After a few phone conversations and email correspondence my first tasks were to create press releases for a summer program and to help flesh out the details of another program she wants to get started for college and high school students. I was excited about the programs because they are all geared toward getting the youth healthy and I think that is a great idea because what is instilled in the youth now they can take with them into adulthood. I also was asked to go in and review the current news letter and create a user friendly template and a news letter for April and help come up with some ideas for future news letters so that her staff can go in and have a guide moving forward. I suggested that she find ways to bring health and fitness close to home by recognizing national campaigns and incorporating tips and facts to make being fit feel more attainable and like less of a burden for the average person. In doing the Press Kit for the business I decided to go ahead and update the company bio and my mentor's personal bio. 

The initial meeting with my mentor went extremely well, I was very excited to hear that she was in the process of re-branding her company and had areas that I could really help  and her in. She also made sure she was clear on what it was that I was looking to gain from my mentorship experience. I let her know that I to am in the re-branding process of my business and that I was eager to learn how to effectively manage several ventures under one entity and still have time for self and family. We agreed that I would do a couple of shadowing experiences so that I could get the full effect of her day to day. I am doing a lot of behind the scenes reorganizing to help the operations run smoothly.

The first shadowing experience was when I joined my mentor at a meeting she had set up with Cleveland Urban League, it was an amazing experience I was present for some very privileged information that not only was of use to NuLife but for me and my business as well. My mentor was very open and welcoming and introduced me to a lot of people that can help me out in my business. We stayed and talked and she gave me some very insightful information for my re-branding and I was able to help her with some PR issues she was having with a competitor. It was a really good meeting and right on time.