1) Anna Genrich
2) Domain expert. Anna is a coach and is very knowledgeable about the industry.
3) I found her on Instagram and contacted her there.
4) She simply gave me feedback on my business idea.
5) She offers knowledge, as she has been a coach for much longer than I have.
1) Justin Laury
2) Market expert. This person is a market expert because he is in a similar field and is very successful in his business.
3) Justin is one of my old coaches, so I didn't have to go searching for him.
4) He have me feedback on my idea and we may potentially work together to bring it to life. It will then be profitable for both of us.
5) Having Justin in my network is vital, as he has every connection in the book when it comes to the gymnastics world. He also already has a platform he is open to helping me expose myself through.
1) Nick Ruddock
2) Supplier. Nick Rudduck almost does exactly what I want to do, but he is based in the UK. He too is very successful in his business as it seems.
3) A friend recommended that I check him out after telling her about my business idea, and I reached out to him on Instagram.
4) He too simply gave me feedback on my idea, no exchanging needed.
5) Having him in my network will be a huge asset if he is willing to work with/ collaborate with me later down the line.
This was different from other networking I've done in the past because it was all over the phone, not in person. This exercise doesn't really change how I will network in the future.
Vanasia,
ReplyDeleteI can relate to you in regards to having to network over the phone and not in person. I'm wondering how networking will change overall with the COVID-19 going on. It seems more difficult now to have face to face conversations with people, so will the majority of communication be held online? And would this have any drastic difference on the outcome?
Hi Vanasia,
ReplyDeleteThese sound like really great contacts! I agree with your thought that creating these contacts will be very beneficial if they are willing to collaborate with you in the future. Are you thinking about working collaboratively with them on the coaching material that will be posted on your service, or do you plan to work with them as sponsors? Either way, having them as contacts should help you both personally and professionally in the long run!