Episode 22: Ryan Paugh on Superconnectors and Building Stronger Business Relationships

The Power of Bold

Adam Pascarella discusses relationship building with Ryan Paugh, the co-founder and COO of The Community Company and co-author of Superconnector: Stop Networking and Start Building Business Relationships That Matter. The interview begins with Ryan discussing how he became an entrepreneur (02:07 - 08:10) and how he approaches networking and relationship building as an introvert (08:11 - 13:18). Ryan then speaks about some of the early mistakes he made when connecting with others (13:19 - 15:19) and how his experience meeting his co-author inspired some of the principles in Superconnector (15:20 - 19:33). Ryan and Adam then discuss what makes a person a Superconnector (19:34 - 23:43) and why we must remain patient in order to build strong, long-lasting business relationships (23:44 - 28:22). Ryan then provides some advice on how you can build a robust community of professional connections (28:23 - 33:23) and how you should leverage the "Pyramid of Influence" to meet an A-list individual (33:24 - 38:30). The interview concludes with Ryan sharing his thoughts on following-up with new connections (38:31 - 42:17) and how he would approach his dream connection (42:18 - 45:00). For show notes and a transcript of this episode, visit www.thepowerofbold.com.