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Elevating Women In The Workforce
Through Mentoring And Sponsorship
with Julie Kantor
Julie Silard Kantor is an ‘all-in’ roll-up your sleeves leader & serial entrepreneur committed to building mentoring cultures to drive employee engagement and elevating women and Millennials
in the STEM workforce. Did you know that 76% of Millennials view mentoring as crucial to their professional success? Julie also believes that the people who mentor at your company are the people who drive retention at your company and that there is a strong business case. Whether in a board room with executives or working with collaborative teams, Julie instills excitement, inspires commitment, & demonstrates an unwavering drive to succeed. Her newest venture is Twomentor, LLC, a management consulting rm focused on corporate mentor strategy, builds
on her 24 years in workforce development and building social impact movements. Many people ask Julie about the name of her rm. If you add the word ‘two’ to ‘mentor,’ you get the word ‘women’ and ‘men’ into mentoring. It’s inclusive. Plus, it does take two to mentor!
A mentor speaks to you, guides you, advises you. A sponsor speaks about you and champions you behind closed doors. A sponsor might also be the one to say “YES!“and make the hiring call:
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Explore the business case for mentoring and strategies that can be utilized by your company
De ne true mentorship and discuss how mentorship will help diversity initiatives prosper
Structure a formalized mentorship program that will lead to informal and inclusive community in the workplace