In this episode, Jake talks to Devin Sizemore, a serial entrepreneur and expert networker known for his innovative Connection Expansion system.
Devin shares how making no assumptions, meeting everyone, and playing the referral game strategically can create massive business growth.
You’ll learn:
- Why you should never judge the value of a connection before understanding their full network and potential.
- How meeting everyone, even those outside your perfect client profile, can lead to unexpected big opportunities.
- The importance of leading meetings with the right questions to encourage genuine reciprocity.
- Devin’s proven, simple scripts and messaging templates that make follow-ups easy and effective.
- How consistent nurturing and structured follow-up turn initial meetings into long-term partnerships.
- The common pitfalls of slipping into “commission breath” and how to stay focused on genuine connection.
- Why playing the “power of one” game, focusing on one good meeting at a time, builds momentum that scales.
- How Devin’s “Million Dollar Author” program helps professionals write and publish books that generate revenue.
- Real-world examples of network building that translate directly into revenue and referrals.
If you want to grow your network and business through strategic, meaningful connections instead of spray and pray tactics, this episode is packed with actionable strategies. This episode is brought to you by Orchestraight, You can get a free trial of Orchestraight, an NLP based Lead Gen tool, for 7 days, up at orchestraight.com. Orchestraight, The straightest path to success.Follow Jake: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakestahl/TikTok: @JakeTheMindMechanicPodcast: https://thejakestahl.com/podcast/Book: Own the Room: https://thejakestahl.com/books/This episode is brought to you by Orchestraight. You can get a free trial of Orchestraight, an NLP based Lead Gen tool, for 7 days, up at orchestraight.com.Orchestraight. The straightest path to success.
