Keith Ferrazzi has spent 20+ years teaching CEO's how to connect better. Keith wrote the New York Times Best Selling book Never Eat Alone.

He breaks down the philosophy behind his bestseller Never Eat Alone and why "don't keep score" beats every networking hack, and why he only asks for help once he's overfilled someone else's cup. Keith opens up about growing up ashamed of his family's poverty, watching his mom clean the houses of the doctors and lawyers he'd one day coach as CEOs, and how that shame became the engine behind everything he's built since. He shares the exact experiment his firm ran with Claude, turning 90 employee interviews into a 3-month business turnaround plan in 24 hours, the kind of work that used to take a $2–4M consulting study. And he lays out "thought leadership job hunting": how to land your next role not by applying, but by becoming the person who already interviewed everyone worth knowing in your field.

Connect with Keith Ferrazzi:

Website: https://www.keithferrazzi.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keithferrazzi/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithferrazzi/

Book, Never Eat Alone: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Eat-Alone-Expanded-Updated/dp/0385346654

Book,Who's Got Your Back: https://www.amazon.com/Whos-Your-Back-Relationships-Success/dp/0385521332

Book, Leading Without Authority: https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Without-Authority-Co-Elevation-Collaboration/dp/0525575669

Book, Competing in the New World of Work: https://www.amazon.com/Competing-New-World-Work-Adaptability/dp/1647821959

Book, Never Lead Alone (Teamship): https://www.amazon.com/Never-Lead-Alone-Leadership-Teamship/dp/0063412578

Beyond Connection (8-week cohort):

https://www.beyondconnection.com/

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