EPISODE · Oct 29, 2019 · 44 MIN
How to Be Community Made and Manage Relationships Using Dunbar's Number with Mastermind Talks Founder Jayson Gaignard
from The Community Builder Show · host Travis King
Host Travis King of the Community Builder Podcast talks with Jayson Gaignard, Connector of Fascinating Entrepreneurs, Founder and Talent Scout at MMT.Community, Host at CommunityMade.com, and Author about getting connected, staying connected, prioritizing your networking, and the value of mastermind meetups. Episode Highlights: ● Jayson Gaignard shares where he is from and his upbringing. ● What was the moment when he first got started? ● How have his events expanded and grown? ● What do some of the underdogs that have attended MMT looked like? ● How does Jayson deal with relationships that are at different tiers than he is? ● Be brutally honest instead of trying to ‘fake it until you make it.’ ● How does he stay connected with so many people throughout the year? ● Jayson describes what Dunbar’s Numbers are and how they apply to relationship building. ● It doesn’t matter how many people you can count. It is about how many people you can count on. ● First nurture your core group, then your connectors, and then your community. ● How did it feel to take the first advice that he took from his first mentor? ● Become so good that those above you can’t ignore you. ● What is a topic that he is incredibly interested in that he hasn’t shared with people? ● What is the biggest misconception about Jayson Gaignard? 3 Key Points: 1. You stand for something or you stand for nothing. 2. The stronger the uncommon commonality that people share, the deeper the bond. 3. Jayson usually surrounds himself with people that are two or three steps ahead of him. Tweetable Quotes: ● “You go from survival to sustainability, from sustainability to success, and then success to significance.” – Jayson Gaignard ● “We’ve had just over 17,000 entrepreneurs apply for a community that is capped at 150 people annually.” – Jayson Gaignard ● “Our 2019 event is sold out a year in advance. Our 2020 event, when we go to announce, it will be sold out rather soon as well. All the success, the core of it, comes from the curation of the community.” – Jayson Gaignard Resources Mentioned: ● Travis King: https://www.linkedin.com/in/travisking1 (Linkedin) ● http://communitybuildershow.com (communitybuildershow.com) ● Jayson Gaignard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaysongaignard/ (Linkedin) https://twitter.com/jaysongaignard (Twitter) ● https://www.jaysongaignard.com (jaysongaignard.com) ● http://mmt.community (mmt.community) ● http://communitymade.com/ (CommunityMade.com) ● Book: https://www.amazon.com/Mastermind-Dinners-Relationships-Connecting-Influencers/dp/0692360026/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Jayson+Gaignard&qid=1567508675&s=books&sr=1-1 (“Mastermind Dinners: Build Lifelong Relationships by Connecting Experts, Influencers, and Linchpins” by Jayson Gaignard) ● Book: https://www.amazon.com/22-Immutable-Laws-Marketing-Violate/dp/0887306667 (“The 22 Immutable Laws of...
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Host Travis King of the Community Builder Podcast talks with Jayson Gaignard, Connector of Fascinating Entrepreneurs, Founder and Talent Scout at MMT.Community, Host at CommunityMade.com, and Author about getting connected, staying connected, prioritizing your networking, and the value of mastermind meetups. Episode Highlights: ● Jayson Gaignard shares where he is from and his upbringing. ● What was the moment when he first got started? ● How have his events expanded and grown?● What do some of the underdogs that have attended MMT looked like?● How does Jayson deal with relationships that are at different tiers than he is? ● Be brutally honest instead of trying to ‘fake it until you make it.’● How does he stay connected with so many people throughout the year?● Jayson describes what Dunbar’s Numbers are and how they apply to relationship building. ● It doesn’t matter how many people you can count. It is about how many people you can count on. ● First nurture your core group, then your connectors, and then your community. ● How did it feel to take the first advice that he took from his first mentor? ● Become so good that those above you can’t ignore you. ● What is a topic that he is incredibly interested in that he hasn’t shared with people? ● What is the biggest misconception about Jayson Gaignard? 3 Key Points:1. You stand for something or you stand for nothing. 2. The stronger the uncommon commonality that people share, the deeper the bond. 3. Jayson usually surrounds himself with people that are two or three steps ahead of him. Tweetable Quotes:● “You go from survival to sustainability, from sustainability to success, and then success to significance.” – Jayson Gaignard● “We’ve had just over 17,000 entrepreneurs apply for a community that is capped at 150 people annually.” – Jayson Gaignard● “Our 2019 event is sold out a year in advance. Our 2020 event, when we go to announce, it will be sold out rather soon as well. All the success, the core of it, comes from the curation of the community.” – Jayson Gaignard Resources Mentioned:● Travis King: Linkedin● communitybuildershow.com● Jayson Gaignard: Linkedin Twitter ● jaysongaignard.com● mmt.community● <a href="http://communitymade.com/"...
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