Looking for practical advice from someone who's been there before?

Join us for an afternoon of one-to-one mentoring with experienced founders, executives and industry experts from across the Fora community. Whether you're growing a business, developing your career, leading a team or tackling a new challenge, you'll have the opportunity to gain personalised advice in a focused 15-minute session.

Alongside your mentoring session, you'll have time to connect with fellow members, exchange ideas and build valuable new relationships within the Fora community over refreshments.

Meet the mentors:

Ofer Shayo
Managing Director, Ignite London
Topics include startup growth, fundraising, investor relationships, scaling businesses and navigating the journey from pre-seed to exit.

Mark Wogan
Broadcaster, entrepreneur and founder
Topics include entrepreneurship, media, broadcasting, podcasting, hospitality and building successful consumer brands.

Yuru Guo
Founder, Hey! Food is Ready
Topics include bootstrapping growth, winning corporate clients, personal branding, PR and scaling without investment.

Maria Melloni
Strategy Director, Fauna
Topics include leadership development, employee experience, organisational culture and navigating change.

Charlie Watts
Founder, Manor London
Topics include building community-led brands, creating cultures that people want to be part of, sustainable high performance, and balancing ambition with wellbeing.

Dr Olivia Feng
Former Founder and CEO
Product leader, former startup founder and behavioural psychology specialist, focused on leadership, confidence, high performance and sustainable growth

Want to find the right mentor for you? View the full mentor biographies and areas of expertise here.

What to expect

• Atleast one 15-minute mentoring session
• Expert guidance tailored to your goals
• Networking with fellow Fora members
• Refreshments provided

Please note that mentor places are limited. We will ask for your preferred mentors during registration and will do our best to match you with one of your choices.

We kindly ask for a £10 deposit to secure your spot – you’ll receive a refund when you attend, or if you cancel your ticket at least 48 hours before the event takes place. If not, your deposit will be donated to our charity partner Shelter from the Storm, supporting people experiencing homelessness in London.

*Please note that filming/photography may be taking place on site for the duration of this event for promotional and archival purposes. The photographs and recordings made are likely to appear on our website. If you would prefer not to be photographed please let the Fora team know on arrival to the event.