Mentoring for women in leadership.
A fully managed mentoring programme that builds the confidence, visibility, and promotion-readiness of your high-potential women. We design it, match it, and run it, so your HR and L&D teams don't have to. Start with a 3-month pilot.
The problem most companies recognise
HR wants to develop high-potential women, but has no time to build and run a program well.
Internal mentoring falls flat: senior leaders are stretched, and women self-censor.
Leadership wants measurable progress on women in leadership, not good intentions.
Generic training spend doesn't change behaviour.
The Women in Leadership Mentoring Pilot
The pilot is a structured 3-month mentoring programme for women in mid-level and emerging leadership roles. Each participant is matched, by hand, with an experienced external mentor from our global network. Six private sessions. A relationship built on trust, honesty, and real development goals. We design it, match it, and run it. You sponsor it and sign off on the outcome. The pilot is your proof of concept before scaling to a longer programme.
Why External Mentors
Internal mentors carry internal weight: hierarchy, visibility, politics. External mentors don't. They can say what colleagues hesitate to say, and they bring perspective from outside the room. That's the difference. And it's significant.
- Strengthen your leadership pipeline
- Improve retention of high-potential women
- Build confidence and promotion-readiness
- Room for honest conversations that internal mentoring rarely allows.
How it works
Discovery & onboarding
We get to know every participant: intake interview, profile review, and clear mentoring goals.
Curated matching
Every match is made by hand, based on each mentee's goals, context, and needs. No algorithm.
The mentoring journey
Six private 1:1 sessions per mentee, driven by her goals. Structured, confidential, purposeful.
Workshops & events
A kick-off, a mid-program check-in, and a closing showcase, plus one included workshop.
Evaluation & sponsor report
Feedback, impact assessment, and a sponsor-ready report with outcomes and recommendations.
What's included
Why 5MC
Global mentor network (EU + LATAM)
A mentee in São Paulo matched with an executive from London, Berlin, or Bogotá. European rigour, Latin American lived experience.
Founded by practitioners, not consultants
We've been mentors. We've been mentees. We've run international mentoring programs for years.
Manual matching, not algorithmic
Every match made by hand, around her goals and context.
Turnkey managed service
We design and run it. Your HR team doesn't staff the operation.
Women-in-leadership focus (owned, not generic)
A specific answer to a specific mandate.
About Five Mentors Collective
Five Mentors Collective is a curated, women-led mentoring collective. Our methodology is built on years of real experience running international mentoring and volunteer programs across organisations and leadership contexts. Multilingual mentor network. Human-centred approach. Results you can measure. We're not a platform, and we're not a database of mentors. We're a collective, with the human judgment to match the right people to each other.
Tina Louise
Flor Turnil
Bela Weksler
Paola Gómez Corzo
Marga Guitart
Frequently asked questions
What is the Five Mentors Collective pilot?+
A structured 3-month mentoring programme for women in mid-level and emerging leadership roles. Each participant is hand-matched with an experienced external mentor, with six private sessions, full coordination, and a sponsor report. It is designed to prove impact before you scale.
Who is it for?+
Companies in Brazil, Latin America, and Europe that want to develop and retain their high-potential women. It fits organisations with at least 15 women in mid-level or emerging leadership, an L&D or talent budget, and an executive sponsor.
Why external mentors instead of internal ones?+
Internal mentors carry hierarchy, visibility, and politics. External mentors do not. They can be honest where colleagues hesitate, and they bring perspective from outside the room, which is where real leadership growth happens.
How are mentors matched?+
By hand. Every match is based on each mentee's goals, context, and needs, never by an algorithm or a form.
How much work is it for our HR or L&D team?+
Very little. We design, match, and run the programme. Your team sponsors it and receives a sponsor-ready report at the end.
What outcomes can we expect?+
A stronger leadership pipeline, better retention of high-potential women, and measurable gains in confidence and promotion-readiness, captured in a final sponsor report.
What languages do you work in?+
English and Brazilian Portuguese, with a multilingual, multicultural mentor network across Europe and Latin America.
How do we start?+
Book a short discovery call. We understand your situation, check fit, and if it makes sense, send a proposal for a 3-month pilot.
Ready to explore a pilot?
Let's talk. A short discovery call is the best place to start.