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How do you get in touch with people who are incredibly busy and may hold the keys to your ideal career? More than just getting them to respond, how do you get them to be excited to take your call, return your email, or build a relationship with you? We've actually been teaching how to do this for years, but because we get questions about this topic so often, we wanted to bring in an expert on this topic. I am excited to share my conversation with Darrah Brustein, founder of Network Under 40, Equitable Payments, and Financial Whiz Kids who shares her experience and expertise in building relationships with busy people. What you'll learn How to find the “right people” to network with and stand out in your reachouts How to influence leaders and other busy people to want to help you How to ask for what you want when networking with busy people (and avoid being presumptuous)   Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here! Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation   Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.   Related Episodes Six Career Experiments To Help You Discover Your Ideal New Role (Spotify / Apple Podcasts) An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify /Apple Podcasts)

We got you covered on all the holiday shopping, DC Metro towns that are like Hallmark movies, and some networking to be jolly with others. Also, dont forget to help us by sharing local businesses that you love either products and services. Help Us Shop This Christmas: Romantic Partners, Kids, & Pets. Please comment in the post with link to business, name, and DM to be on an upcoming show. This is all for free to help us and others in DC Metro area who are shopping for Christmas. Please watch for these posts on Instagram and Facebook. Check out The Upshur Street Craft Fair from 10-4pm on 12.14.22. Here is the website. https://www.upshurcraftfair.com/ Here is some information about the downtown DC Downtown DC Holiday Market. Here is the link to the market http://downtownholidaymarket.com/ Van Ness Holiday Market has Holiday Hunts for both children and adults on 12.10.22 from 10-4. Here is the link Van Ness Holiday Market in DC. See that great crab basket tree in Dorchester, MD. https://www.instagram.com/visitdorchester/ https://visitdorchester.org/ Great networking event for all Network Under 40 DC Holiday Happy Hour December 15th 2022 from 6-9PM https://www.instagram.com/networkunder40dc/?hl=en ---------- ----------- --------------- ------------- ------------- --------------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------ ----------------- --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dmvbusinesspodcast/message

Elandas is an entrepreneur with a passion for business, personal finance, sports, technology, and travel. He grew up in Atlanta, GA where he played sports growing up and attended elementary, middleschool, highschool, and college. Throughout his life, he has been involved with many organizations. He is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated, has been involved with Atlanta's Network Under 40 chapter, a volunteer for The Redshoe Society, Free Foundation Inc, and Hashtag Lunch Bag ATL. Through his love for giving back to the community, he created a Scholarship fund for future college students who need help with raising money for college. In addition, he has started various business ventures to fuel his love for business. In 2017, he received his Project Management Professional Certification that signifies his knowledge of the 10 Bodies of Knowledge for Project Management. In order to continue his knowledge on project management and the agile framework, he also received his Certified Scrum Master certification and the PMI – Agile Practitioner Certification. Elandas has 5 years of experience working for Fortune 500 companies. Each company has made an impact on his business knowledge and he leverages that knowledge while being a consultant and entrepreneur. He began on his Entrepreneurial path in 2017 where he first developed his idea of Kicking It Sports, a sports and entertainment company that strives to help adults tap into their inner child by providing fun-packed sports games like kickball and field day activities. Now he is pursuing his other interests through developing KIS, investing in real estate, doing affiliate marketing, and growing his brand through podcasting. His dream is to become a Business Mogul where he is involved in numerous businesses that have a positive impact on society. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Darrah used to be an entrepreneur who built businesses thinking that bigger was better and more was the way to go. Over time, the four companies she has built took over her life, and Darrah hit the burnout phase. She restructured her businesses and her life in order to spend more time traveling and learning. That’s how she got into mentorship and coaching, helping other entrepreneurs and investors who are at a burnout point find their passion again.   Darrah Brustein Real Estate Background:  Founder of four businesses; Equitable Payments, Network Under 40, Network Over 40, & Mind Your Business Accelerator Author of “Finance Whiz Kids” Prolific writer & interviewer for Forbes & other outlets working with Shaq, Seth Godin, Bobbie Brown & many more Her mission is to connect people to the resources they need to elevate what they do. Based in Atlanta, GA  Say hi to her at:   Previous guest on     for more info on groundbreaker.co  Best Ever Tweet: “We don’t know when it’s enough and why we’re building it in the first place.” - Darrah Brustein.

