Network Today: Changing the Networking Mindset

Discipline is not Rob’s favorite word, but it’s a practice we all need! This week we discuss the importance of disciplining ourselves in order to grow our business and professional relationships. We’re also joined by guest J.C. Beltran, entrepreneur, and professional implementer. He shares his tips on how to stay disciplined within your networking and business processes, and how to use curiosity to fuel that discipline.

“If I’m curious about people, then I’m going to be engaged. I’m going to find out more about them, I’m going to network in a very purposeful way. – J.C. Beltran

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Guest: J.C. Beltran

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Timestamps:

(00:00:00) Pumped Up Intro of Topic and Guest

(00:06:58) Grand Slam Success Stories for the Week

(00:12:27) Introducing Guest J.C. Beltran

(00:13:48) J.C.’s Networking Disciplines

(00:14:58) Discipline Implementable Actions

(00:17:18) Turning Discipline into Curiosity

(00:18:32) How to Work Through Discipline Ruts

(00:21:00) Connect with J.C. Beltran

(00:22:10) Big Takeaways from J.C.’s Discipline Advice

(00:25:24) Additional Tips on Discipline

(00:27:27) Connect with Us Online & Free Resources

This week we’re discussing the importance of following up in your networking practices. Follow up is important for lead generation and relationship building. We’re also joined by our guest, Russell Duckworth, business development professional and master of following up. He shares his secret to success in creating and maintaining relationships with new connections through follow up.

“You don’t really realize the importance of planting the seed, tending, weeding, feeding, and earning the right to harvest that piece of fruit until it’s there. But then after that happens a few times, you begin to see the value of spending that kind of follow up energy where it needs to be spent.” – Russell Duckworth

We apologize for the audio at the beginning of the episode, it gets better around the 3-minute mark! Thanks for listening!

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Guest: Russell Duckworth

New episodes posted every Tuesday!

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Purple Cow Branding: https://www.purplecowbranding.com/

Smart Office USA: https://smartofficeusa.com/

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Timestamps:

(00:00:00) The Importance of Following Up

(00:05:42) Grand Slam Success Stories of the Week

(00:10:18) Introduction of Guest Russell Duckworth

(00:13:50) Russell’s System for Following Up

(00:17:49) Connect with Russell Duckworth

(00:19:55) Big Takeaways from Russell’s Tips

(00:22:12) Extra Follow Up Ideas

(00:23:03) Favorite Follow Up Tips

(00:25:34) What’s in Store for Next Week

(00:26:01) Connect with Us Online & Free Resources

Everyone’s been there, that awkward moment when you’ve been ghosted. It’s unprofessional, but it’s inevitable. This week we discuss our thoughts on getting no response after one-on-one meetings with new professional peers, and what we can do after the fact. We bring in guest Grace Speese, President of the Farmers Branch Chamber of Commerce, to share her thoughts on receiving no response and how she handles it.

“Sometimes I’ve spent a year, or two years, of following up with people, and sometimes those turn out to be your best clients, your biggest sales… because busy, difficult to get a hold of people are going to respect your perseverance.” – Grace Speese

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Guest: Grace Speese

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Purple Cow Branding: https://www.purplecowbranding.com/

Smart Office USA: https://smartofficeusa.com/

MPowered Advantage: https://mpoweredadvantage.com/

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) How Our Networking Has Been Improving

(00:01:39) Being Ghosted

(00:05:05) Grand Slam Success Stories of the Week

(00:10:17) Introducing Guest Grace Speese

(00:12:14) How to Handle Being Ghosted & Following Up

(00:18:01) Connect with Grace Speese

(00:19:11) Takeaways from Grace’s Insight

(00:23:11) Ghost Stories

(00:24:26) Tips to Avoid Getting No Response

(00:27:13) Connect with Us Online & Free Resources

This week we’re discussing how intentional focus can make an exponential impact on the growth of your business and professional relationships. We’re also joined by George Mayfield, founder of Frameworks Consulting. We discussed tips on how to maintain focus in your business and workflow, as well as how to stay focused during networking events and stay on track of your goals.

“In business, you need to focus on the things that are going to bring you revenue. Keep those things documented and written out, and then whenever you’re seeing things in black and white, it’s a lot easier to say, ‘these things are going to bring me revenue, these things are going to bring me closer to my mission.’” – George Mayfield

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Guest: George Mayfield

New episodes posted every Tuesday!

