If you’re anything like me, you struggle with networking. I’ve maintained a long-held disdain for these, often, after-work events.

I’ve recently realized that one of the reasons I’ve detested it so, is because I was mostly doing it wrong. Thankfully for you and me, today’s guest is here to help us understand the ‘right’ way to build relationships, and build them he has.

I’m talking about Scott Gerber who, along with Ryan Paugh, has written a fantastic book (surprise) on the subject. Scott and Ryan are the co-founders of CommunityCompany, the team behind professional communities such as YEC, an organization composed of more than fifteen hundred of the world’s most successful young entrepreneurs founded by Scott and Forbes Councils.

Their book comes out officially on February 27, 2018, but you can pre-order it now. It’s called Superconnector: Stop Networking and Start Building Business Relationships That Matter.

I hope you’ll sit in with us as we discuss Scott’s book together.

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In today’s episode, I ask Scott to share about:

• How we can begin to change our thinking so that we think more like a Super Connector and less like a Networker
• How to talk to anyone by simply asking the right questions
• The dos and don’ts of introductions
• …and plenty more!

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Books Scott Recommends

The books of Adam Grant

The books of Dan Schawbel

The books of Tim Ferriss

The books of Ryan Holiday

The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

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