Mentors
Book one-on-one time with one of our audio mentors.
Some mentors offer sliding scale payment. Please email soundpath@airmedia.org if you are interested in sliding scale support.
Some mentors offer sliding scale payment. Please email soundpath@airmedia.org if you are interested in sliding scale support.
MENTOR
Diana Opong Private Session (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session with a public radio producer, reporter and announcer, who also works as a freelance host for NPR’s life Kit. Gain some insights on how to set goals and pursue your passion in audio storytelling.
Discounted AIR member price $58
$70
MENTOR
Sarah Montague: Private Session (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session with an expert in audio drama capable of embracing risky ideas, and whose experience in the audio industry stretches over 21+ years.
Discounted AIR member price $143
$175
MENTOR
Sonia Paul Private Session (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session with an experienced journalist and producer who has over a decade of experience in multiple forms of audio storytelling.
Discounted AIR member price $80
$98
MENTOR
Sheeba Joseph: Private Session (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session with a dynamic producer with a background in marketing and expertise in podcast audience growth.
Discounted AIR member price $115
$140
MENTOR
Christabel Nsiah-Buadi: Private Session (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session with leader in diversity and the podcast development space. Christabel developed and leads Spotify’s Behind the Mic fellowship for early career podcasters of colour. Her expertise in creating high-quality inclusive content is sought after by Hollywood and broadcast executives. She ran daily news production for News and Notes, Weekend All Things Considered and Tell Me More on NPR, and has hosted for the BBC.
Discounted AIR member price $143
$175
MENTOR
Ari Saperstein: Private Session (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session with a multi-faceted audio producer, who's worked with This American Life, Serial and NPR stations, to gain valuable insight on all things journalism and audio storytelling.
Discounted AIR member price $52
$63
MENTOR
Carolina Murriel: Private Session (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session with the cofounder of radically inclusive Pizza Shark Productions and one of the leading voices on trauma-informed storytelling. Get advice on crafting great stories, developing a podcast, safely handling difficult subjects, navigating racism and privilege, and getting a handle on the business aspects of this work.
Discounted AIR member price $144
$175
MENTOR
James Morrison: Private Session (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session with a worldy reporter, podcast producer and gifted mentor, who spent two years reporting on the 2020 presidential election for the NPR show 1A.
Discounted AIR member price $86
$105
MENTOR
Ann Marie Awad: Private Session (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session with an award winning reporter and host of the post-legalization podcast, On Something.
Discounted AIR member price $57
$140
MENTOR
Roifield Brown: Private Session (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session with the creator of How Jamaica Conquered the World and the producer of podcasts which together have over 5 million downloads.
Discounted AIR member price $115
$140
MENTOR
Allison Behringer: Private Session (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session with the creator of KCRW's Bodies and get advice on the craft of storytelling, the business side of a podcasting and navigating the audio industry.
Discounted AIR member price $150
$182
MENTOR
Hillary Frank: Private Session (60 mins)
Book a session with the award-winning creator of The Longest Shortest Time and Here Lies Me, with more than two decades of experience getting unconventional fiction and nonfiction pitches greenlit by gatekeepers.
Discounted AIR member price $132
$161
MENTOR
Chloe Prasinos: Private Session (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session with a skilled audio-creator with years of experience making documentaries and fiction across the industry, who currently works for Pineapple Street Studios’ experimental show, The 11th.
Discounted AIR member price $115
$140
MENTOR
Christine Kix: Private Session (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session with award-winning independent podcast producer/writer/radio DJ who created Australia’s 2021 Podcast of the Year and Best Fiction Podcast; and has produced and guest co-hosted for Peabody award-winning program, Afropop Worldwide.
Discounted AIR member price $115
$126
MENTOR
JB Camangyan: Private Session (60 mins)
Book a session with multidisciplinary artist, engineer and educator Judybelle, a SoundPath ProTools instructor who has worked with Vox Media, Toro y Moi, Tig Notaro, YBN Cordae, Bela Fleck and Roem Baur and Women’s Audio Mission.
Discounted AIR member price $87
$104
MENTOR
Jayson De Leon: Private Session (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session with an experienced audio producer. Jayson has produced daily, weekly, and seasonal podcasts including Slate’s daily news program What Next and Slate’s Slow Burn. He is currently a producer at 99% Invisible.
Discounted AIR member price $69
$84
MENTOR
Karen Michel: Private Session (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session with a gifted audio producer with 20+ years of experience for script doctoring and voicing.
Discounted AIR member price $115
$140
MENTOR
Shia Levitt: Private Sessions (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session with a passionate radio journalist who has reported for NPR and Marketplace, and is dedicated to supporting the next generation of radio makers.
Discounted AIR member price $115
$140
MENTOR
Kyle Norris: Private Session (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session with an experienced audio producer and educator, and former host and reporter with Michigan Public Radio, with almost 20 years in the industry.
Discounted AIR member price $115
$140
MENTOR
Lily Ames: Private Session (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session to learn how to break into the international audio scene with an audio producer for the UK-based podcast agency Chalk & Blade.
Discounted AIR member price $35
$42
MENTOR
Mable Chan: Private Session (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session with a Peabody Award-winning broadcast news producer, and a non-profit educational media company founder, podcaster, and private investor.
Discounted AIR member price $172
$210
