Why try to figure things out when you can get help along the way? Too many entrepreneurs try to be lone wolves when help is just an email or phone call away. I discuss how to create a Wisdom Accelerator of Mentors in this episode with my guest, Kevin Kinsella.

Kevin's formal education (starting as a CPA and then his UC Booth MBA) was geared toward big business. He quickly pivoted into small business in his 20's, however! Since founding his first business (#59 on INC. Magazine's 500 Fastest Growing Companies in 1991), to today having coached and advised 100+ small business owners (over the past decade), he is forced to be state-of-the-art to best support his ever-aspiring entrepreneurial owners.

We dive into topics and answers to questions including:

● Kevin’s origin story in the entrepreneurial world.
● Why is the need for vulnerability so important if you want to learn and grow faster than you could alone?
● How do you begin reaching out to potential mentors to learn from their wisdom and life experiences?
● Why does technology like AI makes it even more difficult to learn faster?
● Why are people, especially entrepreneurs, afraid to be vulnerable?
● Why do entrepreneurs need to be resilient to stay the course?
● Why do other people try to bring you down or encourage you to give up?
● What are some of the benefits of being vulnerable?
● Why is understanding that people just want to be heard such an important business tool?
● What are qualities to look for in a mentor?
● Where do you go to find mentors?
● What does approaching people for help or mentorship look like?
● How do you have meaningful mentoring conversations?
● What do meaningful mentoring conversations look like?
● What questions should you ask your mentors?
● Why don’t many entrepreneurs want to be held accountable?
● What are the ingredients to becoming a successful entrepreneur?
● How do you drive a mentoring relationship forward after your first conversation?
● How can you help your mentors and give back to them?
● Why do people need to be taught to ask better questions?
● The one thing, above all else, you need to do to create your own Wisdom Accelerator Program of mentors.

…and other golden nuggets of advice!