Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf President Sanjiv Razdan started GLEAM Network in the throes of the pandemic because he wanted to create mentorship opportunities like those he’s experienced throughout his career in the industry. The focus is to provide such mentoring and development opportunities to underserved employees with a goal of closing the parity gap for both women and minorities. Less than one-fourth of c-suite executives are women, for instance, while over 70% of servers are. That gap is even wider among minority employees.
Since its founding four years ago, GLEAM – which stands for Global Leadership Enhancement & Mentoring Network – has paired 300 mentees with industry executives and leaders who serve as mentors. Because the organization is nonprofit, those mentors volunteer their time to support a white-glove-matched pairing with a mentee for a six-month, structured, one-on-one mentoring journey, as Sheri Miksa, GLEAM board member and mentor programs leader, explains.
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