#029 DORAN OANCIA | Ask, Offer, Accept: A Simple Formula with Transformative Power

Venture with Virtue

Doran's an accomplished executive that’s led teams and businesses from startup to Fortune 50. Currently he’s the COO of West Edge Energy and the CEO for one of their portfolio companies called Colorado Asphalt Services. Doran is a past president for Legatus’ Denver Chapter. He lives in Colorado with his wife Christa and is the father of 6 children.

Question for you… Are you living an authentic life? A whole life? A completely integrated life?

If we’re honest with ourselves, I think we could all find there’s room for improvement. Many of us, myself included struggle with integrating our faith into business.

Our guest today has struggled with this as well. He takes us on his journey that started with discontent as a rising star at the top consumer product companies to a major mid-career pivot that’s proven successful over time, but we also discuss the most difficult moment in his professional career.

Towards the end of this episode he shares a practical prayer formula, I want to make sure you don’t miss. It’s a simple prayer that only takes 10 seconds to incorporate into your day, but it can have remarkable power in transforming a meeting, an encounter or even an entire day or a life.

It is a prayer formula he actually discovered from St Francis de Sales and it follows the acronym

AOA – Ask Offer Accept – Ask Offer Accept

I don’t want to give away too much, but wanted to make sure you caught this great piece of advice. So stay tuned…