How will a mentor help you?
In every Springboard course, you get a personal mentor who works in industry - who you will meet online, 1-on-1, each week.
Technical guidance
- Reviews of projects and exercises
- Challenging your approach
- Help with execution
Career advice
- Industry insights
- Interview tips
- Job search advice
Accountability
- Setting learning goals
- Tracking progress weekly
The number speaks for themselves
Why 1-on-1 mentorship is the best way to learn
Learning with a mentor not only helps you build skills faster, but also enables career growth.
Personalized learning
Everyone learns differently. With 1-on-1 mentor calls you get to focus on what’s important to you.
Industry insight
Your mentor works in the industry, and will give you real-world insights few teachers can.
Networking
Mentors can give you networking advice, and tell you where to find jobs. Some of our mentors have even hired their mentees after graduation!
Motivation
Learn with a professional who is truly passionate about what they do, and can hold you to the same standards.
Meet some of your mentors
Leslie Chen
Mentors for Business Analytics, works at Square
During the day, you can find me:
Conducting analysis in Tableau and building dashboards to inform critical business decisions at Square.
If I were a formula, I would be:
V Lookup in Excel because it brings disparate elements together.
I like to mentor because:
I want to empower people - especially women - in developing technical capabilities that will allow them to go after better opportunities.
Springboard is:
Equipping people with skills to create outsized impact in the world.
If I could magically learn one skill, it would be:
Learning languages because I work in
international expansion strategy. Learning about cultures
and how to communicate with others is critical for my job but also enriches one’s life experience.
Ankit Jain
Mentors for Data Science Career Track, works at Uber
During the day, you can find me:
Drinking coffee, coding in Python, and presenting to business stakeholders at Uber.
If I were a formula, I would be:
x-N/Σ because I deviate from the mean.
I like to mentor because:
I enjoy seeing people succeed.
Springboard is:
An awesome coaching platform for those who want to learn data analysis.
If I could magically learn one skill, it would be:
How to write effectively.
Saloni Borar
Mentors for UX Design, works at Salesforce
During the day, you can find me:
Designing at Salesforce.
If I were a color, I would be:
Yellow, because it represents sunshine, hope, and happiness.
I like to mentor because:
It’s an opportunity to give back to the community.
Springboard is:
A great platform for learning!
If I could magically learn one skill, it would be:
Multi-tasking!
Milene Darnis
Mentors for Business Analytics, works at Uber
During the day, you can find me:
Creating systems that will help anyone at Uber take data-powered decisions.
If I were a number, I would be:
2, because I believe in working in pairs and always collaborating.
I like to mentor because:
I love getting more people interested in data. It’s one of my passions, and I believe it will shape the world going forward.
Springboard is:
An awesome platform with a hand-crafted curriculum that brings people together.
If I could magically learn one skill, it would be:
Japanese, because I recently traveled to Japan and fell in love with the country.
Alan Si
Pia Zaragoza
Saloni Borar
Nate Kugland
