Mentors | Skillful

Get to know some of our mentors...

Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Brody @ Flashfood

Meet Brody, a Skillful Mentor and VP Operations at Flashfood.

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Allan @ Shopify

Meet Allan! Skillful Mentor and Business Operations Lead at Shopify

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Wafic @ Uber

Meet Wafic! Skillful Mentor and Product Manager at Uber Eats

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Brody @ Flashfood

Meet Brody, a Skillful Mentor and VP Operations at Flashfood.

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Allan @ Shopify

Meet Allan! Skillful Mentor and Business Operations Lead at Shopify

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Wafic @ Uber

Meet Wafic! Skillful Mentor and Product Manager at Uber Eats

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Ellie @ DoorDash

Meet Ellie! Skillful Mentor and Product Operations Manager at DoorDash

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Angelina @ Wealthsimple

Meet Angelina! Skillful Mentor and Product Manager at Wealthsimple

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Si Jia @ Revolut

Meet Si Jia! Skillful Mentor and Operations Manager for the Crypto team at Revolut

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Eric @ The Trade Desk

Meet Eric! Skillful Mentor and Product Manager at The Trade Desk.

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A Day in the Life

Mentor Day in the Life: Khaled @ DoorDash

See what a typical day in the life looks like for mentor Khaled, as he navigates the busy world of working at the high-growth food delivery platform, DoorDash.

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A Day in the Life

Mentor Day in the Life: Anna @ Clio

See what a typical day in the life looks like for mentor Anna as a Team Lead for Strategic Planning at Clio.

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Ernest @ GlossGenius

Meet Ernest! Skillful Mentor and Head of BizOps at GlossGenius

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Andrew @ Meta (Facebook)

Meet Andrew! Skillful Mentor and Business Planning & Operations Lead at Meta (Facebook).

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Jan @ Thumbtack

Meet Jan! Skillful Mentor and BizOps at Thumbtack.

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Julie-Anne @ DoorDash

Meet Julie-Anne! Skillful Mentor and currently in Product Ops at DoorDash.

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A Day in the Life

Mentor Day in the Life: Katan @ Shopify

See what a typical day in the life looks like for mentor Katan as a Senior Product Operations Manager at Shopify.

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Ally @ Snapcommerce

Meet Ally! Skillful Mentor and Director of Operations at Snapcommerce.

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Mentor Spotlight: Khanh @ TikTok

Meet Khanh! Skillful Mentor and working on Monetization Strategy & Ops at TikTok.

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Ujwal @ LinkedIn

Meet Ujwal! Skillful Mentor and Sr. Business Operations Associate at LinkedIn.

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A Day in the Life

Mentor Day in the Life: Steph @ DoorDash

See what a typical day in the life looks like for mentor Steph as a Senior Strategy & Operations Manager at DoorDash.

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A Day in the Life

Mentor Day in The Life: Sean @ Alto Pharmacy

See what a typical day in the life looks like for mentor Sean, as he navigates the busy world of working at telehealth startup, Alto Pharmacy.

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Saumil @ SafeGraph

Meet Saumil! Skillful Mentor and Growth Strategy & Analytics Lead at SafeGraph.

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Alex @ Instawork

Meet Alex! Skillful Mentor and General Manager of Instawork.

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Jordy @ ResQ

Meet Jordy! Skillful Mentor and BizOps Lead at ResQ.

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Max @ DoorDash

Meet Max! Skillful Mentor and GM of Subscriber Experience at DoorDash.

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Mentor Spotlight

Mentor Spotlight: Imran @ Uber

Meet Imran! Skillful Mentor and Strategy & Operations Manager at Uber.

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And more...

