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Change your career

As professional requirements change and career stagnate, it's sometimes time to make a change. Let's make the next one happen together.

Hone your skills

Whether it's to grab a promotion, look for a new job or simply for your own professional development – learning something new is much easier with an accountability buddy.

Build a business

How come that 75% of people want to start a business, but only 5% ever do? Get the help you need to do the start!

Building leadership qualities

Not only mentees profit from committed mentorships. Mentors are building their industry knowledge and leadership qualities with the 1-on-1 coaching too.

Salil K – Meet the Mentor

Salil K – Meet the Mentor

As a product management leader with over 15 years of experience, I got to work with startups, mid-sized companies, and large enterprises to bring new products to market. I have a passion for mentoring and coaching budding product managers, helping them navigate the complexities of the field and build successful careers.

Felix Huang – Meet the Mentor

Felix Huang – Meet the Mentor

Felix is a Growth Marketer based in Vancouver, Canada. Over the past few years, he’s managed and led performance marketing programs for leading mobile apps across digital health, mobile gaming, and travel. Felix is currently a Senior User Acquisition Manager at Hopper, a travel booking app.

Maria Teresa Stella – Meet the Mentor

Maria Teresa Stella – Meet the Mentor

Maria Teresa is a Senior UX Designer with a background in Psychology and is based in northern Italy. Having worked most of her career so far in a design team of one, she believes in bringing forward design knowledge and working in multidisciplinary contexts. On the side, she enjoys mentoring young designers and is now also dabbling in public speaking.

Chris Ellinas – Meet the Mentor

Chris Ellinas – Meet the Mentor

Chris Ellinas is a multi-talented professional with experience in Graphic Design, Video Production, Mentorship, and Solopreneurship. He solves business problems through design and has worked with clients like Ogilvy, Netflix, and Disney+. He is skilled in logo design and video editing.

Won You – Meet the Mentor

Won You – Meet the Mentor

Hi, I’m Won. I’m a seasoned design leader and digital craftsman with over 20 years of experience creating human-centered digital products. I’m passionate about using the power of design to turn business challenges into opportunities, and I am energized by educating and mentoring the next generation of designers and creative professionals.

Giulia Cassarà – Meet the Mentor

Giulia Cassarà – Meet the Mentor

I’m a Silicon Valley Tech entrepreneur, researcher, and Ph.D. student in Data Science. I use my research and entrepreneurship skills every day across different situations.

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Browse our library of case studies, mentorship stories and successes our mentees have decided to share with us!

Overcoming a challenging career change with grit, determination, and the right mentor

Overcoming a challenging career change with grit, determination, and the right mentor

Joris Zierold had been working in the media and publishing industry for many years as a founder, engineer, and managing director when he decided to transition into blockchain technology in 2021.

Adding crucial hard skills to a new business with a mentor

Adding crucial hard skills to a new business with a mentor

Building a business and a well-structured team is one of the hardest undertakings you could do in your professional life. It’s an event that comes with huge benefits, but sometimes also immense costs both on a financial, personal and mental level.

Building confidence and foundational skills during a career change

Building confidence and foundational skills during a career change

Kyle first found a passion for web development when he had to set up a website for his online teaching business. To get the website up, he taught himself the basics of software engineering, leading to a new-found interest in the topic and a desire to transition into this career.

Experiencing professional growth with the right guidance

Experiencing professional growth with the right guidance

Sometimes life throws us a curveball, especially so in our careers. Fast-moving environments, changing priorities and shifting markets can hinder our development as a professional.

Starting a new job with more confidence and stronger support

Starting a new job with more confidence and stronger support

Nelson Remetz has successfully transitioned careers from architecture to UX design. But with the skill building done, there were more hurdles in the way – interviewing and overcoming the first few months in an entirely new job.

Accelerating Startup Growth Through Advisors And Effective Mentorship

Accelerating Startup Growth Through Advisors And Effective Mentorship

For many early-stage startups, their ultimate fate is decided by getting the right connections, advice and access to opportunities at the right time.

How Bassma leveraged mentorship to start a new job in another country

How Bassma leveraged mentorship to start a new job in another country

Bassma Hefni leveraged the experience of her mentor to prepare for a long journey and a change of scenery. Long interview sessions, building new skills and preparing for a big move ended up in her scoring multiple design offers in Europe.

How Clara grew as a developer, combining self-study with expert feedback

How Clara grew as a developer, combining self-study with expert feedback

Self-teaching, experience from a coding bootcamp and an internship was not enough to give Clara the confidence to go after a full-time developer position. In the search to work up on the skill gaps, she found MentorCruise and with Sandrina a mentor that was finally able to give her that last push.

“A boost of fresh air and new ideas”

“A boost of fresh air and new ideas”

At MentorCruise, we love to hear stories from our mentees. We try to keep in touch with them throughout their time with us to know about all good and bad things they encounter. Mentees will talk about their experience with us, and we are happy to share it!