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.

Listen to Lisa’s Mentoring & Leadership Podcasts Playlist on Spotify

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2025
 

Why Mentorship Is the Most Underrated HR Strategy (The HR L&D Podcast | Ep. 155 June 2025)
Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

How to Find the Perfect Mentor (Goal Crazy Podcast |  Ep. 75 May 2025)
Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

Designing a Transformative Mentoring & Induction Program (Teacher to Teacher Podcast | Season 4 Ep. 10 May 2025)
Available on Spotify and Web Recording

Reimagining Mentoring for the Modern Workplace with Lisa Fain (People Strategy Leaders Podcast | Ep. 83 May 2025)
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible and YouTube

Mentoring Excellence with Lisa Fain (The Selling Show | Ep. 454 January 2025)
Available on Spotify and Web Recording

Curiosity is the Tool You Need (Lead Like a Woman Show | January 2025)
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Web Recording


2024
 

Building Stronger Relationships Through Mentoring with Lisa Fain (Relationships Rule Podcast | Ep. 275 October 2024)
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, and Web Recording

Mentoring Excellence: How to Foster Inclusion by Jointly Bridging Differences (Leading Consciously | Ep. 144 May 2024)
Available on YouTube, TuneIn, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube

The Power of Mentorship: Fostering Growth and Leadership in Business (Podcast Show Doing Business with a Servants Heart | April 2024)
Available on YouTube 

2023 

How to Create a Successful Mentoring Relationship (Idea Climbing Podcast with Mark Carter | October 2023)
Available on Apple Podcasts and Web Recording

Mentoring Matters: Expert Lisa Z. Fain Weighs In on Making it Work (The Grit Podcast Ep. 7 | January 2023)
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Web Recording

2022 

The Right Mentor Can Change Your Career. Here’s How to Find One (NPR Life Kit | December 2022)
Available on Web Recording

5 Levels of Conversation and a Mother and Daughter’s Business Transition (We Mentor Mondays | Ep. 342 November 2022)
Available on Web Recording

What Lisa Fain Learned Growing Up in an Entrepreneurial Home (We Mentor Monday Podcast | Ep. 341 November 2022)
Available on Web Recording

4 Key Concepts to Bridging Differences with Dr. Lois Zachary (We Mentor Mondays | Ep. 340 October 2022)
Available on Web Recording

Building Inclusive Cultures Through Mentoring (Work from the Inside Out with Tammy Gooler Loeb | Ep. 184 July 2022)
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Web Recording

What Mentorship Means (Culture Moments | March 2022)
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2021 

The Ingredients of a Successful Mentoring Program with Lisa Fain (Get Unstuck and On Target with Mike O’Neill | Ep. 64 December 2021)
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Web Recording

Mentoring Excellence featuring CME Founder, Lois Zachary (We Mentor Mondays Podcast | Ep. 294 October 2021)
Available on Web Recording

Celebrating Mentoring Excellence featuring CME CEO, Lisa Fain (We Mentor Mondays | Ep. 295 October 2021)
Available on Web Recording

A Rare Look Inside Mother & Daughter Transition of Ownership featuring Lois Zachary & Lisa Fain (We Mentor Mondays | Ep. 296 November 2021)
Available on Web Recording

Keys to Finding, Cultivating, and Ending Mentor Relationships with Lisa Fain (When Science Speaks with Mark Bayer | September 2021)
Available on Web Recording

Lisa Fain on Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring (I interviewed 162 Women During One Year of COVID | Ep. 70 March 2021)
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Web Recording

Book Marketing Podcast:  Becky Robinson (March 2021)
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Cultural Competency Enhancing Organizational Ownership of Diversity and Inclusion (David Worley: Groler Podcast | Ep. 21 January 2021)
Available on Web Recording

The Right Way to Find a Mentor with Lisa Fain (Libby’s Leadership Lab | January 2021)
Available on Web Recording

2020 

How We See a Future in Mentoring with Lisa Fain (Matt Burns Podcast: Thinking Inside the Box | December 2020)
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Listen Notes

How Mentoring and DEI Intersect (Doing Good Business Podcast | Ep. 63 December 2020)
Available on Web Recording

Having a Mentor is More Important Than Ever (Seneca Women: Here’s Something Good Podcast | November 2020)
Available on Apple Podcast

Mentoring Excellence with Lisa Z. Fain (Purpose and Principles Podcast | Ep. 33 October 2020)
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Web Recording

How Mentoring Can Help Women with Self-Discovery & Creating Healthy Boundaries (Leadership Strategies for Women Podcast | August 2020)
Available on Apple Podcasts and Web Recording

What Leaders Need to Know about Diversity + Inclusion (Intentional Living & Leadership: Cal Walters | Ep. 43 July 2020)
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Web Recording

Leaders Need Mentors (Breakfast Leadership with Michael Levitt | July 2020)
Available on PodBean

Mentorship vs Sponsorship: What’s the Difference and Why Do They Both Matter? (Culture Happens: Hubspot | July 2020)
Available on Spotify

How Mentoring Can Help Your Relaunch, and Beyond with Lisa Fain (The 3,2,1, iRelaunch Podcast | Ep. 144 June 2020)
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, and Web Recording

Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring (The Leadership List | Ep. 12 June 2020)
Available on Web Recording

Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring in the Workplace with Lisa Fain (Happy Healthy Workplace | June 2020)
Available on PodBay

Work from Your Happy Place with Guest Lisa Fain (Work from Your Happy Place | Ep. 232 May 2020)
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Web Recording

Mentoring As Part of Your Diversity & Inclusion Strategy (deepSEE podcast | Ep. 36 March 2020)
Available on Apple Podcasts and Web Recording

Lisa Fain on Inclusion and Diversity (Culture Matters | Ep. 135 March 2020)
Available on Web Recording

Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring (Leadership Without Losing Your Soul | February 2020)
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Web Recording

Power of Appearance Made Easy with Lisa Fain (Karen Mathis | February 2020)
Available on Spotify and Web Recording

Prior to 2020 

The Two-Way Mentoring Relationship (deepSEE with Sara Taylor | Ep. 3 March 2019)
Available on Apple Podcasts and Web Recording 

Insight Junkie with Guest Lisa Fain (Insight Junkie Podcast | October 2016)
Available on Apple Podcasts and Web Recording

The Power of Cultural Competency with Lisa Fain (Learning to Go Podcast | July 2017)
Available on YouTube