Intro

In this Networking 101 masterclass, the Tiger Sisters break down the mindset shifts, ice‑breakers, and conference hacks that turn small‑talk into intros and deals. You’ll leave with a play‑by‑play script for starting, steering, and gracefully ending any conversation, a mini‑framework for communicating effectively with execs, and personal anecdotes from Jean and Cherie!

🔑 What you’ll learn

• 7 Non‑Cringe Secrets MBA grads swear by including how to “pre-game” an event

• Conference Lobby Hack: skip the $3 K badge and camp out at the hotel

• Mindset Flip that doubles serendipity: turn FOMO into “best‑case” thinking

• Twitter, Not Tolstoy Rule for exec chats – deliver value ASAP

• 2 graceful exit lines that end any convo (and never sound like “I have to go to the bathroom”)

⏰ Timestamps

00:00  Does networking feel icky? How to be magnetic, not cringe 🙅‍♀️

01:00  Roadmap: 7 non‑cringe secrets & two exercises 📍

03:40  Read the Circle and start in Safe Zones ☕🍤

04:51  Mindset Check – pep up or call it 🥱💡

07:34  $0 Conference Hack – work the hotel lobby, skip the $3 K badge 💼

10:17  Best‑case vs. worst‑case thinking 😬

13:19  Hit‑List Pregame – DM speakers & attendees early 📧📋

15:26 “Twitter Not Tolstoy” – exec convo guidelines 🐦📄

20:52  How to gracefully exit a conversation 🎀

26:06  Please like, comment, and subscribe/follow! 🔔

Subscribe & tap the 🔔 so you don’t miss part 3, and drop a comment and rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

------------------------------------------------------------

🐯👯‍♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Silicon Valley & Wall Street Big Sisters

Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week  ✨

We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.What you’ll get (and keep)• 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required• Recession‑Proof Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money• Networking Scripts that Work – emails/DMs behind Goldman offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships• Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses• Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach• Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and fun• ⬇️ Free Templates & Worksheets linked in episodesWhy trust us?• Cherie Brooke Luo – 100 M+ views demystifying big tech, finance, entrepreneurship, & MBA life• Jean Luo – ex‑Goldman, ex‑Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor & advisor• Together – 4 Ivy degrees • built billion‑dollar product lines • two startups – translated into plain English so anyone can level‑up.👉 Hit Subscribe & tap the 🔔, follow and rate us 5 ⭐️ on Spotify & Apple Podcasts!Share this channel with your friends & let’s level up together.

------------------------------------------------------------💛 LET'S CONNECT: ~ CHERIE ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke 📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke ✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/ 👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/ ~ JEAN ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo 🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS🛍️ ITEMS REFERENCED:🍵 Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com🍿 WATCH NEXT:Tiger Sisters Season 4:Everything we learned in 29 minutes at Harvard Business Schoolhttps://youtu.be/JGitajVC4IM?si=MpFltMcRFFkD1M-R Tiger Sisters Season 3:Be Dumb to Succeed (the secret from two-time Y Combinator founder Vu Tran)https://youtu.be/0OopMnFAeoE?si=jmNBSZN3rQvifByS