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?