How I met my Mentor

✨Eylem Demir Sentürk✨ is our seventh mentor. Eylem is originally from Turkey and based in Switerzland. She has worked in the banking sector, pharmaceutical industry and now she is Career Coach, Public Speaker and Workplace Bullying Expert. She is the founder of Women on Stage, where she supports and sponsors individuals to succeed. Her goal is to turn the invisible to visible and stop workplace bullying💪🏼

Eylem arrived in Switzerland as a refugee with 12 years old, where she built her life and career from scratch. She is an incredibly accomplished woman that decided to follow her dream of bringing women on stage. In our journeys, we always face challenges and, in the case of Eylem, these were related to bullying in the workplace. What did she do? Increase her self-awareness, understand that she was not the problem and become a Workplace Bullying Expert✍️

We are impressed with her positivity and that she always looks into the bright side. Now she knows very well what are her strengths and she uses them to help others with her company. Through her Sponsorship program, she offers them the possibility to shine in many stages and to understand their market value, ⚠️ performances are not for free!

Have you ever faced rejection? We all did, but for Eylem "It's only a redirection"⬅️ . She provides us with tips to become more resilient.

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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/eylemdemirsenturk/

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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵

Our mentor for the sixth episode is ✨Estelle Roux-Stevens✨.

Estelle is a Strategic HR advisor, that helps Start-ups and Scale-ups with growth technics and strategy. She has more than 20 years of experience in international HR, working in the FinTech, IT and banking industries, leading with a mindset that challenges the status-quo.

She is a strong mentoring advocate and believes that sharing experiences is progress. "I wanted to proof that mentoring really makes a difference, so I created Mentorjam". She is the co-founder of this data-driven mentoring platform for companies and communities.

During our conversation, Estelle points out the importance of choosing the right job and that the "core values and what you believe in are aligned with the organization". She reminds us that NO is a full sentence and to not be afraid of changes💪.

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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵

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https://www.mentorjam.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/estelle-roux-stevens/

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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵

Our fifth mentor is ✨Dominnique Karetsos✨. Dominnique is the CEO and co-founder of The Healthy Pleasure Group, the only global outfit dedicated to the future of sexual health and technology. The Healthy Pleasure Group is on a mission to define, reshape and revolutionise the sexual empowerment of all generations and pave the way for healthy sexuality and healthy pleasure for everyone.

Dominique speaks about her professional journey and how she found herself with an opportunity to talk, question and challenge the 'status quo' of our sexual health. This directly impacts how women experience pleasure and sexuality in their lives. Isn't that revolutionary?

Dominnique shared with us that "when the validation comes from you, and not from the outside world, we become courageous, our voice becomes important and then, we have a voice, a choice and an opinion, and that starts with you" .

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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵

Supporting information:

https://wearehpg.com/

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dominnique

Books:

Come As You Are (The Surprising New Science that will Transform Your Sex Life)- Emily Nagoski

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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵

Our forth mentor is Bonnie Marcus. Bonnie is an Executive Couch, honored by Global Gurus as one of the world's top 30 coaches in 2015 - 2020, who helps women get unstuck and own their talent and ambition.

With 20+ years of sales and management experience, her extensive business background includes CEO of a ServiceMaster company and VP of Sales at Medical Staffing Network and two others national companies in the healthcare and software industries. She has also held executive positions in startup companies and Fortune 500 companies.

During our conversation with her we talk about her book The Politics of Promotion: How High Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead, a book that helps you navigate the complexities of the workplace and with tools to position yourself for success.

Bonnie shares with us very valuable advice on how to built your network and move your way up, "it takes more than your hard work, it is okay to own your ambition, it is okay to advocate for your problems and you don't need to keep yourself small, but you need to be savvy about the way of doing it".

This podcast is presented by Lidia Lopez Trabalon and produced by How I met my Mentor.

Supporting information:

https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus/

Podcast Badass Women at Any Age: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/badass-women-at-any-age/id1480376047

Books

The Politics of Promotion: How High Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead

Not Done Yet! How Women Over 50 Regain Their Confidence and Claim Workplace Power will be released March 6, 2021 and is available for pre-order on Amazon

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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵

The conscious, fun and energetic Lara Khalaf is our third mentor. Lara is originally from Syria and is now based between Spain and the UK. She is a Women's Empowerment and Feminine Leadership Specialist, with more than 20 years of international experience managing large team operations in the private, corporate and public sectors. Her boutique firm focuses on coaching, training and developing leadership skills for women at the level of mind, body and spirit. She has delivered a TEDxtalk and speaks in international stages.

At a very young age, she started in the business world. Following her heart, she decided to move to the UK where she became very successful. She shares incredible lessons, amongst them 'if somebody believes in you more than you believe in yourself, allow them'. With her boutique firm, she supports women to find their unique leadership style, combining deep healing, science and strategy. Lara believes that we should aim for energy equality in business and that means embracing our feminine powers. We do not need to use our masculine side to be great women leaders.

'An unhealed woman is a disempowered women', so we ask her tips to heal ourselves and use our full potential, both personally and professionally. Lara recommends connecting to our womanhood, define our femininity and practice the art of presence. Are you connected?

This podcast is presented by Lidia Lopez Trabalon and produced by How I met my Mentor.

Supporting information:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/larakhalaf

https://larakhalaf.com/

TEDx Talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRVz1MxG4O4

Books:

The Female Brain- LOUANN BRIZENDINE

The Gender Brain- GINA RIPPON

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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵

Our second mentor is Stephanie Holt. Stephanie is based in California, she has more than twenty-five years working experience in the technology sector and fifteen years in executive leadership roles. Her unique insights support women from a place of experience and she is an advocate for women in STEM Executive Leadership. 

In this interview, Stephanie shares how was to be women in Technology when she started her professional journey, her learnings and screw-ups. Her professional career took her to Singapore, where she tells us she gained perspective and confidence, in her own words, "those were different times, there were only two women with Executive roles in Singapore".

Stephanie retired in February, but being retired does not mean she is not active. On the contrary, she does corporate training, keynote speaking and speaks her mind in LinkedIn. Nowadays, she uses all her experiences in her training and keynote speeches. She is passionate about helping women and creating safe working environments for everyone.

We ask Stephanie about mentoring, she shares great tips and things you should think about when choosing your mentor. Amongst her recommendations: find mentors who are in a different industry and set clear expectations.

She shares a screw-up moment that taught her to never doubt herself again.

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https://www.stephonlife.com/

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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵

Our mentor in the first episode is Shivangi Walke. Shivangi is a Leadership Branding Executive Coach, Master Trainer, Speaker and founder of Thrive With Mentoring.

In this interview, Shivangi shares with us her professional journey and philosophy. She had a mentor that helped her during a challenging moment in her career. As a result of a great mentor and a challenging moment, she founded Thrive Mentoring in 2017. She has launched Thrive With Mentoring around the world, having now more than 24 chapters. Thrive With Mentoring takes a broader view of mentoring, connecting both, personal and professional aspects.

She is very passionate about mentoring, she recommends us to get a mentor with whom we can share our challenges openly. We are very privileged to hear also about her book and research highlights on mentoring. Shivangi is an expert on virtual leadership, so we ask them about the challenges of working remotely and how to overcome them.

This podcast is presented by Lidia Lopez Trabalon and produced by How I met my Mentor.

Supporting information:

https://www.thrivewithmentoring.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivangiwalke/

The Empty Raincoat: Making Sense of the Future (Charles Handy).

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𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 & 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