Workers are looking for long-term career growth and for the employers that can provide it. But new research by The Business Journals shows many companies are missing opportunities to attract or retain talent through mentoring.

In 2018, Ashley Meenach took a leap and opened a one-chair beauty salon in Northern Kentucky. Two years later, the world changed, and so did her plans.  During the height of the pandemic, Meenach put aside money for her salon by working at retailer Sephora, which remained open under a revamped no-touch sales model — a job she continued even as she first reopened her business.  And, like it did for many others, the pandemic gave Meenach an opportunity for a reset. She decided to shift her focus…