In honor of National Mentorship Month, we celebrate our long-running partnership with Bloomberg by highlighting some of the successes we’ve achieved together.

Each year, City & State puts a spotlight on 100 of these exceptional individuals. Among these, Sheila Sarem, Basta founder and CEO, was recognized for her work to build first-gen students' generational wealth.

Basta taking part in Snap Inc. DEI Innovation Summit 2022

☕️ #CoffeeAndNoCode is live now with Gary Hoberman featuring Sheila Sarem, Founder of BASTA, a nonprofit committed to closing the employment gap. BYOC (bring your own coffee) or beverage of choice and tune in here:

Together with Graphicacy, Basta displays a compelling, data-driven story around the need to reform career readiness for first-generation college students.

Moses Ramos Lino is confident he’s on a path to success as a 23-year-old sales development representative for LinkedIn. "I'm able to learn a lot from the best talent in the world,” he says. “I'm excited for what's coming next.”