The research is clear: mentorship and networking have proven benefits for both employee and business goals. But delivering impactful programs is easier said than done.

January is National Mentoring Month, marking the perfect time to reevaluate and reinvigorate your existing mentoring and networking programs or launch a new one, all with the goal of driving employee engagement, retention, and development.

Join 10KC CEO Dave Wilkin for an insightful discussion on the pivotal role of mentorship in developing your organization.

The benefits of mentoring and networking for employees and employers

Best practices for connecting programs to employee and business goals

How to drive engagement and increase adoption of your mentoring programs

Tips for creating mentorship initiatives that boost development, promotion, and retention

How to track and measure success of your mentorship programs

Strategies for leveraging technology to maximize reach and impact

Dave Wilkin understands that over 80% of learning and career opportunities happen through relationships and mentors, and that’s why he co-founded 10KC - the only all-in-one talent experience platform for inclusive mentoring, employee connectivity, and skills development.

As hybrid work becomes the norm, Dave is reimagining how top organizations like Nike, GE, RBC, and PwC build, scale, and measure their employees’ mentoring, connectivity, and skills development programs.

As an award-winning serial LGBT+ entrepreneur who grew up in a small, rural town, Dave experienced firsthand that mentors and meaningful connections were critical to accessing career-progressing and skills development opportunities. As a result, he has spent his career empowering organizations to build more inclusive workplaces using 10KC’s technology. Dave wants to share his vision with organizations and business leaders on how they can unlock opportunity by creating meaningful connections in today’s new world of decentralized, remote, and hybrid work environments.

Dave also helps equity-seeking groups leverage 10KC’s platform to access critical mentoring and career progressing networks through some of the largest social impact organizations in the world including ALPFA, Ascend, Black Professionals in Tech Network and more.

Dave Wilkin

Manisha currently serves as the EVP & CHRO for CI Financial, leading the HR strategy, programs, corporate services and community giving. In addition, Manisha supports the growth, transformation and integration of this expanding organization. In her previous role as Head, Workforce Strategies and Client Experience, BMO Financial, Manisha worked directly in the business, leading the full renewal and redesign of all sales, service and leadership roles, relaunched learning and communications and implemented a new client experience program, resulting in improvements to loyalty, productivity and growth of its employee base. Manisha holds a Masters degree in Industrial Relations from U of T, an undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Certificate of Business Management from the London School of Economics.

Manisha Burman

David Simmonds

10KC

10KC is the only all in one platform for inclusive mentoring, networking, and skills development that drives better employee engagement and retention. Organizations rely on 10KC to build, manage, scale, and measure all of their mentoring and networking experiences in one fully integrated platform.


With the move to decentralized, hybrid, and remote working environments, 10KC's solutions and highly configurable technology are unlocking opportunities by creating meaningful employee connections in the new world of work.


Mentorship: The Ultimate Tool for Employee Engagement and Development

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Mentorship: The Ultimate Tool for Employee Engagement and Development

Dave Wilkin

CEO and Co-Founder

10KC

Manisha Burman

EVP and CHRO

CI Financial

David Simmonds

Global Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer

Canada Life

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