The PR Net is pleased to announce the 2025 edition of the BIPOC Mentorship Program, a mentorship and career development program led by industry founders and senior executives, to advance BIPOC students and recent graduates in the field of marketing and communications.
Now open for applications, the program will offer invaluable mentoring and coaching by leaders in various practice areas, with a view for program participants to gain practical skills to aid their careers and secure paid employment upon completion. The mentors will leverage their connections and make introductions for job positions following the course.
With the third round commencing in June 2025, it is an 8-week program, with one to two-hour-long weekly sessions between mentors and their mentees. The syllabus will cover topics that prepare mentees for entering the workforce, educate them on current industry conditions and best practices, offer assignments and practical work experience, and provide a real-world, empirical understanding of how to break into and progress in the industry.
Participants can select from their preferred specialty areas and will be matched with a suitable mentor. These include a variety of sectors within marketing and communications, such as fashion, beauty, wine and spirits, architecture and design, corporate communications, event planning, and experiential marketing, among others.
Applicants must identify as BIPOC and should ideally have either recently graduated (up to 2 years out), or be undertaking their final two years of college or university studies in a field relating to marketing and/or communications. They may also have equivalent work experience in the field.
To apply, please click the link below to access the application form. Fill out the form with your information and submit it to be considered for the program.
Mentors for the 2025 PR Net BIPOC Mentorship Program include marketing and communications leaders from a diverse range of sectors such as fashion, beauty, wine and spirits, architecture and design, corporate communications, and experiential marketing, among others. This year's cohort consists of:
Olita Mills, President, LaForce
Megan Thomas, Executive Director, PR Consulting
Priya Chopra, Founder & CEO, 1Milk2Sugars
Shari Ajayi, Public Relations Director, Saatva
Dreena Whitfield-Brown, CEO, WHIT PR
