{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/653afa2bab9fa2001294baa7/6a28b651427484b4a467fa7d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Your Network is the Business Model: How to turn conversations into income, funding & once-in-a-lifetime opportunities","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/653afa2bab9fa2001294baa7/1781052705664-d82aa4a8-4cf5-4b11-8ff6-29b2829fb07b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This is an interview originally published on the Unstoppable Podcast by Jess Williamson. </p><p><br></p><p>I'm chatting with her about how you can build real influence and a network that opens doors to bigger opportunities, partnerships and income. And how I did it with Female Startup Club, one of the world’s leading female founder podcasts and communities. \"Doone has interviewed hundreds of founders, built a global network, landed major opportunities through relationships and turned conversations into real influence, access, and income.\"</p><p><br></p><p>Every topic we yap about in this conversation: </p><p><br></p><p>Here's the list reframed so every bullet answers \"what do I get from this?\":</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why most big opportunities come from who you know (and how to become that person)</li><li>How to show up unapologetically (and why it attracts the right people)</li><li>How to know when it's time to pivot your business</li><li>How to do the thing you're terrified of — even when you feel allergic to it</li><li>How to land sponsors and paid deals with a tiny audience (the exact pitch strategy behind a $25K deal at 2,000 downloads)</li><li>The \"minimum audience size\" myths to ignore before you monetize</li><li>How to turn conversations into a business model</li><li>How to reverse-engineer any opportunity — Forbes lists, TED talks, grants, speaking gigs</li><li>Why you should pitch the person, not the company (and how to find their KPIs)</li><li>The exact question to ask when you don't know what value you can offer</li><li>How to pitch without desperate energy — the seagull &amp; the chip mindset shift</li><li>What founders with $650M and $1.2B exits have in common</li><li>The mindset pattern that separates women who make it from women who stay stuck</li><li>How rooms like Davos actually work — and how to get into rooms like them</li><li>The #1 strategy for building a powerful network when you don't know anyone</li><li>Why partnering with brands at your level beats chasing the big ones</li><li>How to build influence and authority without a huge following</li><li>Where to find other women operating at your level</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Female Startup Club"}