{"id":326,"date":"2019-07-28T03:20:03","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T03:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.growthmentor.com\/faq\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=326"},"modified":"2023-02-16T08:44:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T08:44:31","slug":"mentor-benefits","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.growthmentor.com\/faq\/mentor-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the benefits of becoming a growth mentor?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My favorite part of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrowthMentorHQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GrowthMentorHQ<\/a> is hearing about all the new ventures coming to market in the next 6 months &#8211; 1 year. <br><br>The future is an exciting place.<\/p>&mdash; Jess (Bahr) Gonzalez \ud83e\udd13 (@putapixelonit) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/putapixelonit\/status\/1162862979173539841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll list them in the order of number of references I have heard from the mentors \ud83d\ude42  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It&#8217;s fun! <\/li><li>It feels good to help others.<\/li><li>It keeps the mind sharp.  &#8220;It&#8217;s like going to a Growth gymnasium&#8221; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Josh Sturgeon  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/app.growthmentor.com\/mentors\/josh-sturgeon\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Sturgeon <\/a><\/li><li>It&#8217;s great <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"fodder (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/kristieholden_mentor-marketingmentor-activity-7031741736842383360-5hkg?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop\" target=\"_blank\">fodder<\/a> for personal brands<\/li><li>They continually get to meet up and coming entrepreneurs and marketers and feel learn about new products before anyone else.<\/li><li>Mentor profiles rank high on Google so if someone searches for them, they&#8217;ll see that they are a mentor and (hopefully) glowing reviews<ul><li>Mentors have gotten job offers because of background checks finding the review section<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>They appreciate the opportunities to do workshops, podcasts, etc and for us to circulate their name via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"social media (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7028741320974172160\" target=\"_blank\">social media<\/a><\/li><li>We offer paid gig opportunities through <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"GrowthExpert (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/growthexpert.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">GrowthExpert<\/a><\/li><li>Listing GrowthMentor on your LinkedIn and CV looks pretty darn good<\/li><li>Networking with other mentors and members in Slack is a great place to spot collabs and opportunities<ul><li>Numerous job offers have been made, businesses co-founded and long-term friendships created<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>In person meet-ups through the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"City Squads (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/app.growthmentor.com\/cities\" target=\"_blank\">City Squads<\/a> program<\/li><li>Free GrowthMentor membership to book calls with mentors<br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/5ukc4oj6zm.jsonp\" async=\"\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\"><div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_5ukc4oj6zm videoFoam=true\" style=\"height:100%;position:relative;width:100%\"><div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0;transition:opacity 200ms;width:100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/5ukc4oj6zm\/swatch\" style=\"filter:blur(5px);height:100%;object-fit:contain;width:100%;\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" onload=\"this.parentNode.style.opacity=1;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First hand accounts of &#8216;why I mentor&#8217;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.growthmentor.com\/advice\/mentorship\/why-mentor\/\">Michael Taylor<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/growthgal.com\/a-month-of-growth-mentoring-this-is-what-i-learned\/\">Dani Hart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/valchanova.me\/mentorship-become-mentor\/\">Vassilena Valchanova<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ladder.io\/growth-mentor\/#9nr6soghdzqagee9r1h679\">Tomek Duda<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ll list them in the order of number of references I have heard from the mentors \ud83d\ude42 It&#8217;s fun! 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