71: Mona Patel on How to find your Dream Mentor

All-time favorite guest [Mona Patel](https://medium.com/u/29acab45de05)—Founder & CEO of Motivate Design—is back to chat with Jonathan in another AMAZING episode! This is a really _fun_ episode that’s also PACKED with great advice. Some of the topics discussed in this episode: - What matters to Mona in building a company? - How does Mona deals with people problem at Motivate Design? - The difference between a President and a CEO - The importance of self awareness in a founder  - New Island vs Old Island metaphor & managing big change in a company - The importance of R&D & _Thinking Time_ - Jonathan’s _Temperature Checks _at AJ&Smart - Loneliness in entrepreneurship & how to avoid it - Relationship banks & Canvas Strategy - Why you should do your research before asking someone for help - And last but not least, _HOW TO INTIMIDATE MEN!_ 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 _Get_ **_50% off_** _of Mona’s new Masterclass by using the discount code MONAPBC_: [_2-Week Research Sprint Masterclass—Learn everything you need to run an efficient and powerful 2-Week Research Sprint with confidence_](https://motivatedesign.teachable.com/p/2-week-research-sprint-masterclass/?product_id=1025332&coupon_code=MONAPBC) 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 ## **Links** [Product Breakfast Club #49: MONA PATEL on Starting and Growing a Multi–Million Dollar Design Agency](https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial/pbc-49-mona-patel-on-starting-and-growing-a-multi-million-dollar-design-agency-b7b78b26250a) [monapatel.nyc](http://www.monapatel.nyc/) [Mona Patel on Instagram](https://dashboard.simplecast.com/episodes) [Mona Patel on Twitter](https://twitter.com/monapatel?lang=en) [Mona Patel on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/motivatemonapatel/)  [Motivate Design](https://www.motivatedesign.com/) [**Masterclass:** 2-Week Research Sprint—Learn everything you need to run an efficient and powerful 2-Week Research Sprint with confidence.](https://motivatedesign.teachable.com/p/2-week-research-sprint-masterclass/?product_id=1025332&coupon_code=MONAPBC) 🔥 Use discount code **MONAPBC** during checkout to get **50% off** the course! 🔥 [**Book:** Reframe: Shift the Way You Work, Innovate, and Think—Mona Patel](https://www.amazon.com/Reframe-Shift-Work-Innovate-Think/dp/1619613182)  [**Book:** The Thing About Swings—Mona Patel](https://www.amazon.com/Thing-About-Swings-Mona-Patel/dp/1619618354) [**Book:** Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth — Gabriel Weinberg](https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Startup-Achieve-Explosive-Customer-ebook/dp/B00ZE96ZWY/) [Tim Brown](https://www.ideo.com/people/tim-brown) [Jared Spool on Twitter](https://twitter.com/jmspool) [**Book:** Scaling Up — Mastering the Rockefeller Habits 2.0—Verne Harnish](https://smile.amazon.com/Scaling-Up-Mastering-Rockefeller-Habits/dp/0986019593/) [EO Network—The World’s Only Peer-to-peer Network Exclusively for Entrepreneurs](https://www.eonetwork.org/) [PR Volt](https://www.prvolt.com/) [Noom Weight Loss App](https://www.noom.com/#/) [**Book: **Buy Sprint!](https://www.thesprintbook.com/buy/) 📘🏃‍♀️ [**Book: **Buy Make Time!](https://maketimebook.com/buy/) 📗⏰ [**AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Masterclass**:](https://ajsmart.com/masterclass)[ajsmart.com/masterclass](https://ajsmart.com/masterclass) 🥇😯 ## **Your Hosts:** * Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: [@jakek](https://twitter.com/jakek) * Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: [@jicecream](https://www.instagram.com/jicecream/) * Follow AJ&Smart on Instagram or Twitter: [@ajsmartdesign](https://www.instagram.com/ajsmartdesign/) * Write into the podcast: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) * Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: [PodcastTech.com](https://PodcastTech.com) * Show notes by [@amrkhalifeh](https://www.instagram.com/amrkhalifeh/) * [Follow the podcast on Medium](https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial)