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The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
Lucas and Luna sit down in their usual coffee-shop corner to examine the quiet mechanics of career advancement — not the platitudes about 'finding a mentor,' but the actual system of how mentors, sponsors, and advisors create or fail to create professional mobility. Each episode takes one lever in that system: how to identify a sponsor who will advocate for you in a closed-door promotion meeting, the difference between a mentor who gives advice and a sponsor who risks their own social capital…
Episodes
The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career AdvisorsHow to Find a Mentor When You Are a Workaholic
Episode 112 tackles a thorny career paradox: you're a high-achiever who works 60+ hours a week, but your relentless pace is burning you out and alienating…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Manager of Managers
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle a tricky scenario: you're a manager of managers, you're expected to have it all…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Remote Worker
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna tackle a challenge millions face in 2026: finding a mentor when you work remotely…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are in a Toxic Workplace
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle a high-stakes scenario: finding a mentor when you're stuck in a toxic workplace. They…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are Changing Industries
Episode 108 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles the unique challenge of finding a mentor when you're switching industries. Lucas and Luna break down why…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
The Reverse Mentor How Junior Colleagues Can Teach Senior Leaders
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the concept of reverse mentoring — when a more junior employee mentors a senior leader…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Feel Like an Impostor
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle the unique challenge of seeking mentorship while battling imposter syndrome. Using the…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are an Expert in Your Field
In Episode 105 of The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna tackle a challenge many seasoned professionals face: finding a mentor when you already…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
Finding a Mentor When You Are a Senior Leader
Episode 104 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a paradox: the more senior you become, the fewer peers you have who can truly mentor you. Lucas and Luna…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Perfectionist
Perfectionism can sabotage your search for a mentor — and your career growth. In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore why high…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to End a Mentor Relationship Gracefully
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna tackle a topic rarely discussed: how to end a mentor relationship gracefully. They…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Keep Picking the Wrong Person
Episode 101 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a painful but common problem: you've approached potential mentors, maybe even formally asked someone, but…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
When Your Mentor Becomes Your Boss
Lucas and Luna explore the complicated dynamics when a mentor transitions into a direct manager role. They discuss a real case of a marketing director who was…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Career Changer
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna tackle the challenge of finding a mentor when you are making a major career change…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a New Graduate
In Episode 98 of The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna tackle the unique challenge of finding a mentor as a new graduate entering the…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Micro-Entrepreneur
Episode 97 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a common but overlooked scenario: you're a solo business owner or freelancer with no boss, no team, and no…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Lack Confidence
In this episode, Lucas and Luna tackle a hidden barrier to mentorship: self-doubt. They explore how low confidence stops talented professionals from even…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Fractional Executive
Lucas and Luna explore the unique mentorship challenges facing fractional executives—seasoned leaders who work part-time or project-based for multiple…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor Who Is Younger Than You
Episode 94 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a increasingly common scenario: finding a mentor who is younger, less experienced, or more junior than you…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are an Introvert
This episode of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a challenge that affects roughly one-third of the workforce: finding a mentor as an introvert. Lucas and Luna…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Micromanager
Episode 92 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a sensitive but common challenge: finding a mentor when you have a reputation as a micromanager. Lucas and Luna…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Have a Career Gap
Lucas and Luna tackle a sensitive but common career challenge: re-entering the workforce after a career gap. Whether it's due to caregiving, illness…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Workaholic
Episode 90 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles the unique challenge of finding mentorship when you are a workaholic. Lucas and Luna discuss why…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Have Too Many Options
Episode 89 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a surprising problem: having too many potential mentors and not knowing how to choose. Lucas and Luna explore…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a New Manager
Becoming a manager for the first time often means losing the technical work you excelled at and inheriting a set of messy human problems. In this episode of…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are Changing Industries
In this episode, Lucas and Luna tackle one of the trickiest career transitions: moving to a new industry where you have zero network. Lucas breaks down a…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When Your Boss Blocks Your Growth
Lucas and Luna tackle a tough career scenario: what happens when your direct manager is the one holding you back from finding mentorship? They break down the…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor Who Will Sponsor You
In Episode 85 of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the crucial difference between a mentor and a sponsor. Focusing on a 2024 Harvard Business…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Remote Worker
