Mentoring Unlocked Podcast

In this episode of Mentoring Unlocked, Maud Lindley speaks with Gerard Perrignon about what drives a leader to keep showing up as a mentor year after year.

Gerard’s path into investment banking was anything but conventional.

In this episode of Mentoring Unlocked, Maud Lindley speaks with Gerard Perrignon about what drives a leader to keep showing up as a mentor year after year.

Gerard’s path into investment banking was anything but conventional. Starting with an English Literature degree, he found his way into finance through persistence and a hiring manager who saw potential in him before he saw it in himself. That moment became the foundation of how he leads and develops others today.

Now five years into the Women in Banking and Finance mentoring program, Gerard reflects on what makes mentoring truly effective. He shares his views on the importance of listening over advising, the role of vulnerability in building trust between strangers, and how consistency creates the conditions for real growth.

For HR leaders and organisations looking to build mentoring cultures that go beyond good intent, Gerard’s insights offer honest, practical perspective from someone who has lived it from both sides of the conversation.