High Performing Women are Matched with Top Business Leaders for a Yearlong Mentoring Partnership
Minneapolis, MN - Ask a corporate executive about his or her most influential mentor and he or she will likely provide a short list in a matter of moments. Leaders often rise through the ranks with the help and wisdom of mentors who offer guidance along the way.
Ask a corporate executive about giving back and mentoring another and you’ll likely hear, “Where do I sign up?”
For fifteen years, Menttium has been partnering high-performing women mentees with top level corporate leaders to provide one-on-one mentoring as a way to give these women a hand-up in corporate America.
On October 13, 300 women, nominated by their companies as high-performing and high-potential, will come together at the Minneapolis Convention Center. At this launch event, mentees will meet their mentors, high level executives from the largest companies in the Twin Cities, and together, they will begin a year-long formal mentoring partnership.
While today’s workforce becomes more diverse, upper management doesn’t always reflect that same diversity. Mentoring is one of the tools that can help transform high-performers into upper level leaders.
Attend the Menttium 100 Program launch as our special guest and learn more about the power and inspiration that comes from mentoring partnerships. Meet Twin Cities business leaders who are committed to making a difference by serving as mentors to high-performing, high-potential women from Fortune-ranked organizations from throughout our community.
For details and to RSVP, please contact Melanie Shirley, VP of Marketing, 612-436-4440.
See coverage from last year’s launch event in Chicago: http://www.nbc5.com/video/9690799/index.html
What will you gain by attending?
You will meet top business leaders from leading Twin Cities companies who will be available to talk with you one on one about how mentoring has positively affected their own leadership development and they continue to be inspired by mentoring in our program.
You will meet Menttium's CEO and COO who truly embody a mentoring partnership. As co-owners of Menttium and winners of the Business Journal Changemakers award in 2004, Lynn Sontag and Kim Vappie lead with passion and enthusiasm for their work. Under their direction and leadership, Menttium has built a virtual mentoring program that far exceeds their programs in Minneapolis and Chicago and allows clients to bring the power of mentoring to their top talent, regardless of location. With participants in 21 counties and on 5 continents, Menttium continues to break new ground by bringing together leaders and emerging leaders across the globe.
You will hear Ellen McGirt, Senior Writer for Fortune Magazine and Editor at Large for Money Magazine, speak about stories she’s heard over the course of her career of men and women who have benefited from the power of mentoring relationships.
You will see Menttium Alumni who will be coming together for the first time in Menttium's history to celebrate the launch of our Alumni Network. Hear stories from women and their mentors who made connections through the Menttium 100 Program and have continued to embrace one another in the true spirit of business networking and leadership development.
Last year’s Launch events in Minneapolis and Detroit won the International Espirit Awards from the International Special Event Society for Corporate Event Planning. This year, Ryan Hanson, Menttium's Creative Director, is giving the same care and attention to the launch experience as he did last year and it is sure to be an exciting and inspiring event..
Our 2006 launch event represents many Menttium milestones. On October 13th, we celebrate:
• The largest mentee class in our history.
• The launch of Menttium's first Alumni Network, set to go live in November.
• Menttium’s 15 year anniversary
About Menttium
The global leader in today’s corporate mentoring models, Menttium Corporation offers comprehensive internal, virtual and cross-company mentoring solutions that support the development and advancement of key talent in the workplace. Since 1991, over 50,000 people have participated in Menttium's mentoring programs. Our strategic approach delivers powerful mentoring experiences that are linked to business objectives to positively impact the performance of individuals and the long-term viability of the organization. For more information, visit us online at http://www.menttium.com/.
Contact:
Melanie Shirley
Vice President of Marketing
Menttium Corporation
612.436.4440
melanie-shirley@menttium.com