Leading with Your Why; Networking for Good - Kurt Schmidt

Our guest for this episode  is Kurt Schmidt, a long time leader in the software development space. He’s a partner at Foundry, an innovation and design firm that helps companies grow through better experiences. Kurt also have a popular podcast the Schmidt List. He’s also an author and expert on networking to grow your career. 

In this talk we go a little deep into Kurt's story, how he his start as a pro BMXer, a small business owner and the lessons he learned as the son of a small business owner who was also a pastor. 

You’ll also get some great tips on how to be a better listener while networking, and you’ll get a great sense of how a purpose-led leader connects over empathy, honesty and desire to put good out into the world. 

Hope you like this convo with Kurt!

You can buy his book "the Little Book of Networking: How to Grow Your Career One Conversation at a Time" on Amazon, here. 

You can reach Kurt via:

• His website: https://kurtschmidt.me/
• His consulting group: https://schmidtconsulting.group/
• Foundry: https://www.foundrymakes.com/ 
• His podcast: https://kurtschmidt.me/schmidtlist/
  
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/schmidtlist