How Bootcamp Grads Can Find Their First Mentor

The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling · Jun 24, 2026 · 8m · transcript

Episode 72 of The Career Change Podcast explores how bootcamp graduates can find and build effective mentoring relationships. Lucas and Luna discuss the difference between formal and informal mentorship, where to look for mentors (including alumni networks, LinkedIn, and local meetups), and how to approach a potential mentor without sounding entitled. They share a specific framework called the 'three-ask rule' and explain why a single mentor often isn't enough — you need a 'personal board of directors.' The episode includes a real example of a bootcamp grad who landed…