How to Get a Mentor

How can I approach someone that I admire at a conference and ask them to mentor me? What's the best way to ask someone to mentor you? Is there a right or wrong way to ask for a mentor?

Want to know how to get a mentor's time? This is an in-depth breakdown of how to ask someone to mentor you.

00:13 - How do we get a mentor to spend time with us
00:30 - There needs to be a value exchange
00:57 - How to make an ask
01:33 - Don’t ask for too much
01:48 - Scaffolding
03:44 - What is going to be valuable to them?
04:24 - Roleplay with Anastasia

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