This week, Dan Ryan sits down to talk about the INDIEConFab, a conference he attended and emceed earlier this week. He recaps on the two days he spent there and provides insights on what he thought about it (spoiler: he loved it) and summarizes the different segments he got the opportunity to emcee for! Listen to hear about Dan’s experience at the INDIEConFab!
Takeaways:
- Mentorship can be both formal and informal but should focus on genuine curiosity and openness.
- Mentors should be prepared to guide mentees even if it means encouraging them to explore opportunities outside the current organization.
- Beyond traditional metrics like growth and revenue, success includes the quality of relationships built, the impact made on others, and the experiences created.
- There is a shift from "outdoor leisure" to "experiential hospitality," indicating a broader scope of creating immersive and engaging customer experiences.
- Authenticity in development (not "faking the funk") leads to better financial performance and genuine neighborhood integration.
Quote of the Show:
- “I think in all of our careers, it was, growth, revenue, profit, whatever other KPIs you could think of that are these metrics of what makes a business successful. But I think we all came to this really cool realization that it's also about relationships.” - Dan Ryan
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