Entrepreneurship: Mentors & Mentees and Forging Authentic Connections

135 Seaport Boulevard,Boston MA 02210

14 September, 2022

Description

The mentor - mentee relationship is one that can be very beneficial and transformative. BUT many entrepreneurship programs don't address the quality of mentors or how to think about creating meaningful relationships. Women and founders of color often are matched with mentors not from their backgrounds of points of reference. If you are a mentor and want to support New Majority founders, how do you create authentic relationships, address bias and DEI? From a mentee perspective how do you understand (and address) some of these micro- aggressions and build trust with mentors and advisors? This is also prevalent for entrepreneurs fundraising in addressing the power imbalance between investors and 1st time entrepreneurs. This is a collaboration between The Capital Network, The VC Inclusion Lab, Mentorship Research Data collected through a MassTech Grant, and DEI consultants . Joining us for the discussion, we have: Moderator: Marie Meslin, The Capital Network (Top left photo)Panelist: Banu Ozkazanc-Pan, VC inclusion Lab / Brown University (Bottom left photo)Panelist: Charmain Jackman, Innopsych (Top right photo)Panelist: Lisa Frusztajer, The Capital Network (Bottom right photo) Please note: By attending this event, you agree to be photographed and/or filmed and give permission to use your likeness in promotional, educational and/or marketing materials. This event is hosted by: The Capital NetworkABOUT FIERCE URGENCY OF NOWThe Fierce Urgency of Now Festival brings together more than 1,000 diverse, young professionals of color and allies for 30+ transformative events. Organized by City Awake, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s young professional platform, this is the ultimate festival to build connections, advance careers, and ignite positive change. This festival is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s. speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where he described “the fierce urgency of now” — the pressing need for immediate action and lasting change in the face of racial injustice. Today and every day, we are answering this call to action to forge a more equitable, inclusive future for Greater Boston.