How to Find a Mentor When You Are Self-Employed

The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors · Jun 6, 2026 · 7m · transcript

Episode 34 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles the unique challenge of finding mentorship when you're self-employed, freelance, or running your own business. Lucas and Luna explore why traditional corporate mentor programs don't work for independent professionals and discuss three concrete strategies: leveraging industry-specific communities, approaching peer mentors in adjacent fields, and creating structured 'mastermind' groups. They use the example of a freelance graphic designer who built a mentor network through a professional association and a peer accountability…