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July 1, 2025 20 mins

Ready to transform your business relationships and boost your success rate? Join host Karl Pontau as he sits down with business development expert Sharyn Abbott, who shares her battle-tested strategies that helped over 2,500 clients achieve 25-50% growth in their first year!

What You'll Discover:

- The Power Partner Coffee Method - Turn networking into a 1-in-5 client conversion rate (vs. 1-in-20 at traditional events!)

- Speaking Your Way to Success - How one payroll company grew from 25 to 1,200 clients in just one year through strategic speaking

- The Authority Advantage - Why having a book makes you the automatic choice when competing for business

- University on Wheels - Transform your commute into personal development time

Guest Spotlight:

Sharyn Abbott has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, operated Elite Leeds Business Development for 20+ years, and has guided over 200 people to publish books that grow their businesses. Her proven system works in any economy - she tested it during both the dot-com crash and real estate bust!

Key Takeaway: Success isn't about working harder - it's about working smarter with the right relationship-building techniques.

Perfect for entrepreneurs, business owners, and anyone looking to build meaningful connections that drive real results. Because at the end of the day, business isn't B2B or B2C - it's H2H: Human to Human.

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You can connect with Sharyn Abbott here:

https://sharynabbott.com/

https://ultimatebusinessuniv.com/

You can connect with Karl Pontau here:

www.thehumanconnectionpodcast.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kpontau

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