Janice Omadeke is an award-winning published author trailblazing authentic leadership development.
Meet Janice
Janice Omadeke is a pioneering serial entrepreneur who made a life-altering decision when she transitioned from her role as a corporate graphic designer to embark on a journey into startup life. As a remarkable achievement, Omadeke stands as Austin's first Black woman to secure a venture-backed tech exit, and she ranks among the first 100 Black women to raise over $1 million in seed funding for her first tech company.
Omadeke is the exited CEO and Founder of The Mentor Method, an enterprise software designed to drive transformative change within company cultures through the power of mentorship. Guided by her belief in data-driven decision-making as a cornerstone for strategy, innovation, and cultural transformation, she has honed this model through over a decade of leadership experience within Fortune 500 companies. Her roster of influential clients includes Amazon and the U.S. Department of Education.
Omadeke earned recognition as one of Entrepreneur Magazine's 100 Women of Influence in 2022. Her voice and commitment to mentorship and entrepreneurship can be found in publications such as Forbes, the Harvard Business Review, The Austin Business Journal, Black Enterprise, and Inc. Alongside her entrepreneurial expertise, she holds a PMP certification and has received a certification in Entrepreneurship from MIT.
With a unique blend of directness and compassion, Omadeke is dedicated to making a positive impact. Her approach is both strategic and heartfelt, always driven by a deep sense of intention. Beyond her professional pursuits, you can find Janice cooking, reading, taking on a self-development project, or a combination of the three.
Author of Mentorship Unlocked:
The Science and Art of Setting Yourself Up For Success
Published by Wiley
The shift in work dynamics—how we work, where we work, and who we work with—that was accelerated by the pandemic requires that we reexamine how the mentor-mentee relationship is pursued. The embrace of virtual and hybrid work environments means that the way we bring mentors into our lives must change as well. Mentorship Unlocked covers tangible steps professionals and entrepreneurs can take to build meaningful mentorship relationships without sacrificing who they are at their core—and still achieve their professional goals. Readers of Mentorship Unlocked will walk away with strategies for how to secure mentorship relationships across the lifespan of their careers. I show how to leverage the power of mentorship through a reflection of my own career, the lessons learned through my last company, The Mentor Method, and tangible steps the reader can use, including templates, scripts, and examples to help people use who they are to meet the right mentors and create fulfilling careers.
Having mentors throughout your career has been proven to lead to greater success, both personally and professionally. Mentorship Unlocked will be an invaluable resource for those in the corporate world, people in creative roles, and entrepreneurs to reach their goals and achieve success.