The first step is to make a list of people you want to sit down with. Then ask yourself, what would i be? If i could ask them one question? What would i be most interested to ask that person about? Some people, you won't be able up with anything. Others, you're gong to have three or four questions that you can't wait to ask them. Its like a good podcass host. Now you have really pointed questions specific to that person. And so that's the first step, is finding just a handful of folks whom you want to go sit down with and have a cup of coffee with. You can build that list in a number of
Patrick Kilner reveals why traditional networking methods no longer work—and shares his simple process for expanding influence.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why everyone needs to find six key relationships
2) The simple secret to winning anyone over
3) One question you should never ask—and another you should always ask
Pat Kilner has created and led three companies: two in the real estate space and one in the training world. He’s currently the CEO of the Kilner Companies which includes The Kilner & Kirk Group, The Indispensable Agent, and Tower Hill Enterprises. Pat is also the co-founder of the DC Accelerator, a young professional development non-profit. Pat serves on the boards of primary education initiatives and donates time to develop strategic plans for inner-city non-profits at the service of youth in the DC metro area. His companies support the special needs community in the DC areas as well as in Jamaica. He studied business and philosophy at The Catholic University of America and taught and studied economics at the Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona, Spain, where he achieved a Master’s degree. Pat lives in the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC with his wife, Elena, and their children.