Brian McRae, founder of Mastermind St. Louis, Amy Porterfield, from the Online Marketing Made Easy Podcast, and Jon Gordon, author of The Power of a Positive Team talk to your host Travis Chappell about adding value to people. Learn how adding value to people will benefit you and your business in the long run.Episode Highlights: – Brian McRae – Brian runs a really large meet up every month in St. Louis and is a mortgage broker. – A great question to ask is “tell me how you got started?” to glean wisdom from people. – Brian followed up with emails, handwritten notes, and other personal ways to get business in the mortgage world. – Before the market correction, Brian focused on building his business and didn’t do sub-prime. – Amy Porterfield – Amy is a fantastic internet marketer and a master at digital course creation. – How an Instagram influencer provided value and ended up on high profile podcasts. – Find your own ways to support people, asking them is the lazy way. – Jon Gordon – Multiple best-selling author and has written 15 books. – His clients include the LA Dodgers, Atlanta Falcons, Campell’s Soup, Dell, Southwest Airlines, and more. – The thing that creates influence the most, is value. – Jon wanted to give up several times because he felt his speakin didn’t have impact. – Jon was driven more by love than fear and had the determination to create and add value. – Jon still gives free talks today when it feels right. – You have to take one core message and go deep and then wide.3 Key Points: 1. If you can’t get business from someone ask them how they got to where they are. 2. If you go to add value and you don’t get a response, don’t get discouraged, get creative. 3. Value creates influence.Tweetable Quotes: – “I just wanted to focus on building my network, I didn’t want to worry about administrative things.” -Brian – “I’m not going to tell people how they can support me, that’s a bit of a lazy way to make connections.” -Amy – “My greatest value came when I was adding value to others.” -JonResources Mentioned: – Visit Travis’ website at Buildyournetwork.co – Learn more about mentorships and masterminds for FREE at freemmcourse.com/enroll – Customize the top 5 people in your network and level up your inner circle at travischappell.com/explode – Listen to The Jordan Harbinger Show at jordanharbinger.com/subscribe – Make sure all of your basics and beyond are smartly designed with and get 20% off at mackweldon.com enter promo code TRAVIS. – Connect with people who are difficult to reach with Meet Your Hero at travischappell.com/hero – Download the Himalaya App in the App Store or Google Play For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy