A good mentor will provide guidance, motivation and emotional support. They can help build your skills, support your career growth and are an invaluable source of knowledge

So how do you get a mentor – and how do you know you’ve got the right ‘one’ for you? Getting a mentor can seem like a daunting prospect, but in this podcast we meet one woman on a mission to make mentorship easier and more accessible.

Dayo Akinrinade is the founder and CEO of Wisdom, a social audio app with the mission to democratise access to mentorship and create an open and diverse community centred on knowledge sharing

Dayo is one of the few Black female founders who was able to tap into VC funding in recent years and raised $2million from First Round Capital and a number of angel investors. She is also one of the founding members of OneTech, London’s largest diversity-in-tech programme, the experience of which helped Dayo observe how lack of access contributes to systemic inequity and the need for a platform like Wisdom.

In this session, we take a look at why mentoring is important, how it could help improve diversity within the tech industry, and Dayo’s advice for those looking for a mentor.

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