yen to the matchmaker from fiddler on the roof
the roof
the roof do you remember her she brought up
do you remember her she brought up
do you remember her she brought up brides and grooms together in that
brides and grooms together in that
brides and grooms together in that fictional little town of Anatevka
fictional little town of Anatevka
fictional little town of Anatevka in Czarist Russia sadly Yenta is long
in Czarist Russia sadly Yenta is long
in Czarist Russia sadly Yenta is long gone now we swipe right and left to find
gone now we swipe right and left to find
gone now we swipe right and left to find dates we invite people to connect with
dates we invite people to connect with
dates we invite people to connect with us on LinkedIn we seek to grow our
us on LinkedIn we seek to grow our
us on LinkedIn we seek to grow our networks by going to event after event
networks by going to event after event
networks by going to event after event and we find more people on social media
and we find more people on social media
and we find more people on social media platforms on television shows like The
platforms on television shows like The
platforms on television shows like The Bachelor and the Bachelorette and
Bachelor and the Bachelorette and
Bachelor and the Bachelorette and million-dollar matchmaker they’re all
million-dollar matchmaker they’re all
million-dollar matchmaker they’re all popular but how effective are they and
popular but how effective are they and
popular but how effective are they and how many of us are candidates for those
how many of us are candidates for those
how many of us are candidates for those programs certainly not me
programs certainly not me
programs certainly not me a great match can change your life
a great match can change your life
a great match can change your life forever
forever
forever they sure changed mine those kids those
they sure changed mine those kids those
they sure changed mine those kids those beautiful children they belong to me and
beautiful children they belong to me and
beautiful children they belong to me and it all started with a blind date my
it all started with a blind date my
it all started with a blind date my first job after college that was due to
first job after college that was due to
first job after college that was due to an introduction and that’s Christine and
an introduction and that’s Christine and
an introduction and that’s Christine and me over there we’re friends we go for
me over there we’re friends we go for
me over there we’re friends we go for walks in the neighborhood about six
walks in the neighborhood about six
walks in the neighborhood about six years ago a mutual friend introduced us
years ago a mutual friend introduced us
years ago a mutual friend introduced us and said I think you guys will hit it
and said I think you guys will hit it
and said I think you guys will hit it off you have a lot in common and we do I
off you have a lot in common and we do I
off you have a lot in common and we do I suspect that many of you if not all of
suspect that many of you if not all of
suspect that many of you if not all of you have benefited from a match or an
you have benefited from a match or an
you have benefited from a match or an introduction or referral so think about
introduction or referral so think about
introduction or referral so think about that now think about your inner circle
that now think about your inner circle
that now think about your inner circle your friends your family your colleagues
your friends your family your colleagues
your friends your family your colleagues how would you connect which two people
how would you connect which two people
how would you connect which two people could you business together or become
could you business together or become
could you business together or become friends
friends
friends maybe something more another way of
maybe something more another way of
maybe something more another way of thinking about this is instead of trying
thinking about this is instead of trying
thinking about this is instead of trying to grow our networks
to grow our networks
to grow our networks let’s nurture our networks it’s not the
let’s nurture our networks it’s not the
let’s nurture our networks it’s not the number of contexts that we have that
number of contexts that we have that
number of contexts that we have that matter it’s the depth of those
matter it’s the depth of those
matter it’s the depth of those relationships and one way one way to
relationships and one way one way to
relationships and one way one way to create that depth is by bringing people
create that depth is by bringing people
create that depth is by bringing people together who can really help each other
together who can really help each other
together who can really help each other achieve their personal and professional
achieve their personal and professional
achieve their personal and professional goals when you make a great match you
goals when you make a great match you
goals when you make a great match you are your friends your friends appreciate
are your friends your friends appreciate
are your friends your friends appreciate your act of kindness you’re giving them
your act of kindness you’re giving them
your act of kindness you’re giving them a gift a human connection and it is
a gift a human connection and it is
a gift a human connection and it is priceless
priceless
priceless and what do you get in return well your
and what do you get in return well your
and what do you get in return well your social capital Rises you’ve got more
social capital Rises you’ve got more
social capital Rises you’ve got more goodwill in the goodwill Bank and and
goodwill in the goodwill Bank and and
goodwill in the goodwill Bank and and you will have a stronger community for
you will have a stronger community for
you will have a stronger community for you and your friends and your family and
you and your friends and your family and
you and your friends and your family and everyone in your community but what
everyone in your community but what
