When Nicholas Boyd-Mathews first began mentoring for FINSIA a decade ago, the programs started with a formal launch at a face-to-face event.
Five to ten mentors, who usually knew each other, would meet mentees at a venue where they paired off, were given a briefing and a booklet to follow and fill out. A catch-up for the class halfway through the course and final celebration would also take place over a drink.
Even before COVID-19, that was no longer happening as swapped resumes started the matching process. There were fewer coffee meet-ups as mentors and mentees could be on either side of the country.
But Perth-based Eden Partners Chief Investment Officer Nicholas says the same thought-provoking, two-way exchange of information which used to be a feature of the FINSIA mentoring program is still very much in evidence.
Following on from our interview with Bailey Dunn - who told InFinance about Nicholas’s’ crucial role in helping establish her…