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.

Books       Podcasts       Videos

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