The Network Podcast

Hosted by Chukwudi N. Kanu

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The goal of this show is two-fold: 1) Honor great relationship builders and great relationship building. 2) Uncover insights that help you learn how to forge long-lasting, meaningful relationships with people who can help you grow in your business, career, or life in general. Hosted by Chukwudi N. Kanu and sponsored by Humblebrag, the AI relationship assistant that individuals and organizations use to curate, nurture, and activate their network.

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May 15, 202439 min

Garrett Dailey | A Good First Impression

In this episode of The Network Podcast, we spoke with Garrett Dailey, the Founder of Aion Enterprises, a design agency that helps companies tell their story. He's also the author over 160 articles on business and philosophy, and is an avid Spartan Race participant. During the discussion, Garrett shared his thoughts on the definition of networking and the importance of creating a first impression that works for your and the life you want to live.

April 8, 202436 min

Marc Nathan | Nurturing Relationships as a Superconnector

In this episode of The Network Podcast, we spoke with Marc Nathan, the Senior Director of Market Development at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP. During the discussion, Marc shares his best practices for building relationships and outlines the fundamental reason for why he's able to do it at such a high-level.

March 6, 202448 min

Nassir Criss | Building Your Network From Scratch

In this episode of The Network Podcast, we spoke with Nassir Criss of Sixty8 Capital, an emerging manager investing in founders (including black founders) and inspiring the next generation of accelerators and angel investors. During the discussion, Nas shares his experience living as a nomad throughout the US and how he built his network from scratch in each city he moved to.

February 26, 202448 min

Channing Nesbitt | Remember Everyone is Human

In this episode of The Network Podcast, we spoke with Channing Nesbitt, Portfolio Development Director at Salesforce. During the discussion, Channing shared his experience connecting and nurturing a relationships with one of his mentors. He outlined his mindset building this relationship and why it's importance to look at everyone as a human being versus a "potential mentor," "founder," "investor," etc.

February 21, 202423 min

JoAnna Cromer | Intentional Relationship Building

In this episode of The Network Podcast, we got to chat with JoAnna Cromer, the Director of Business Development at ^exponent about the importance of starting early when building relationships and always being intentional and thoughtful when making connections..

February 13, 202442 min

Hugh Forrest | The Importance of Quality, Not Quantity When Building Relationships

In this episode of The Network Podcast, we got to chat with Hugh Forrest, the Co-President and Chief Programming Officer of SXSW about the importance of being present and allowing yourself to get lost in a good conversation when building relationship at conferences such as SXSW versus trying to work the entire room.

January 21, 202432 min

Emily Gupton | Fostering Follow Up

In this episode of The Network Podcast, we had the honour of speaking with Emily Gupton, the Chief Operations Officer of FOLIO and the Director of Community Partnerships for Austin Women in Technology about the importance of understanding that we're all people at heart when it comes to building relationships and how the translates into effective & actionable ways to engage with your network both personally and professionally.

January 14, 202452 min

Carl Grant III | Be A Giver

In this episode of The Network Podcast, we got to chat with Carl Grant III, the Author of "How to Live the Abundant Life," CEO of Capital Raise and Connexa Holdings. One of the major topics during our discussion was the importance of ensuring that you always provide value in every interaction you have with people and how that leads to deep relationships.

January 12, 202441 min

Caroline Arzoo | Building Genuine Relationships as a Neurodivergent Professional

In this episode of The Network Podcast, we spoke with Caroline Arzoo, the Director of Business Development & Partnerships at OmniSync. During their discussion, Caroline speaks about the importance of being genuine when establishing and maintaining your relationships and the tips & tricks she uses to maintain her network as someone with ADHD.

January 8, 202429 min

Tanaka Tava | Building Your Network Through Podcasting

In this episode of The Network Podcast, we spoke with Tanaka Tava, an Investor at MaC Venture Capital. During the discussion, Tanaka elaborate on how he used podcasting to initially build his network as a student.