Valore & Villamor

Someone worth looking up to.

One-to-one mentorship for young people, 15 to 21. Two 45-minute video calls a month, and unlimited texting in between.

A climber on a rope on a rock face above the trees

Parents, start here

A positive influence, when it counts.

The research on youth mentoring is blunt: young people with a trusted adult outside the family do better. The bonds that last do the most good.

Closer to an aunt or uncle than a consultant: a trusted adult outside the family, someone they actually listen to, who inspires them and keeps them on the right track. No curriculum, no reports, and what they tell us stays with us.

At this age they don't reject guidance; they reject authority. We arrive with none: no grades, no rules, no verdicts. That is exactly why we get through.

Role models, not therapistsMentors, not tutorsAllies, not admissions advisers

How it works

  1. 1
    We meet you both. Both sides decide.
  2. 2
    You get one of us as your mentor, whichever of us is the better fit. We work as a team behind the scenes.
  3. 3
    Two 45-minute video calls a month, and unlimited texting in between.
  4. 4
    It lasts as long as it's working.
Now hand them the phone.

For you, not your parents

The badass aunt and uncle you always wanted.

Spartan races. Survival courses. Big walls. Factory night shifts. Startup boardrooms. We've lived a lot of lives, and we'll tell you the truth about yours.

70+
Countries between us
11
Companies between us
6
Languages between us
5
Continents lived on
Taylor and Ros below the Empire State Building
  • Say the thing you can't say at home. No fallout, no lecture.
  • Real answers about money, first jobs, and how work actually works.
  • Options, not orders. You decide; we back you.
  • We speak fluent parent. We'll translate yours.

We answer texts. We talk to you like an adult, and we're not paid to grade you. We've screwed up plenty ourselves, and we'll tell you about that too. What you tell us stays between us.

Zero judgment. Empathy with teeth.

Cairo · Barcelona · Bangkok · Sydney · New York · Dallas

The two of us

Taylor Valore

Taylor Valore

New York City

Wharton MBA. NYU professor. Five years leading product at Agoda. 70+ countries.

Ros Villamor

Ros Villamor

Bangkok, Thailand

Laser networks for telecoms and defense. Fifteen years driving growth at Booking Holdings. 1.6M+ km flown.

We work by introduction.