AIGA Austin Presents: Speed Mentorship
AIGA's Speed Mentorship, a dynamic event where creatives connect with a diverse group of successful leaders—from in-house leaders to boutique studio owners, non-profit visionaries, and solopreneurs—each offering unique perspectives and expertise.

The first of a series of mentorship-focused events, the Speed Mentorship will share insights on what professional mentorship is, and what it isn't. Through discussion with a diverse panel, leaders will share how mentorship shaped their careers, helped them navigate pivotal decisions, and guided them toward success. Directly following the panel discussion will be break out sessions where curious mentees and interested mentors will meet one another to see if there's a match.

While we can’t guarantee that everyone will walk away with a mentor or mentee, the goal is to encourage reflection on whether mentorship is the right path and what it could look like for them.

All attendees will gain meaningful insight, guidance, and inspiration around mentorship. As well as it's benefits for both the mentor and mentee and setting and achieving goals.

Our Guest Speakers:

Jessica Rosenberg — Creative Director, Jasper AI (in-house)

Carl Settles, Jr. — CEO, E4 Youth (Non-Profit)

Allison Ross — Founder & Creative Director, Yesterday RIP (Solopreneur)

Shawn Harrington — Principal, Asterisk Design

Schedule:

8:30am doors open to public (Enjoy coffee from Radio/East, sparkling water & snacks)

9am kick off event

9:10am-9:40am Panelist commence introductions and speak about the importance of mentorship, and how mentorship helped them evolve and grow as a creative

9:40am give peeps 10min to get to first breakout session

9:55–10:15am first breakout session**

10:20-10:40am second breakout session**

10:45am back to panelist, main room,

10:45-11:20am panelist to answer anonymous questions from audience and debrief

11:30am Walk over to Terrible Love Coffee to continue the conversatoins, connect and network. All AIGA attendees get a 10% discount!

11:30am School doors close to public

**The breakout sessions are short and sweet, 20min each. On the day of the event, we will have a sign up sheet (first come first serve basis), each person gets to pick two to attend. This event is meant to be fast and quick guidance.

Thank you to our Sponsors:

Press Room

Ovol USA

Capital Printing

Radio Coffee & Beer

If you would like to sponsor this event or others, contact us!

NOTE: This event marks the first in a mentorship series—an introduction to mentorship for potential mentees and mentors. Our speakers will share insights on what mentorship is (and isn’t) and what it takes to build a successful mentorship. Afterward, we’ll break into small groups, giving attendees a chance to connect and see if there’s a spark or mutual interest in establishing a mentorship with someone who has pursued a similar career path.