everyone in your community but what about you
about you
about you what about your objectives is there
what about your objectives is there
what about your objectives is there someone you’re trying to meet is there
someone you’re trying to meet is there
someone you’re trying to meet is there an opportunity you’re looking to achieve
an opportunity you’re looking to achieve
an opportunity you’re looking to achieve don’t keep it a secret
don’t keep it a secret
don’t keep it a secret tell your friends and family and
tell your friends and family and
tell your friends and family and everyone else to help to make a match on
everyone else to help to make a match on
everyone else to help to make a match on your behalf now I know it’s tricky
your behalf now I know it’s tricky
your behalf now I know it’s tricky making introductions can be tricky first
making introductions can be tricky first
making introductions can be tricky first of all we don’t think about it it can be
of all we don’t think about it it can be
of all we don’t think about it it can be time-consuming and awkward and
time-consuming and awkward and
time-consuming and awkward and anxiety-producing that’s how it was for
anxiety-producing that’s how it was for
anxiety-producing that’s how it was for me I’m in business development and after
me I’m in business development and after
me I’m in business development and after a long day of meetings I would have a
a long day of meetings I would have a
a long day of meetings I would have a list a laundry list of people that I
list a laundry list of people that I
list a laundry list of people that I promised to introduce take a deep breath
promised to introduce take a deep breath
promised to introduce take a deep breath and I’d start drafting emails each time
and I’d start drafting emails each time
and I’d start drafting emails each time I would sit before a blank computer
I would sit before a blank computer
I would sit before a blank computer screen starting to tighten and each
screen starting to tighten and each
screen starting to tighten and each introduction each email introduction was
introduction each email introduction was
introduction each email introduction was unique and thoughtful and exhausting I
unique and thoughtful and exhausting I
unique and thoughtful and exhausting I wanted them to be perfect
wanted them to be perfect
wanted them to be perfect they were reflection of me but then I
they were reflection of me but then I
they were reflection of me but then I got smart and I realized they don’t have
got smart and I realized they don’t have
got smart and I realized they don’t have to be long and complicated you don’t
to be long and complicated you don’t
to be long and complicated you don’t have to flatter and extol virtues just
have to flatter and extol virtues just
have to flatter and extol virtues just keep it simple and use plain language to
keep it simple and use plain language to
keep it simple and use plain language to explain why the two people should meet
explain why the two people should meet
explain why the two people should meet now this screen is from an app I created
now this screen is from an app I created
now this screen is from an app I created called connector Street it’s in beta
called connector Street it’s in beta
called connector Street it’s in beta right now and I created it for just that
right now and I created it for just that
right now and I created it for just that purpose to help people make
purpose to help people make
purpose to help people make introductions fast fun and easily you
introductions fast fun and easily you
introductions fast fun and easily you can do it with social connections
can do it with social connections
can do it with social connections friendship romance and for business in
friendship romance and for business in
friendship romance and for business in this in this introduction I’m
this in this introduction I’m
this in this introduction I’m introducing two people one of whom needs
introducing two people one of whom needs
introducing two people one of whom needs to learn about Millennials and that was
to learn about Millennials and that was
to learn about Millennials and that was that simple and the next one that’s for
that simple and the next one that’s for
that simple and the next one that’s for romance to people who have an interest
romance to people who have an interest
romance to people who have an interest in biking and just keep it simple
so my hope my hope is that making
so my hope my hope is that making matches making connections become well
matches making connections become well
matches making connections become well as routine as you know brushing your
as routine as you know brushing your
as routine as you know brushing your teeth do it twice a day I make between
teeth do it twice a day I make between
teeth do it twice a day I make between two and ten matches every day can’t help
two and ten matches every day can’t help
two and ten matches every day can’t help it just happens
it just happens
it just happens last week no kidding I introduced two
last week no kidding I introduced two
last week no kidding I introduced two Chinese scientists they both went to the
Chinese scientists they both went to the
Chinese scientists they both went to the same grad school and they both had an
same grad school and they both had an
same grad school and they both had an interest in edamame and I’ve already
interest in edamame and I’ve already
interest in edamame and I’ve already heard back that it was a good match
heard back that it was a good match
heard back that it was a good match Julie so where will this all lead the
Julie so where will this all lead the
Julie so where will this all lead the world will get a little smaller a little
world will get a little smaller a little
world will get a little smaller a little kinder and we’ll all be more connected
kinder and we’ll all be more connected
kinder and we’ll all be more connected than ever before
than ever before
than ever before thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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