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On the show today, we welcome Rory Golod. The SVP of Growth and Communications at Compass. Not only is Rory a fearless leader, someone you can learn a lot from, and an example of someone truly introspective, but he is also a kick-ass guitar player! We have a great conversation today about how his childhood in Cold Spring Harbor and how that shaped the man he is today, how his guitar-playing journey started at 11, and why he loves perpetual activities. We learn about the different stops along his career journey to where he is today, at Compass, and why he thinks business FOMO is the worst of its kind! We reflect on the common thread of his compilation of positions and talk about inspirational people in his life. To learn more about Rory and to find out if he answers not five, but six, of my fearless five questions, start listening now!
Key Points From This Episode:
- How Rory’s childhood and family life in Cold Spring Harbor shaped him into the man he is today.
- We hear about his rock-star guitar playing and how it all started when he was 11.
- Why he loves perpetual activities.
- How Led Zeppelin inspired him to pick guitar (versus another instrument).
- He shares what it was like winning the 2008 Robins School Business Plan Competition Entrepreneurship Club.
- More about his experience at Yext and what he was doing there.
- How he wound up working at Compass (and who pursued him the most!)
- Why Rory thinks business FOMO is the worst kind of FOMO.
- He walks us through the journey of his different positions at Compass.
- The common thread throughout his different positions and their themes.
- Rory talks about the most inspirational people in his life.
- We share thoughts on working remotely.
- Robert Refkin, Dazed and Confused, and more with the fearless five (or six, just for Rory).
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Rory Golod on Instagram
Rory Golod on LinkedIn
Led Zeppelin
Derek Trucks
University of Richmond Robins School of Business
Yext
Bloomberg
Compass
Rob Lehman on LinkedIn
Leonard Steinberg on LinkedIn
Kobe Bryant
Mamba Mentality Quotes on Instagram
Robert Refkin
Kelly Minds Her Manors
Kelly Minds Her Manors on Instagram
Kelly Minds Her Manors on Tiktok
The Kelly Robinson Team / Compass
Kelly Robinson / Compass
