When Michael went from high school teacher to Broadway producer in under two years people started to ask him how he managed it.  Michael began his career as a high school English teacher before producing Off Broadway and then on Broadway. This combination of experience in the arts and entrepreneurship led to Michael starting an arts incubator program to teach more artists about building and growing their own businesses (PLAE). Eventually, he decided to develop a workshop on networking which grew into a full time consulting practice and that became Small Pond Enterprises.

Show Highlights

As Michael speaks, he discusses how to build a business model around connecting people.

Michael discusses his entry point into Broadway and his untraditional networking framework. 

Key Takeaways

It’s not about what you do. It’s what you do for the client.

Relationship retention is what makes you successful.

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