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Mentoring: Being the help you wish you'd had

Talk description

The tech industry is suffering; from bad role models and unrealistic expectations, from anxiety and impostor syndrome and from a lack of diversity, empathy and ethical consideration. Everyone, no matter how junior, can mentor and be a hero for someone else, for the industry and for yourself.

About Jo Franchetti

After studying (and hating) electronic engineering, I thought I'd teach myself HTML/CSS as a better fit for my love of tech+creativity. I wrote some terrible portfolio sites, applied for 50 million jobs and eventually one let me start my career!

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