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360: Freestyle Friday | How to Skip Levels in Life Dec 06, 2019

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In this episode of Freestyle Friday, your host Travis Chappell shares how you can skip levels in life. Episode Highlights: Learn the #1 way to skip levels in life. Travis shares how you can begin the process of learning how to launch, grow, and monetize your podcast. Discover the importance of connecting with higher level people. Key Points: Connect with people who are operating on a different level than you. You don't have to play small. Tweetable Quotes: “You'll always fall to the level of the people you hang out with." – Travis Chappell "If you are the most successful person in your friend group, you should probably get around other people." – Travis Chappell Resources Mentioned: Learn how to network at events at http://www.travischappell.com/yes (www.travischappell.com/yes) Visit Travis’ website at http://www.buildyournetwork.co/ (Buildyournetwork.co) Join the Build Your Network Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/byncommunity/ (BYN.media/fb) Join the Build Your Network University Facebook group here https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2Fbynuniversity (byn.university) Leave a rating and review for the Build Your Network Podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-your-network/id1268488944 (iTunes) Watch Travis’ free masterclass on how to build the network of your dreams at https://threenetworkingsecrets.com/webinar-registration30876682 (threenetworkingsecrets.com) Download the Himalaya App in the https://apps.apple.com/us/app/podcast-audio-player-himalaya/id1275493456 (App Store) or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ximalaya.ting.himalaya&hl=en_US (Google Play) For information regarding your data privacy, visit https://www.acast.com/privacy (acast.com/privacy)
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359: Topic | Keys to Podcasting Success Dec 04, 2019

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Jeff Brown, award-nominated podcaster, consultant and speaker; Jordan Harbinger, Wall Street Lawyer turned talk show host, social dynamics expert, and entrepreneur; and Brandon Turner, active real estate investor and co-host of the Bigger Pockets Podcast share with your host, Travis Chappell, how to run a successful podcast. Episode Highlights: Jeff Brown Why Jeff believes in developing relationships for their own sake The value of being a proponent of other people’s work and being intentional, consistent and altruistic in your promotion of it Jordan Harbinger Did another show called The Art of Charm for 11 years. Most of the team came with him when he moved to the Jordan Harbinger show. If he’d stayed with the old brand he would have been lazily plodding along. Watched around 300 Larry King interviews to see what he did and did not like 900-1500 edits in the show to cut out any flubs, tangents, unnecessary promotions, jokes that don’t land, etc. A minute of a listener’s time is worth a lot to a listener. Used to be an attorney, he considers himself an advocate for the listener. It’s not about the guest, it’s about what the guest can teach the listener.? Spends an average of 6-10 hours researching a guest, sometimes 12. Brandon Turner Bigger Pockets chad a bigger launch than most because of the community they had already built. 90% of podcasters don’t make it past episode 7. They teach education for free and sell it on software. You need to follow the LAPS model – Leads, Analyze, Pursue, Success. When you’re a peer or someone who appears as an equal, it helps you stand out. 3 Key Points: Become a proponent of other people's work. Do your research. Approach guests as a peer, not as a fan. Tweetable Quotes: "Be intentional about promoting other people's stuff." – Jeff Brown "A minute of a listener’s time is worth a lot to that listener." – Jordan Harbinger “Starting a podcast is fantastic for talking to people who are where you want to be.” – Brandon Turner Resources Mentioned: Jeff Brown: Website Jordan Harbinger: https://www.jordanharbinger.com/ (Website) Brandon Turner: https://www.biggerpockets.com/store (Website) Get podcast coaching from Travis at http://www.travischappell.com/apply (www.travischappell.com/apply). Learn how to network at events at http://www.travischappell.com/yes (www.travischappell.com/yes) Visit Travis’ website at http://www.buildyournetwork.co/ (Buildyournetwork.co) Join the Build Your Network Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/byncommunity/ (BYN.media/fb) Join the Build Your Network University Facebook group here https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2Fbynuniversity (byn.university) Leave a rating and review for the Build Your Network Podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-your-network/id1268488944 (iTunes) Watch Travis’ free masterclass on how to build the network of your dreams at https://www.acast.com/privacy (acast.com/privacy)
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358: Max Lugavere | Becoming a NY Times Best Selling Author with No Previous Following Dec 02, 2019

