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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 New Graduate
In Episode 52 of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle the daunting task of finding a mentor right after college. They discuss why new graduates…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are an Introvert
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the unique challenges introverts face when seeking mentorship. Lucas shares a specific…
- 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 50th episode of The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna tackle a question that comes up constantly: how do you find a mentor when…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Public Speaker
Episode 49 of The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo tackles a niche but powerful angle: finding mentorship through public speaking. Lucas and Luna discuss how…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Freelancer
Episode 48 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a growing challenge: finding mentorship when you work for yourself. Lucas and Luna break down why traditional…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Have Imposter Syndrome
Imposter syndrome keeps high achievers from seeking mentorship—they fear being exposed as frauds. In this episode, Lucas and Luna discuss research showing that…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Remote Worker
Nearly 30% of knowledge workers are fully remote as of mid-2026. In Episode 46 of The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna tackle the unique…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are Changing Careers
Episode 45 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles the unique challenges of finding mentorship during a career change. Lucas and Luna discuss why…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor Through Your Alumni Network
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how to leverage your college or university alumni network to find a mentor who can…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When Your Industry Is Shrinking
Episode 43 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a tough scenario: what to do when your industry is contracting and traditional mentors are scarce. Lucas and…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When Your Boss Is the Problem
Episode 42 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a tough situation: what do you do when your manager is the very reason you need guidance? Lucas and Luna…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Be a Mentor When You Have No Time
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle a paradox many senior professionals face: you want to give back through mentoring, but your…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a First-Generation Professional
What happens when you're navigating a white-collar career without a family blueprint? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the unique challenges…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a First-Generation Professional
Lucas and Luna tackle a specific career challenge: being a first-generation professional with no family network in your industry. Lucas uses a concrete…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor as a Woman in a Male-Dominated Industry
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle the challenge of finding a mentor as a woman in a male-dominated industry. They discuss the…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor Through Industry Conferences
Episode 37 of The Career Mentor Podcast: Lucas and Luna explore how to find a mentor by attending industry conferences. They break down a specific strategy…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor Through Volunteer Work
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore a surprisingly effective yet overlooked path to mentorship: volunteering. Lucas shares how…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are Over 50
Age discrimination is real, but so is the value of experience. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how professionals over 50 can find mentors who respect…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are Self-Employed
Episode 34 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles the unique challenge of finding mentorship when you're self-employed, freelance, or running your own…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor as a New Manager
Lucas and Luna tackle a common career transition: becoming a manager for the first time and suddenly needing a different kind of mentorship. They explore why…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor After a Career Setback
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a specific, often overlooked career challenge: how to seek mentorship after a major professional setback — a layoff, a…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Manager Yourself
Episode 31 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a paradox: once you become a manager, your own need for mentorship doesn't disappear — but the dynamics…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Feel Stuck in Your Role
Feeling stuck in your current role is frustrating, but the right mentor can help you break through. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how to identify and…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Turn a Mentor into a Sponsor
Lucas and Luna explore the crucial difference between a mentor who gives advice and a sponsor who puts their reputation on the line for you. Using the case of…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor Who Has the Job You Want Next
Episode 28 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a specific and practical challenge: finding a mentor who currently holds the role you aspire to. Lucas and Luna…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor Who Actually Challenges You
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the concept of constructive friction in mentorship — finding a mentor who pushes back…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are Just Starting Out
Episode 26 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles the toughest phase of mentorship: the beginning. Lucas and Luna explore why traditional 'ask someone to be…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor on a Budget or No Budget at All
In this episode, Lucas and Luna tackle a common but rarely discussed barrier to mentorship: money. Many professionals assume mentorship requires buying coffee…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a Remote Worker
Remote work has transformed how we build professional relationships, and finding a mentor in a distributed environment comes with unique challenges. In this…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are a High Performer
High achievers often struggle to find mentors who can actually help them. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore why top performers tend to attract fans…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
When Your Mentor Leaves the Company
Episode 22 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a situation every professional dreads: your mentor takes a new job, retires, or otherwise leaves their current…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are Changing Careers
Switching industries or functions makes traditional mentor-finding playbooks useless. Lucas and Luna break down a specific strategy: using informational…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor When You Are an Introvert
Lucas and Luna tackle a quiet but widespread career challenge: finding mentors when networking feels draining. Lucas opens with a 2018 study showing introverts…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Mentor Outside Your Industry
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle a problem many professionals face: finding a mentor when your entire network is inside your…
- 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, Lucas and Luna tackle an uncomfortable but essential career skill: how to end a mentor relationship when…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Ask a Senior Leader to Be Your Mentor
Lucas and Luna tackle a question that stops many careers cold: how do you ask a senior leader you don't know well to become your mentor? They break down a…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Get Career Advice from People You Admire
Lucas and Luna explore the art of reaching out for career advice from people you don't know. They break down a Stanford study showing that people are 46%…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Build a Mentor Network Across Multiple Industries
Episode 15 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a challenge many ambitious professionals face: how to build a mentor network that spans multiple industries…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
The Mentor You Quit a Job For
Lucas and Luna explore a career strategy that rarely gets talked about: staying at a job specifically because of a mentor you trust, or leaving because…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
Why Your Best Mentor Might Be Ten Years Younger Than You
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the power of reverse mentoring — the practice of learning from someone less experienced…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
When a Mentor Becomes a Lifelong Career Advisor
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the rare but powerful transition from mentor to lifelong career advisor. They use the…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Reverse Mentor When You Are Junior
Lucas and Luna explore the growing trend of reverse mentoring — where younger or junior employees mentor senior leaders on topics like technology, social…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
The Mentor Gap Across Generations
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how mentorship expectations differ between Gen Z, Millennials, and Boomers. Drawing on a…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Get Career Advice From Strangers on LinkedIn
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the art of reaching out to strangers on LinkedIn for career advice. They break down the…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Build a Personal Board of Advisors for Your Career
Episode 8 of The Career Mentor Podcast: Lucas and Luna explore the concept of a personal board of advisors — a small, curated group of mentors and sponsors who…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Ask a Mentor for Help Without Feeling Awkward
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle one of the most common but unspoken challenges in mentoring relationships: how to ask for…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Turn a Mentor Into a Sponsor
Lucas and Luna tackle the tricky transition from mentor to sponsor—the difference between someone who gives advice and someone who actively advocates for your…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Be a Good Mentee Not Just a Good Mentor
Episode 5 of The Career Mentor Podcast turns the spotlight on the mentee. Lucas and Luna explore why the quality of mentorship depends more on the…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
The Sponsorship Conversation You Need to Have
In this episode, Lucas and Luna tackle the most awkward but essential career conversation: asking for sponsorship. They break down the exact language a manager…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
The Five Types of Mentors You Actually Need
Lucas and Luna break down the five distinct mentor archetypes every professional needs—the Navigator, the Craftsman, the Skeptic, the Connector, and the…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How to Find a Sponsor Not Just a Mentor
Episode 2 of The Career Mentor Podcast. Lucas and Luna break down the difference between a mentor and a sponsor — and why a sponsor can actually change your…
- The Career Mentor Podcast with Fexingo: Finding Mentors, Sponsors, and Career Advisors
How Google's Bhadresh Patel Climbed the Ladder Without a Mentor
In this debut episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the power of mentorship through the lens of a single case: Bhadresh Patel, a former…