Someone worth looking up to.
Long-term, one-to-one mentorship for young people.
For parents
A positive influence, exactly when it counts.
There are things they will never tell you. That is not a failure of your family; it is the age.
Closer to a big brother than a consultant: a trusted adult outside the family, someone they actually listen to, who inspires them and keeps them on the right track. No curriculum, no reports, and what they tell us stays with us.
At this age they don't reject guidance; they reject authority. We arrive with none: no grades, no rules, no verdicts. That is exactly why we get through.
- Wharton MBA. Professor at NYU Stern.
- Twenty years between us at Booking Holdings.
- Startup CEO. SVP of Marketing.
Not admissionsNot therapyNot tutoring
The research on youth mentoring is blunt: an informal bond with the right adult changes outcomes. Structured programs rarely do.
For you, not your parents
The badass uncle you always wanted.
Spartan races. Survival courses. Big walls. Startup boardrooms. We've lived a lot of lives, and we'll tell you the truth about yours.
- Say the thing you can't say at home. No fallout, no lecture.
- Real answers about money, first jobs, and what your boss is actually thinking.
- Options, not orders. You decide; we back you.
- We speak fluent parent. We'll translate yours.
We answer texts. We talk to you like the adult you nearly are, and we're not paid to grade you. We've screwed up plenty ourselves, and we'll tell you about that too. What you tell us stays between us.
Zero judgment. Empathy with teeth.
Cairo · Barcelona · Bangkok · Sydney · New York · Hong Kong
The two of us
Taylor Valore
Denver, Colorado
Wharton MBA. NYU professor. Five years leading product at Agoda. 70+ countries.
Ros Villamor
Hong Kong
Fifteen years at Booking Holdings. Opened Agoda's markets in Dubai, Australia and Brazil.
How it works
- 1We meet you both. Both sides decide.
- 2A standing conversation, and an open line in between.
- 3It lasts as long as it's working.