This week Jesse sits down with entrepreneur and founder of Network Under 40, Darrah Brustein! Darrah talks about how she built a successful networking organization and how her "pay it forward" mentality helps her continue to thrive as an entrepreneur! You can learn more about Darrah online at darrah.co or on Instagram @darrahb. Tell her you watched this episode of The Jesse Tee Show! Follow Jesse on Instagram @jesse_tee. Watch the video version of this podcast on YouTube! This episode's topics: Podcast Production by The Podcast Engineer.

Darrah Brustein is a social entrepreneur and coach.  She is the founder of Network Under 40, Network Over 40, and Equitable Payments. She is also a contributor for ForbesWomen and the author of Finance Whiz Kids, a financial literacy book for children.If you want to connect with Darrah, you can visit her website at darrah.co.Love to give us 5 stars? If you do, we'd love a review from you. Help us reach more people and make them feel loved.

Using Your Inner Wisdom to Deal with Uncertainty with Darrah Brustein We now live in challenging times. Many of us are spiraling into anxiety as we are confronted by uncertainty. But we can turn these setbacks into opportunities if we tap our inner wisdom and intuition. In today's episode, Darrah Brustein shares with us the importance of intuition not only in business but also in our daily decision-making. She also discusses the process of self-inquiry and how this can help us in overcoming limiting beliefs. Darrah shares empowering life lessons to confront uncertainties and doubts we may face as we journey towards self-realization and achieving our purpose. If you want to know more about the importance of your intuition and inner wisdom in making decisions, tune in to this episode! Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode: Learn ways on how to do self-care amid the pandemic. Discover valuable insights about the role of intuition in decision-making and tapping into your inner wisdom. How does Darrah feel radically loved? Find out in this episode. Resources Yes or No by Jeff Shinabarger "9 Questions to Ask Your Network To Help You Find Your Path" by Darrah Burnstein Give and Take by Adam Grant FREE meditation ebook! Create a daily meditation ritual in just seven days! Download BUILD YOUR DAILY MEDITATION RITUAL and other freebies at com! Episode Highlights Practicing Self-Care Amid the Pandemic She engages in relationships which can help her bring out the positivity and love. During meditation, she sets up intentions of positivity for herself and the world around her. Our vibrations affect other people. It is our responsibility to take care of ourselves first. She keeps a journal and practices gratitude. She is also into deepening her understanding of how to connect to her spirit guides. Role of Intuition in Business Decisions For Darrah, it plays a huge role. But she incorporates data and logic in decision-making. We need to tap into our inner wisdom and inner body. Most of us are disconnected from our spirit guides, which causes us to miss the signals and information we need in making our decisions. The Importance of Self-Inquiry There is no harm in questioning decisions, narratives, ideas, and limiting We need to question most things, if not everything. Start asking questions to get to the root of your truth. This time of COVID-19 can be the start of a positive change and reset that we want for our lives. Self-Inquiry for Overthinkers You may ask for the guidance of a coach or the people around you. Relationships are there in the first place to help you reflect. They may help you see your blind spots or the things that you take for granted. Go back to the idea of giving and focus more on being of service to other people. Darrah’s Biggest Life Lessons First, you are good enough. If you aim to go to certain places or situations, believe that you belong there. You have a birthright; everyone has a purpose and meaning. Use your doubts to your advantage. They can motivate and inspire you to move forward. Second, you are your own savior. You need to move forward proactively. Always remind yourself that you are the savior you are looking for. Darrah’s Definition of Freedom Freedom is related to time. It is having the freedom to use her time and make her decisions. Freedom is having control of how things are done to make sure that they align with the things she values. Doing yoga and meditation and taking deep breaths can help with anxiety and stress. Oversharing your life can lead to fear. You have to process your emotions first to avoid basing yourself on other people's opinions. Go back to nature and connect to heal your fear. The Power of Relationships and Networks Nothing happens in this life without connection. It is essential to know how to build robust, value-centric relationships. You need to realize the power of networks, especially in this crisis. Darrah's connections enabled her companies to survive. Thus, it helped her keep up with her obligations as an entrepreneur and employer. 5 Powerful Quotes from This Episode “When we are disconnected from our instinct, we’re missing the signals.” “Now I realized that my value, my worth are not based on these external trappings, and accolades, and job titles, and money because, for many of us, those things are going away.” “Remind yourself you are good enough and that any of those doubts and things should actually be things that can motivate and inspire you to move forward.” “You are your own savior.” “Nothing happens in this life without connections.” About Darrah     Darrah Brustein is a social entrepreneur and coach.  She is the founder of Network Under 40, Network Over 40, and Equitable Payments. She is also a contributor for ForbesWomen and the author of Finance Whiz Kids, a financial literacy book for children. If you want to connect with Darrah, you can visit her website at darrah.co. Enjoy the Podcast? If you felt radically loved from listening to this podcast, subscribe and share it with the people you love! Love to give us 5 stars? If you do, we'd love a review from you. Help us reach more people and make them feel loved. Do you want others to learn how to deal with uncertainty? A simple way is to share what you've learned today on social media. Don't forget to send us messages on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Thanks for listening! To feeling radically loved, Rosie

