give your network a chance
Your network wants to support you in building your dreams. Are you giving them the chance to?
One of my coaching clients is a chef who worked in many top restaurants before starting a company.
The product his team has developed is amazing, innovative, and delicious 🔥
As the CEO of a small team and a first-time business owner, my client was strapped for time and feeling the pressures of having to make sales while also fundraising, managing the team, doing production, and the twelve other hats that early-stage Founders have to wear.
So, he was considering to hire a sales consultant to help -- an expensive overhead cost for any early-stage startup.
So, we took a step back to explore other solutions and I asked my client a simple question:
“Have you tried using your network?”
This Founder's background had earned him quite the rolodex of chef contacts. All of whom were ideal clients and only one to two degrees of connection away.
But calling these contacts, asking them to try the product, and be the first customers was a haaaard no for this Founder. They didn’t want to burn bridges or come off as sleezy. They didn’t want their connections to feel like they are being taking advantage of.
Consequently, they were more willing and comfortable to spend a lot of time, energy, and money on selling to strangers vs working the warm leads and connections they already had at their disposal.
This is a common block I see with my clients when starting a business or searching for a new job working on the future of food.
They know what they want, but they are hesitant to ask their network for help so they just don’t do it.
If this sounds like you, know that you are not alone AND it’s time to see things differently.
In my new course Strategic Networking, I will teach you how to use your network in a way that feels good, authentic, and true to you to grow your business.
Over 4 weeks you will learn online and offline networking strategies that will help you to:
💰 Increase your sales
💰 Get more job opportunities
💰 Attract your ideal client
💰 Gain superfans
💰 Find amazing mentors
All without having to hire more people and increase your headcount.
We start this Wednesday, May 8!
Doors are almost closed. I wouldn’t wait.
🎥 In this video, I share examples of common blocks clients experience around using their network to reach their goals. It’s totally normal to feel apprehensive. But once you move through that… the world becomes your oyster and business becomes so much easier. Watch here.
PS: Thinking about joining but on the fence? I have a special enrollment bonus for you if you register in the next 48 hours. Reply back to this email for more info.