The Mentoring Lab Podcast

In this season 2 finale episode, Sarah and Kelly take a walk down memory lane and reflect on the many powerful conversations they've had throughout the season. From mentoring youth to navigating imposter syndrome, from the power of regret to the complexities of discussions behind closed doors, they discuss the key moments that have stood out to them and the lessons they've taken away as mentors.

Join us for a heartfelt and insightful conversation as your work bff mentors share their personal stories of building confidence as mentors, navigating friendships at work, and overcoming the many challenges that come with mentoring others. Whether you're a seasoned mentor or just starting out, you won't want to miss this season finale episode filled with wisdom, reflection, and inspiration.

Did you know that a study by the University of Scranton found that 92% of people fail to achieve their New Year's resolutions? As we move into Spring, now is the perfect time to revisit or set new goals as this season represents growth, renewal, and fresh starts. In this episode, Sarah and Kelly dive into the power of creating goals through vision boards and the wheel of life. Whether you're new to the world of goal-setting or a seasoned pro looking to level up, this episode is packed with valuable insights, tips, and tools to help you harness the power within. 

Happy New Year! Did you know that in our lifetime on average we will spend over 81,000 hours at work! It’s no wonder pre-pandemic that office mates were once an essential ingredient in adulthood friendships. In this week's episode, Sarah and Kelly have special guest and colleague Kevin Campbell join the discussion on friendships at work. Join them as they discuss personal experiences with work friendships, leadership advocating for work friendships and how work from home has impacted making work friends.  

Have you ever wondered what leadership talked about behind closed doors? If so, you're not alone. In this week's episode, Sarah and Kelly have an engaging conversation with Dr. Lenora Gant about how closed discussions can impact our recognition, promotions, awards, and overall opportunities within our organizations.

Dr. Gant is a retired SNIS officer, where she served the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as the Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Human Capital. She currently serves at Howard University, School of Business as a National Security Executive Senior Advisor and Research Administrator. 

"As an individual no matter where you sit be your own advocate" - Dr. Lenora Gant

In this week's episode, Sarah and Kelly continue to answer career questions from Reddit about accidentally lying about your salary, negotiating salary for a new job, and questions to ask when interviewing with a new company.  

In this week's episode, Sarah and Kelly answer career questions from Reddit. They share personal experiences about abusive work environments, having no clue what to do in life, the pros and cons of writing your own letter of recommendation and tips on how to ask for a promotion.

In this week's episode, Sarah and Kelly talk all things mentoring with Julia Cline, Aerospace Engineer and mentor. Julia shares the experiences early in her career and the mentoring advice that greatly influenced her. She also provides insight into mentoring initiatives at NASA through M.E.R.G.E with the 3 C's (Connect, Cultivate, Collaborate) and wraps up with some pretty awesome mentoring advice.

In this week's episode, Sarah and Kelly talk mindset with Jill Heiman, Mindset Mentor & Vision Coach. Jill is the CEO of The Awake Journey. She brings insights to the power of knowing our own story, how to use curiosity to get to clarity, welcoming fear and what it means. Connect with Jill on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillheiman/ and her website  https://www.awakejourney.com/ 

"Everyone is on their own journey, they decide when to awaken".  Jill Heiman 

In this week's episode, Sarah and Kelly have an engaging discussion with Maryanna Lanham, Executive Director of Dream Queen Foundation based out of Southern Maryland. The foundation serves as both a mentoring and networking platform for women and teenage girls. To learn more about the foundation visit their website at https://dreamqueenfoundation.org Connect with Maryanna on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannalanham 

In this week’s episode, Sarah and Kelly have a mentoring conversation about becoming a confident mentor. Most of us automatically think confidence is something that a mentor can help build in their mentee. But what happens when a lack of confidence prevents someone from becoming a mentor? Listen as they share insights on how mentoring others builds the confidence we need as mentors, how potential mentees reaching out means they already see our value (even if we can’t), and that its okay to not have all the answers!