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Max Lugavere is a filmmaker, health & science journalist, and NY Times bestselling author of Genius Foods. He appears regularly on TV shows like Dr. Oz, Rachael Ray, and the Today Show. In this episode of Build Your Network, you will find out how Max started from nothing and became a bestselling author, and how he ended up in the health and wellness space. Episode Highlights: Max was born and raised in Manhattan, and was fortunate enough to be exposed to quite a few different things so he was able to find his passion. Both of Max’s parents grew up rather poor as the children of Jewish immigrants, who started a successful business in the Garment District, so those entrepreneurial characteristics were instilled in him from a young age. He started college as a pre-med student but ended up double majoring in film and psychology. He was highly intelligent and always curious, but struggled with executive function and the skills necessary to be a highly successful student. Max focused on documentary filmmaking and worked with journalists who are now household names. He was always casually researching health and fitness from a young age for his own interest and curiosity, so it became something that people knew to approach him about it with questions. Through his own research, he was getting a highly scientific perspective on health issues like ketogenic diets and other things that were really cutting-edge at the time. When his mom fell ill with a form of dementia, Max decided he wanted to find out what could be done with diet and health to help his mother. People often don’t find motivation about their health until something catastrophic happens, at which point it’s almost too late, but things Max has done are reproducible steps you can take now. His book proposal was rejected by three of the four publishers he pitched to, and was only able to dedicate his time to writing by dramatically cutting his expenses and living a lean life for the year he dedicated to write. His publishers were confident that he was the right storyteller for this content and took a chance on him, but Max knew that publishers are playing a numbers game and there’s no guarantee of a successful book. Max did no fancy marketing, he only used basic social media and leveraged contacts in his network. He knew this book was a once in a lifetime opportunity and was dedicated to investing in it, which for him meant things like hiring a PR firm to help manage incoming requests. Within a week, the book hit #4 on Amazon. After he changed up his Instagram approach, he launched his podcast, The Genius Life, in order to continue having conversations with his followers. Success requires you to foster your relationships, which requires networking. Saying that you don’t like networking is an excuse; networking and building friendships are not two separate activities, they are the same. The Random Round 3 Key Points: You can take the thing you’re naturally curious about and cultivate it into a business. Taking advantage of once-in-a-lifetime opportunities may come with sacrifices too. Networking and building friendships are the same activity. Tweetable Quotes: “I knew that I had to invest energy into Instagram. And when it came to figuring out what strategy was going to work, I basically tried everything. I was not afraid to experiment and to fail and to have a post now and then that had no engagement.” –Max Lugavere “People aren’t willing to suck at something. They’re afraid of the embarrassment or other people’s judgement, but ultimately you have to come to terms with the fact that you are going to suck, and it’s okay. Just keep doing it and you’ll get better.” –Travis Chappell “Life is a collaboration. One of the best things about life is meeting people and then making cool shit with them.” –Max... For information regarding your data privacy, visit https://www.acast.com/privacy (acast.com/privacy)
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357: Freestyle Friday | How to Become an Influencer Nov 29, 2019

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In this episode of Freestyle Friday, your host Travis Chappell shares his tips for how to become an influencer. Episode Highlights: Freestyle Friday episodes will be available as videos in the future! If you have to call yourself an influencer, you probably aren’t one. The only way to gain influence with people is to add value. Earning authority is part of it, but it’s not the only thing. Your influence will only rise as far as the value you give back. Use personal development to make yourself a more valuable person to others. Key Points: Offering value is more important than having authority alone. To add more value to others, add more value to yourself. Tweetable Quotes: “If somebody does not add real value, they cannot last in the space for very long.” –Travis Chappell Resources Mentioned: Get your tickets for Travis new live event in Vegas at http://www.bynlive.com/ (www.bynlive.com) Shop easy, with smartly designed men’s clothes by Mack Weldon at http://www.mackweldon.com/ (www.mackweldon.com) and use promo code “travis” at checkout for 20% off Learn how to network at events at http://www.travischappell.com/yes (www.travischappell.com/yes) Visit Travis’ website at http://www.buildyournetwork.co/ (Buildyournetwork.co) Join the Build Your Network Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/byncommunity/ (BYN.media/fb) Join the Build Your Network University Facebook group here https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2Fbynuniversity (byn.university) Leave a rating and review for the Build Your Network Podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-your-network/id1268488944 (iTunes) Watch Travis’ free masterclass on how to build the network of your dreams at https://threenetworkingsecrets.com/webinar-registration30876682 (threenetworkingsecrets.com) Download the Himalaya App in the https://apps.apple.com/us/app/podcast-audio-player-himalaya/id1275493456 (App Store) or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ximalaya.ting.himalaya&hl=en_US (Google Play) For information regarding your data privacy, visit https://www.acast.com/privacy (acast.com/privacy)
