Professional Development Opportunity
BMoM Mentor Upskilling Program
Improve Your Mentoring Practices to Elevate Impact
PROGRAM FORMAT
Two-Part Cohort Program
DELIVERY
Live Virtual Sessions + Recorded Practice
Why This Program?
The BMoM Mentor Upskilling Program addresses a global need for increasing startup and founder mentoring excellence. Around the world, entrepreneurship programs and startup incubators rely on mentors, yet few pause to ask what really makes mentoring effective. This hands-on program, based on principles of experiential learning, helps participants become more thoughtful and effective guides for startup founders — offering a structured approach and an engaging interactive environment for developing real mentoring skills.
What You'll Learn
Teaching vs. Coaching vs. Mentoring
Key distinctions between pedagogical approaches
Goals & Effectiveness
Primary and secondary goals for effective startup & founder mentoring
Best Practices & Pitfalls
Recommended practices and common mistakes to avoid
Mentoring Modes
Journey, Snapshot, Event-based, and more
Session Design
Structuring mentoring sessions for maximum impact
Program Structure
1
Mindsets, Frameworks &
Recommended Practices
Two 60–90 minute sessions with an expert teacher/facilitator in a cohort of peers. Build the mental models, vocabulary, and structured frameworks for effective mentoring.
2
Real-World Practice
Participants record mentoring sessions and receive detailed debriefs, feedback, and coaching. Note: for maximum effectiveness, mentees should also receive some initial BMoM-focused preparation.
Who Should Attend?
The program is built for anyone mentoring or coaching founders. It is ideal for:
Incubator & Accelerator Leaders
Corporate Innovation Leads
Educators & Faculty
Experienced Entrepreneurs
To get the most out of the program, participants should have some prior personal experience giving or receiving mentoring in the context of launching new businesses.
Elevate Your Mentoring Practice with a UC Berkeley SCET Certificate
Contact Us
Mark Searle
Lecturer & Head of Mentoring Excellence, SCET
msearle@berkeley.edu