Entrepreneurs on Fire The Art & Science of Influence with Jon Levy: An EOFire Classic from 2021
Jul 28, 2024
Jon Levy, a behavioral scientist known for his research on connection, trust, and influence, shares insightful strategies for fostering genuine relationships. He discusses why traditional networking fails and emphasizes the importance of authentic connections. Levy highlights the critical role of trust in entrepreneurship, illustrating it through relaxed settings like hiking. He explains how vulnerability and collaboration deepen bonds, and advocates for meaningful conversations to effectively establish influence.
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Don't Network — Make Friends
- Stop treating networking as transactional and avoid events that make you feel 'dirty'.
- Instead, design interactions that cause people to become friends by leaning into shared enjoyment of making friends.
Status-Blind Dinners Produce Authenticity
- The dinners forced attendees to interact without status cues by cooking and guessing identities before the reveal.
- That format produced authentic connections that lasted beyond celebrity titles.
Mystery Dinners To Forge Real Bonds
- Jon hosted 227 mystery dinner parties where guests cooked together and guessed identities before a reveal.
- Guests included Nobel laureates, Olympians, celebrities and industry leaders to foster genuine connection.