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356: Topic | When to Quit Your Job with Mark Asquith, Amy Porterfield, Rylee Meek Nov 27, 2019

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Mark Asquith, founder of Rebel Base Media; Amy Porterfield, online marketing expert and online course creator; and Rylee Meek, CEO of The Social Dynamic Selling System, motivational speaker, and mentor, share with your host, Travis Chappell, their thoughts on when it’s time to quit your job to pursue your passion full-time. Episode Highlights: Mark Asquith Mark left the corporate world after spending some time working for his dad who was a self-employed electrician, and that taught him freedom and flexibility. The problem for him was never the money but was that he was always under someone else’s control. Mark began to develop this point of view when he was young and tried to purchase a hot dog, only to discover he didn’t have enough money, and realized it wasn’t in his control whether he had the money and someone else got to decide what he could or couldn’t have because of it. Amy Porterfield Amy took the corporate route from day one out of college and never considered being an entrepreneur, but her dad always said she should find a way to be her own boss. Amy worked for Tony Robbins for over 6 years as a content creator so she was immersed in the idea of being an entrepreneur. Travis thinks people get caught up in the idea of being their own boss and end up quitting their job and losing their main source of income way too soon. Amy ended up creating a business she actually hated because it’s what she had happened to learn working for Tony Robbins, and it’s networking that propelled her into the next phase. She became a liaison between Tony and a man named Mark who ended up founding the now extremely popular website Social Media Examiner, and who ended up becoming her first client. Rylee Meek Rylee began developing an entrepreneurial spirit as soon as he worked his first 8-hour shift at a gas station and realized how little he would earn. Rylee and Travis agree that everyone should do either network marketing, door-to-door sales, or telemarketing at least once to boost your skills. He didn’t go back to school because he felt he could achieve unlimited opportunity with his business. When he spontaneously went to Malaysia to open his business internationally, he had an early mid-life crisis from the culture shock. Rylee was also engaged to be married and began working as an insurance salesman for a middle ground between being an entrepreneur and being part of an existing business. A colleague told him that 85% of the job was negativity and rejection, but you’d do well if you could focus on the positive 15%. Rylee and Travis have tolerated a lot of jobs they weren’t passionate about because they appreciated the time, freedom, and money, but eventually felt they had to follow their passion once they reached a certain level of success and stability. 3 Key Points: Working for yourself means no one else is able to wield control over what you can do or how you feel. Choose to become your own boss at a moment that makes sense for you financially and professionally. Everything you work on, both the successes and failures, accumulate and impact your work today. Tweetable Quotes: “The problem wasn’t the money. The problem was the lack of control and the lack of fulfillment. No matter how much money I earned doing that, someone would always tell me where I needed to be and when.” –Mark Asquith “Putting myself out there literally changed the trajectory of my future.” –Amy Porterfield “You know that saying that everybody should be a waiter once, & I have that same feeling towards network marketing. It’s gotten a bad rep, but at the core I think it’s a brilliant model & really pushes people to do the uncomfortable until it becomes comfortable.” –Rylee Meek Resources Mentioned: Mark Asquith:
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355: Craig Ballantyne | How to Create YOUR Perfect Week Nov 25, 2019

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Craig Ballantyne is the author of the Perfect Day Formula and the new book Unstoppable. He is the founder of multiple 7-figure businesses in fitness and coaching. In this episode of Build Your Network, you will find out how Craig shifted from the fitness space to personal development and how to find your perfect mentor. Episode Highlights: Craig began as a strength coach for hockey in Canada, where he grew up. He knew that to accomplish this goal, he had to get a strength and conditioning certification and a Master's degree. Craig believes the most important factor to his success was his clarity on what he wanted. On the StrengthsFinder test, Craig got Visionary, Futuristic Thinking, Strategy, Implementation and Learning, and he always thought everyone was like that. If you experience imposter syndrome, you discount and undervalue things that you are naturally good at and believe everyone is good at it. Craig sent his email newsletter to the editor of Men’s Health and they offered to publish it. Getting a foot in the door at that magazine gave Craig what he calls his “critical credibility.” Craig figured out how to do what he calls introverted networking. Whenever you are building a relationship with someone, always try to make their life easier