On this episode of Build Your Network, Host Travis Chappell interviews Harry Duran, host of Podcast Junkies, speaker and author.
Here’s what Travis and Harry discuss in this episode:
* Who is Harry Duran:
* Before podcasting, he listened to a lot of people’s voices.
* When the dotcom craze started, he quit his job to be in some startups.
* His brother convinced him to move to Atlanta to take on a job with a construction company.
* Working with family didn’t work out.
* You spend more time listening to others voices than honoring your own.
* He got another cubicle-style job.
* In 2014 went to New Media Expo with an app.
* He had the idea to do podcasting.
* You are the sum of the five people you most associate with. Quote by Jim Roan.
* Went to see a coach named Taki Moore to help him build his business.
* “When the student is ready the teacher appears.”
* He met a bunch of people who were doing bigger and better things than him, he needed to learn from them.
* He worked for his early mentor around five times in different companies.
* He knew that Harry had an eye for detail and was responsive to coaching.
* He knew Harry had a core skillset that would help with the job.
* He believed that it was better to hire who you know if they have the desired skillset.
* When he had come out of corporate America, he needed a coach.
* Taki Moore gave him a framework for his business.
* In 2 days he gave a ton of content and then gave opportunities to engage with him at different levels afterward.
* You always need to be working with someone who’s interested in what’s the latest and greatest in your industry.
* If you have a coach who doesn’t have a coach, you need a new coach.
* The cost of coaching can be shocking because in the corporate world your company pays for your training.
* When you hear someone mention a high-ticket offer, your initial reaction to that is indicative of where you are and what you can charge for your services.
* The types of relationships you develop in masterminds add so much value to the experience.
* We have the tendencyto not give ourselves enough credit for what we do.
* It’s important to package up your intellectual property and provide it as
* There’s plenty of work for everyone, if you add value and lead with your personality there will be a unique subset of people who are attracted to you.
* We all have unique stories, people often wait too long to turn around and teach what they’ve learned.
* Do you believe that what you know or who you know is more important and why?
* They work synergistically. Luck is when opportunity meets preparation.
* If you can’t get what you know into your network, it won’t reach the amount of people it has the potential to reach.
* Give a story about a time when a connection in Harry’s life led to a moment of success.
* He had been listening to James Schramko’s podcasts, went to his teaching and met Taki, his coach.
* He worked through the guidelines that were given and had success.
* How far behind in business and life would you be without your networking relationships?
* He wouldn’t have the business he currently does.
* You need to quickly find out what it is that you don’t know and surround yourself with the community that can get you there.
* We focus on just in case learning instead of just in time learning.
* Is there a reason why people don’t network?
* Fear of spending money to learn things from others.
* You need to realize that you have a lot to learn and you can’t do it on your own.