Teens 13 and up, college students and young adults in Wisconsin can get one-on-one mentoring and coaching from Blackburn Mentoring by video, with in-person sessions in Los Angeles, where the work began in 2014. Everything starts with a free 20 minute intro call, and families are matched with a mentor within 2 business days.

Best for:

A teen whose days drift into screens, with little they are building
A college student who keeps missing deadlines despite knowing the material
A young adult working toward a first job, a move out or a return to school
Families who want a mentor who meets by video, with parent updates when needed

Families, students and young adults anywhere in Wisconsin can work with a dedicated Blackburn mentor by video. Wisconsin is on Central time, two hours ahead of our Los Angeles team, and we schedule every session in your local time. For high school students, a parent or guardian can join the intro call, help set goals and get regular updates.

Lakes, farms and a lot of road

Wisconsin sits between two Great Lakes, Michigan and Superior, and holds thousands of inland lakes besides. The southeast is the most urban, with Milwaukee on Lake Michigan and Madison inland. Farther north, towns thin out into dairy country and then into the Northwoods, where winters are long and the nearest city can be a serious drive.

Winter driving is the deciding factor for many families. Weekly appointments across town are hard to keep in January. Online sessions keep going in any weather.

The state by region

Milwaukee and its suburbs, including the North Shore and Waukesha County.
Madison, the capital, with state government and a fast-growing tech and health sector.
Green Bay and the Fox Valley, including Appleton and Oshkosh.
Western Wisconsin, around La Crosse and Eau Claire, close to Minnesota.
The Northwoods and Door County, known for lakes, tourism and small towns.

Manufacturing, dairy and more

Wisconsin calls itself America’s Dairyland, and cheese is only part of the story. The state has a deep manufacturing base: machinery, engines, paper and food processing among them. Milwaukee has a long brewing history, and the region is home to insurance, finance and health care employers. Madison adds government, software and medical technology. Tourism, from Door County to the Wisconsin Dells to the Northwoods, keeps many small towns going.

A practical economy produces practical questions from young adults: trade or degree, stay near home or move to the city, take the steady job or try something new.

How Wisconsin students move through school

Most Wisconsin students attend public schools, and the state also has a large number of private and parochial schools, many of them Catholic or Lutheran. After high school, students choose among the state’s public university system, with campuses spread across the state, a well-regarded statewide technical college system, and many private colleges. Plenty of students cross into Minnesota or Illinois for college, while Wisconsin campuses draw many students from those same states.

The technical college route deserves a mention. Many Wisconsin students go straight into programs in health care, skilled trades and manufacturing, and they benefit from a weekly mentor as much as anyone heading to a four-year campus.

A mentor for each stage

High school students

Weekly goals, study habits and a clear plan for after graduation. See mentoring for high school students.

College and technical college students

Routines, deadlines, money and the long winter stretch of the semester. See mentoring for college students.

Young adults and professionals

A first job, a first apartment or a career change, broken into steps. See young adult mentoring.

How to start

Getting going takes three steps: a five-minute assessment, a free intro call with our team, then a match with one mentor. From there, sessions are 60 minutes by video, booked in Central time.

For details, see how online mentoring works and what parents can expect, or find mentoring in every state.

Pages for areas in Wisconsin

Wisconsin early adulthood: apprenticeships, lake season and the Minnesota line

Wisconsin has long linked high school and work. Through the state’s Youth Apprenticeship program, juniors and seniors can spend part of the school day on a job site in manufacturing, health care, IT or agriculture while finishing their diploma. On dairy farms, teens still help with early-morning and evening chores, which shapes sleep, sports and homework. Summer means jobs at Wisconsin Dells water parks, Door County resorts and lake cabins up north, and many families treat the cabin weekend as a fixed part of the calendar.

Geography opens doors across borders. Students near La Crosse, Hudson and River Falls often weigh campuses across the Mississippi, helped by a long-standing tuition reciprocity agreement with Minnesota, while young adults in Kenosha and Racine may commute toward northern Illinois. In Madison, rents near downtown and the isthmus push many graduates to Fitchburg, Sun Prairie or Middleton. Deer season around Thanksgiving week is close to a holiday in much of the state. Program and reciprocity terms change over time, so look up the current details on the official state sites.

Situations Wisconsin families and young adults often work through

A junior in a youth apprenticeship who splits the day between a shop floor and class and wants to keep grades up.
A teen working summers at a Dells water park who starts the school year worn out.
A student near La Crosse comparing in-state options with campuses across the Minnesota line.
A young adult in Kenosha commuting toward Illinois for work and trying to keep a life outside the car.
A farm kid milking before school and wondering whether to stay in agriculture after graduation.

Wisconsin is entirely on Central time, and sessions are held by video on that clock; in person, we meet only in Los Angeles. Two guides worth reading: how to get an apprenticeship and regional tuition discounts. Our education by state hub adds context, and the metro pages for Milwaukee and Madison cover those cities.

Common questions

What time zone are Wisconsin sessions in?

Central time, statewide. That is two hours ahead of Los Angeles, so a 4 pm session in Wisconsin is 2 pm for the mentor.

Is mentoring useful for a student in a technical college program?

Yes. Technical programs move quickly and often run alongside a job, and a mentor helps with schedules, follow-through and planning the next step.

Do sessions continue through snowstorms and holidays?

Yes. Sessions are online, so weather does not cancel them, and plans can pause or shift around family holidays.

Get started

Thinking about a mentor for someone in Wisconsin? Call (888) 305 5422, email contact@blackburnmentoring.com or start with a short assessment. A member of our team reviews every assessment personally and sets up a free intro call.

Last updated November 2, 2026.

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