UX & Product Design Mentorship for Junior and Middle Designers
Product design mentorship from Olesia Borysova, a lead product designer who has hired designers and reviews portfolios. Start with a free intro session on your portfolio or your next career step. Paid 1:1 mentorship is opening by waitlist.
- Verified mentor on ADPList
- 500+ minutes of 1:1 mentoring
- Top 1% Mentor in Design on ADPList, October 2026
Who This Product Design Mentorship Is For
Your UX Portfolio Gets No Replies
You send your portfolio out and hear nothing back. You need a hiring view on which case to lead with and what to cut.
Stuck at the Same Level for Over a Year
A colleague got the promotion, and you did not. You need to show your impact in a way a hiring manager reads in one minute.
Stalling at the Portfolio Presentation
You reach the presentation round and stop there. You want product design interview practice with someone who has sat on the hiring side.
Skills Without a Plan
Courses gave you skills but no order. You want to know what to learn next for the role you want.
Not for you if you want someone to build your portfolio for you, or you need a job guarantee. Nobody honest can give one.
What Happens in a Free UX Mentorship Session
Free. No catch.The free UX mentorship session is a 1:1 video call with Olesia, booked on ADPList. The topics designers bring most often are their portfolio and the step to the next level: impact, what to fix first, interviews.
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Pick One Question
“Which case should lead my portfolio?” gets a sharper answer than “Can you look at everything?”
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Send One Link
Your portfolio, one case study or one Figma file.
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Talk It Through 1:1
Write down your next step before the call ends.
What Paid 1:1 UX Mentorship Adds
A Hiring View
Feedback from a lead product designer who has hired designers, on what a hiring manager sees first.
The Same Mentor
Olesia works with you herself, so the next conversation starts where the last one ended.
Your Goal Sets the Agenda
You name your goal when you join the waitlist, and the mentorship is built around it.
Free Session or Paid Mentorship: Compare
Free Intro Session
Free
- Format
- One 1:1 video call on ADPList
- Topics
- Your portfolio or your next career step
- Booking
- Olesia's open slots on ADPList
Paid Mentorship
Waitlist
- Format
- 1:1 mentorship with Olesia
- Topics
- The goal you name in your application
- Mentor
- Lead product designer who has hired designers
How 1:1 Mentorship Works in 3 Steps
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Book a Free Intro Session
Prepare with the free UX mentorship session checklist and pick a slot on ADPList.
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Join the Paid Waitlist
Tell us your name, email, level and goal.
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Get the Payment Link
When paid mentorship opens, we email you the payment link.
Join the Product Design Mentorship Waitlist
Paid product design mentorship is not open yet. Leave your name, level and goal, and you are on the list. The free intro session is open now.
UX Mentorship Questions People Ask
Is ADPList Mentorship Free?
Yes. ADPList mentorship is free for mentees: ADPList says it has no hidden fees and no premium tiers. The free intro session with Olesia Borysova is booked on ADPList, through the free UX mentorship session page.
How to Choose a Design Career Mentor?
Check three things: the mentor ships product work today, has sat on the hiring side, and has verified mentoring behind them. Olesia Borysova is a lead product designer who has hired designers, with 500+ minutes of 1:1 mentoring on ADPList.
What Does Top 1% Mentor on ADPList Mean?
Top 1% Mentor is ADPList's monthly recognition for the top 1% of all its mentors in a month, awarded on verified mentorship activity. Olesia Borysova received it in Design for October 2026.
Is UX Mentorship Better Than Online Courses?
UX mentorship and online courses do different jobs. A course teaches a skill to everyone in the same order; a mentor looks at your portfolio and tells you which skill to work on first. DesignPath has 103+ free UX design courses, and the free intro session helps you pick where to start.
Can Mentorship Help Me Get Promoted?
Mentorship can help you build a promotion case: what you shipped, what changed, and how to show it in numbers. The decision stays with your company, so no mentor can promise a promotion.
Is a UX Mentor Worth It?
A UX mentor is worth it when you bring one specific goal: a portfolio that gets no replies, an interview round you keep stalling in, a promotion you missed. Start with the free intro session and decide after it.
How Much Does a UX Mentor Cost per Month?
On MentorCruise, UX and product design mentors list from about $50 to $360 a month, most often $120 to $240 for two calls with chat (listings checked on November 8, 2026). The price of paid mentorship with Olesia is not set yet: join the waitlist to hear first.
What Is the Difference Between a Design Mentor and a Career Coach?
A design mentor works in your field and gives feedback on your actual work. A career coach works on goals and the job search, often without looking at the design itself.
Can Someone Review My UX Portfolio for Free?
Yes. You can bring your UX portfolio link to the free intro session: portfolios are the topic designers bring to Olesia most often.
Do You Guarantee a Job?
No. A mentor cannot guarantee a job offer, and a page that promises one is selling the promise. Mentorship is feedback and a plan; the work and the hiring decision stay with you and the company.
How Is This Different From Mentor Feedback in the App?
Mentor feedback in the app is a written review of one piece of work within 48 hours, with no call. 1:1 mentorship is a live conversation with Olesia about your portfolio, your level and your next step.
Read more: mentor vs coach in the design glossary, mentor feedback in the app and MentorCruise alternative.
Start with a Free Product Design Mentorship Session
One call about your portfolio or your next step, with a mentor who has hired designers.