About this episode
S5E16🎙️ Live with Lisa Fain 🌟 Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ — Season 5:Episode 16 “Self-awareness—understanding our own motivations, our strengths and challenges—is the key to getting ready to mentor.” “We often meet someone and think they are ‘different’—but people are not inherently different: our differences lie between us, not within us.” “Mentoring is a learning relationship. We must always be learning to grow, and always be connecting to learn.” Mark your calendars! 📅 Wednesday, January 14, 2026 ⏰ 10:30 AM PT (San Francisco, CA / Seattle, WA) | 1:30 PM ET (Washington, D.C.) 📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → RSVP & Join the Discussion ⸻ 👏 Introducing My Guest Lisa Fain is a global keynote speaker, executive coach, author, and mentoring expert, and the CEO of the Center for Mentoring Excellence. She is a former employment attorney and corporate Diversity & Inclusion leader who now helps organizations and leaders turn mentoring into a strategic advantage—building inclusive cultures, stronger leaders, and better business outcomes. Lisa is also the co-author of: •Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring •The Mentor’s Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships If you care about leadership, mentoring, inclusion, and human connection that actually works—this is a must-attend conversation. ⸻ 🎯 What You Will Learn… ✅ Why mentoring is not a “nice-to-have,” but a leadership imperative ✅ How to mentor and lead across difference with confidence and authenticity ✅ The mindset shift from problem-solver to capacity-builder ✅ How intentional connection accelerates careers, cultures, and trust ✅ Practical tools leaders can apply immediately ⸻ 💬 Join the Conversation! 🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments 🙏🏽 What is one thing you’re grateful for today? 💬 Got leadership or mentoring questions for Lisa? Post them below — we’ll answer them LIVE ⸻ 👇 Your Turn After the Episode ➡️ What are your three takeaways from this conversation? ➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week? ➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, or teammate who would benefit from this discussion ❤️🙏🏾 ⸻ This episode is for: 🎖️ Aspiring military leaders 💻 Senior ICs stepping into leadership 🏢 Executives building inclusive, high-performance cultures 🎙️ Don’t miss Leadership & Success Podcast S5:E14 — Live with Lisa Fain.