The Mentor Academy ยท Co-founder
Why Mentor Academy exists.
Ron Haryanto co-founded The Mentor Academy with Helen Marx to connect creatives directly with the people actually doing the work.
Why it exists.
Running Studios 301 and Abbey Road Institute side by side taught Ron that the best education looks like participation. In 2023 he curated the first Music Industry Training Summit with 70 education and industry leaders, and the message was clear: talented people had no clear map, and the people with the answers were too stretched to give them.
Helen Marx saw the same gap from the business side, after more than a decade as a commercial leader in Australian music and audio. Together they built Mentor Academy: direct access to people who are doing the work right now. No application, no eligibility criteria, no waiting for a funding cycle.
“Talent deserves access, and industries thrive when knowledge is shared, not guarded.”Helen Marx, co-founder
What it does.
1-on-1 mentoring
Book a working industry professional online, one session or a pack.
Masterclasses
Filmed with artists, producers and business leaders, produced and directed by Ron and Helen.
Community
Panels, firesides and events with brands, studios and venues.
The podcast
More Questions Than Answers, powered by Mentor Academy.
The mentors.
L-FRESH The LION, Timomatic, Milly Petriella OAM, Karen Hamilton, Michelle Grace Hunder, Neil Griffiths, Simon Cohen, Sarah Hamilton, Stefan Du Randt, Amara Primero, YO! MAFIA, Sosefina Fuamoli and many more, all working in the industry right now.
Behind the scenes.
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The Mentor Academy
Find the person
who’s done it.
Someone on that list has probably already navigated what you are working through right now. Head to Mentor Academy to book a session or join the waitlist.
The newsletter
More Questions Than Answers.
Honest takes on creativity, reinvention and community from inside the music industry. Free, on Substack.