Introductory Call
with Mary He
An introductory call is a simple way to get to know a mentor before committing to ongoing mentorship. This session gives you the chance to ask questions, talk through your … Read more
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About this session
An introductory call is a simple way to get to know a mentor before committing to ongoing mentorship. This session gives you the chance to ask questions, talk through your goals, and see whether the mentor’s background, communication style, and approach feel like the right fit for you. It is a low-pressure starting point designed to help you make a more confident decision.
You can use the call to share what you are working on, what kind of support you are looking for, and where you feel stuck right now. It is also a chance to understand how the mentor typically works with mentees, what kind of guidance they can offer, and whether there is a strong mutual fit. The goal is to leave the conversation with more clarity on your next step and whether you want to continue working together.
Your mentor
Hello :) and welcome to MentorCruise. I'm Mary, and I've been serving as a Product Designer for the past 7 years, working in different capacities across technology startups, corporate environments, and doing consulting and contracting for non-profits.
My approach to mentorship is to provide a safe space where you feel comfortable sharing your journey and experiences so I can gain a deeper understanding of who you are. Then I'll move to asking you a series of open questions around how you'd hope to grow as a designer and as an individual, while sharing stories with you about my career. From there, if you feel comfortable, I'll dig deeper with you to figure out what areas you're looking to grow in, how I can support your journey and reflect back to you some of the ways you can move closer towards your goals.
If it sounds like an excellent fit for us to work together, I'll work with you at the end of the call to craft a growth plan with you to find ways that I can help support you throughout your career and your life journey.
The reason why I decided to become a mentor is to help designers solve some of the biggest areas related to growing their professional careers. In the past few years, I've noticed a growing problem that designers don't have easily accessible information about how to elevate to the next level in their career. They might have to dig in Medium articles, or do a bunch of googling, or pay for expensive bootcamps to get this information. Beyond a certain point in their career, they aren't even able to access or find information because the material online for design simply doesn't exist for the types of questions they need answers to. At this point, one of the best resources a designer can get is a mentor that has seen it all.
I'd like to support designers in all capacities in feeling fulfilled at work by unblocking them or answering burning questions that they don't have the answers to. I've worked in corporate spaces, agencies, startups, co-founded a small tech business and contracted my design services in many capacities.
Given my 7 years of design experience, I've designed key features that have pushed top metrics companies care about, and moved the needle on many company initiatives. I've jumped through the hoops and understand what leadership or bosses or executives are looking for when it comes to projects, and design communication. Based on these experiences, I now want to impart some of my experiences through my struggles to help other designers find their own path forward.
What mentees say
“Mary is very nice person and gave a lot of good advice on UX design”
Jie
Standard Plan · 10 months
Frequently asked questions
What exactly is a session?
A session is a focused one-on-one call with your mentor. Use it to get feedback, work through a specific problem, review your work, or get unstuck. You reserve up to 15 min of their time.
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