In this month's episode, Charles speaks to Joanne Elsdon, Co-Founder of Flourish in Food and Head of Food and Drink Development at Greggs, about all things mentoring - what it actually is, why it's so important, and giving back to the food and drink industry.

- How mentoring can benefit anyone if they're fresh out of university, or 30 years into their career
- Providing a safe space to those in high-pressure and fast-paced food and drink industry roles
- How relationships should be driven by a mentee - investing time upfront is key
- The significant benefits for both the mentee and the mentor

Flourish in Food currently has a pairing window open - this only happens twice a year! Applications are open NOW until the end of March. If you'd like to apply to be a mentee or a mentor, please click on the relevant button below.

Apply to be a mentee or Apply to be a mentor

'thefoodpeople in conversation with' is a series that features people, businesses, brands and entrepreneurs from across food and drink to find out more about why they do what they do, how they see the future, how in their way they are championing change and shifting the future of food and drink.