and you will lower the resistance to getting a yes. To build credibility today, you don’t need to be in the most high-status publications, but rather appear on a lot of websites, speak at events, be a guest on a podcast, take pictures with people, etc. in order to manufacture your own celebrity. Leverage other people’s credibility in order to boost your own. Through selling ebooks, Craig had his first business seminar and ran his first mastermind in 2007. Once he wasn’t working as a personal trainer anymore and was working for himself, the freedom and flexibility actually led to Craig going out every night and having severe anxiety attacks. Craig realized that what he needed and craved wasn’t more freedom, but more structure. In an effort to build his business up to the level of a business he admired, Early to Rise, Craig ultimately ended up eventually buying that business! Craig’s coach told him in order to achieve what he wanted, he needed to grow his network and get better at public speaking. To find a business coach, you have to identify someone who has achieved what you want to achieve, who shares your morals and ethics, and with whom you have rapport. You have to do the work to verify coaches’ claims. The more affluent the person, the more important referrals become. Not even the best coach will be able to manufacture immediate, magical results; you have to take responsibility and have appropriate expectations. Set realistic expectations and make sure both parties understand them, both with you coach and with people you hire to work for you. You have to build your business around your life, and not your life around your business—put your life obligations on your calendar first as non-negotiables. Craig firmly believes what you know is more important, because if you knew nobody but you knew networking skills, then you have everything you need. The Random Round 3 Key Points: Don’t undervalue your gifts and greatness. Build credibility and success through speed. Do your research on potential coaches before hiring someone. Tweetable Quotes: “If anybody out there is struggling with impostor syndrome, it is because you discount your greatness. And when you step into your greatness, then all of a sudden your perspective around your value to other people can totally change.” –Craig Ballantyne “Success loves speed. Delay kills dreams.” –Craig Ballantyne Resources... For information regarding your data privacy, visit https://www.acast.com/privacy (acast.com/privacy)
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354: Topic | The Value of Masterminds with Chris Harder, Dave Ruel, Nicholas Bayerle Nov 20, 2019

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Chris Harder, founder of For The Love of Money; Dave Ruel, effic.co; and Nicholas Bayerle, The Billion Dollar Body, share with your host, Travis Chappell, their thoughts on . Episode Highlights: Chris Harder He believes 20 people is the perfect mastermind size because it allows for diversity of opinion but also the closeness and commitment of family. Both Chris and Travis have started their own masterminds because of how much they believe in them. Dave Ruel What you know and who you know are both important but they have to exist within the right context for you for there to be synergy between them. Dave thinks the most annoying thing for a person to do while networking is to try to extract as much information as possible from a person in one meeting as if you’ll never see each other again instead of playing the long game. Get into conversations that have nothing to do with business to build actual relationships with people. For introverts, Dave suggests being strategic with who you meet and the number of people you meet because each interaction will take a lot of effort. The caliber of people at a mastermind will help you be strategic about who you connect with, especially if you’re introverted. Nicholas Bayerle Paying mentors and putting your money where your mouth is gets you value. Mentors can keep you on track as you take big swings and make polarizing, challenging decisions. Create a step by step game plan to utilize the power of groups and community. In Travis’s experience, something like door to door sales is highly secretive, and people think they can’t share their expertise because it’s akin to giving away your secrets, but if you share information in something like a mastermind, everyone benefits. 3 Key Points: When you find the right mastermind fit for you, it will uplevel your network and business. You won’t click or have chemistry with every person you meet, and that’s okay. Finding community is everything. Tweetable Quotes: “Last year’s mastermind, we made our money back in the first half of the first day of the year, directly from one idea that came from that mastermind.” –Chris Harder “When you’re too strategic about relationships, you’re not going to win at relationships. It needs to be organic.” –Dave Ruel “If people don’t hate you, then there’s definitely no one that extremely loves you either. There has to be a polarizing message in everything you do.” –Nicholas Bayerle Resources Mentioned: Chris Harder: https://fortheloveofmoney.com/ (Podcast), https://twitter.com/chriswharder (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/chriswharder (Instagram) Dave Ruel: https://daveruel.com/ (Website), http://effic.co/ (Effic) Nicholas Bayerle: http://www.thebilliondollarbody.com/ (Billion Dollar Body), https://nicholasbayerle.com/squeeze-page15897428 (Website), https://twitter.com/nicholasbayerle (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/nicholasbayerle/ (Instagram) Get podcast coaching from Travis at http://www.travischappell.com/apply (www.travischappell.com/apply). Shop easy, with smartly designed men’s clothes by Mack Weldon at http://www.mackweldon.com/ (www.mackweldon.com) and use promo code “travis” at... For information regarding your data privacy, visit https://www.acast.com/privacy (acast.com/privacy)
