As a business owner, it's vital that you know how to build relationships of influence. Whether it's for networking, marketing, sales, or even leading your team, relationships are the glue holding together different areas of your business. That's why we wanted to share with you this session from our recent Entourage member event, The Entrepreneurs' Assembly, with 4 incredible business owners who share their top tips and strategies on how you can build influential relationships in business too.
This episode of The Make It Happen Show features an incredible panel of entrepreneurs including Dylan Mullan, Founder of Happy Skin Co, who took his business from $0 to $20 million in 2 years, Wendy El-Khoury, Founder of Wedded Wonderland, who's gained more than 20 million followers across her and her clients' channels, Sunil Kumar, Founder of Reliance Real Estate, named AFR's #1 Fastest Growing Real Estate Company, and Samantha Cook, Co-Founder of Flave, named AFR's 100 Women of Influence.
They discuss everything from key relationships to building influence and unlocking doors to elevator pitches, and more, this is a must-listen-to episode for every single business owner that wants to learn how to take their relationships in business to the next level. Check it out now.
Timestamps:
4:19 - The 4 W's that Samantha Cook has relied on to create and strengthen her relationship with her business's board members
6:35 - Effective strategies in relationship building that have guided Sunil Kumar, and Wendy El-Khoury through the beginning of their entrepreneurial journey
9:12 - Core relationships that have played major roles throughout Dylan Mullan's entrepreneurial and business growth
12:04 - The best ways to connect with people of influence, and useful techniques to get in front of the right people
18:04 - The elements of a standout elevator pitch
20:44 - How to best position yourself and approach somebody who is beyond your current business standing