Janice Omadeke, the Founder and CEO of The Mentor Method, created an easy-to-use software to help companies build scalable mentorship programs proven to retain, engage and develop underrepresented talent. As one of the first Black Women in United States history to raise $1M in seed funding, Omadeke exemplifies next-gen leadership as the winner of Austin Business Journal's Best CEO Award. Janice is also an inductee of the Techstars Class of 2022 and a Moontower Rising Changemaker. In addition to being a 2x SXSW featured speaker, Janice has been featured as a mentorship expert with Microsoft WorkLab, Black Enterprise’s Top 5 Black Women in Tech and 2021 Forbes Next 1000 alongside other features in Inc., Entrepreneur Magazine and Business Insider. In addition to being a contributor for Fast Company and Harvard Business Review, Janice is certified in Entrepreneurship from MIT and is PMP certified with over 10 years of corporate leadership experience for Fortune 500 companies.