Mentors

I think the best way to find someone to mentor you is to expand your social networking skills. By networking I do not simply mean through social media and the like, but expand on who you know.  People are where they are because they knew someone who could give them the extra push in order to succeed and be where they are today.  The challenege for someone looking for the mentor after finding that person is having the will to jump at the opportunities they give you and go at it with all of your amibition.
I personally cannot recall any mentors outside of blood relation who have dedicated their time and finances to give me an opportunity at a greater future. My parents are my greatest mentors. They both have successful personal businesses which I work for, and by doing that I gain the insight to creating and running a business as well as dealing with customers and starting to create my own reputation.

Mentor

I would say that I have had a couple of mentors in my life so far. My mentors have not really been career orientated but more to do with the sports that I have competed in. The biggest impact that some one has had on my life was my softball coach from the age of 15-18. He had played in the world games as a men's softball player, coached the Olympics and is now a coach at ASU. He was also ADA in Sacramento for quite some time. He helped me not only on the field but off and finding direction in my life and what I wanted to do. For the longest time I just wanted to play on the softball team that he coached. Since there were not try outs for his team. It was by only invitation only it was not that easy. I was introduced to him by a friend of mine who played for him. After playing against his team in a couple of tournaments I happened to get asked on his team. I spent countless hours practicing and working with a team and on my own. Soon after I was on the team I was captain of our team until I was too old to play. I had to constantly improve and be at the top of my game. I was very focused and driven. At the time this was one of the best teams in California to play for. If you were not serious about wanting to compete against the best in the nation you would be kicked off of our team. As badly as I wanted to do well and succeed in softball he also wanted me to. I had to show I was willing to dedicate everything I had to the sport for a long time. I gave up a lot of normal high school activities to play on his team and I would gladly do it all again. Like anything weather it be sports or career I want to always be associated with winners, successful people, people that are the best in the industry whatever it is. I think you find the best and then go after it. If they see how dedicated you are they will be willing to help you. But in the end its up to you and how bad you want to make whatever you want happen. No one will hold your hand or give you anything if you want it make it happen.

Mentorship

Persistence is the first word that I think of when I want to pursue anything. Having the faith that if I do my part that the rest should take care of it self. Although that doesn't always work out. In my opinion, you cannot give up if you really want it.

The way I went about finding my mentor was a little bit easier than I expected. It started with me going to my Sports Marketing Association club (SMA). During our meeting we would have guest speakers that work in the sports industry talk to our club explaining on how they got their current job and the experiences in the job. A lot of great advice and stories were told in these meetings. After one of our meetings, I started talking to a man that worked at an ad agency in Phoenix. The man put me in touch with another guy who worked for Feld Entertainment. Working with Feld was a great experience that I will always remember. Through Feld I met my current mentor Matt Piva. We met at a supercross race and exchanged information. I spent a lot of time that weekend with Matt shadowing him. I had a great time and learned a lot. After that first weekend, we continued a steady email exchange that still goes on today. As our friendship grew, I was lucky enough to accompany him to more motocross, super cross and other action sport related events. I have learned a lot from Matt and hope to continue our friendship.

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