Mentorship with Purpose: Empowering Growth Together

Jillian Climie

Co-Founder, The Thoughtful Co.

Jillian Climie, Co-Founder of The Thoughtful Co, has spent her career advising and leading teams in executive compensation and corporate governance, both as a consultant and in-house at two global retailers. Most recently at Lululemon, she led the global equity compensation and executive compensation programs. After taking a pause, she realized she wanted more of three things in her professional life: thoroughness, passion and freedom. She co-founded The Thoughtful Co so she can leverage her niche and technical experience, coupled with her passion for gender equity, to empower women to get paid what they deserve.

Sophie Warwick

Co-Founder, The Thoughtful Co.

Sophie Warwick, Co-Founder of the Thoughtful Co, specializes in developing in-house gender equity policies and chairing Employee Resource Groups and advocacy groups. She uses her data analysis expertise from her engineering background to define targets and track growth and retention. In 2018, she co-founded Women in Consulting Engineering (WCE), a non-profit organization with over 500 members and monthly events to support and empower women in engineering. She co-founded The Thoughtful Co so she could build more gender inclusive workplaces and build representation of women at senior levels in all industries.

In this workshop, we'll discuss how to foster impactful and sustainable mentorship and sponsorship relationships – both as a mentor and a mentee. We'll teach you actionable strategies to build mutually beneficial connections that will grow with you over your career. This workshop is led by Sophie Warwick, who specializes in developing in-house gender equity policies and chairing Employee Resource Groups, and Jillian Climie, who has spent her career in executive compensation.

Key Takeaways

• Pre-planning: how to establish the mentorship relationship
• Building authentic connection that benefits both parties
• Setting yourself up for a successful relationship long-term
• The importance of both sponsorship and mentorship in your career
• Effective strategies to get the most out of mentorship