Beyond Networking with Brian Miller
How do you build a sustainable career in an unpredictable world? We believe if you learn to weave a network of people who trust you, there will always be someone willing to hire you, buy from you, or work with you. Beyond Networking features intimate conversations with legends and leaders of industries about the relationships, connections, and chance encounters on which they built their success. Your host is Brian Miller, a former professional magician turned author, speaker, and consultant on human connection. Follow on social with #beyondnetworking
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From Relationships Rule! show notes:
Talking is easy, connecting is hard – and according to Brian Miller it can be learned!
A magician turned author, speaker, and consultant on human connection – Brian Miller is here to help us understand what human connection really is, and how to magically connect to anyone.
Brian believes everyone deserves to feel heard, understood, and valued.
In this episode you will learn:
- Why strangers are th...
Cait is a Forbes-featured 7-figure Business Coach for women and, in her words, your excuse’s worst nightmare.
But back when we met in 2019, she was in distress.
She’d been invited to deliver a TEDx talk, and suddenly found herself in unfamiliar territory. Cait was a master at riffing on livestreams. She had attracted a sizable social media following and went from quitting the 9-5 to multiple six figures as a business coach in just a ...
Do you want to become more interesting than Netflix? Francisco is a storytelling expert and one of my favorite professional friends.
We met a couple years ago when he invited me to be one of the first guests on his podcast, of which I am also the first repeat guest.
It only seemed right that after hours of talking about my work on his show, he should have a chance to talk about his work on mine. And let me tell you, this is one of t...
Julia Freeland is a passionate educator and change engineer, who has spent most of her life working to help people break through limiting beliefs and seemingly impenetrable barriers to become better versions of themselves.
She is also the author of Take Your Shoes Off First, a parable book with a message near and dear to my heart - perspective-taking.
Julia and I discussed that weird head nod teenage boys do, and why it might be more...
Mark Metry is an entrepreneur, a Forbes featured TEDx and keynote speaker, and a podcast host who has interviewed billionaires, New York Times bestselling authors and world-class human beings on his Global Top 100 podcast.
But once upon a time he couldn't make direct eye contact with anyone. Mark suffered from social anxiety.
And boy can I relate to that.
In this conversation we discussed the seeming contradiction of running a group p...
Corey McComb is a writer based in San Diego. Through blog posts, essays, and the occasional short story, Corey examines the human condition and new ways of thinking.
He also works with people and companies who need to tell their stories to launch products and spread ideas.
And speaking of spreading ideas, that’s how I came across Corey’s work: his brand new TEDx talk.
It’s called, “Productivity Is For Robots! Here’s How to Stay Human....
Today’s guest Tamsen Webster, and she’s just as cool as her name suggests.
Tamsen is a message strategist. In a sentence, she helps experts make their ideas irresistible.
She’s the former executive producer of TEDx Cambridge, one of the legacy TEDx conferences and before that spent 13 years as a Weight Watchers leader.
But those of us in the industry know her as The Idea Whisperer.
Today’s guest Helen G. Sneed.
Helen is a career coach, HR consultant, and speaker.
She also founded Drive The Goal, a consulting firm that helps people and organizations take charge of their lives and career, and navigate change, where she is the Principal Partner.
Helen and I met when she hired me to speak at a fundraising event for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Foundation. At the time, she was the President of the ...
Today’s guest is Zoe Chance.
Zoe is one of the world’s foremost researchers and speakers on ethical influence and persuasion.
She’s a beloved Yale professor who teaches the most popular course at the School of Management: Mastering Influence and Persuasion.
Her new book, Influence Is Your Superpower: The Science of Winning Hearts, Sparking Change, and Making Good Things Happen, is based on that course.
Zoe is also a dear friend and co...
Today’s guest is Thomas Heaton.
Thomas is a landscape photographer and YouTuber.
His YouTube channel has attracted over half a million subscribers and features weekly video blogs of his photo shoots in some of the most stunning locations on earth.
I’m neither a photographer nor into nature. But there’s something magical about the way he films the process of spending hours and sometimes days in pursuit of a single photo.
I’ve been a ...
When you ask for feedback, you reinforce any existing power dynamic. When you ask for advice, you eliminate the power dynamic completely. People feel more comfortable giving advice, and you'll receive it better.
Blog version: https://brianmillerspeaks.com/stop-asking-for-feedback/
Video version: https://youtu.be/VkqVdbCeThg
Empathy isn't all that it's cracked up to be. It leads to burnout and irrational decisions. Plus, it's nearly impossible to teach. But instead you can learn perspective-taking, a skill that leads to understanding, connection, and yes, even empathy.
Watch the video version instead: https://youtu.be/DQZKlzlczOQ
Read the blog version instead: https://brianmillerspeaks.com/perspective-taking-vs-empathy-2/
In 2019 I had the privilege and honor of chatting with legend Seth Godin for an hour. We spoke about marketing, work-life balance, and human connection. But when I asked him for a story of a chance encounter with lasting impact, the story he told me was absolutely insane. And exclusive - it's the first and only time he's ever told it in public.
Listen to the full episode: https://www.beyondnetworkingpodcast.com/where-you-are-and-wh...
Connection is not about agreement, but understanding- by being grateful, being humble, setting the tone, and seeking common ground.
Read the blog or watch the video instead: https://brianmillerspeaks.com/how-to-respectfully-disagree-respectfully/
From the vault, serial social entrepreneur Getrude Matshe teaches us the African philosophy of Ubuntu. Getrude was my guest back in Season 2 when the show was still called One New Person.
Listen to or watch her entire episode here: https://beyondnetworkingpodcast.com/the-magic-of-ubuntu-with-getrude-matshe/
Life is sometimes unbearably difficult and unreasonably cruel. Let’s all give each other a break. Here's a lesson I learned from my grandmother.
Read or watch instead of listening: https://brianmillerspeaks.com/i-havent-bought-a-sponge-in-15-years/
People aren’t going to do what you consider respectful, or fair. They’re going to do what they believe serves the audience, which is not you.
Read or watch instead of listening: https://brianmillerspeaks.com/youre-not-special-an-open-letter-to-artists/
Being an artist is hard. People aren’t going to do what you consider respectful, or fair. They’re going to do what they believe serves the audience, which is not you. How do you stand out as an artist? What can you do if people don't respect your work?
The War of Art: https://amzn.to/2UuWQKq
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Now that we have 18 months of practice in virtual experiences, let’s not have our excitement get away from us. “In-person” is finally an option again, but it’s only one option. Ask yourself these 3 questions before planning or attending your next in-person event, or going back to the office.
Read instead: https://brianmillerspeaks.com/the-pivot-back-to-in-person-events/
Watch instead:
Kelly Leonard spent most of the 90s and 2000s as an executive producer at the world famous Second City improv theater in Chicago. He is personally responsible for hiring Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Amy Poehler, and Steve Carell.
He also wrote the book Yes, And…, a book on creativity and collaboration in the workplace, based on lessons from improv comedy and Second City.
In this conversation, Kelly talks us through Second City’s Pivot...
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