Tom Beal Interview: From Teenage Parents To Becoming Mentor To The Mentors I'm excited this time around because we're chatting with a guy who really has made a name for himself in the world of online marketing. He's worked alongside some of the industry heavyweights over the years, and these days he's known as the mentor's mentor. So I think this is going to be a fun and informative conversation He was born to teenagers, a 17-year-old mother, 19-year-old father, raised around four divorces and six marriages and went to nine different schools by eighth grade.