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Shoe String Talks with Jack Delosa

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Jack Delosa is the founder and owner of The Entourage. He is a thought leader in the Gen Y Entrepreneur space and accomplished speaker, businessman and mentor.

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Mat really wanted to be an actor, when he was told that he was too fat for the part of the Red Ranger in an upcoming series of Power Rangers, he went to uni to become a counsellor, then he got shitty listening to people talk about their problems all day. So he started hanging around with entrepreneurs who solve problems. He liked them so much he started a website about them. Follow Mat on Twitter @matbeeche

  • Orsi Parkanyi

    Great interview Mat and Jack, however, I would have been pleased to hear at least one female entrepreneur mentioned in it. The unfortunate reality is that when people hear/see the word ‘entrepreneur’, they think about ‘men’. Unless we change that mental image by bringing in women entrepreneurs into the conversation, our limitations in terms of reaching a more diverse and more competitive business model will remain. 

    • Mat Beeche

      I can see where you are coming from, but when I hear the word entrepreneur I never immediately think about “men” or “women” – I agree that we need more women leads on the entrepreneur scene. If you look at the stats women are starting businesses in Australia at twice the rate of men, so we are heading in the right direction. I am lucky to have a couple of key female entrepreneurs as mentors & would love to see more out there in the world.

  • Ray

    Nice interview.

    Would be interested in finding out more about how Jack brought those successful entrepreneurs into his closer circle of mentors (particularly the first connection with Reuben Buchanan, where it seemed to all snowball from).

    Was it a case of simply reaching out to them, or did he meet them during the course of growing his early businesses?

    Thanks

    • Mat Beeche

      Hi there Ray,

      I have sent a msg to Jack to get him on the comments to answer that :O) Thanks for tuning in!

    • Jack Delosa

      Hi Ray, great question! For me it was first about realising that I needed to surround myself with people who had been successful in areas that I believe I needed to develop. Reuben was the first with a strong skill-set in capital raising and exits. 
      There are a couple of schools of thought in approaching potential mentors. One is to ask for help, the other is to find out what they want and give it to them. I usually subscribe to the latter and find out what the person wants and where I can help plug a hole. That could be anything from working for them for free initially, to doing some sales for them, introducing a client or two, or giving them exposure. All of which I did in engaging mentors early in my career.And always remember Rule No. 1 of asking for a mentor: NEVER say the words “will you be my mentor?”

      Hope this helps :-)

      • Ray

        Thanks guys, that was really helpful.

        Cheers