Why a mentor?

How can a team building mentor help me? When should I talk to a team building mentor? Why should I talk to a mentor rather than just take a course? Why should I trust GrowthMentor’s mentors?

All your questions about mentorship, answered

How can a team building mentor help me?

Building a team isn’t just about hiring talented people. You need to figure out how to:

  • Hire to fill skill and leadership gaps 
  • Create a strong team culture
  • Manage a mix of personalities, generations, and experience levels

And if you’re remote-first, there’s an entire host of other considerations you have to make for your team, like accommodating members in different time zones.

It can be overwhelming, especially for new founders and team leaders. 

Which is exactly why you should talk to a team-building mentor. They can help you prioritize your team’s roadblocks, figure out who to hire next, and help you build an understanding and resilient team culture that makes top talent want to work for your startup.

When should I talk to a team building mentor?

At any point from right before making your first hire to hitting the scale-up phase and adding multiple new team members every month.

The challenges you face at a headcount of 2-10 are totally different than the challenges of a company at a 25-50 headcount. So while certain aspects become easier with time and practice, new issues are bound to arise. 

But, with a team building mentor’s expert advice and hard-won experience, you’ll be able to avoid the pitfalls and guide your team to achieve amazing feats. 

Why should I talk to a mentor rather than just take a course?

Courses and blog articles can teach you best practices for leadership. But, it’s ultimately just theory.

As anyone in the startup world knows, even the best plans rarely survive first contact with reality. And with something like team building, where the human element is at its upmost importance? Most team building skills just can’t be taught without firsthand experience.

Our mentors aren’t fluffy theorists. They’ve been in the trenches and been hands-on with the work. They’ve seen fantastic successes, spectacular failures, and everything in-between. They know what works and what doesn’t.

So, you could spend hundreds of hours reading articles, taking courses, and blindly testing out tactic after tactic.

Or you could shortcut all the frustration and talk to a mentor who has walked the path before. You’ll get advice tailored to your company and team instead of just guessing about what works.

Why should I trust GrowthMentor’s mentors?

Excellent question. After all, the “mentorship” world is full of high-priced consultants, armchair analysts who have never done the work themselves, and outright snake-oil salesmen looking to make a quick buck.

But, there are plenty of experts out there who want to share their experience and knowledge. At GrowthMentor, we’re lucky to have 700+ of those experts.

The secret comes from our vetting process. We not only double-vet all of our mentors so only the top 3% makes it through our process, we also look at their soft skills. Because no one wants a mentor who’s a snob or a jerk.

On top of it, 85% of our mentors don’t charge an extra fee. Why?

The short answer: Because they want to help people.

The long answer is because…

  • They enjoy sharing their knowledge
  • They learn from their mentees
  • They want to be a “force for good” in the business world
  • They want to pay it forward

But don’t just trust our word on it. Hear from the mentors themselves.