Sara Mitran

About Sara Mitran

I translate scientist and inventor innovations into licensing opportunities or commercialization strategies and identify new use case applications. Defining professional moments.+ Early in my career, I was exposed to disruptive technologies that would transform the high-tech industry. Being able to influence and build the groundwork to ensure the adoption of these technologies from the development of consortiums, implementation of standards, and collaborative competition (coopetition) was mind-blowing. Talking about ingesting Corporate Innovation and Intrapreneurship from a fire hose.+ Selected to work on two strategic initiatives (Organic Growth, SalesOps, and Operations combo) championed by an SVP,#2 executive at a large high-tech company, and a VP of an entire business unit with limited corporate resources and generating millions of dollars in qualified leads. Exceeding expectations and receiving additional funding to expand the pilot into other geographies+ Working for a founder-led high-tech company that I admired (and for good reason)+ Participating in entrepreneurship boot camps, incubators, and hackathons (and winning prizes)+ Becoming a mentor to early stage startups and managing a regional chapter for a national incubator and pitch competitionAfter years of experimenting and moving the needle, I enjoy sharing wisdom with early and growth-stage companies founded by scientists/engineers/minorities. I have helped 100+ entrepreneurs realize their potential, gain traction, raise funds, and reach commercial success. What can we collaborate on?+ Business Strategy+ Product Strategy+ Marketing Strategy+ Sales Strategy+ Early Sales/Market Development+ Partnerships+ International Expansion+ Fractional ManagementWhat technology areas?+ Pharma, Biological, Biomedical+ Medical Devices, Digital Health+ Deep Tech - AR/VR/AI/ML/NLP/Cyber+ Human-Computer Interaction+ Robotics and Automation+ Environmental Technology+ Energy Technology+ Material Science, Aerospace, Defense, Space

Experience

1. CEO and Founder

   Nathe Management Consulting

   Feb 2010 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Help early-stage startups advance market and customer understanding, product development and commercialization across multiple incubators/accelerators and advanced funding programs+ Leverage multi-industry experience insights and best practices including monetization, breaking into new markets, innovative business models, and ecosystem building+ Fulfill federal, state, and local government contract and subcontract work+ Guide overseas companies understand and/or launch in the US marketInteresting Facts- Holds Federal (SDB, WOSB, EDWOSB, MBE, WBE, HABE), state (HUB), and local (WBE, MBE) certifications- DOE, DOT, NIH/CDC/EPA, NSF, NASA, DOD/MDA and DARPA SBIR/STTR experience- Served as a review panelist for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate in 2025

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  BA, Business Administration, Psychology and Spanish Literature

• Texas McCombs School of Business

  MBA, Business Administration

• Early Founders Course - Impact Hub

  Entrepreneurship

  2018 — 2018

• Scrum Alliance

  License No. 000964817, Exp 10/2025, Certified Scrum Master

• Node.Health

  Digital Medicine Foundations

• ARES Learning

  Space Education

• Texas Department of Insurance

  OSHA 30 hours - Construction

  2024 — 2024

• Columbia Business School

  Digital Health Strategy

• Texas Tech University

  Space Health Research (TRISH sponsored)

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Health IT Certificate Program

• Associated General Contractors of America - Austin Chapter

  OSHA - Extreme Temperatures and Heat Illness Prevention Training

• MIT xPRO

  Robotics Essentials

Skills

• Healthcare
• Business Development
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Marketing Management
• Market Analysis
• Sales
• Sales Operations
• International Marketing
• Project Management
• Marketing
• Multi-Channel Marketing
• Consulting
• B2b
• Business Process Improvement
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Cloud Computing
• Program Management
• Management Consulting
• Demand Generation
• Change Management
• Process Improvement
• Solution Selling
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Healthcare Consulting
• Strategic Partnerships
• Marketing Strategy
• Strategic Planning
• Product Management
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Technology Commercialization
• Business Strategy
• Data Analysis
• Product Launch
• Entrepreneurship
• Customer Acquisition
• Research
• Management