biz advice from a “Shark Tank” shark inside 🦈

friend- remember when we talked about the 5 styles of mentorship (traditional, co, reverse, from afar, and moments) and shared about how you can glean valuable mentorship nuggets from someone you admire and/or who’s farther along on a similar journey in just moments…

 

well today we’re doing that together… with original “shark” from the hit tv show shark tank: kevin harringon.

 

with companies that gross over $500m a year, i’ve distilled our hour-long conversation into his top tips on what contributes to that success... in 4.5 minutes!

 

cliffnotes to his 2 biggest points:

 

1. become a person of influence.

 

2. build and nurture a great network who will go to bat for you, and you for them.

 

his belief: there are many people who are great at what they do, but feel unfulfilled.

his solution: become a key person of influence, which results in more money, impact, influence, and fun.

 

kevin breaks it down in these video clips. click on each to watch: 

 

-the benefits of becoming a key person of influence in your field (31 seconds)

 

-why relationship management is the key to long-term success...and getting a seat as a “shark” on shark tank (46 seconds)

 

-why you’re not too busy to pause and recharge… and the creative benefits you get from doing so (48 seconds)

 

-what he learned growing to $500m in sales (23 seconds)

 

-stop striving to be an overnight success and do this instead (37 seconds)

 

-more on the truth behind ‘overnight success’ (31 seconds)

 

-there are varying degrees of influence to consider (29 seconds)

 

-what makes a truly successful business partnership (16 seconds)

 

-the financial power of improving your network (11 seconds)

 

does any of kevin’s advice stand out for you? what’s something you can put into action?

 

in your corner, darrah

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