ProtectYourProfession – STENOIMPERIUM

The New “Mentorship” Funnel – Why Court Reporters Should Be Cautious About Handing Over Their Professional Data

A “free mentorship event” sounds harmless—until you realize it may be a data-collection funnel for a trademarked for-profit brand. If speakers aren’t compensated, if attendees unknowingly become marketing leads, and if the program mimics a nonprofit without governance or transparency, the community must ask hard questions. Court reporters deserve mentorship rooted in ethics—not a commercial pipeline in disguise.