Resources
Tune in below to various podcasts below where Lisa Fain, CEO of Center for Mentoring Excellence and Lois Zachary, CME’s founder, share their knowledge, experiences, and practical advice on effective mentoring. Through these engaging conversations, you’ll gain insights into best practices, real-world challenges, and the transformative impact mentoring can have on individuals and organizations. Whether you’re seeking new perspectives or looking to enhance your mentoring skills, explore our featured podcast episodes and discover valuable takeaways to support your mentoring journey.
2024
Mentoring Excellence: How to Foster Inclusion by Jointly Bridging Differences (Leading Consciously | Ep. #144 May 2024)
https://www.leadingconsciously.com/blog/mentoring-excellence-how-foster-inclusion-jointly-bridging-differences-144
The Power of Mentorship: Fostering Growth and Leadership in Business (Podcast Show Doing Business with a Servants Heart | April 2024)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X8rFc6g9_U
2023
How to Create a Successful Mentoring Relationship (Idea Climbing Podcast with Mark Carter | October 2023)
https://www.markjcarter.com/2023/10/how-to-create-successful-mentoring-relationships-with-Lisa-Fain
Mentoring Matters: Expert Lisa Z. Fain Weighs In on Making it Work (The Grit Podcast Ep. 7 | January 2023)
https://www.thegritinstitute.com/podcasts
2022
The Right Mentor Can Change Your Career. Here’s How to Find One (NPR Life Kit | Updated | December 2022)
https://www.npr.org/2019/10/25/773158390/how-to-find-a-mentor-and-make-it-work
Building Inclusive Cultures Through Mentoring (Work from the Inside Out with Tammy Gooler Loeb | July 2022)
https://www.tammygoolerloeb.com/blog/building-inclusive-cultures-through-mentoring
What Mentorship Means (Culture Moments | March 2022)
https://languageandculture.com/culture-moments-podcast-what-mentorship-means/?fbclid=IwAR3rSAspunOO28bU8kCwLNl1BWbFMw4iJEf6R3D_9NBmjSK4rxicHvYenGQ
2021
The Ingredients of a Successful Mentoring Program (Get Unstuck and On Target with Mike O’Neill | December 2021)
https://bench-builders.com/podcast-episodes/64-lisa-fain/
We Mentor Mondays with Nancy Meyer (3 Episodes)
Episode 1: Mentoring Excellence featuring CME Founder, Lois Zachary (October 2021)
https://wementor.com/2021/10/18/mentoring-excellence-with-dr-lois-zachary/
Episode 2: Celebrating Mentoring Excellence featuring CME CEO, Lisa Fain (October 2021)
https://wementor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CelebratingMentoringExcellencewithLisaFain_Episode295.mp3
Episode 3: A Rare Look Inside Mother & Daughter Transition of Ownership featuring Lois Zachary & Lisa Fain (November 2021)
https://wementor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ARareLookInsideaMotherandDaugthersTransitionofOwnership-_Episode296.mp3
Keys to Finding, Cultivating, and Ending Mentor Relationships with Lisa Fain (When Science Speaks with Mark Bayer | September 2021)
https://whensciencespeaks.com/podcast/keys-to-finding-cultivating-and-ending-mentor-relationships-with-lisa-fain-jd/
The Happy Wardrobe: Erin Keam (April 2021)
https://anchor.fm/erin-keam/episodes/Lisa-Z-Fain-from-the-Center-for-Mentoring-Excellence-on-her-book-Bridging-Differences-for-Better-Mentoring-and-M-M-LaFleur-esul4p
Book Marketing Podcast: Becky Robinson (March 2021)
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Cultural Competency Enhancing Organizational Ownership of Diversity and Inclusion (David Worley: Groler Podcast | January 2021)
https://www.davidjworley.com/podcast/cultural-competency-in-diversity-initiatives
The Right Way to Find a Mentor (Libby’s Leadership Lab | January 2021)
https://libbygill.com/the-right-way-to-find-a-mentor/
2020
How We See a Future in Mentoring (Matt Burns Podcast: Thinking Inside the Box | December 2020)
