“Networking is a relationship-building game. And if you're in business or a professional who's looking to move up, you are in the business of networking, you're in the business of people and so networking has to be a part of our DNA.”

Experts concur that those with the greatest connections are frequently the most successful. Investing in your personal and professional relationships can pay off in the long run for your career. Networking is key to building your skill set, keeping up with industry trends, keeping an eye on the job market, meeting potential mentors, business partners, and clients, and having access to the tools you need to further your career.

Today in the episode, we have Jonathan Gehrig, a successful entrepreneur with over 16 years as a business owner. He has been a top producing producer across multiple industry verticals and has helped thousands of sales professionals excel in the industry. He has traveled the nation training companies on sales and leadership and has spoken on many stages at leadership and business functions. He has turned individuals with no sales experience into top performing, making multiple six figures in less than 12 months. He is a master of referrals and has taught others how to be masters of referrals. Today he’s here to talk about the importance of networking in your personal and professional life. Stay tuned.

Key Highlights

[00:00:52] Introduction to today’s guest: Jonathan Gehrig
[00:02:24] Jonathan’s background and how he got to a spot where networking was a good part and piece of his business
[00:05:19] Recommended tools and trades for introverted people who want to network
[00:07:53] What Jonathan trains and/or teach that is different within his networking culture that he has
[00:10:50] Jonathan talks about Quest Connect and the Quest Connect Tournament
[00:18:59] The criteria that go into the Quest Connect Tournament
[00:22:22] Type of prizes associated with the tournament
[00:24:58] Jonathan’s additional remarks
[00:30:37] Ways of reaching referrals in networking

Notable Quotes

● Networking enabled me to scale my business rapidly. The put-on stages started to help people who needed help understanding how to network properly and ask for referrals properly, which I consider referrals being a part of networking.

● There are multiple levels of people, and we must understand that the success journey is intentional, so we have to know ourselves before we can go out and figure out how we will network to scale our business properly.

● Networking is a relationship-building game. And if you're in business or a professional looking to move up, you are in the business of networking, you're in the business of people, so networking has to be a part of our DNA.

● We believe in intentionality, which is what is missing in networking.

● In Quest Connect, we teach people how to intentionally and incrementally use this to scale their business, find their team, and find their roundtable of advisors that should be in business with them, working with them to help them scale their business. But also how to work with your children, how to work with your spouse, all of this goes into it because if we're not having fun in life, we're not going to be having fun in business.

Resources

To get in touch with Joe:

LinkedIn: LinkedIn

Twitter: Twitter

Podcast: Lavahot Podcast

To get in touch with Jonathan:

Twitter: Twitter

LinkedIn: LinkedIn

If you want to sign up for the Quest Connect Tournament, go to: http://questconnect.net/  

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