20A – Growing Your Social Capital

1) A domain expert in your industry.

Media studio at Santa Fe College. They make promotional videos for the college. I asked the president for their support and they went to film with me twice, teaching me a lot. They pleased their boss while filming for me. It was great to have their mentorship because they have given me much advice on the tiny details of the process.
2) An expert on your market.

Mahmoud, a scientist. He is a bioinformatician and post doc. We met when I was working with research and since then he has watched closely everything that I do, guiding me through wiser eyes. I think our relationship was built based on mutual admiration and opinions. He is a crucial mentor in my life.
3) A supplier to your industry.

 I would not say he is a supplier per say, but Muhammed is a Fulbright scholar from Pakistan who is pursuing his master at UF, he has a social business and a great perspective on entrepreneurship. I have no social media skills whatsoever, so I take him as a supplier since he gives me insight and guidance about the supplier of my content: YouTube, website, and Facebook.

Finally: Reflect.

Mentorship is interesting. It usually comes from someone ahead of you professionally. Or someone who is simply wiser or more experienced. Maybe even someone with a different, but valuable perspective. Regardless of what builds them into mentors, their role is to build you. With that in mind, how amazing can you become if you continuously find the best mentors? What can you not do on this earth if you have the best mentors around? What a great reason to think big, work hard, and achieve!


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  1. Jazmin.SotomayorMarch 25, 2019 at 11:19 PM

    Hi Francisco,
    I like how you summarized your ideas. I think that it would have been better to add more insight about the process and production of your business idea. Moreover, I would have liked to read more about how these persons could actually contribute to your business idea. Other than that, I really enjoyed your post.

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