Getting into business: Mentoring

Published: Feb. 6, 2023, 8:30 a.m.

A mentor can take many different forms but ultimately they\u2019re there to give you advice, put you in touch with contacts they have and support you, whether you\u2019re setting up a new business or looking to make the next step in your career.

We head to Sweden to speak to Caxton Njuki, a professional sports and health coach who is a mentor to Jessika Sillanp\xe4\xe4. He supported her for a year as she set up her business Jessikastory. They give us an insight into their mentoring relationship and how the process allowed Jessika to work on her business full time.

Abhishek Nagaraj, an expert in business mentoring at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkley. He discusses the different forms of mentoring and the economic benefits if you have a really good mentor.

Producer/presenter: Hannah Mullane

(Image: Caxton Njuki and Jessika Sillanp\xe4\xe4 Credit: Caxton Njuki)