Alice Marson

Strategy & Ops @ Doordash

Allan Mariano

BizOps @ Shopify

Ally Bashir

CX & Ops @ Snapcommerce

Andrew Yeung

Strategy & Operations Lead at Meta

Angelina Lu

Product Manager @ Wealthsimple

Anna Dabrowski

Strategic Planning @ Clio

Brody Slacer

VP, Operations @ Flashfood

Callum Travaglini

Strategy @ WealthSimple

Carolyn Tang

New Verticals @ DoorDash

Charles Ratté

Partnerships Strategy @ Netflix

Christian Keil

Chief of Staff @ Astranis

Christopher Leung

Commercialization @ Bonsai

Dan Kang

Senior Product Manager @ Spotify

Duke Lam

BizOps at Wealthsimple

Eileen Smith

Retail Insights @ Instacart

Eric Liou

Product Manager @ The Trade Desk

Fairuz Hoque

Analyst @ Great-West Life

Himani Nagrath

Senior Manager, Crypto Operations @ Wealthsimple

Imran Moledina

Strategy & Special Projects @ Uber

Jaclyn Bulbuck

BizOps @ Bonsai

James Lee

Strategy & Ops @ DoorDash

Josh Kennedy

Data & Business Systems @ GetSales

Julie-Anne Mendoza

Product Ops @ DoorDash

Kaiz Alarakyia

Product Manager @ Google

Kareem Azees

Growth Marketing @ Houzz

Khaled Eniba

Strategy & Ops @ DoorDash

Khanh Ngo

Strategy & Ops @ TikTok

Liam Valentine

Ops @ RenoRun

Luca Castaneda

SalesOps @ Uber Eats

Luis Martinez-Moure

Strategy & Ops @ DoorDash

Marco Chan

Product Ops @ Shopify

Max Nimaroff

Strategy & Ops @ DoorDash

Nei Joanidhi

BizOps @ Alto Pharmacy

Sandeep Kittur

Business Analytics @ Jobber

Sean Newman

Data Analyst @ Alto Pharmacy

Shane Parkhill

Operations @ KOHO

Si Jia Wen

Product Ops @ Revolut

Sushant Bhardwaj

Chief of Staff @ SafeGraph

Tiffany Chang

Product Ops @Uber

Tilak Mathur

Strategy & Ops @ DoorDash

Tyler Papaleo

Data Training Lead @ Skillful

Ujwal Bharath

BizOps @ LinkedIn

Wafic El-Assi

Product Ops @ Uber

We think our mentors are amazing

Our bar for mentor talent is (very) high. Being top talent at a world-class tech company isn’t enough. We look for ambitious rising stars who are equal parts friendly, humble and aspirational.

They’re accessible experts

Skillful mentors are your peers - they’re super friendly and approachable. They’re also experts in their day job. This unique combo is what makes Skillful learning experiences special.

They’ve been in your shoes

They’ve benefited from mentorship in their career and want to pay it forward. Non-linear career paths are a shared experience among mentors and students.

They’re invested in your professional growth

Mentors have a habit of hiring mentees into their company or team. They have a chance to see mentees’ work through a Sprint and know the caliber of talent they’re getting. Plus, Skillful heavily vets all incoming mentees.

#SkillfulMentors

“Skillful has been fantastic at creating a community of interesting, thoughtful and intelligent people who all are happy to help one another on their individual journeys. I’m lucky to be a part of it.”

Ally Bashir
Operations @ Snapcommerce
‍Skillful Core Mentor

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Why mentors ❤️ Skillful

Joining as a mentor is a dual opportunity to advance your career while helping others do the same.

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Get fast reps leading a team

Mentors want to fast-track their professional development. We give you the opportunity to get reps managing a team and learn through direct feedback. Iterate and hone your management style with each new team of mentees that you lead. Bring that experience back to your company and see it translate into more responsibility and a faster promo.

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Translate your daily grind into a meaningful side hustle

Moving the dial on someone’s career feels so good - it is a lasting gift that bonds people. We also compensate mentors for their time, including stipends for running Sprint(s), 1:1 coaching and creating content like workshops.

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Get access to vetted, trained talent for your company

Mentors have a habit of hiring mentees into their company or team. They have a chance to see their mentees' work through a Sprint and know the caliber of talent they’re getting. Plus, Skillful vets all incoming mentees.

Build your network with other mentors from top tech companies

You’ll be surrounded by peers from top companies across the world, so you can effortlessly expand your professional network.

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How to join us as a mentor

Apply or get referred

Fill out an application or ask one of our current mentors to make an intro. Given the large volume of inbound applications we receive, we’re only able to reach out to those who we’d like to continue the conversation with.

Speak with the Skillful team

We’ll find some time to chat 1:1 to learn more about your professional journey, current role, your views on mentorship and leadership and what you’re hoping to get out of Skillful.

Join a roundtable to meet current mentors and ask questions

We host an interactive roundtable where current mentors tell you about their experience and answer any questions that you might have.

Get an offer to join the team and shadow an upcoming Sprint

All incoming mentors shadow a Sprint to learn by osmosis, build relationships with existing mentors and get a feel for our community culture.

Lead your own team through a Sprint!

Get feedback from your fellow mentors and team! If it’s a fit, you’ll move on to leading your own team through a Sprint!

But before you apply…

Mentoring is not for everyone. The best mentors value building relationships, deeply enjoy sharing their knowledge, have a desire to invest time and energy into other people, and harness their humble confidence to help others while developing themselves professionally.

If this describes you, we’d love to hear from you! If not, consider joining us as a student first to get a feel for Skillful or find other opportunities.

Our mentors come from top tech companies and help each other as much as they help their students. If you’re looking to be part of a team of rising stars - the future C-suite - then you’ve found it!

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