The Mentor Method

Austin Startup Week kicked off Monday with the second annual day-long Women in Tech Summit at Capital Factory in downtown Austin. The event culminated in ...

“Are you my mentor?” That's the question posed by DC Tech Stories as the podcast features a conversation with Janice Omadeke, the founder and CEO of The ...

March was a month of acquisitions in the Austin tech scene. Georgetown, Texas-based agile development software maker AgileCraft to picked up for $166 ...

Every year, an exceptional mentor and women who have shown remarkable professionalism and leadership at Penn State are recognized with two awards: the ...

Janice Omadeke sees a technology industry that can be far more diverse — and her startup The Mentor Method is raising $550,000 in seed funding to bring its ...

Deciding where to lay the foundations for a startup is no mean feat. Scaling presents another host of challenges. Many factors must be taken into consideration ...

After writing my first book, Top of Mind, I learned more than ever that developing deep, meaningful business relationships is the cornerstone to success.

After several months in a holding pattern due to U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) solicitation protest B-408685.18, the General Services ...

April 18, 2019. At Northern Arizona University, research is open to every undergraduate in every discipline, and at the 2019 Undergraduate Expo, which runs ...

It might be difficult to understand her work in partial differential equations, but her contributions as a mentor in her field are clear.

Janice Omadeke is smart and driven and ambitious, so right out of college she knew she needed to find mentors in order to propel her career forward. The only ...

Share. Acknowledge contributions, be generous with your time and treat people with respect. In today's world, where the opposite seems to be what gets you ...

Process technology and verification enjoy a circular and mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship. Improvements in functional verification tools make technology ...

Austin-based ClearBlade won the first place prize of $100,000 in the Comet Competition contest sponsored by Ingram Micro. Other Austin-based winners ...

Read on to learn about the kinds of biases between mentor sponsor and mentees and how HR leaders help break them.

Robbins got hooked on reading from his first mentor, Jim Rohn, and now, he reads for 30 minutes a day.

Soft Skills are Critical to your Company's Success. Soft skills are critical to the effectiveness of your workforce. Numerous studies have shown that employees ...

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Hasan Minhaj, Oscar-winning 'Black Panther' costume designer Ruth E. Carter and Will Packer Productions president James F. Lopez talked about how they ...

Leaders are often frustrated when an employee on their team isn't learning fast enough. The instructions are crystal clear, and the company needs results now, ...

Members of Forbes Technology Council offer tips to help you accelerate your new tech employee's learning curve.

Looking for inspiration to succeed? Here are 5 inspiring female entrepreneurs discussing their roads to success, the failures they faced along the way and what ...

Being the boss isn't easy — especially if this is your first rodeo. We put together a 30-day guide to effective people management to help you out.

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There has been much confusion about releasing asylum seekers from the Tulsa County jail. Immigrants have not been released with instructions in their native ...

Park City High School adopted an experiential learning model from the Center for Advanced Professional Studies, or CAPS, several years ago. The program ...

CHANGING WORLD. By DR. BERNARDO M. VILLEGAS. (Part 1). Dr. Bernardo M. Villegas. Those of us who are over 30 years old belong to the minority in the ...

Do you feel like your business is stuck in a rut? Experts from the nation's Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) share winning strategies and tactics ...

Cultivating future Birmingham startups is a priority at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The latest cohort of student entrepreneurs in the UAB Student ...

DALLAS, TX / ACCESSWIRE / April 11, 2019 / 2018 saw many changes in the start-up ecosystem. While many new start-ups emerged, a few became unicorns.

Businesses are in a battle to convince potential employees to pick their offer over a competitor's. The problem? Conventional corporate recruiting videos don't ...

By Melissa Schill. 04.14.19. Wheaton College announced the Center for Faith and Innovation's (CFI) opening in place of Opus; the Art of Work, in order to ...

APAAU — When he was younger, Aukea Kaaekuahiwi didn't realize everything it takes to get dinner to the table. “When I was small, I thought, 'OK, things just ...

