Growing at Ideals: John Okomayin’s journey to Associate Director

John Okomayin is usually the one asking the questions. 

As the host of Masters of the Deal, he speaks with M&A leaders about their careers, memorable transactions, and lessons learned along the way. 

This time, our Business Development Manager, Charlotte Higgins, flipped the script and put John in the hot seat. 

John joined Ideals five years ago as an Account Executive. Since then, he’s built an Advisory team and recently stepped into an Associate Director role on our UK Key Accounts team.

In this episode, John and Charlotte discuss:

• The corporate buzzwords they’d both ban
• What keeps John excited after five different roles
• His most memorable deal and what it taught him
• Why team wins matter more than individual achievements
• What he’s learned from the moments that didn’t go to plan

John’s story shows how careers at Ideals are shaped by new challenges, developing others, and making an impact. 

Could your next chapter start here?