# Jamie Albers

> Jamie Albers is the co-founder and co-CEO of Mento, a Los Angeles career-health company that pairs people with coaches who blend 80% coaching and 20% hands-on mentorship from operators who have done the job before. A University of Pennsylvania grad who spent five years across Google and then ran growth and marketing at Jigsaw, she built Mento after her own executive coach reshaped how she led and felt at work. Mento has raised about $11.5M, including a $6M seed in 2023 backed by M13, and is now folding AI into coaching to make high-quality guidance affordable at scale.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Mento
- **Organizations:** Mento, Jigsaw, Google
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts (Middle East Studies, Political Science, Hispanic Studies), University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Co-founded and co-leads Mento, a career-health company scaled to roughly 120 people, Raised approximately $11.5M in total funding, including a $6M seed in 2023, Built Mento's 80/20 coaching-and-mentorship methodology

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Joined Google in Global Advertising Operations
- **2013** — Associate Product Marketing Manager at Google Play
- **2014** — Product Marketing Manager at Google Energy, later Strategy & Operations at Google Retail
- **2016** — Joined Jigsaw, rising to Chief Marketing Officer & Head of Growth
- **2019** — Co-founded Mento with Alex Marcus; serves as Co-Founder & Co-CEO
- **2023** — Mento raised a $6M seed round (M13 among investors)

## Achievements

- Co-founded and co-leads Mento, a career-health company scaled to roughly 120 people
- Raised approximately $11.5M in total funding, including a $6M seed in 2023
- Built Mento's 80/20 coaching-and-mentorship methodology
- Rose from Product Marketing Manager to Chief Marketing Officer & Head of Growth at Jigsaw
- Frequent podcast guest on the future of work, reskilling, and AI in coaching

## Latest updates

- **2023-02** — Mento closed a $6M seed round to expand its coaching platform.
- **2025-01** — Active publicly on AI-in-coaching themes via podcasts including HatchWorks' Talking AI and Skills for Mars.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mento.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiealbers/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/JamieAlbers1

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Last updated: 2026-06-24