Your Potential For Everything

In this episode, your host, Alex, speaks with John Davidson about networking and how to connect with people on their level. They discuss what not to do when connecting with people and it involves not asking for that selfie if you can help it. If you find yourself in a role where networking is vital to your career, but you just don't know how to do it, then this is the episode for you.

John Davidson has led an extremely diverse life from being a professional skateboarder to doing a TEDx talk and now as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Esports Trade Association. He has traversed all different industries and has learned how each group of people networks slightly differently. For him, networking is all about relationship building and serving others before selling them on something. John says you have to be genuine with people and that's how you build a long term, mutual relationship with them.

He is an active speaker on gaming and youth marketing, is formerly the Head of Partnerships at Game Stop and currently leads Esports for PRG, the world's leading event technology company. Ever the multipotentialite, John is also an advisor for Stadia Ventures and Dallas Influencers in Sports and Entertainment. Through a diverse career in skateboarding, video production, marketing and business development, John has a unique perspective and understanding of sub-cultures and consumer behavior.

Stay up-to-date on all of John's happenings by following his journey.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-davidson-42953846/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/j0hndavids0n?lang=en

Esports Trade Association Conference: https://bit.ly/2CpVLuo

John Davidson says genuine "authenticity" is the key to successful networking. Listen to Alex's full interview Tuesday, August 18, 2020, here - or on your favorite podcast platform.

Jill Haber is a self-proclaimed People Connector and has gained valuable networking throughout her career. She knew she was a networker from an early age and utilized this ability to her advantage. She has over 15 years' experience developing and executing comprehensive integrated marketing programs for some of the world's top brands including Toyota, Amstel Light, and Hershey's.

Recently, Jill had a LinkedIn post about being laid off during COVID-19 go viral, with over 350,000 views. As a result of the post, Jill was inundated with well wishes and LinkedIn connection requests. She chose to use her new LinkedIn "influencer" status to help others who were laid off or furloughed as a result of the pandemic by highlighting one unemployed person each day to her network. Post views are typically over 2,000 and have gone as high as 5,000 views.

Through her new networking endeavor, a reporter from Bloomberg news reached out to Jill to be featured in an article about the extra $600/week for those who are receiving unemployment benefits that ended on July 31st. With so many people like Jill relying on the extra $600/week to help pay the bills, she received comments and direct messages from unemployed people from all over the country. In addition to the article, Bloomberg also featured Jill in a digital short video on the same topic.

Jill's goal is to use her new found "LinkedIn fame" to continue to support the countless wonderful people who are struggling to find work in this economy. She is also a spin instructor and accomplished triathlete, outside of work you can find Jill in the gym, on a hiking trail or navigating the ocean on her paddle board.

Contact Jill on Linkedin to be featured or to connect at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrhaber/

In this episode, Jill discusses how she realized at a young age that she loved to connect people. She gives you tips and tricks on how to be a better networker even if you are an introvert. The discussion heads into some funny twists when Jill discusses how she had to pivot during a job assignment and figure out how to get cars, held at the border in Mexico, out of customs and into the USA. You will learn about the ins and outs of networking from Jill's perspective which is down to earth and centered.