Episode 5 - Peer Mentorship & Building Your Personal Board of Directors

In this episode of The Career Playbook, host Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg is joined by Alexis Kolvalchick and Jen Webster for a conversation about building and sustaining a personal board of advisors through peer mentorship. Alexis and Jen discuss how trust, shared experiences, and honest feedback can transform professional relationships into valuable sounding boards, and why a diverse network of advisors is essential for navigating career transitions and challenges. They also share practical advice for cultivating peer mentors organically, maintaining meaningful connections, embracing reverse mentorship, and recognizing when it is time to bring new perspectives into your circle. Throughout the conversation, they emphasize the importance of challenging one another, investing in relationships without expecting something in return, and paying mentorship forward to help the next generation of leaders grow.