In Chapter 11 of 16 of his 2009 Capture Your Flag interview with host Erik Michielsen, author and inspirational speaker Simon Sinek shares why gratitude and repayment are so important in building mentoring relationships. Success is a team sport and requires the help, support, and, often, risk of others. Sinek shares examples how this works and how, when approached correctly, it opens doors to pay forward the support. Simon Sinek is a trained ethnographer who applies his curiosity around why people do what they do to teach leaders and companies how to inspire people. He is the author of "Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action". Sinek holds a BA degree in cultural anthropology from Brandeis University.