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Purple Cow Branding: https://www.purplecowbranding.com/

Smart Office USA: https://smartofficeusa.com/

MPowered Advantage: https://mpoweredadvantage.com/

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) How Focus Affects Our Work

(00:03:32) Focus Case Studies

(00:06:32) Grand Slam Success Stories of the Week

(00:11:46) How to Focus with George Mayfield

(00:17:00) Staying Focused at a Networking Event

(00:19:55) Takeaways from our Conversation with George

(00:22:25) Key Points on Focusing

(00:27:07) Connect with Us Online & Free Resources

(00:28:41) Why Focus Affects Networking

It can be so easy to get distracted when attending networking events or trying to get work done. Luckily this week we have some tips for how to focus and drive success. We’re also joined by our guest this week, Marc Neace, CEO and Creative Director of SyncLab Media, LLC.

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Guest: Marc Neace

New episodes posted every Tuesday!

Thank you to our partners this week:

Purple Cow Branding: https://www.purplecowbranding.com/

Smart Office USA: https://smartofficeusa.com/

MPowered Advantage: https://mpoweredadvantage.com/

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) Introduction – the Struggle to Not Get Distracted

(00:06:43) Purple Cow Branding

(00:07:10) Grand Slam Success Stories of the Week

(00:13:10) SmartOffice USA

(00:13:45) Avoiding Distractions with Mark Neace

(00:28:44) MPowered Advantage

(00:29:11) How to Not Get Distracted in One-on-One Sessions

(00:31:51) Electronic Distractions

(00:33:35) Managing Office Distractions

(00:34:55) Closing Thoughts

(00:36:36) Connect with Us Online & Free Resources

We’re talking about Networking No No’s – what behaviors to avoid in order to make the best impression and focus on the good stuff. We also discuss positive networking behavior when sharing our Grand Slam success stories of the week. This week we’re joined by our first guest, Jaime Ellithorpe, a business and marketing consultant with expertise in lead generating. We ask for her top advice of what not to do when networking, as well as tips for newbies joining the networking world. We close the episode by discussing our Top Networking No No’s list.

“I had a mentor tell me to stay abundant, and to just get into the right mindset before you even enter the room, and tell yourself that I’m going to give, I’m not going into this room to get.” – Jaime Ellithorpe

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Guest: Jaime Ellithorpe

New episodes posted every Tuesday!

Thank you to our partners this week:

Purple Cow Branding: https://www.purplecowbranding.com/

Smart Office USA: https://smartofficeusa.com/

MPowered Advantage: https://mpoweredadvantage.com/

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) The Importance of Networking No No’s

(00:02:20) No No Faux Pas Examples

(00:06:39) Grand Slam Success Stories of the Week

(00:10:49) Introducing Jaime Ellithorpe and discussing her Networking No No’s

(00:17:29) Jaime’s tips for Networking Newbies

(00:20:43) List of Top Networking No No’s

(00:28:20) Newbie No No Tip

(00:29:55) Connect with Us Online & Free Resources

Welcome to the first episode of Network Today! We’re here to share our best networking tips and teach you how to go from meeting people to making money. Our hosts are Rob Bliss and Sheryl Powers: two business entrepreneurs and network professionals located in the DFW Metroplex. This week we’re talking about Newbies: what is a newbie? We share our top tips for newbies who are getting started in the networking scene. We also share our Grand Slam success stories of the week. Tune in to future episodes for more tips on how to change your networking mindset and shorten the long game of networking.

Resources:

Visit our website at https://NetworkTodayDFW.com/for free resources, join our newsletter, and more.

We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected].

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New episodes posted every Tuesday!

Thank you to our partners this week:

Purple Cow Branding: https://www.purplecowbranding.com/

Smart Office USA: https://smartofficeusa.com/

MPowered Advantage: https://mpoweredadvantage.com/

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) Introducing the Podcast and Hosts Rob Bliss and Sheryl Powers

(00:02:40) What is a Newbie?

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(00:04:36) Sheryl’s Grand Slam Success Story of the Week

(00:09:40) Top Tips for Networking Newbies

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(00:15:03) Rob’s Grand Slam Success Story of the Week

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(00:17:20) Connect with Us Online & Free Resources

Tune in to Network Today on June 7th!