speed-dating is best known for helping find that special someone but
find that special someone but
find that special someone but professional in business speed
professional in business speed
professional in business speed networking events can help strike an
networking events can help strike an
networking events can help strike an important professional relationship
important professional relationship
important professional relationship welcome to watchmojo.com
welcome to watchmojo.com
welcome to watchmojo.com I’m your host Leila today I’m talking to
I’m your host Leila today I’m talking to
I’m your host Leila today I’m talking to the director of meat market adventures
the director of meat market adventures
the director of meat market adventures Derek Paulson can you tell us a little
Derek Paulson can you tell us a little
Derek Paulson can you tell us a little bit about what the professional and
bit about what the professional and
bit about what the professional and business speed networking event is well
business speed networking event is well
business speed networking event is well first of all it was based on the idea of
first of all it was based on the idea of
first of all it was based on the idea of speed-dating which has been very popular
speed-dating which has been very popular
speed-dating which has been very popular and this is the same idea that people
and this is the same idea that people
and this is the same idea that people come to connect with others in a
come to connect with others in a
come to connect with others in a business sense they are looking for
business sense they are looking for
business sense they are looking for referrals looking for work looking for
referrals looking for work looking for
referrals looking for work looking for contacts and instead of going to some
contacts and instead of going to some
contacts and instead of going to some boring networking functions with people
boring networking functions with people
boring networking functions with people they already know they are looking for
they already know they are looking for
they already know they are looking for branching out and tapping into a pool of
branching out and tapping into a pool of
branching out and tapping into a pool of people that they’ve never met before
people that they’ve never met before
people that they’ve never met before what kind of professionals should
what kind of professionals should
what kind of professionals should consider attending this kind of event
consider attending this kind of event
consider attending this kind of event everyone who wants to have contact so it
everyone who wants to have contact so it
everyone who wants to have contact so it could be blue collar white collar
could be blue collar white collar
could be blue collar white collar accountants lawyers as well as people
accountants lawyers as well as people
accountants lawyers as well as people that do the reaper’s because it’s like
that do the reaper’s because it’s like
that do the reaper’s because it’s like brainstorming but also saying okay if
brainstorming but also saying okay if
brainstorming but also saying okay if you’re a lawyer and you need someone to
you’re a lawyer and you need someone to
you’re a lawyer and you need someone to repair your doors here I am and if I’m
repair your doors here I am and if I’m
repair your doors here I am and if I’m in trouble a legal trouble and I need a
in trouble a legal trouble and I need a
in trouble a legal trouble and I need a lawyer here is a lawyer would you
lawyer here is a lawyer would you
lawyer here is a lawyer would you recommend it for people with short term
recommend it for people with short term
recommend it for people with short term goals or mid term or long term goals
goals or mid term or long term goals
goals or mid term or long term goals probably short term but you see
probably short term but you see
probably short term but you see relationships it’s not just so much of
relationships it’s not just so much of
relationships it’s not just so much of who you know but it’s also how well you
who you know but it’s also how well you
who you know but it’s also how well you know them and what kind of relationship
know them and what kind of relationship
know them and what kind of relationship you have with them so relationships take
you have with them so relationships take
you have with them so relationships take time to develop and this is like a
time to develop and this is like a
time to develop and this is like a beginning of a short turn in moving into
beginning of a short turn in moving into
beginning of a short turn in moving into long-term relationship why do you keep
long-term relationship why do you keep
long-term relationship why do you keep the group to a small number based on my
the group to a small number based on my
the group to a small number based on my personal experience I participated in
personal experience I participated in
personal experience I participated in twenty five dates once it was just a
twenty five dates once it was just a
twenty five dates once it was just a speed dating company and everyone had
speed dating company and everyone had
speed dating company and everyone had had chance to me 25 days 5 minutes each
had chance to me 25 days 5 minutes each
had chance to me 25 days 5 minutes each and when I got to the end I did not care
and when I got to the end I did not care
and when I got to the end I did not care anymore it was a mother Teresa or
anymore it was a mother Teresa or
anymore it was a mother Teresa or Schwarzenegger it did not make sense to
Schwarzenegger it did not make sense to
Schwarzenegger it did not make sense to me anyway I think that 16 is the optimal
me anyway I think that 16 is the optimal
me anyway I think that 16 is the optimal number so you get to have a chance to
number so you get to have a chance to
number so you get to have a chance to meet 15 people and with everyone five to
meet 15 people and with everyone five to
meet 15 people and with everyone five to seven minutes what tips do you have for
seven minutes what tips do you have for
seven minutes what tips do you have for people before they attend a speed
people before they attend a speed
people before they attend a speed networking event very important is to
networking event very important is to
networking event very important is to prepare so I have lists of questions to
prepare so I have lists of questions to
prepare so I have lists of questions to ask and also when you come don’t expect
ask and also when you come don’t expect
ask and also when you come don’t expect that you’ll be just taking taking taking
that you’ll be just taking taking taking
that you’ll be just taking taking taking it’s a give-and-take relationship
it’s a give-and-take relationship
it’s a give-and-take relationship business relationships are not so much
business relationships are not so much
business relationships are not so much about competition as cooperation
about competition as cooperation
about competition as cooperation actually if you look at nature some
actually if you look at nature some
actually if you look at nature some people argue to be in the competition
people argue to be in the competition
people argue to be in the competition and others argue it was a cooperation
and others argue it was a cooperation
and others argue it was a cooperation that was stronger and I think in
that was stronger and I think in
that was stronger and I think in business relationships its cooperation
business relationships its cooperation
business relationships its cooperation between people which makes things to
between people which makes things to
between people which makes things to work more efficiently thank you very
work more efficiently thank you very
work more efficiently thank you very much Derek and we have to watch mojo
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