https://lnns.co/StTdV9ZKb7Y
How Mentoring and DEI Intersect (Doing Good Business Podcast | December 2020)
http://doinggoodbusiness.com/shows/2020/12/7/lisa-fain-ceo-center-for-mentoring-excellence
Having a Mentor is More Important Than Ever (Seneca Women: Here’s Something Good Podcast | November 2020)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/having-a-mentor-is-more-important-than-ever/id1509573788?i=1000499348348
Mentoring Excellence with Lisa Z. Fain (Max Brown: Purpose and Principles Podcast | October 2020)
https://purposeandprinciples.world/purpose-principles-episode-33-lisa-fain-mentoring-excellence/
The Power of Cultural Competency with Lisa Fain and Bev Attfield (Learning To Go Podcast | September 2020)
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85ZjdhNmE4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/YTVhMjE3NmEtZTRkYy00Y2MzLWI0ZGItMjg4ZTZjN2M2YmZi?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjjkaSqldrrAhUxgZ4KHTCtCWkQkfYCegQIARAF
How Mentoring Can Help Women With Self-Discovery & Creating Healthy Boundaries (Leadership Strategies for Women: Ellie Nieves | August 2020)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-mentoring-can-help-women-self-discovery-creating/id303791116?i=1000487558599
What Leaders Need to Know about Diversity + Inclusion (Intentional Living & Leadership: Cal Walters | July 2020)
https://calwalters.me/podcast-1?offset=1597138423206
Leaders Need Mentors (Breakfast Leadership with Michael Levitt | July 2020)
https://bfastleadership.podbean.com/e/interview-with-lisa-fain/
Mentorship vs Sponsorship: What’s the Difference and Why Do They Both Matter? (Culture Happens: Hubspot: Chris Miller and Sophie Hammersley | July 2020)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZZJofpFbOwkRNWCFIOEQS
How Mentoring Can Help Your Relaunch, and Beyond (Carol Fishman Cohen: The 3,2,1, iRelaunch Podcast | June 2020)
https://soundcloud.com/irelaunch-llc/ep-144-how-mentoring-can-help-your-relaunch-and-beyond-with-lisa-fain
Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring (George Maurer: The Leadership List | June 2020)
https://www.dvidshub.net/podcast/361/the-leadership-list
Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring (Kimberly Ficklin: Happy Healthy Workplace | June 2020)
https://podbay.fm/p/the-happy-healthy-workplace-podcast
Work from Your Happy Place with Guest Lisa Fain (Belinda Ellsworth: Work from Your Happy Place | May 2020)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lisa-fain-center-for-mentoring-excellence/id1098234424?i=1000473533368
Lisa Fain on Inclusion and Diversity (Chris Smit: Culture Matters | March 2020)
https://culturematters.com/135-lisa-fain-on-inclusion-and-diversity/
Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring (David Dye: Leadership Without Losing Your Soul | February 2020)
https://letsgrowleaders.com/2020/02/28/bridging-differences-for-better-mentoring-interview-with-lisa-fain/
Power of Appearance Made Easy (Karen Mathis | February 2020)
https://anchor.fm/powerofappearance/episodes/MEET-LISA-FAIN-eacikj
Mentoring As Part of Your Diversity & Inclusion Strategy, with Lisa Fain (Sara Taylor: What’s the Difference | March 2020)
https://whatsthedifferencepodcast.com/podcasts/lisa-fain-2/
Prior to 2020
The Two-Way Mentoring Relationship (deepSEE with Sara Taylor | March 2019)
https://whatsthedifferencepodcast.com/podcasts/lisa-fain/
Insight Junkie with Guest Lisa Fain Founder of Vista Coaching (Insight Junkie Podcast | October 2016)
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ben-greene/the-insight-junkie/e/ijp-28-founder-of-vista-coaching-lisa-fain-46757936
The Power of Cultural Competency (Margie Meacham: Learning To Go Podcast | July 2017)
https://youtu.be/1TlAPnoik7U?si=JbQJLnVBs2SXIhLz