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Mentoring has always been a passion of mine, long before I began my I WHIP IT speaking series, in which I take a roomful of employees, business owners and entrepreneurs, and share with them not only my techniques for building a business, but my support for their individual ideas as well. If anything, my motivational talks have come out of my personal mentoring experiences, like the relationship I cultivated with a young man two years ago, when he was just a college kid in a classroom.

I was speaking to a class of students from USF St. Petersburg’s Entrepreneurship Program, and while most of the students sat politely during my talk, one of them was in the front row constantly asking questions. What caught my attention was that he was asking the right kinds of questions and had some great ideas. After class ended, he came up and asked me if I would mentor him. I knew that kind of nerve is what makes a great entrepreneur, and his enthusiasm was contagious.

Over the last two years he has come to me with professional and personal issues, and we have formed a strong friendship. I coached him so well that the first job he got out of college paid 80K a year, and since then I have kept him in my network so he can meet the people who can help him achieve his next goals.

I have gone on to mentor several other people, and each experience has been so personally rewarding that I was moved to expand my circle through workshops and keynote speaking events. I’m always happy to sit down


Nassim – Testimonial

My relationship with Tammy is actually very unique. I guess the best way to explain it is, it’s a hybrid of a personal and professional relationship. When introduced to Tammy I was serving as the first elected president for USF Saint Petersburg’s Entrepreneurship program. As an aspiring entrepreneur I understood the importance of having a mentor. After listing to Tammy’s lecture I liked the fact that she was honest, upfront and did not sugarcoat anything. So without her knowing I volunteered her to be my mentor. Once our professional relationship was established I would always ask Tammy for personal and professional advice. Her feedback was always heartfelt and backed by experience.

My personally relationship with Tammy allows me to be as open and honest as I want. We openly discuss relationship issues, financial struggles and family feud’s. It’s a euphoric feeling to know that someone this successful is very down to earth. I admire her hard work and passion for business. She always has a master plan and 99.99% of the time it doesn’t fail. Tammy sit on many boards and is very charitable, I admire that because to me that’s a sign of someone who is compassionate and giving. She may not know this but because of her I have dedicated more time to philanthropy and on my journey of doing so I have accepted the role as an executive officer for Dixie Hollins High school’s football booster program and I volunteer at several nonprofit originations.

My professional relationship with Tammy goes beyond just shaking hands and talking business. She is basically my personal liaison as I am hers. I regularly receive special invitations from her to attend professional networking and charity events within the Tampa bay area. She makes it a point to introduce me to every one she knows so by the end of the event I’m walking out with two pockets full of business cards and a future full of opportunities.

I could go on and on about how much I admire her work and or success, but then again her work speaks for its self. I love Tammy and I always look forward to our talks, texts and meetings.

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