Building a Network by Being Unapologetically Aggressive

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Getting married earlier this year, my mom mentioned at my wedding how amazed she was to see the transformation from a shy introverted boy to who I am now. When I arrived in San Francisco, I shamelessly emailed people I found interesting. I even reached out to the COO of Heroku, which was in a similar field to my 3D printing company. He agreed to meet for coffee, and I ended up working with him for two years, learning a great deal. Building a network is all about being unapologetically aggressive in connecting with people doing interesting things, asking them questions, and providing value. This approach still works for me, even though I'm busy now. When asked about interesting people shaping the future, I highly recommend Deb Prell, who has profound insights into education and where the world is heading.

Justin Mares is an entrepreneur.

He started two consumer brands that each have done $100mm+ in sales in less than 5 years (Kettle & Fire and Perfect Keto). He also started Surely Wines which has done millions in sales. He's now working on TrueMed, which allows health and wellness brands to tap into the $140B in consumer HSA/FSA accounts

He is one of the most interesting people I've studied.

0:00 What Are You A Top 1% Consumer Of?

3:10 Why Is USA Sick & Unhealthy? (Justin’s Current Obsession)

9:19 What Can You Do About It?

11:42 Spotting Trends

16:36 Making Connections With Interesting People

19:30 How Do You Take Depressed People & Make Them Happy

23:15 Is The World Getting Better Or Worse?

29:00 Justin’s Current Project (TrueMed)

33:00 Finding Your Passion

35:31 Building A World-Class Network

40:52 Who Are The People Building The Future?