Corporate Partnership Case Study: iMentor and Marsh & McLennan

In initial discussions, MMC thought iMentor would make a great partner with its consulting company Oliver Wyman. However, both parties learned that it didn't quite work, said Lina Klebanov, deputy director of corporate social responsibility at MMC.

However, MMC and iMentor didn't end their talks there. They sat down and had tough conversations about what, exactly, they could do to form a strategic partnership. It helped that Klebanov had a previous relationship with iMentor while working at the Morgan Stanley Foundation. She knew the organization had a lot to offer. It was just a matter of finding out where the fit was.