In this episode host, Jason Pereira talks to Gil Petersil. He talks about how editing and auditing your networks, both online and offline, have massive impacts on your business.
Episode Highlights:
- 0.36: Gil talks about his years of experience in networking. He has set up few businesses around them.
- 01.32: Gil gives a little background of his career journey. He has handled various jobs with large and small brands.
- 02.41: He adds that he has gained the required experience as a sales manager, waiter, executive, and many more; now, he can give back as a coach and teacher.
- 05.01: Gil shares few recent examples of brands approaching him during the pandemic since people are not buying many products or services.
- 06.00: Gil doesn’t believe in time-consuming all-day training instead he prefers experimenting and then later sees how it works.
- 07.29: Gil talks about ethical deals and organizing the network effectively.
- 11.00: Gil talks about “If I want to develop my business from 100 a month to million a month or billion in a year, it ultimately comes down to how do I transform my network.”
- 12.58: Jason says, “At the end of the end, it comes down to relationship.
- 13.40: Gil stresses the importance of networking and how business gets affected by poor choices.
- 17.56: Gil shares that he has learned some life hacks, tips, tricks, methodologies, and formulas that he has not perfected yet, but they are working very well.
- 19.35: For the digital marketing realm, COVID 19 was a gift for them.
- 20.29: Gil shares his love for those companies that decided to change their vision and mission during COVID19.
- 21.11: COVID19 pushed people to innovate. A classic example is Zoom calls and meetings.
- 23.21: Jason asks Gil to share his inputs on what a financial advisor can do to strengthen their referral business.
- 25.36: Gil points out that it is specific to per person, industry or organization what approach they are taking. Still, he shares few impactful points.
- 28.23: Jason agrees to the points shared by Gil and adds that the referral business that he gets from his colleagues or competitors.
- 30:39: Gil shares that following people, but not adding any value, disconnecting people, it is excruciating in most cases.
- 31.46: He adds that if we make mistakes in networking and follow those mistakes, you can do better and better every time. Make sure your networking is healthy.
3 Key Points:
- Jason Pereira asks Gil what is it that you do to help business?
- Jason Pereira and Gil discuss given the current situation organization across the globe has to strengthen their digital presence, as there is no other way around it.
- Gil shares that knowledge should be free. As a financial planner, if you are not giving all your knowledge for free, you are doing something wrong.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “When talking about networking, it always comes down to the people who are around you.” - Gil Petersil
- “When it comes to your business, your network is everything.” - Jason Pereira
- “Networking is not an act of maliciousness, but an act of mutual benefit.” - Jason Pereira
- “During the COVID19, it is important more than ever to build a network.” - Gil Petersil
- “Networking is extremely painful.” - Gil Petersil
Resources Mentioned:
- Gil Petersil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilpetersil/
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