Mentor Memos

Having access to an amazing mentor who can coach you as you move up in your career is an invaluable resource. But great mentors aren’t always easy to find—especially for women. That’s why Girlboss has partnered with TRESemmé to bring you Mentor Memos, the podcast. TRESemmé believes with the right support and resources, women can transcend societal barriers and lead on their own terms. Across six episodes, you’ll hear from people like Justine Marjan, one of the most sought-after celebrity hairstylists in Hollywood as well as brand marketing experts like Babba Rivera, and healthcare and public policy experts like Cecile Richards, founder of Supermajority and former CEO of Planned Parenthood. Expect honest conversations about what it takes to reach success—on your terms. Plus, you’ll get tons of advice on how you can better navigate your future.

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Episodes

Babba Rivera and Sophia Li

It can be easy to think that mentorship is inherently a top-down, hierarchical structure. That is, the word often brings to mind an image of a mentor who is much more senior and experienced, who, in turn, coaches a junior mentee. Today, though, that top-down model is seeming more like the exception to the rule as more women launch their own businesses or build careers that transcend industries. In this final episode of Mentor Memos, co-developed in partnership with TRESemmé, we explore what a mo...

Oct 20, 2019•42 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Ally Maki and Sonja Rasula

Not all mentor and mentee relationships start with a corporate introduction—or even within the same industry. In fact, sometimes they start with a simple DM. At least, that was the case for Ally Maki and Sonja Rasula, whose connection began thanks to expressing a little bit of mutual admiration on social media. In this episode of Mentor Memos, the new podcast from the Girlboss Radio Network, produced in partnership with TRESemmé, we hear from actress and entrepreneur Ally Maki, and her mentor, S...

Oct 13, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Justine Marjan and Kathleen Riley

For a long time, the beauty industry has largely catered to women as consumers. But, more often than not, the people calling the shots are...men. In this episode of Mentor Memos, we hear from two women who’ve carved out careers in the beauty industry as hairstylists to some of the biggest names in entertainment. Justine Marjan is a renowned celebrity hairstylist and a Global Stylist for TRESemmé. Having worked with high-profile clients like Kim Kardashian and Chrissy Teigen, she often fields req...

Oct 06, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Aisha Bowe and Claire Luce

In episode three of Mentor Memos, the new podcast from the Girlboss Radio Network, produced in partnership with TRESemmé, we hear a story that beautifully illustrates the enormous impact a single individual can have on another’s life. Aisha Bowe is an aerospace engineer and the CEO and co-founder of STEMBoard, where she manages multimillion dollar defense contracts. But before becoming the impressive founder she is today, Aisha was an aerospace engineer at NASA Ames Research Center. There, Aisha...

Sep 29, 2019•44 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Neha Gandhi and Christene Barberich

In this episode of Mentor Memos, the new podcast from the Girlboss Radio Network, produced in partnership with TRESemmé, we hear a story that’s highly personal to our host, Neha Gandhi. Before working as the COO of Girlboss, Neha spent six years at Refinery29, where she worked under the leadership of Christene Barberich. Christene is one of Refinery29’s co-founders as well as its current Global EIC. She and Neha met during a pivotal moment when they were each dreaming big about Refinery29, albei...

Sep 22, 2019•41 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Cecile Richards and Kersha Deibel

Welcome to the very first episode of Mentor Memos, the new podcast from the Girlboss Radio Network, produced in partnership with TRESemmé. In each episode, Girlboss COO Neha Gandhi chats with a different pair of mentors and mentees about their relationship and the biggest lessons they’ve taught each other. For our first conversation, we hear from the one and only, Cecile Richards, founder of Supermajority and former CEO of Planned Parenthood. While Cecile was at Planned Parenthood, she worked wi...

Sep 16, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Mentor Memos Trailer

Aug 08, 2019•2 min