Garrett Mintz, CEO and Founder of Ambition in Motion, wants to help employees become excited to go to work and to feel fulfilled by the work they do. Ambition in Motion focuses on facilitating mentor relationships between team members of an organization in order to increase engagement and satisfaction among employees. In our conversation, Garrett shares his unique journey and how he grew from his experience of getting arrested for drug dealing as a freshman in college, learned from it, and then used that growth and knowledge in order to create his startup.

Topics in this episode

Getting started by working with higher education organizations, and the longer sales process that takes

Making the jump from higher education to corporate settings

His experience in connecting with a mentor, and the impact that had on his personal life, and how he turned that into professional growth

In contrast to what people may think, Garrett argues that being in business school is the best time to start a business

Pivoting from simple mentor connections to also helping people gain networking skills

The difficulties of working with a greek organization’s local chapter

The spectrum of work orientation, and how you feel about your job

How to increase engagement through mentorship

Looking 2 and 5 years into the future

Contact Info

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://ambition-in-motion.com/

Work Orientation Assessment: https://ambition-in-motion.com/companies