are you still working in your business rather than on it?
Do you feel like you are all alone with no one to speak to about what keeps you up at night worrying about your business?
Is your business able to function independently of you?
Do you lack access to business networks, capital, and resources to stabilize and grow your business?