Christian O’Meara is an established presence in the Seattle entrepreneurial community who leads Logic20/20 and provides technology-focused business development solutions across a wide range of industries. One foundational aspect of Christian O’Meara’s ethos is using the power of mentorship to achieve life success.
In a Logic20/20 Insight article, Mr. O’Meara gives a personal example of this in his decision, while in his mid-30s, to move from a traditional corporate job into one of owning and operating his own company. At age 40, he was faced with another critical turning point, when the chance arose to acquire his partner’s portion of the entity.In each of these situations, the questions and doubts that arose when considering the opportunities and risks were profound, and he felt very much alone. The only way he could confidently move forward was to consult with a network of eight trusted mentors, who ranged from a self-made billionaire to a professional with a PhD. Through putting together various pieces of advice with his own intuitive sense of the situation and deep business knowledge, fundamentally sound decisions could finally be made.
On the flip side, Mr. O’Meara has mentored a wide range of individuals, from those he coaches on youth rugby and soccer teams to an Apache helicopter pilot transitioning from the battlefield to civilian life. He finds mentoring to be extremely educational, as it is not only profoundly humbling, but takes the mentor outside his or her own bubble. As he describes it, no teenage athlete cares about the accomplishments of the coach in the professional world – so don’t be offended if the advice isn’t always taken.
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