How do I fill in my mentor profile?

If this is your first time on your mentor profile and you've been hit with a "required information" prompt, this article walks you through everything you need to activate it, what goes on each section, and the bare minimum to go live.

The bare minimum to go live

If you just want to get your profile accepting bookings, here are the required fields:

1. Basic profile (name, location, photo, time zone)
2. Introduction
3. At least 1 objective specialty
4. At least 1 technical specialty
5. Hourly rate (can be $0, and most mentors stay free)
6. At least 1 availability slot
7. Communication platform set (Google Meet, Zoom, or GrowthMentor Video)
8. Stripe connected (only if you plan to charge)

Everything else (work experience, education, projects, certificates, written content) is optional but strongly recommended. The more complete your profile, the better the bookings, because mentees decide who to book based on what they read.

The full walkthrough

1. Profile avatar

Upload a square profile photo (1:1 height to width ratio).

2. Basic profile settings

Basic information. Shouldn't take more than a minute to fill in.

Make sure your time zone is set to where you're currently located. All users see schedules based on their own time zone settings, so if you move or are traveling, update this accordingly.

3. Introduction information

Fill in all of these fields. The intro video and social profiles are optional.

4. Resume

The only mandatory fields are specialties and technical specialties, where a minimum of one specialty is required. But the more completely you fill out your profile, the better it performs. Mentees decide who to book based on what they read here.

5. Communication settings

Choose which communication tools you want to use for your sessions: Google Meet, Zoom, or GrowthMentor Video.

6. Session block times (and rate, if you set one)

Choose which session durations you want to be available for.

On the Give First model, most mentors stay free to book. You're free until you earn your first 3 reviews, and only then do you have the option to set a rate (mentors with 10+ reviews can go above $100/hr). Around 80% of mentors are free to book at any given time, so don't feel any pressure to set a rate to get started.

7. Availability and calendar sync

Set the times you'd like to be available, and sync your Google calendar so your real availability stays accurate.

8. Connect Stripe (only if you charge)

You only need to connect a Stripe account if and when you decide to set a rate after your first 3 reviews. That's how a paid session's fee reaches you directly. GrowthMentor takes no commission. If you're staying free (most mentors do), you can skip this for now.

You do NOT need to enter a credit card to become a mentor. The card field is only relevant if you also want to book sessions with other mentors as a mentee.

What goes on each profile section

Beyond the required fields, a full GrowthMentor mentor profile has 8 sections. We ask for more than most two-sided platforms, because mentees book based on what they see, and thin profiles get thin bookings. The more specific your profile, the better the matches, which saves both parties time on unfit sessions.

Extended summary

This is where you show off and humble-brag to your heart's content. It's displayed on your profile page, so write freely. The limit is 3,000 characters.

Mentor toolkit

This section shows what tools you have hands-on experience with. It's an incredibly valuable part of your profile, because so often a startup's immediate problem comes down to the proper use of a tool, or a combination of tools. By listing the tools you've used first-hand, you increase your profile's exposure in the software filter search.

Work experience

The work experience section shows what you've worked on, what you accomplished in each role, and how that shaped who you are today. You can also assign industry tags to each role, and mentees can filter mentors by those tags. You're on GrowthMentor because you have experience and insights that help others grow. Showcase them.

Projects

Work experience alone wasn't enough to fully define a mentor, so we added a projects section where you can add more context on specific things you've built. Ideas for what to add here:

• Projects you completed for clients, and the results they drove
• Side projects that never quite became fully baked product launches but still played a formative role in your development
• Extra-curricular work like charity or non-profit initiatives you were part of

Education

This one's mostly self-explanatory. The best education entries are specific and mention how those studies helped shape the person you are today.

Certificates

Not all education happens in formal schooling. Some of the most valuable professional lessons come from online courses or offline certifications. List the certificates you're most proud of here to round out the full picture of what you can do.

My best written content

You can tell a lot about how someone thinks by the way they write. Adding your best written content, the pieces that exemplify your strongest professional skills, is a fresh way to communicate your personal brand's value to potential mentees.

Reviews

Reviews come from real mentees after real sessions, and they sit on your profile as social proof. They also matter for how you're listed: under our Give First model, new mentors are free to book until they earn their first 3 reviews, and only mentors with 10 or more reviews can set a higher rate. So the reviews section isn't just decoration. It's how you build trust and standing on the platform over time.

Have any questions?

If you need help filling in your profile, email [email protected] or use live chat.