Mentors Café
Mentors Café takes place on Sat, Oct 17, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. (EDT) at York University - Accolade East Building in Toronto, ON, and runs until 1:45 p.m.. Entry is free; the listing is on Events.
About this event
Warren Salmon, Nadeem Mughal, and Professor Finlay Braithwaite offer one-on-one career guidance at Mentors Café. Emerging artists receive practical advice on building portfolios, monetizing work, and developing essential business skills. Participants gain direct feedback and clear next steps for their creative careers.
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1 PM - Mentors Café By: Music Industry Professionals (TBA) Mentors Café at IMSTA FESTA is a dedicated space for career and business advice where emerging artists and creatives can access focused, practical mentorship from industry leaders. Our advisers, Warren Salmon, Nadeem Mughal, and Professor Finlay Braithwaite, bring complementary perspectives in education technology, independent music entrepreneurship, and academic training. Guidance is structured to move beyond generic advice, concentrating instead on tangible actions: how to build a career-ready portfolio, which technical and business skills to prioritize, strategies for monetizing creative work, how to evaluate training programs and certifications for real-world value, and cultivating a winning mindset. The format is one-on-one consultations with small-group work if necessary, enabling direct feedback and clear next steps for each participant.
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Details
- When
- Sat, Oct 17, 2026 · 1:00 p.m. (EDT) · until 1:45 p.m.
- Where
- York University - Accolade East Building
- Address
- 83 York Blvd, North York, ON M7A 2C5, Canada
- Price
- Free
Questions
- When is Mentors Café?
- Sat, Oct 17, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. EDT.
- How much are tickets for Mentors Café?
- Entry is free.
- Where is Mentors Café?
- York University - Accolade East Building, 83 York Blvd, North York, ON M7A 2C5, Canada, Toronto, ON.
- Where can I buy tickets for Mentors Café?
- Tickets are sold on Events. This page links straight to that listing; no tickets are sold here.
- What time does Mentors Café end?
- It runs until 1:45 p.m..