**Griffin Kimbley and Keziah: **
How do I ‘find’ a mentor; and, should this person be a co-hort on my team / in my company, locally based, remote, or someone within the QA / Automation field at all?
Mentors often pop up where you least expect it. Sometimes its only on hindsight you realise you had a mentor! In the past I’ve boldly asked people to mentor me but don’t take it personally if they are busy.
Ministry of Testing is a great place to try. Another place is tech voices - they offer a mentoring program for speaking at conferences. Be open minded to learning new things, be self motivated to follow up on ideas. Mentees who demonstrate enthusiasm typically continue to be mentored! Good luck!