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Today’s guest is an industry leader in building and managing personalized, invitation-only communities for world-class executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals.
He is CEO of The Community Company, an organization that builds community-driven programs for global brands and media companies, founder of Young Entrepreneur Council, an invitation-only organization comprised of the world’s most successful young entrepreneurs and founder of Forbes Councils, a collective of invitation-only organizations for top-notch executives.
He is also an internationally syndicated columnist, author of “Never Get a ‘Real’ Job” and co-author of “Superconnector: Stop Networking and Start Building Business Relationships that Matter.”
Please join me in welcoming Scott Gerber.
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In this episode, we discuss:
- his thoughts on leadership: “Leadership and partnership go hand in hand. Good leaders know how to lead by consensus because they have put together a team of smart people who deserve to be heard.
- how he has been active in leadership roles from an early age, and how those roles shaped him into the leader he is today.
- his experience with business failure and how it was one of the greatest lessons he’s ever learned.
- his view of the cross-section of humanity and technology and how he uses technology to enhance relationships.
- his thoughts on generational differences in his business model.
- how he was able to identify and then work with his weaknesses to create a successful business.
LINKS
- Scott Gerber on LinkedIn and Twitter
- www.scottdgerber.com
- www.superconnectorbook.com
Books:
- “Croissants vs. Bagels: Strategic, Effective, and Inclusive Networking at Conferences” by Robbie Samuels
- “Superconnector: Stop Networking and Start Building Business Relationships that Matter” by Scott Gerber and Ryan Paugh
- “Never Get a ‘Real’ Job: How to Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke” by Scott Gerber
Other Resources:
- ScheduleOnce makes it easy to schedule meetings without all the usual back and forth messages.
- Listen to my interview with Dorie Clark.
- Learn more about Jason Nazar.
- Learn more about Jayson Gaignard.
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- On the Schmooze podcast archive and show notes for recent episodes
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