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title: "McDonald's Mentorship Program Pairs Select Employees With Influencers"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d8ecfb04-32ec-4750-aa39-e1d72e162471
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/mcdonalds-mentorship-program-pairs-select-employees-with-influencers-2708333
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["Finance & M&A","Operations"]
published: 2018-10-31T22:17:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:08:25.020Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/d77b9ae52493e038e905954023b8b865296.jpg
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# McDonald's Mentorship Program Pairs Select Employees With Influencers

**TL;DR:** McDonald's has announced a new benefit called the Where You Want to Be campaign, which pairs select employees with mentors in various industries. The program aims to help current employees reach their career goals.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-10-31. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/mcdonalds-mentorship-program-pairs-select-employees-with-influencers-2708333).*

## Story

McDonald's has announced a new benefit known as the Where You Want to Be campaign. According to a recent article in Nation's Restaurant News, this will allow select employees to pair up with mentors in industries ranging from entertainment to entrepreneurship. The brand has expressed that this program is designed to help current employees reach their career goals.

Participants will shadow their mentor for a day, in order to help them gain real-world experience. A few mentors that have been disclosed include technology expert Tyler Oakley, Dermatologist Dr. Meena Singh and actor Bryshere Gray.

“By connecting restaurant employees’ aspirations with the necessary education tools and career advising services to achieve them, we continue to reinforce our role as America’s Best First Job,” said Melissa Kersey, chief people officer.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- McDonald's (company)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- career development (topic)
- employee benefits (topic)
- mentorship program (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/mcdonalds-mentorship-program-pairs-select-employees-with-influencers-2708333). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d8ecfb04-32ec-4750-aa39-e1d72e162471).