About IMPACT Mentorship
At a time when digital commerce is moving so fast, being able to share your expertise and/or access expert advice can be the key to success. The IMPACT Mentorship program focuses on matching industry leaders with the next generation of rising stars to provide personalized guidance and insights to solve real world problems.
Through this program, mentees have the opportunity to work closely with mentors to navigate their career paths, set and achieve professional goals, and learn from the experiences of those who have successfully advanced in the field.
For Mentees:
- Mentees are hand-matched with a mentor based on goals, skills, and experience.
- One-on-one mentorship during a three month program.
- Knowledge and advice from established leaders about how to stay ahead of the curve, get the resources you need, manage up, creative problem solving, and the opportunity to build strong connections to bolster future career opportunities.
- Invitation to join the Friends of Forter Community*.
- Invitation to attend IMPACT 2025 in NYC.
- Potential opportunity to share Program experience on the IMPACT 2025 main stage.
For Mentors:
- A chance to give back to the industry; guide, inspire and influence mentees.
- Building reputation and influence.
- Invitation to join the Friends of Forter Community.
- Invitation to attend IMPACT 2025 in NYC.
- Potential opportunity to share Program experience on the IMPACT 2025 main stage.
*FoF is only open to customers
- Once the deadline for nominations has passed, the Forter team will review all submissions
- Matches will be made based on a number of criteria including, experience level, technical merit, and will be based on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Once the matches have been made, Forter will reach out to all parties to ensure that they are still able and willing to participate in the program
- Once confirmation has been received, the Forter team will arrange an introductory call between the mentor and mentee.
- In addition to introductions, this call will be an opportunity to outline the details of the program, next steps and anticipated outcomes
Mentors from industry leaders, such as the Global Senior Director of Payments & Risk at Adidas and the Director of CDMO Finance, Fraud & Risk at L’Oreal, along with experts from Instacart, Farfetch, Shopback and more, bring their decades of leadership to the table.
To be considered as a mentee for the IMPACT Mentorship Program, please APPLY HERE.
To help shape the career of an emerging e-commerce leader, Mentors please APPLY HERE.
Applications must be received by December 31, 2024.
- No, IMPACT Mentoring is designed to be a virtual program
- On completion of the program and in recognition of their hard work, all participants will be invited to attend the IMPACT Conference in September 2025
- All travel expenses will be covered