Being able to speak with my mentor who is an experienced software engineer is very helpful. It helps when the mentor is able to empathize with the situation and suggests actionable items.

I wish we had this earlier! I've gained so much insight and love having a safe space to talk about the challenges I'm having with someone that really understands in a way my previous mentors and managers didn't.

My first coaching session was phenomenal. I was very hesitant to sign up at first because I've never done this before and I was afraid it could end up nowhere. After my session, I feel energized, happy, and ready to take on my career!

My coach helps me to clearly define my own personal goals and live to my full potential in my own authentic way. As an outside voice, she’s helped me see things I’ve been blind to, and has helped me grow and move out of a place of feeling stuck in certain situations.

I occasionally hold on to grievances or frustration long after they’ve served me. When I shared this with my coach, they told me ‘Archiving or storing feelings only takes up storage space.’ We have limited memory and finite emotional bandwidth, so stocking the shelves with bitterness or regret takes away from growth and knowledge.

My career previously had a lot of PTSD from working with big corporations that liked to be a more dictator approach to design and what my job and others entail. Now, I feel I am in control of what my job is and have a voice. I had to overcome all those previous years and this is where Mento and more importantly my coach helped me.