This is the Southern Rogue Podcast. This podcast features entrepreneurs, business owners, and change makers. With the idea of experience sharing in mind, I wanted the conversations to be real and unedited. This project has been a huge piece of 2019, and I’m looking forward to carrying it into the coming year. Ask yourself - what is your purpose? What are your goals? What is your why? Each person I interviewed for Season 2 was very different and you can feel the uniqueness in each episode. They share their jobs, their dreams, their challenges. I hope you’ll draw knowledge, strength, and insight to be your best self.  On this week’s episode, I sit down with Sunny Bray Cartmell, an entrepreneur and one of my best friends. Sunny has a background in technology and non-profits and has worked to combine those passions. In January 2019, she started a business called Catalyst Collective. You’ll be hearing a lot about Catalyst in this episode. Sunny is also responsible for bringing the successful networking group, Network Under 40 to Nashville. Thanks to her three year leadership, Network Under 40 has become one of the most successful groups in town.  Check out the latest episodes on Apple Podcasts or iTunes and follow us on Instagram at the Southern Rogue Podcast for more.  Want to know more about Sunny? Go to catalystcollective.co or check them out on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Instagram at @catalystcollective. Want to network in Nashville? Go to networkunder40.com for more. 

On today’s episode, I sat down with Darrah Brustein. Darrah is a serial entrepreneur, author, and lifestyle designer based in Atlanta, GA. She has a collaborative video series with Deepak Chopra and her work is featured in Time Magazine, Entrepreneur, CNN, Forbes, Inc., and so many others. Seriously, I don’t have time to list all of her accolades. But what I am excited to share with you is that she is whip smart and has so many practical tips to help find and make a career of your dreams and get to know this fascinating lady who keeps rising. If you want to learn more, please visit her links below. Darrah Brustein - https://darrah.co/ Instagram | Founder & CEO of Network Under 40 Co-Founder of Equitable Payments Author of Finance Whiz Kids Founder of the #GiveItForward Movement Contributor to Forbes on Networking Done Right Video series with Deepak Chopra! Love Connecting People? Try this course and earn money while connecting the right people!

Darrah Brustein is the founder of Network Under 40, a professional relationship building summit, and co-founder of Equitable Payments, a credit card merchant service, and author of the book series Finance Wiz Kids. She also co-hosts a web series with Deepak Chopra called Diving Deep with Deepak and Darrah. She joins us to talk about her journey of failures and starting from zero again, dealing with imposter syndrome, and how to stop following the path expected to you. We also learn how she discovered her superpower to connect people, which lead to her meeting Deepak, and created more opportunities from their relationship. Reference links Darrah’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/darrahb/ Darrah’s Website https://darrah.co/ Diving Deep Web Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3O9CXE1KJY&list=PLY9061zUeXwtd173CKGUwzOBc1IBUVnFZ Network Under 40 https://networkunder40.com/ Equitable Payments http://equitablepayments.com/ Finance Wiz Kids Book Series http://www.financewhizkids.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erikecabral/support

In hopes of coming across highly intellectual, I am joined by Darrah Brustein (Forbes, Network Under 40 & Give it Forward) for an in-depth breakdown/psychoanalysis of RHOBH friendships and of course, TayTay’s most recent whiny anthem: ‘Me.’ A plot-twist filled episode you will hopefully, enjoy listening as much as I did recording. JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wesittogether/SHOP THE TIPS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/dianaespir?listId=3QJLSAYEN9136&ref=idea_share_infWEBSITE: www.cantsitwithme.comFIND ME ON:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dianaespir/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/DianaEspirFacebook: https://facebook.com/DianaEspirOffFOLLOW DARRAH: https://www.instagram.com/darrahb

