18. A system for providing an interactive knowledge based community solution, the community comprising multiple users, each of the multiple users belonging to a user type, the user types comprising participant, mentor, and subject matter expert (SME), the system comprising: (a) at least one database stored in a non-transitory data storage unit for storing a list of registered users having access to the system and a user profile associated with each user; (b) an access element for providing access to personalized portals for the registered users; (c) a computer-implemented mentor matching module for matching a participant user with a mentor user based on user profiles of the participant user and the mentor user; (d) a computer-implemented subject matter expert matching module for matching a participant user with at least one subject matter expert user based on user profiles of the participant user and the at least one subject matter user each including at least one of an industry identifier and an occupation identifier; (e) a computer-implemented interface module for at least one user to interact with at least one other user; and (f) a computer-implemented content module for providing each of participant user with personalized content that is selected on the basis of at least one of (i) a match between the participant user and a mentor user, and (ii) a match between the participant user and at least one subject matter expert user; wherein the mentor user differs from the at least one subject matter expert user.
18. A system for providing an interactive knowledge based community solution, the community comprising multiple users, each of the multiple users belonging to a user type, the user types comprising participant, mentor, and subject matter expert (SME), the system comprising: (a) at least one database stored in a non-transitory data storage unit for storing a list of registered users having access to the system and a user profile associated with each user; (b) an access element for providing access to personalized portals for the registered users; (c) a computer-implemented mentor matching module for matching a participant user with a mentor user based on user profiles of the participant user and the mentor user; (d) a computer-implemented subject matter expert matching module for matching a participant user with at least one subject matter expert user based on user profiles of the participant user and the at least one subject matter user each including at least one of an industry identifier and an occupation identifier; (e) a computer-implemented interface module for at least one user to interact with at least one other user; and (f) a computer-implemented content module for providing each of participant user with personalized content that is selected on the basis of at least one of (i) a match between the participant user and a mentor user, and (ii) a match between the participant user and at least one subject matter expert user; wherein the mentor user differs from the at least one subject matter expert user. 19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the interface module enables inter-user communications including at least one of text-based chat communication, Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) communication, and threaded discussion communication.