Mandatory Cocktail Hour

  Hayes is a North Carolina sports media personality: Lead Anchor at Sports Channel 8, North Carolina's only all-internet sports station; Announcer for the Carolina Mudcats Minor League Baseball Team and general Raleigh/Durham advocate.  Hayes and I talked about the power of diverse networks at a young age, how he handles people that only want to talk sports, how he learned to ask for things when...

Brian Brushwood is the co-host of The Modern Rogue , half of the Billboard #1  "Night Attack"  comedy album team, and according to his website, "Some kind of Wizard" Brian and I talk about how he creates a culture of collaboration and excellence in his company, his philosophy for when to connect with dormant ties, how old competitors can become partners and more.

Charlie Green is a speaker, consultant and the author of The Trusted Advisor.  Charlie and I talk about trust in network connections, curious members of his support network, the network of trusted advisors and more. 

Kathleen Minogue is the Founder and CEO of Crowdfund Better, a firm that advises people and organizations on their crowdfunding efforts on sights like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Kathleen and I talked about how the network in crowdfunding is about connections and not a contact list, how mentors shaped her career, and the importance of trust in crowdfunding. 

Todd Etter is the Chief Collaboration Officer at The Motley Fool.  We discuss collaboration and connection, and some of the techniques 'The Fool' uses to enhance that, including playing together and mobile desks.  We also discuss how being in an organization for almost 2 decades affects your network, positively and negatively. 

Rob Foster is the founder and owner of RBF Fitness in Cranston, Rhode Island.  We talk about the power of asking for help, how is network influenced his entrepreneurial journey, and learning and teaching in a community.

 Anna Hickabee Tull is a life coach and custom song crafter.  WE talk about connecting, hedging who you are, and authenticity.  For more info, go to www.thenetworkedleader.com

Sheila Heen is cofounder of Triad Consulting Group, Lecturer at Harvard Law School and coauthor of Difficult Conversations and Thanks for the Feedback.

Doug Stone talks about the difficult conversations in our networks, and how friendship and work sometimes go together and sometimes don't.   Go to thenetworkedleader.com for more info. 

Debbie Goldstein is Principal and Managing Director at Triad Consulting Group.  She teaches communication and conflict resolution all over the world for top organizations. Debbie and I spoke a lot about friendship and its influence on our networks, including how she started her job at Triad.  Enjoy!

Cathy Salit, Co-Founder of Performance of a Lifetime, author of Breakthrough Performance , talks about improvising your way into connections.  Networking Improvising Leadership Performance  

An overview of Mandatory Cocktail Hour: the companion podcast to The Networked Letter and The Networked Leader book (in progress)   This is a series of interviews with interesting people at various stages of their careers, examining their experiences with cultivating networks and how those experiences link to the science of social networks.  Interviews are exploratory, and conversations range wide...