Darrah Brustein asks a lot of good, pointed questions of herself as well as others. In part because of the questions she has asked herself since graduation from Emory University in 2006, she has gone from the fashion world to building a payment processing system for merchants, to event planner and networking guru, children’s book author and advocate for teaching young people about personal finance, and now, co-host of a video series with Deepak Chopra, Diving Deep with Deepak and Darrah.   Key Takeaways: [:23] Ray Hoffman introduces the guest, Darrah Brustein. [1:00] Darrah began at about eight years old on her path to become an entrepreneur. It started with crafting jewelry, then selling candy bars, and then partnering with her brother to sell wrapping paper for a school fundraiser. She is in business with her brother still; they work great as partners but they are not great friends! [3:25] Darrah double-majored in Religion and Italian at Emory University. Darrah believes you can understand people and what makes them tick by learning what they believe. She tells how her own early conversion experience led her to want to learn more. A holistic view of the world’s religions has helped her to “get” people. [4:36] Darrah decided to major in Italian, being one of the three fashion languages after French and English, which she already knew, to launch a career in fashion. She did start in fashion but never needed Italian. In her liberal arts education, she learned to expand her mindset. She studied abroad for one summer in Italy. [6:12] Now Darrah spends about 60% of her time traveling for pleasure, and she works wherever she is. Her first job out of college was as a sales rep for a Los Angeles-based wholesale jean company while she was in Atlanta. She covered seven Southeast states working with boutiques and department stores in her territory. She beat her sales goals. [7:23] The company went under about a week before Christmas in 2007 and Darrah lost her job. She had bought a home three months earlier. Darrah next tried different things for work, and got laid off or downsized several more times, in the thick of the economic recession. Her inner voice kept guiding her to owning her own business. [9:03] Darrah started a credit card processing company with her twin brother, Garrett. Garrett had been researching the merchant services industry and found an unrepresented contingent of brokerage models he could apply to the credit card processing industry. Darrah’s first reaction was, “You’ve got to be kidding me!” [10:14] Darrah didn’t have any other ideas what to do, so she flew to San Diego to work with Garrett. Garrett had already gotten started with a small team. Darrah shadowed them and looked for problems in the business plan. After a week, she flew back to Atlanta and connected with as many of her former clients as she could. [10:43] Darrah asked her former clients about their current payment systems and what it would take for them to switch. She kept hearing the same story. The merchants had been sold a “bill of goods” with costs that were different from what they had expected. They would switch to a provider with honesty and transparency. [11:12] Darrah had not been initially enthusiastic about this service of credit card processing but she could get really excited about the way in which she could interact with and help these small business owners. So, she became really excited about the service. Now, Darrah calls herself the Chief Curiosity Officer of her company. [11:47] Building the business was a lot harder in practice than in theory. Small companies are tied into their merchant services provider by contract. Many of them believe the pitch they were sold by those providers. Darrah almost felt like the Robin Hood of financial services. It took longer than she expected, but over time, it worked. [13:08] Darrah tells how she started Network Under 40 and then Network Over 40. She just wanted to meet the need of a friend and she was already a success at networking. It snowballed to an event a month, and she expanded it to other cities. In eight years they have served over 30,000 people. It’s about building real relationships, not selling. [16:29] Darrah explains how she established “Friends first and then networking.” From the first event, Darrah stacked the room with people she knew would embody that idea. She told them it was not going to be a place where it’s just a business card exchange or the first question is “What do you do?” They were prepared to work the room as friends. [17:03] As it grew, Darrah used ambassadors in a shirt with the event logo and colors and the slogan, “Let’s talk.” They act as event concierges. They set the tone and help keep the culture alive. People engage on a human level before involving their professional life. [18:08] About two years ago, Darrah had an enduring, intuitive feeling that there was a new incarnation of her career on the horizon; she had no idea what it was. It was her job to figure it out. For six months she dug deep and reflected on what it could be that was coming next. She realized that people kept asking her how she lives the life she does. [19:01] Due to the path she had followed, Darrah