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Mentor Brown Bag — Winning as a Mentee w/T.A. McCann
November 13, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Join us for the Mentor Brown Bag [MBB] workshop, “Winning as a Mentee” with T.A. McCann, Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs.
This session will provide specific, actionable ways to make better/more effecient use of mentor relationships/sessions. How do you maximize the value gained from the coffee/phone call/office hour while being respectful of your mentor’s time? How do you build the right context, ask the right question, and elicit the nugget of “a-ha” wisdom that helps you move forward?
Regardless of where you are in your personal/professional journey, there’s always more to learn; knowledge is fluid, dynamic, evolving. We’ll be focusing on ways to better learn from people.
About T.A.
T.A. McCann is a serial entrepreneur. He was founder and CEO of Senosis (acquired by Google), Gist (acquired by Blackberry) and Rival IQ, a leader in marketing analytics. Previously, he was an EIR at Polaris Venture Partners, Vulcan Capital where he built Vulcan Labs and Providence Health Services, focused on quantified health ideas and investments. He also held senior roles at Microsoft leading Exchange and the Mobile Services divisions. In addition to his own startup experience, he is an active angel investor in companies including SkillJar, CreativeLive, Assist, Migo and Vendor Hawk and on the board of Guidant Financial, Volt Athletics, and Splash.org. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Washington Foster School of Business and active TechStars mentor.
Prior to his startup career, he was a professional sailor having competed in 2 America’s Cups (won one, lost one) and the Whitbread Round the World race. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, where he attended on a full swimming scholarship.
About Mentor Brown Bag
Mentor Brown Bag [MBB] is all about knowledge sharing. Galvanize Mentors and ecosystem domain experts bring their knowledge, you bring your lunch. MBB is born out of Mentors wanting to have wider impact on our community and us seeing an increasing demand for Office Hours in our community.
