Tulsa-area students, young adults and professionals can work with a Blackburn mentor online. Each person is matched with one dedicated mentor, meets by video on a Central time schedule and has text and phone contact between sessions. Our team is in Los Angeles, so sessions in Tulsa, Broken Arrow, Jenks, Bixby and Owasso all happen by video.
Oil money, art deco and a big new park
Tulsa grew rich on oil in the early twentieth century, and the art deco towers downtown are the evidence. Energy is still part of the economy, alongside aerospace maintenance, manufacturing, health care and a growing tech and startup scene. Gathering Place, the huge riverside park on the Arkansas River, has become the city’s front yard, and Route 66 runs right through town. The suburbs have grown steadily, especially to the south and east.
People who moved here to work remotely
Tulsa has actively recruited remote workers from other parts of the country, and many have taken it up on the offer. Moving somewhere new for a lower cost of living and more space can be a great reset. It can also mean working alone in a city where you know nobody. A mentor helps a remote professional:
- Set a daily structure with a clear start and end to work.
- Plan career growth that does not depend on office visibility.
- Pick one or two ways to meet people each month and actually go.
- Use the lower cost of living deliberately, for savings or a goal, rather than letting it drift.
- Check in on how the move is going every few months.
See building a remote work routine and dealing with loneliness as a young adult.
An energy town and its ups and downs
Families tied to oil and gas know the industry moves in cycles. A good year and a hard year can be close together, and young adults entering the field, or deciding whether to, benefit from a steady plan: building skills that transfer, saving in good times and keeping options open. A mentor helps with that planning without giving financial or career advice that belongs to professionals. Our guide on saving money in your 20s is a good start.
Teens in Tulsa and the suburbs
High school students in Tulsa, Jenks, Bixby, Broken Arrow and Owasso are often juggling big schools, sports, band and part-time jobs. A mentor meets with the student every week, helps them build a plan for school and life after graduation, and checks in between sessions so the plan holds. For high school students, a parent or guardian is always involved and receives regular progress updates. See motivating a teenager in school.
Session times
Tulsa is two hours ahead of Los Angeles. A 4 pm session after school is 2 pm for the mentor, and evening sessions can suit working adults. Sessions are 30 or 60 minutes, weekly or several times a week, on a weekly or monthly plan.
Where a mentor helps
A mentor provides steady, practical guidance and accountability, not therapy, tutoring or career counseling. Young adults and newcomers often fit young adult mentoring; families with teens begin with mentoring for high school students. Our online mentoring page explains video sessions, and mentoring in Oklahoma covers the state.
Related
- Online mentoring in Oklahoma City
- Online mentoring in Kansas City
- Mentoring for professionals
- Mentoring for families
Common questions
Is there a Blackburn office in Tulsa?
No. Our team is in Los Angeles, and Tulsa-area mentoring is entirely online, with text and phone contact between sessions.
I just moved to Tulsa for remote work. Is mentoring a fit?
It can be. A mentor helps with structure, career goals and building a life in a new city, one week at a time.
Can you work with families in Broken Arrow, Jenks or Owasso?
Yes. Anyone in the Tulsa area, or anywhere in the United States, can work with a mentor by video.
Get started
New to Tulsa, or raising a teen there? Want to talk? 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.