EC Advisor Network · Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Become an advisor.
Share your time, talents, and expertise with local startups and founders by joining the EC Advisor Network. Our advisors are key to helping founders save time, money, and resources on their path to success.
Apply now See how advisors engage
We match the need with the expert.
Our network of 200 advisors help entrepreneurs navigate the challenges of running a business.
How you can engage
Pick a role. Pick your involvement.
Roles
Where you fit in the network.
- Executives-in-Residence
- Entrepreneurs-in-Residence
- Champion Mentors
- General Advisors
Involvement
How you show up for founders.
- Program Support
- Office Hours
- One-on-one Mentorship
- Lead Special Events
In the room
Here’s what advising actually looks like.
Most of the work is one conversation at a time.

One founder, one question, one table.
Office hours put you across the table from a founder with a specific problem. You bring the experience that shortens their path.

The relationship outlasts the meeting.
One-on-one mentorship pairs you with a founder for guidance that continues past the first conversation.

You meet the founder who needs you.
Tell us your expertise and how you want to serve. We match the need with the expert, so your time lands where it counts.
Two ways in
Ready to share what you know?
Apply to the network
Tell us about your expertise and how you’d like to serve. We match advisors to the founders who need them.
Apply nowStill deciding?
Review the roles and involvement options first — from a few office hours to leading special events.
Review the rolesThe EC Advisor Network is a program of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center.