Thanks to the tireless work of activists and entrepreneurs, LGBTQ people are gaining more acceptance in the cannabis space.

A recent study conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) U.K. found that 83 percent of female students in the U.K. find it impossible to name a female role ...

Speakers at Wednesday's State of Entrepreneurship address issued a reminder: All entrepreneurs started as the little guy facing barriers.

While searching for guidance through peers and networking events, Janice Omadeke was faced with "advice" that was rude and offensive.

The top five companies will be announced at the Austin Mosaic Awards on July 19 at WeWork Congress at 7 p.m. The event is open to everyone from all ...

The Washington, D.C. startup scene continues to grow, and we're definitely noticing. After digging back through our own archive of startup coverage and ...

Running from Feb. 5-April 9, 2019 the accelerator program will provide impact-driven entrepreneurs with in-depth support for scaling and attracting investment ...

Madam C.J. Walker's legacy is more robust than ever as the centennial of the self-made entrepreneur's death approaches.

The FAMU National Alumni Association is hosting its annual “FAMU Day at The Capitol” Thursday, April 18, with visits to legislators planned for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m..

Forbes Coaches Council members share situations in which a potential career-changer should consider returning to the classroom.

Indio resident Tod Goldberg, 48, talks very fast—which makes sense, because he has a lot to say. The author of hundreds of books and articles, he is a...

CORTLAND BANK TRADING ON NASDAQ: Cortland Bancorp, holding company of Cortland Bank, now has shares of its common stock trading on the NASDAQ ...

We've rounded up a few inspirational and resourceful platforms for people of color. Here are some of the best sites for job searching and career advancement for ...

Arlington and Alexandria based economic development groups are joining forces to give the NoVa area a presence at the annual tech conference hosted in ...

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April 10, 2019. Baltimore is brimming with entrepreneurial talent. A new generation of CEOs and inventors are emerging right here in Baltimore with companies ...

Fifty years and five books since he left the newspaper business, Robert Caro gets a familiar feeling every time he hunts down a document, makes an extra ...

Mentor Method CEO Janice Omadeke on the entrepreneurial traits she learned through her parents' immigration to the U.S.. How this founder's immigrant ...

Sydney Brenner, a multitalented biological giant who helped decipher the genetic code, discover how its information is put to use, and laid the groundwork for ...

AMSTERDAM — To help fill the skills gap that some companies are facing, Beech-Nut Nutrition is launching a New York state Registered Department of Labor ...

Shared wisdom can make for brilliant careers - take a look at some of the world's most accomplished people like Sheryl Sandberg or Oprah Winfrey. Whether ...

In this Letter to Young Scientists, our columnists explore the science of the mentor-mentee relationship.

Accelerators for young entrepreneurs. They include TeensInAI Accelerator, ICON Academy, Maker Kids Club and ACCELeratoredu by Steven Loeb on April 04, ...

Most successful entrepreneurs agree on the great value of having a mentor. In the U.S., mentorship has been the norm for decades. But, to my great ...

By Laura Lorek Publisher of Silicon Hills News. The MassChallenge Texas accelerator transformed re:3d's business. “We've grown by more than 30 percent ...

Elon Musk has been considered one of the brightest minds of the 21st century. He was born in South African...

Consero raised one of the largest single rounds of funding for Austin tech this year, in the form of a $50 million investment from a Boston private equity firm.

Both Janice Omadeke of The Mentor Method and Stacie Whisonant of PYT Funds are settling into Austin this week as the first MassChallenge Texas program ...

Organizations are attracted to the potential gains attributed to mentorship as they work to create their own programs. Read six ways to establish a mentoring ...

Mentorship comes in many flavors. It doesn't always work unless leaders bear in mind a few common principles. Over the past three years, as part of my ...

If you're waiting around for your startup to be bought, you're going to leave a lot of money on the table. Start selling now.

Village Capital's Pathways DC is looking to help mission-driven founders from underrepresented groups get access to early stage capital. Let's meet the cohort.

