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About Cultivate Sponsorship

Cultivate is the global authority on structured workplace sponsorship. Mentors talk to you. Sponsors talk about you when you're not in the room. Only one of those things changes a career - and for the last decade, we've been the only firm in the world treating sponsorship as a discipline, with a method, a measurement system, and the evidence to prove it works. Founded in Australia in 2017 by Katriina Tähkä, Cultivate has accelerated more than 500 women and First Nations leaders into senior roles across ASX-listed companies, government and global organisations. Our flagship Willow program is the longest-running structured sponsorship program in the country. Our sister company, Cultivate Indigenous — co-founded with Kamilaroi woman Carlyn Waters — delivers Warra, Australia's first sponsorship program designed by and for First Nations leaders. What we do: We design, deliver and measure structured sponsorship programs that build diverse leadership pipelines and prove the business return. Our four-stage method — Readiness, Matching, Activation, Measurement — turns sponsorship from a lucky accident into a repeatable system any organisation can run. Who we work with: HR, People & Culture, and executive leaders in organisations that are serious about leadership diversity and tired of programs that don't move the numbers. Our clients include some of Australia's largest engineering, infrastructure, professional services, government and ASX-listed organisations. Why it matters: 62% of high-potential employees lack a sponsor. Companies without structured sponsorship see significantly higher leadership turnover and slower progression of diverse talent. The cost isn't just cultural — it's commercial. We exist to fix it, and to prove we fixed it. Cultivate. Turning advocacy into advancement — and proving the return. → Talk to us: cultivatesponsorship.com