8. Who Is in Your Corner? Why Tech Careers Fail Without a Mentor, a Sponsor, and a Coach
A mentor talks to you. A sponsor talks about you. A coach talks with you."
Welcome to a new episode of Women Who Ship, the podcast for women in tech who are tired of proving themselves in rooms they have already earned a place in and are ready to lead like they know it. Today, I'm tackling a fundamental misconception that keeps some of the most brilliant, high-performing women in our industry quietly stuck at the middle management level: the difference between mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching.
I fell hard into this trap early in my career while leading global teams and AI initiatives at…
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