MENTORING PROGRAMMES

LaMatu’s work extends beyond individual career success. A core part of the practice is contributing to social impact by supporting underrepresented professionals through mentoring. This work focuses on creating greater access to career clarity, confidence, and opportunity for individuals navigating structural, cultural, or professional barriers. Through mentoring engagements with international programmes, foundations, and professional communities, LaMatu supports participants in strengthening employability, leadership confidence, and decision-making capacity—helping them move forward with clarity and agency in their careers. My mentorship focuses on supporting female professionals and entrepreneurs by providing guidance on career development, leadership, and entrepreneurship. These programmes empower individuals to grow personally and professionally within international and diverse environments.

Selected Partner Organisations

Over the years LaMatu has partnered with multiple organisations acting in a capacity of a coach, mentor and workshop facilitator. I have served as a mentor through various prestigious programmes, including the Momentum - Fast Track to Entrepreneurship, The Female Factor, Femme Palette, CEMS Mentorship Programme, and Career Vitality Mentor Programme by Female Ventures. LaMatu has also partnered with organisations like Diverse Leaders in Tech, ECHO Expertisecentrum Diversiteitsbeleid, Equals Amsterdam, MentorMe, Polish Professional Women in the Netherlands, Professional Women’s Network (PWN) Netherlands, Odyssey, Polaris, Startupbootcamp, Unknown, Workmode, Women in AI and Vital Voices. You can find a selection of those partners and a descriptions of their respective mentorship programmes in the section below.

Femme Palette

The Global Community for Future Female Leaders

Femme Palette is an international organisation helping women advance in their careers by connecting them with an industry expert to act in a capacity of their their personal mentor, and facilitate 1:1 mentoring sessions.Femme Palette is an international organisation helping women advance in their careers by connecting them with an industry expert to act in a capacity of their their personal mentor, and facilitate 1:1 mentoring sessions.

Diverse Leaders in Tech

Inclusive. Ambitious. Exceptional.

Diverse Leaders in Tech (DLIT) is an organisation based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, helping tech companies measure, improve and lead in diversity, equity and inclusion. DLiT is a world-class network of like-minded peers on a mission to create a more diverse and inclusive tech ecosystem. Its mentorship programme is one of the organisation’s initiatives contributing its DEI mission.

AI4ALL

Driving Innovation and Inclusion

The mission of AI4ALL is to establish the next generation of AI changemakers that humanity needs by equipping diverse, emerging talent with the responsible AI skills and social capital needed for collective success. Its mission is to empower everyone, especially women and the next generation, to learn how to use AI responsibly and foster innovation that addresses the biggest challenges facing women, the planet, health, and future generations.

Momentum

The Fast Track to Entrepreneurship Programme

In partnership with Equals, Startupbootcamp, Unknown Group and Workmode. If you are a female professional embarking on an entrepreneurial journey, then this programme designed for female professionals by female professionals is for you. In its 4,5-months-long startup accelerator programme, participants learn to discover their superpowers with a dedicated coach and business mentor to guide them on their entrepreneurial journeys.

The Female Factor

A Global Community for Future Female Leaders

The Female Factor is committed to closing the leadership gap by enabling the next generation of female decision-makers to get their seat at the table. The mentoring programme gives its participants access to inspiring mentors, sharing their knowledge and insights to get you ahead in your career. Boost your career as a female professional by signing up for the upcoming edition of the programme.

Female Ventures

Career Vitality Mentor Programme

Female Ventures believe that every woman leads her own venture. By uniting ambitious women and sharing inspiring stories and network connections, Female Ventures wants to empower women to grow and lead their career. Held in partnership with EWOB European Women on Boards and Odyssey, The Career Vitality Mentor Programme gives female professionals the unique opportunity to set themselves up to be their best selves and to have a vital, ambitious career that suits them. It is a programme for female professionals, by female professionals that will help you be balanced, choiceful and authentic. The programme is designed for female professionals, entrepreneurs or women working in a corporate setting. Its goal it to design a vital career path in which the participants can grow personally and professionally. It supports ambitious women on their journeys to define their career goals, and create a path that is aligned with them as individuals.

Professional Women's Network

International Mentorship Programme

The International Mentorship Programme aims to support female members of PWN, at all levels of their career, to find their ways to progress; develop their leadership and decision-making skills; and embrace their growth in an international environment. PWN offers its members the opportunity to join a community of ambitious professionals passionate about continuing their professional development journey. The programme provides an effective mentoring structure to ensure that you get the most out of your mentoring experience, by calling upon a wide range of mentors, ensuring the best possible match for you, and following up on your progress through the mentoring cycle to ensure that the experience is a positive one. The International Mentoring Programme offers its participants various occasions to leverage your mentoring experience.

Vital Voices

Global Mentoring Walk

Global Mentoring Day event takes place each year around the International Women’s Day in Amsterdam. It is organised by the Polish Professional Women in the Netherlands Society in partnership with Vital Voices. Each edition of the the Global Mentoring Walks convenes established women leaders to mentor emerging women leaders as they walk together in their communities. These women are different, but they are guided by a shared belief: power expands the moment it is shared. Through their efforts, thousands of women and girls came together across cultures, generations, religions, countries and identities to bring this message to life. The Society of Polish Professional Women in the Netherlands has been organising the Global Mentoring Walk in Amsterdam since 2017 and with each subsequent edition the number of the participants grew significantly.

CEMS

Career Mentorship Programme

Being part of the Master’s in International Management programme at the Community of the European Management Schools has been a life-changing experience for me. It opened new horizons, broadened my perspective and helped me develop life-lasting friendships. Over a period of 10 years I offered career advice and mentorship sessions to the CEMS students and fellow graduates in order to give back to my ‘alma mater’ alumni community. In my role I have been conducting mentoring and coaching conversations, practicing mock interviews, as well as providing CV and portfolio critique and personal branding advice and supporting my mentees with job and career coaching.