A good mentor can change everything. Just ask Maria Antwan. When she was in her 30s, she decided on an ambitious career change — and moved from the ...

HomeAway's internal growth has outpaced office construction, leading to the opening of a third Domain office. Plus, Cratejoy launches new accelerator program ...

Being the nation's capital, Washington D.C. is known for creating companies that possess impact at their core. These five women of color discuss why they chose ...

Layoffs at Cratejoy. Cratejoy, a curated box subscription startup in Austin, has laid off 18 of its 43 employees, TechCrunch reported this afternoon. Co-founder ...

Austin---The oft-quoted “pipeline” issue---that there aren't enough qualified women or people from other underrepresented groups available to create.

Does your business have a mentoring programme? If not, why not? Michael O' Flynn recaps on the positive impact to business.

Since its 2000 founding, the MIT Venture Mentoring *Service* (VMS) has made quite an impact on campus. Employing a unique and rigorous mentoring model, ...

Your big dreams of building a successful business will materialize much faster if you realize that you should not solely rely on your own ability. We have to ...

Mentoring is tough. Get better at it by avoiding these common missteps.

New and young talent can benefit greatly from coaching. Here's how you can create those opportunities for your team.

It's important to both be able to connect with your mentor and take their advice seriously, so I recommend going with someone who's only a couple of stages of ...

Mentoring of junior colleagues can reduce anxiety and improve the mental health of the mentors themselves, finds a new study.

Many professionals reach a point in their career where they want to give back—to impart some of their learned experience to the folks who are just starting out.

Over the weekend, The Social Network screenwriter Aaron Sorkin teased that he'd like to direct a sequel to his much-praised movie about the origins of ...

The term “mentor” dates back to Homer's Odyssey. But the world of work has changed, and you no longer need a mentor: You need your own personal board of ...

In 2017, Washington came into its own as a tech hub, and the national tech sector responded.

We're running a bit behind with our August funding and acquisition wrap up. But better late than never, especially with some of these big moves: Opcity is being ...

Many companies support resource groups that bring people together, but stop short of assessing their value.

Professors' guidance can be life-changing for students, but the relationships require sustained resources, rewards, and support for the faculty members ...

Legacy is something few founders think about until the ride is over. It's not that they don't care; it's that entrepreneurship means there's always another sale to ...

Online or offline, seeking mentorship can be helpful.But which approach do you choose?

A mentor, frankly, is a nice to have, but you can survive a long time in your career without a mentor, but you are not going to ascend in any organization without a ...

The right mentor can connect you with the right tools, experiences and opportunities.

Coaching can help turn an entrepreneur into a great leader. Consulting, on the other hand, provides that much-needed expertise and assistance. Oftentimes, the ...

Dave Wilkin, the founder of Ten Thousand Coffees, has a pretty lofty goal: for every single company in the world to offer mentoring and networking for all their ...

“Companies that allocate the time and resources or encourage initiatives for mentorship programs can create a positive impact on their recruiting efforts, overall ...

If you've just been asked to mentor someone, it's time for a little reality check. The truth is many prospective new mentors don't fully understand what it takes to ...

The Marie Kondo “tidying up” method is sweeping the nation. We share tips on how entrepreneurs can also declutter old processes to create a simpler, ...

Acumen Research and Consulting has announced the addition of the "Breast Implants Market (By Product: Silicone Implant, Saline Implant; By Shape: Round, ...

While the impact of successful mentoring has been studied in a multitude of ways, organizations still have concerns about utilizing mentoring programs to drive ...

Mentoring a remote employee is similar to mentoring someone in-house, with a few key differences.

Millennials are hungry to learn and grow, and they expect their managers to drive their development. But this is a mistake.

Michelangelo approached the craft of sculpting with the humble conviction that a unique and beautiful piece of art already existed within the stone, and his job ...

Finding a business mentor that meets all of the requirements listed here ensures you find one who is going to be helpful and relevant to your business.

If you want to get ahead in business and life, one of the best things you can do is adopt a habit of reading every day. Researchers consistently find that it's a ...