Mentorship Program

“A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.” — Bob Proctor

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Overview

The MJAA Mentorship Program helps Asian professionals gain the skills and strategies necessary to become the leaders of tomorrow. Mentees are matched to a close-knit mentorship family led by an Asian executive mentor, who has excelled in their chosen field. Mentors provide personalized feedback for each mentee to help them achieve their goals, overcome career challenges, and accelerate their career growth.

The program also provides in-depth training through a series of focused workshops to develop key skills in business leadership, management, and communication.

Who Should Attend?

The MJAA Mentorship program is ideal for early- to mid-career Asian professionals with at least 3 years of experience in U.S. or global companies, looking to advance their management and leadership skills.
The program focuses on developing skills to help:

Individuals looking to transition from an individual contributor role to their first management role.
Individuals who are first or second level managers looking to accelerate into higher management and leadership roles.

Mentorship

Our Mentors

We are honored to have these successful executives share their knowledge, wisdom, and experience with us. Their perspectives in framing problems, adopting the proper mindsets, and overcoming challenges related to diversity and inclusion, have provided the foundation on which mentees are able to build their own career success.

David Jeng

CEO, Wintec Industries Inc

Denise Peck

Executive Advisor, Ascend

Robert Fan

President SMI USA, Silicon Motion

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Workshops

The program also provides in-depth training through a series of focused workshops to develop key skills in leadership, management, and communication.

2022 – 2023 Workshop Schedule

Please follow this link to check out the full program schedule

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Workshop Highlights

Below are just a few of the sessions you’ll attend as part of the program.

Effective Communication and Constructive Feedback

Communicating effectively is a critical skill for leadership growth; and ideally developed as early in your career as possible. In this workshop, you will learn frameworks for effective outbound communication.

Influence LEadership

Influence leadership is a competency that is needed in every stage of your career. Simply put, influence leadership is the ability to impact the behaviors, attitudes, opinions, and choices of others.

How to Tell a Compelling Story That Connects With Your Audience

In this personal storytelling workshop, long-time MJAA mentor and New York Times best-selling author Chris Yeh will explain the principles of storytelling, and how you can apply them to accomplish your professional goals.

2022 – 2023 Mentorship Program

How to apply

Please complete the program application to be considered for the upcoming mentorship cohort. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and we encourage applicants to apply as early as possible

MJAA Mentorship Program

October 2022 – March 2023

Applications for the 2022 – 2023 program are now open!

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We will be accepting applications until August 28, 2022 or until all remaining seats are reserved. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered.

Attend an Open House Session

Want to learn more about the program or have specific questions? We will be hosting open houses sessions to provide an overview of the program.

FAQs

Because this program focuses heavily on career and professional development we are looking for candidates who have at least 3 years of working experience.

Ideal candidates will demonstrate a strong desire for continued self improvement and collaborative learning. Candidates may come from any industry.

The Executive Mentorship program is ideal for early to midstage career professionals. There are generally 3 groups that benefit the most from the program: Individuals looking to transition from an individual contributor role to their first leadership role, Individuals who are first or second level managers looking to break into the higher rungs of the corporate ladder, and entrepreneurs looking to enter the market for the first time or are looking to scale.

For the 2022 – 2023 Program we are aiming to reopen the option to attend the program in person. We are still working on determining if we offer a fully remote option for this year. We will make an official announcement later in the year.

Please note that we are actively monitoring the situation with the current pandemic and should the need arise we will shift the program entirely online.

For the 2022 – 2023 Program year we will be attempting to shift back to the in person format. Some workshop activities and networking events will not be as accessible online.

Mentor families based in the SF Bay Area or within other geographic clusters may choose to meet in person so long as all members are comfortable doing so.

Please keep an eye out for additional announcements

Each month applications will be reviewed by our admission committee. Admissions will be conducted on a rolling basis, and accepted applicants will receive notice of their acceptance via email.
All candidates will receive a decision no later than 2 weeks after the application deadline of September 18th.

The core of the program is made up of 4 full day and 2 half day workshops spread over the 6-month program. Please refer to the program schedule for specific dates and times.

In addition, you will generally meet in small group sessions with your mentorship group periodically outside of the scheduled program. The total time commitment generally averages out to about 7-8 hours a month.

Mentor groups are primarily formed based on the information provided in your program application. Generally, group members will have a similar number of years of professional and management experience, as well as similar interests and professional goals. Efforts will be made to pair each group with a Mentor with relevant experience and interest.

Full day workshop sessions will consist of a keynote presentation in the morning highlighting the core theme of the day. Afterwards we will break for lunch before beginning a second presentation in the afternoon.

Special Topic Dinners and Fireside are supplementary events that mentees will have the opportunity to attend throughout the program. Special topic dinners serve as an opportunity for open discussion with executives. Fireside Chats provide a small private interview style seminar with top executives and venture capitalists. Both formats provide ample time for audience questions.

At the conclusion of the program, there will be a final lunch ceremony. Though the formal program will conclude, Mentees are encouraged to continue to participate in activities with MJAA.

Those especially interested in taking an active leadership role in the program are encouraged to volunteer for the upcoming year’s program. Former mentees will also be invited to future sessions hosted by the MJAA Mentorship Program.

The cost to attend the 2022 – 2023 Mentorship program is $690.

Many companies provide reimbursements for professional conferences or continuing education. Check with your manager or HR team to see if you are eligible for these benefits.

MJAA is a non-profit Organization. Program fees are used exclusively to support the program.

Please reach out to us at mjaamentorshipprogram@gmail.com