had the freedom to travel when she liked and work beside high-profile people. Had she followed a traditional “success” path, she would be asking the same questions her friends asked her. She knew her best skill was connecting people to people and to resources. She felt the need to create a blueprint for others. [20:06] She decided to do a virtual summit so anyone with an internet connection would have access to all her peers and mentors who have helped her along this journey. She broke the summit into three categories: 1) What do I want out of my life? 2) How do I build a career or business to include that? 3) How do I develop a support community? [21:18] Darrah organized 45 speakers with 20 hours of content. The summit ran live online over three days and now is available online for purchase. Each category took one day. The speakers were assigned according to their unique talents, ideas, and skill sets. Darrah interviewed half of the presenters; the rest went solo with resources for action. [22:21] Darrah sees her essential self as the exact person she was ten years ago, but some of her characteristics have changed a lot. She went from being reactive and stressed about “résumé virtues” to being more secure and understanding of her intrinsic human value apart from her career and accolades. [23:22] Darrah explains why she is proudest of her emotional journey and how she can use her vulnerability to help others learn they are not alone, wherever they are in their journey. Close to 10,000 attended the virtual summit. [24:18] Darrah releases a weekly conversation with Deepak Chopra. Darrah says that Deepak Chopra was not chasing a fortune. It came as a secondary component to utilizing his gifts in service to the world while having fun and feeling joyful. In the same way, Network Under 40 was Darrah doing what she loved. Money was a by-product. [25:34] Darrah suggests that when you can understand your unique gifts and skills, and with whom you empathize enough to help them on their way from A to B, that is a melding of who you are as a spiritual being with how you can grow something in a capitalistic way. [26:00] Darrah talks about the shared insights between entrepreneurism and team sports that she observes from her many celebrity interviews. Founders are not lone wolves. The people around you make you a success. [26:57] Darrah wrote Money-Making Sunny after watching the market collapse and seeing how much debt her high-earning friends had accrued. She saw a global epidemic of financial ignorance. Darrah’s parents had taught her very early about money, investing, compound interest, and giving back. She wanted to help others. [28:33] Darrah saw very little children’s literature on financial responsibility. Parents weren’t successfully teaching financial literacy to their children on their own. So Darrah used her writing talent to create a story that includes an appendix of resources for parents to use for teaching. [29:51] There is a downloadable picture to color on the website FinanceWhizKids.com. Parents send her videos and images that show how their children are finding excitement around financial responsibility. They are learning it doesn’t just pop out of an ATM. There are consequences with money. Demonstrate them for your children. [31:37] Darrah’s plan is to let life unfold as it should, following her instincts and seeing where doors are opening. In 2018 Darrah had no goal to do a video show with Deepak Chopra. But then it presented itself, and Darrah is so grateful that it has happened. [32:51] Darrah had assembled a wish list of mentors and people she admired for their expertise that she wanted in the summit. For many of them, she was a student of their work from afar. Deepak Chopra was one of them. Darrah connected with his publicists and shared the vision of the summit but they were on the fence about it. [33:36] Darrah had a hidden connection. She reached out to a friend, who was also Deepak Chopra’s COO. Within hours, she had an invitation to interview Deepak in New York the following week. It was an incredible opportunity and experience. [34:31] Three months later, Chase Bank had hired Darrah to be an onsite correspondent for their Atlanta conference at which Deepak Chopra and Cam Newton were speaking. So she met Cam Newton and had a delightful second interaction with Deepak Chopra. [34:48] This led to two additional interviews of Deepak, arranged by his publicists. Darrah later sent him an email thanking him and offering her cheerleading support for whatever he needed in 2019. That led to the video series. Darrah never engineered the circumstance to happen, it just unfolded naturally from her generosity and work. [36:04] This is Capitalism.   Mentioned in This Episode: Stephens.com Darrah Brustein Emory University Diving Deep with Deepak and Darrah Equitable Payments Network Under 40 Network Over 40 Inc Magazine Dale Carnegie Life by Design, Not by Default Virtual Summit World Economic Forum in Davos TED The U.N. Deepak Chopra Adam Grant Robert Herjavec Shaquille O’Neal Forbes Gary Player Cam Newton Bobby Brown Money-Making Sunny: Finance Whiz Kids: Book #1, by Darrah Brustein FinanceWhizKids.com This Is Capitalism

