Mentorship Celebration Reception and Networking Event — 4/15/26 Live Event
MENTORSHIP CELEBRATION RECEPTION AND NETWORKING LIVE EVENT
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 5 pm. to 7 p.m.
JOIN OUR MENTORSHIP CELEBRATION —
AND CONSIDER JOINING OUR PROGRAM
Naturally Chicago invites you to join us on the evening of Thursday, April 15, to celebrate the recently completed Cohort 3 of our Mentorship program. The event will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 222 N. LaSalle St., home to our event partner InvestBev.
Our impactful Mentorship program pairs experienced industry leaders and experts with founders of rising-star emerging brands.
We are actively recruiting both mentors and mentees for the coming Cohort 4.
Become a Mentor: If you're an experienced operator, executive, investor or functional expert who wants to give back to the Naturally Chicago community, we'd be honored to have you as a mentor.
Become a Mentee: If you lead or help lead an emerging brand and want support on strategy, fundraising, retail, finance, marketing or operations, this program is for you.
Our mentor community includes leaders from across the natural products ecosystem — CEOs and founders, sales, marketing, operations, banking, venture capital, legal, insurance and more.
Brands apply to the program and identify the capabilities they want to build. Our team then pairs each brand with a mentor whose experience aligns with those needs.
If you desire more information before deciding to participate in the program, our April 15 event will provide the best opportunity to learn more — and connect with founders, mentors and partners — in person.
We are teaming up with InvestBev for the first event of a new partnership built around a shared mission: helping emerging brands grow.
Both organizations are dedicated to connecting founders with the mentorship, capital and industry expertise they need to scale:
Naturally Chicago through its mentorship program and network across the natural products industry.
InvestBev through its hands-on Accelerator that provides adult beverage brands with actionable strategies, key industry connections, and access to capital.
The InvestBev Accelerator is the only beverage accelerator program exclusively designed for the most promising brands. Through a rigorous three-month program, beverage founders receive 1:1 mentorship, go-to-market strategies, and the opportunity to pitch leading investors for up to $100,000 in capital and services. Click here to learn more about the Accelerator program.