2024 Women in Marketing Mentor Program
Founded in 2020, Digital Megaphone’s Women in Marketing Mentor Program matches seasoned marketing professionals who have excelled at their careers with high-potential women in marketing who don’t have access to formal mentoring. The program welcomes women just entering the workforce, pivoting careers, or re-entering the workplace after time off.
Apply to join and embark on a transformative journey alongside women committed to elevating their careers and accomplished marketing professionals there to support them.
Program Benefits
Individual Mentoring
– Mentors contribute to the growth and development of women in marketing who don’t have access to a formal mentor program.
– Mentees meet live or via phone/chat with your mentor monthly during the six-month-long cohort.
Professional Development – Learn alongside other participants at interactive educational sessions and roundtable discussions curated to provide inspirational ideas to help elevate your career.
Women’s Month Celebration – Meet your fellow mentees and mentors at an in-person reception in March.
Networking – Network with experienced marketers, mentees, and program supporters live and virtually.
Grow Your Personal Brand
– Mentors: Gain exposure on the Digital Megaphone website and social channels.
– Mentors and mentees: Add your program participation on your LinkedIn profile.
The Women in Marketing Mentor Program’s mission is to positively impact a million lives through empowering women.
Eligibility Requirements
Mentees
- Currently working in a marketing position (marketing, advertising, PR, social media, etc.)
- Have the desire to work on actionable monthly goals.
- Attending mentor/mentee meetings.
- Completing a feedback form midway through the program and after the program to help us improve future cohorts.
- Identifies as female.
Mentors
- 8+ years of marketing experience with advancing titles and responsibilities.
- Experience coaching and mentoring others.
- Attending a mentor training session.
- Participating in 6 mentor/mentee meetings.
- Completing a feedback form midway through the program and after the program to help us improve future cohorts.
The six-month-long cohort, which has a program fee for mentees of $129, will include a kick-off party for mentors and mentees, professional educational sessions, and mentor meetings covering topics such as executive presence, social-emotional intelligence, self-confidence, and combatting imposter syndrome.
Key Dates
Accepting Applications: Now – Thursday, November 30th, 2023
Mentees Notified: Week of December 11th, 2023
Mentor mentee Meetings: January – June, 2024
Professional Development Sessions: January – June, 2024
Mentor/Mentee Celebration: March 2024
2024 Mentors
Christina Bottis
CMO
Medix
Emily Bleazard
Chief Digital Officer
Iron Light
Kristen Evans
Managing Partner / EVP Strategy
The Embedded Group
Jennifer Chhatlani
Senior Vice President Communications
Circana
Kathryn Auerbach
Vice President Digital Strategy
Rise Interactive
Eva Penar
Chief Content and Communications Officer
The Executives’ Club of Chicago
Cyndi Bergstein
Communications Program Director
Chicago Community Trust
Stacy Jeziorowski
Marketing and Communications Lead
CSTA
Alexa Gianaris
Senior Director, Digital Strategy and Activation
Scale
Barbara Maldonado
Strategy Manager
Caterpillar
