Ozan Sonmez

Patrick McGinnis coined the term FOMO at Harvard Business School in 2004—a word now in the dictionary—and followed it with FOBO (Fear of a Better Option), the subject of a TED Talk with 2M+ views. He is the author of The 10% Entrepreneur and host of FOMO Sapiens, a podcast on how top executives navigate uncertainty and make better decisions. A board director at Nasdaq-listed ibex and active investor with 25+ years across venture capital and private equity, he brings rare fluency across capital, communication, and leadership. He joins LEAP for a conversation on courage, decisiveness, and the frameworks that help founders shape legacies rather than just chase exits.