Navigate Your Transition With Someone Who Truly Understands
Structured Mentoring for Women at Pivotal Moments
You should not have to pretend nothing is happening. TALO matches you with an industry-relevant mentor who has been through the same experience: providing the support, perspective and practical guidance that changes everything.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE, YOU DESERVE MORE THAN THAT
Whether you are returning from maternity leave, navigating fertility treatment, processing baby loss, managing menopause or facing any other significant life transition; your professional life does not pause. And neither should your support.
TALO exists to break the taboo. To open up honest conversations about women's experiences at work. And to ensure that every woman has access to someone who genuinely understands both the personal and professional dimensions of what she is navigating.
This is not generic coaching. It is carefully matched, experience-led mentorship at the moments that matter most.
INDUSTRY RELEVANT, PERSONALLY RELATABLE, COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT
Every TALO mentor has lived the transition you are going through. They come from a similar professional background. They understand the commercial pressures, the emotional weight and the specific challenges of your industry.
Being external to your organisation means your mentor can offer something an internal colleague cannot; complete honesty, without politics or consequence.
Industry Relatability
Your mentor works or has worked in professional services. They understand your sector, your pressures and your environment.
Personal Relatability
They have personally navigated the same transition. This is not theoretical support: it is lived experience.
Independence
External to your organisation, no politics and no hierarchy: Just honest, practical guidance.
Professional background — your sector, seniority and career stage
Personal experience — the specific transition you are navigating
Values and outlook — how you approach work and life, so the relationship feels right from the first conversation
TALO Matches You Across Three Criteria
Finding Your Mentor Is a Four-Step Process
The process
01 — Tell us about you
Share the challenges you are facing, the concerns you have and what you need from a mentor.
02 — Choose from a curated list
We provide a shortlist of mentors selected specifically for your background, experience and transition type.
03 — Arrange an introductory conversation
Meet your potential mentor before you commit. Chemistry matters and we build that into the process.
04 — Begin your mentoring sessions
Once you are happy with the match, your structured six-month programme begins.
What Women Say After Working With TALO
Mentee Outcomes
98% — said TALO connected them to a mentor with a relevant career background and lived experience
93% — said having an external mentor made it easier to be open and honest
92% — said the guidance they received was invaluable
89% — felt less alone after speaking to their mentor
71% — found new ways to better prepare themselves for work
"TALO gave me a space where I could be completely open about what I was navigating. My mentor understood both the emotional and professional side of it — and that changed everything."
TALO Mentee, Financial Services
Ready to Find Your Mentor?
Relevant. Safe. Practical. Independent. TALO mentoring is structured support for women who want to navigate their transition without putting their career on hold.