On today's episode I interviewed Darrah Brustein the creator of Network Under 40! Tune in to grab some advice about gaining financial freedom and living your life by design.  Follow Darrah on IG @darrahb and learn more abut her business and financial freedom by visiting her website darrah.co   If you would like to join the Blessed and Bossed Up Society click the link below:  Blessed and Bossed Up Society

Are you an aspiring entrepreneur looking for the confidence to get your business started, well look no further. On today’s show, we welcome serial entrepreneur, author, and business consultant, Darrah Brustein, who is living proof that your entrepreneurial journey doesn’t have to be linear. Darrah is the co-founder of Equitable Payments, founder of Network Under 40, and founder of Finance Whiz Kids, a series of children’s books that teach the basics of financial literacy. She is also a regular contributor to Forbes and Entrepreneur, and her work has been featured in Time Magazine, CNN, and the Huffington Post. https://www.myasbn.com/small-business/entrepreneurship/network-under-40s-darrah-brustein-on-staying-motivated-networking-and-working-with-deepak-chopra/

Hey there word nerds! Today we have a little change of pace in store for you. As you may recall, when I’m at different conferences, I’ll sometimes record a live-from-the-conference interview, and this happens to be one of those episodes! This interview was recorded in front of a LIVE studio audience at INBOUND 2018. Now, if you’re not familiar with INBOUND, it’s a fantastic conference hosted by HubSpot and takes place in Boston every fall. INBOUND has featured some truly incredible keynote speakers during the years I’ve attended like Michelle Obama, Brene Brown, and Deepak Chopra. I know right! Now if you’re a marketing nerd like me, or your day job happens to be in marketing, social media, or design, this is the conference to attend. And the INBOUND team has graciously given us a discount code, which will give you $150 off a 4-Day, All-Access pass to this year’s event. Check out our show notes page for the info to take advantage of this amazing deal! So why do I love INBOUND so much? Well over the years I have been attending, I have had the awesome opportunity to speak at this event, and have been able to foster several friendships. And one of the people I’ve connected with happens to be today’s guest, Strother Gaines. Strother is a business and personal coach for creative entrepreneurs and those who want to become one. He is a multi-passionate entrepreneur, and his coaching business has just about the best name of all time: “But I'm a Unicorn, Dammit!” In his business, Strother works passionately to help as many people as possible own up to the fact that they're a unique f($!@& snowflake. He also served as the event director for the DC Chapter of Network Under 40 and he recently spoke at the TEDx MidAtlantic Festival on on the topic of storytelling. I have also had the opportunity to hear Strother speak at INBOUND on networking, and after hearing his talk I knew I had to have him on the show to discuss this very topic. If you’re anything like me, you might look forward to networking about as much as you look forward to a deadline. It’s both terrifying and invigorating at the same time. So listen in as Strother and I chat about why networking is so freaking hard, and how the best way to make it easy is to show up as authentically you. In this episode Strother and I discuss: Tools to access your authentic self. Clamping down on what you share vs. keeping your privacy boundaries up. The benefits of getting a “no”. Networking pitfalls to avoid. Ice breakers and best practices in networking environments. Plus, Strother’s #1 tip for writers. For more info and show notes: DIYMFA.com/244

This episode of the podcast is with the one and only Sunny Bray. Sunny is the founder of Network Under 40 in Nashville and has recently launched another company called, Catalyst Collective (catalystcollective.co). She is passionate about connecting people, building meaningful relationships, and leveraging these connections to make a positive impact on the community. Pretty much everything we are about. Network Under 40 is a really successful networking chapter here in Nashville that has a great reputation for helping people connect both professionally and on a personal level as well. We have made some really amazing contacts from these events and highly recommend anyone in the Nashville area to attend these meet ups. In addition to Network Under 40, Sunny recently launched her company, Catalyst Collective. The mission of Catalyst Collective is very, very similar to the overall mission of what we are doing with Spread The Positive. Catalyst Collective is a one-stop-shop for non-profits to get help with fundraising, marketing, website development, and other resources for the them to continue the amazing work they are doing. We are super excited to see everything that comes from the work Catalyst Collective is going to be doing. Basically the whole "Showcasing and Facilitating what is going right" aspect of Spread The Positive is everything Catalyst Collective is doing. It's very inspiring and such a great example of everything we are about here at Spread The Positive. On the pod we speak about Sunny's story/what led her to create Catalyst Collective, tips/routines for how she maintains a positive mindset, "what is going right" in her world, her #grateful4 and much more. It was really awesome speaking with Sunny about the usual podcast topics and much more. We are beyond grateful to have Sunny as an advocate for what we are doing. There are countless opportunities for collaborations that we are hoping to make happen with Catalyst Collective. Please check their website and social media platforms for updates on everything they are working on. They are doing big things and can't wait to see what it turns into. As always huge thank you to Sunny for being on the pod and all she does to Spread The Positive.