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353: Darrah Brustein | How to Start a Networking Group with over 30,000 Members Nov 18, 2019

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Darrah Brustein founded two businesses serving over 30,000 people, and a payment processing company that spans 38 states. She is a prolific writer about thought leadership, read by over 1 million people across Forbes, Entrepreneur, and other publications. In this episode of Build Your Network, you will find out what Darrah learned about business from her first job, how she grew her primary business, and how to amplify your message using meetup groups. Episode Highlights: Darrah is a twin but went to a different school from her twin brother because she wanted to go to a performing arts magnet school. She developed the capability to fit in wherever she went by being an explorer and being interested in learning what made people tick. Darrah achieved nearly straight A’s in high school but her experience trying to fulfill her father’s definition of success is what led her to learn that you have to define success for yourself. Darrah feels that there is a danger in any extremism in your beliefs and that you should try to find a happy medium between polarities whenever possible. She studied Religion and Italian in college, with the perspective that this was her time to learn for the sake of learning. She spoke to her father’s business colleagues to find out what they look for when they’re hiring, and found that they didn’t care what you studied in school unless it was something highly specialized like accounting or engineering; they preferred someone well-rounded. Darrah was contacted by the owner of a boutique she worked for during college, who connected her to a clothing brand the boutique worked with, who hired her. She made $1 million in sales in all of 10 months, only to realize she had hit a ceiling and there was no room to grow in this role or with the company; shortly after that, the company was sold and everyone lost their jobs. This happened a few more times, where she hit sales goals only to be laid off, so she began reflecting on what she really wanted and knew that it was to start her own business. At this point, her twin brother approached her to start a business and Darrah decided that maybe if she “reverse engineered” her passions and skills, it would lead her to being passionate about the product and service of the business itself. Darrah recommends people focus more on networking than what their first job is. She approaches everything with a curiosity and abundance mindset rather than a desperation mindset. When someone approaches you with a desperation mindset, does it make you want to help them? Probably not. Instead of handing out 100 business cards and hoping it turns into one conversation, try having three meaningful conversations which will become exponentially more. Darrah did a giving challenge where she approached one person a day and simply said she wanted to help them solve a problem or tick something off their to-do list with no strings attached. Darrah makes “reconnect files” on her Google Calendar as reminders to reconnect with people on 30 day rotations to keep her contacts engaged. Don’t leave your networking to chance when you know how important it is; it has to be done on purpose, with intention. Darrah started putting on events as a favor for a friend who was struggling to make friends after college outside of a networking or dating context. Starting this event business was a way for Darrah to elevate her primary business while prioritizing connections over contact info. Build a platform and remain consistent as you build it. Who you know matters to open doors, but what you know matters once you walk through the door. The Random Round 3 Key Points: Defining success for yourself is necessary to discover what you want. Approach everything you do with an abundance mindset, and approach networking with a curiosity mindset instead of... For information regarding your data privacy, visit https://www.acast.com/privacy (acast.com/privacy)
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352: Freestyle Friday | How Podcasting Has Changed My Life Nov 15, 2019

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In this episode of Freestyle Friday, your host Travis Chappell shares the three big ways that launching a podcast has changed his life for the better. Episode Highlights: Podcasting kept Travis accountable to personal development. He had barely read anything and hated reading for his entire life before starting to listen to podcasts. Podcasting has grown his network like nothing else because it gives him a reason to connect with anyone he wants. His episode release schedule also holds him accountable to developing his network because he constantly has to provide more interviews with higher and higher level people. It provides Travis with his ideal lifestyle, including freedom of time, location, and finances. He’s recording this episode from a hotel room in Miami because he’s speaking at an event, but he has the freedom to do that. 3 Key Points: Podcasting holds Travis accountable to his own personal development. It has