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle a challenge that's become central to modern careers: finding mentorship when you never…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor Outside Your Industry
In Episode 83 of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle a question that comes up often in listener mail: how do you find a mentor when you want…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Second Career Professional
Starting a second career later in life brings unique mentorship challenges: you have more experience than most junior professionals but less domain knowledge…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Senior Leader
This episode tackles the unique challenge of finding a mentor when you're already a senior leader—vice president, director, or C-suite. Lucas and Luna…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a High Achiever
Episode 80 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a counterintuitive problem: what to do when you're already performing at a high level but still feel…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You are a Mid-Career Professional
Episode 79 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a specific and often overlooked challenge: finding a mentor when you are a mid-career professional with 10-20…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Fear Rejection
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle the fear of rejection that often prevents professionals from reaching out to potential…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a First-Time Founder
This episode tackles the specific challenge of finding a mentor as a first-time founder, drawing on the real-world example of Brian Chesky, who leaned on…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Career Changer Over 40
Episode 76 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a specific, high-stakes scenario: career changers over 40. Lucas and Luna unpack the unique challenges—age…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Career Plateau Survivor
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle a scenario many professionals face but rarely talk about: what to do when you've…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Have Imposter Syndrome
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how to seek mentorship when imposter syndrome makes you feel like a fraud. They discuss a…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Career Switcher
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle the unique challenges of finding a mentor when you are switching careers. They discuss why…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are Introverted
Lucas and Luna tackle a specific career challenge that many listeners have written in about: finding a mentor when you're introverted. They discuss why…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Side Hustler
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle a common but under-discussed challenge: finding a mentor when your main career path…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are Overqualified
Episode 70 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a delicate problem: you have more experience than the people around you, but you still need guidance. Lucas and…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a New Investor
In Episode 69 of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle a question that trips up many ambitious professionals: How do you find a mentor when…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor Who Challenges Your Thinking
Episode 68 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles the delicate art of finding a mentor who will push back, not just cheerlead. Lucas and Luna explore why…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When Your Company Has No Formal Program
Episode 67 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a common problem: what to do when your employer doesn't offer a formal mentorship program. Lucas and Luna…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are Changing Industries
Lucas and Luna explore the distinct challenge of finding a mentor when you're pivoting to a new industry. They discuss why your existing network often…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Work in a Small Company
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna tackle a common but overlooked challenge: finding a mentor when you work at a small…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You're a Non-Native English Speaker
Episode 64 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a specific challenge that affects millions of professionals: finding mentorship when English is your second…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When Youre a Remote Worker
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into a challenge that’s become central to modern careers: how to build meaningful mentoring…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor as a First-Generation Professional
Lucas opens with a striking stat: 70% of first-generation college students graduate without a professional mentor, compared to 40% of their peers. He and Luna…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a New Parent
Returning from parental leave is one of the most disruptive career transitions, yet virtually no mentoring programs address it. Lucas and Luna break down the…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When Your Values Conflict
Lucas and Luna tackle a tough career scenario: what happens when your mentor pushes you toward decisions that clash with your personal ethics or values? Using…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to End a Mentoring Relationship Respectfully
Ep 59 of The Career Mentor Podcast. Lucas and Luna tackle the awkward but essential skill of ending a mentoring relationship gracefully. Using the story of a…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a New Manager
Managing people for the first time is one of the biggest career transitions, yet most new managers receive little training. In this episode, Lucas and Luna…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor Outside Your Industry
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a counterintuitive career strategy: finding mentors beyond your own field. Lucas shares the story of a marketing…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Turn a Mentor Into a Sponsor
Lucas and Luna break down the critical difference between a mentor and a sponsor—and why most professionals stop short of securing the person who will actually…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are Mid-Career and Stuck
In this episode, Lucas and Luna tackle a specific mid-career trap: the feeling of being stuck after a decade in the same field, with no clear next step. They…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a High Performer
Episode 54 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a counterintuitive problem: being too good to get mentored. Lucas and Luna explore why high performers often…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You're a Career Returner After a Break
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle a specific challenge: finding a mentor when you're returning to the workforce after a…