We’ve all heard the career advice: “Find a mentor.”

But here’s the twist.

Mentorship alone won’t always get you the big opportunities.

That’s where sponsorship comes in.

In this episode, we sit down with Rosalind Chow, Associate Professor at Carnegie Mellon, to unpack what really makes sponsorship such a career game-changer.

Rosalind walks us through:

🔠 The ABCDs of sponsorship—Amplify, Boost, Connect, Defend

📢 Why “good gossip” can supercharge your visibility

🎬 How a single story (hello, Sal Khan + Bill Gates) can change your trajectory

🏢 The subtle but critical ways sponsorship differs from mentorship

🚀 How you can actively cultivate sponsorship opportunities in your own career

Whether you’re a rising professional looking to get noticed, or a leader hoping to lift others as you climb, this conversation will help you see sponsorship in a whole new light.

🎧 And stick around until the end: we’re giving away a signed copy of Rosalind’s book The Doors You Can Open to 3 Actsplore This Podcast listeners!

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