Alex Richardson, Board Member, International Mentoring Association

Released 23 May 2026

Alex Richardson, Board Member, International Mentoring Association

SEASON 2 - EPISODE 2

About this Episode

What’s the real future of mentoring tech?

That’s the bold question at the heart of this Big Picture episode of Mentoring Unlocked, where Maud sits down with Alex Richardson, Advisory Board Member at MentorKey.

What’s the real future of mentoring tech?

That’s the bold question at the heart of this Big Picture episode of Mentoring Unlocked, where Maud sits down with Alex Richardson, Advisory Board Member at MentorKey. Alex brings over a decade of experience in the Australian mentoring space, including co-founding one of the country’s earliest mentoring platforms. With deep insights into both tech and human connection, Alex shares what truly drives impact in mentoring and where he believes the future is heading.

The episode dives into:
🔹 Why AI won’t replace mentoring — but will enhance it
🔹 The critical difference between data and dialogue
🔹 What mentoring achieves that leadership programs can’t
🔹 How program managers can make mentoring business-critical

This episode will shift how you think about technology, scale and the future of mentoring.

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