Modern Mentor is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips (QDT) podcast network. Mignon Fogarty, host of the award-winning Grammar Girl podcast, founded QDT in 2006 after sketching out her first podcast script on a coffee house napkin. Macmillan Publishing entered a joint venture with Fogarty in 2007 and began producing a variety of shows featuring quick, actionable advice delivered by subject matter experts.