#21 Mentorly's Ashley Werhun on building a mentorship platform and building as a woman founder

Ashley Werhun of Mentorly discusses (1:15) starting her career as a ballet dancer, (2:36) her aspirations to be a ballet dancer as a child, (5:13) her transition into tech, (6:41) the seeds of Mentorly being planted through mentoring relationships with ballet students, (9:47) the evolution of Mentorly in the early years, (11:20) the pivot from a B2C to B2B product, (12:49) a defining encounter with MIT, (16:40) going from a MVP to a full product, (18:40) Mentorly as we know it today, (19:03) leveraging AI on her team, (22:22) what channels Mentorly is active on, (24:47) current goals for Mentorly, (27:34) navigating challenges as a woman founder, (29:59) parental leave policies in Canada, (38:28) achieving profitability and sustainable growth, (40:20) company policies and (43:46) advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. Links: Find us on: Also by Soo Jung: Support me on my journey in building my charity dining app. Sign up for my waitlist at

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#21 Mentorly's Ashley Werhun on building a mentorship platform and building as a woman founder is an episode from Social Good Podcast by Soo Jung Han.

This episode is 00:47:40 long.

This episode was published on Apr 8, 2025.

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