Security · Coaching and mentoring

Students get mentored. Professionals get coached.

Two different relationships, on purpose. Mentoring is long-term and about who you are becoming. Coaching is short-term and about the next move: the interview, the role, the raise.

I'm a student I'm a professional

Mentoring · for students

Pick a mentor. Keep them for a year.

For high school and college students, and ACCESS Granted trainees
You choose your mentor from practitioners across cybersecurity domains
Monthly check-ins, a GitHub portfolio you build together, homework help and test prep when you need it
Mentors are vetted, trusted members of the security community
Free for students in our programs; Sponsored seats available for those who qualify

Apply to be mentored

Coaching · for professionals

A coach for the next move.

For career changers, early-career technologists, and practitioners aiming higher
30-minute first session, $60: where you are, where you want to be, which coach fits
1-hour sessions, $100: interview prep, a live project, a technical skills review, a career pivot
Executive and dissertation coaching by arrangement
Blocks of hours and student rates on request

Book a 30-minute session

Our method, proven in the Cybersecurity Career Launchpad (May 2025)

Four sessions, one plan you write yourself

Led by a CISSP- and CISM-certified coach with 25 years in IT and cybersecurity and a first-generation college graduate's view of the climb. Every session ends with homework that becomes a page of your own career development plan.

Session 1Exploring cybersecurity career pathwaysMyths debunked. 52 real job roles. The NICE framework as a map. How hiring actually works.

Session 2Building your professional networkAnd harnessing the power of mentorship: who to know, how to ask, what to offer back.

Session 3Creating a Resilient Career Strategy and Interview PrepBuild a plan that survives a bad quarter, then practice the cybersecurity interview until it is boring.

Session 4Ransomware Tabletop and Mock InterviewsWork a simulated ransomware attack as a team, then interview for real in front of people who hire.

The homework that does the work

After Session 1 you name three non-technical strengths, two honest limitations, three NICE work roles that interest you, four skills you have, four you need, and three actions to close the gap. You submit it on a form before the next session and defend it out loud. The plan is yours by the time you finish.

How the series runs

Live session, recording highlights within days, study hall notes, a supplemental resources list (CyberSeek, NICE, work roles mapped to certifications), a 5-minute anonymous survey after each session that changes the next one, and a question form open all week. Agile, not a lecture series.

How this page earns

Three doors, each a funnel in FG Funnels. Free first, paid second, program third. Every submission is tagged so follow-up is automatic.

Door 1 · FreeWhich cyber role fits you? (5-minute quiz)Based on the NICE roles from Session 1. You get your top three roles and the certifications mapped to them by email.FG Funnels: tag quiz-complete → nurture sequence (5 emails) → offer Door 2

Door 2 · Paid30-minute coaching session, $60Booked on the FG calendar, paid at booking. Ends with a recommended path: 1-hour sessions, the next Launchpad series, or ACCESS Granted.FG Funnels: tag coaching-booked → post-session offer: Launchpad series Pricing announced soon or 1-hour block

Door 3 · ProgramCybersecurity Career Launchpad series (4 sessions) or ACCESS GrantedSeries enrollment Pricing and next date announced soon; waitlist when full. Trainees get mentoring included.FG Funnels: tag launchpad-waitlist / access-granted-apply → Coaching Intake automation

Mentoring is not a funnel: students apply, mentors volunteer, both through Welcome. Two forms, tags mentee-apply and mentor-volunteer.

Start with the free quiz, or book the first session.

Take the role quiz Book 30 minutes

How you can help

Be the mentor or fund the seat.

Students get mentored at no cost because donors and mentors cover it.

Hire a graduateOr bring us in to help your organization. Mentor a studentOne hour a month. We train you. GivePayPal, Venmo, or Apple Pay. One minute.