exploded his network beyond what he ever imagined. Launching a podcast has allowed Travis to have the freedom to live the life he’s always wanted. Tweetable Quotes: “Podcasting has literally allowed me to live the life that I want to live.” –Travis Chappell Resources Mentioned: Shop easy, with smartly designed men’s clothes by Mack Weldon at http://www.mackweldon.com/ (www.mackweldon.com) and use promo code “travis” at checkout for 20% off Learn how to network at events at http://www.travischappell.com/yes (www.travischappell.com/yes) Visit Travis’ website at http://www.buildyournetwork.co/ (Buildyournetwork.co) Join the Build Your Network Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/byncommunity/ (BYN.media/fb) Join the Build Your Network University Facebook group here https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2Fbynuniversity (byn.university) Leave a rating and review for the Build Your Network Podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-your-network/id1268488944 (iTunes) Watch Travis’ free masterclass on how to build the network of your dreams at https://threenetworkingsecrets.com/webinar-registration30876682 (threenetworkingsecrets.com) Download the Himalaya App in the https://apps.apple.com/us/app/podcast-audio-player-himalaya/id1275493456 (App Store) or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ximalaya.ting.himalaya&hl=en_US (Google Play) For information regarding your data privacy, visit https://www.acast.com/privacy (acast.com/privacy)
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351: Topic | Connecting With Celebrities with Tom Ward, Gareb Shamus, and George Sheppard Nov 13, 2019

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Tom Ward, a Forbes contributor with his own YouTube channel; Gareb Shamus, the organizer of ACE Comic Con; and George Sheppard, the lead singer of the band Sheppard, share with your host, Travis Chappell, their thoughts on how to connect with celebrities. Episode Highlights: Tom Ward He’s fascinated by influencer marketing, and though he doesn’t do it himself, it’s what he primarily writes about. He still has a regular job in sales, which often surprises people. If you want to change careers or fields, one of the best ways to build evidence for your qualifications is to write. One of the ways Tom made career choices was by interviewing people doing what he wanted to do or thought he wanted to do to help him make informed decisions. He wants to shift into interviewing influencers and celebrities full-time in the next year. His value to an influencer is that he isn’t interested in the gossip, he’s interested in the business. Something else Tom adds is publicity in the most well-regarded business publication in the world, Forbes. People who see his interview with Demi Lovato don’t see the 9 months of work that went into it beforehand. Sales and networking are the same thing, but in networking, you aren’t selling a product, you’re selling yourself. Gareb Shamus ACE Universe was founded to do Comic Cons in a new way, with the aim of building community. Normally, when celebrities are at a Con, it’s a very exclusive and closed experience, but ACE wants these events to be accessible, open, and shareable. Audience demographics of Cons have changed from being 95% 14-15 year old boys to an older, broader demographic because these initial fans stayed with it so the fanbase simply aged up. As fans aged up, content got more mature, then women became part of it, and now there’s the generational aspect of older fans now coming with their kids. Disney’s purchase of Marvel and Star Wars has made fandom more family friendly. Networking is the most important life skill you can have, and it’s something you can always develop and improve upon. Before social media, Gareb had the mindset of making a connection and accessing people however was necessary, and he still does that without limiting himself to, for example, just phone or email. The more you research how you’re connected to someone and you can reach out through a trusted source, the more likely you are to have success. The failure isn’t in not getting a response or in getting no, it’s in not trying in the first place. George Sheppard You can be a great musician but you still need to know the right people to get your music out there. People who are most successful at networking are the people who are genuinely curious about other people. George’s band ended up getting their first single played on Australian radio because their songwriter’s brother’s coworker at a TV station invited them to play on the show. George can never predict what song will be a hit; a song can be good without all the other factors falling into place that makes it a hit. Their connections got them on tour with Justin Bieber and as an opener for Robbie Williams. 3 Key Points: Sales and networking are the same exact thing. Networking is the most important life skill you can cultivate, and it’s never too late to start. You can’t predict or force opportunities. Tweetable Quotes: “It is a long game, but you should always be selling. Always. There’s always a connection to be made, there’s always a coffee to have or a lunch meeting to take or a networking thing to attend.” –Tom Ward “Networking is the most incredible life skill you can have. It never stops, it’s never too late to get started, and it follows you everywhere.” –Gareb Shamus “It starts with the song, but then it’s... For information regarding your data privacy, visit https://www.acast.com/privacy (acast.com/privacy)
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