Strother is a business and personal coach for creative entrepreneurs and those who want to become one. He works with lawyers who just wanna dance, programmers who wish they were potters and undercover Yogi CFO's to integrate their professional life with their authentic creative self. He is a multi-passionate entrepreneur with a background in theatre, public speaking, education, sales, management, leadership and segway-tour-guiding. His private practice is called "But I'm a Unicorn, Dammit!” and he is passionately working to help as many people as possible own up to the fact that they're a unique fu*%!@#g snowflake. He is the producing artistic director for DC's only immersive theatre company - TBD Immersive. He served as the event director for the DC Chapter of Network Under 40 and he recently spoke at the TEDx MidAtlantic Festival on the topic of storytelling.

Strother is a business and personal coach for creative entrepreneurs and those who want to become one. He works with lawyers who just wanna dance, programmers who wish they were potters and undercover Yogi CFO's to integrate their professional life with their authentic creative self. He is a multi-passionate entrepreneur with a background in theatre, public speaking, education, sales, management, leadership and segway-tour-guiding.  His private practice is called "But I'm a Unicorn, Dammit!” and he is passionately working to help as many people as possible own up to the fact that they're a unique fu*%!@#g snowflake. He is the producing artistic director for DC's only immersive theatre company - TBD Immersive. He served as the event director for the DC Chapter of Network Under 40 and he recently spoke at the TEDx MidAtlantic Festival on the topic of storytelling.

You have the power to design your life according to how you want to live. If you believe having the life you want is impossible, today’s episode is for you. If you think you must choose between a relationship or family and a career, you don’t.    Darrah Brustein has spent the last decade designing and integrating her life and work, not choosing one over the other. She is the founder of the networking events company, Network Under 40 and is a regular contributor to Forbes, Thrive Global and Entrepreneur. Darrah is bringing everything she's learned to YOU at the Life By Design, Not Default Virtual Summit - 3 Days. 45 Speakers. 20+ Hours of Content, all for Free.    **Sign up here >> Life By Design Summit   In today's episode we discuss how to:  Find the blessing behind losing your job Discover your gift - yes, you have one!  Cultivate and maintain relationships and friendships and STILL be successful Join me for the Life By Design Summit with Deepak Chopra, Jen Sincero, Adam Grant and more!  Follow Darrah on Instagram **Love the show? Leave a review! Let's Connect! Have a question? Want to recommend a topic or guest? Email me: monica@youwannadowhat.com Follow me on Instagram and Facebook NEW: www.twitter.com/youwannadowhat1 Subscribe to YOU WANNA DO WHAT??! on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play Music or your favorite podcast app. 

In this episode, Jules interviews Darrah Brustein, founder of Network Under 40, Forbes columnist, and author. Learn from Darrah how to integrate personal growth and career so that your work continues to be a current expression of who you are.

This week, we talk with Cassie's friend - writer for Forbes and founder of Network Under 40, Darrah Brustein, about how you should design the life you actually WANT, how to conquer fear and self-doubt, and a really awesome way to strengthen your relationships and live with intention.

Today's guest is a fellow super-connector, serial entrepreneur, and author. Her first business, founded in 2009, is a credit card processing company that spans 38 states. She next launched Network Under 40 in 2011 to help people make valuable social and professional connections that lead to friendships and business. This endeavor is now hosting sold-out events in 7 U.S. cities. She also founded Finance Whiz Kids in 2012 to teach elementary-aged kids the basics of financial literacy through fun and engaging stories. Her kids' book series by the same name caught the attention of the World Economic Forum and she was invited to their Annual Meeting in Davos to present about youth financial literacy. The through-line of everything she does is what she calls “net weaving” – connecting the dots between one person or business to another. She gets so much joy from helping others get closer to their goals and has learned, in turn, that what goes around, comes around. To inspire others to follow suit, she founded the social movement #GiveItForward, which aims to empower 1,000,000 people to intentionally give to one person in some way every day, with no strings attached. Please join me in welcoming Darrah Brustein. In this episode we explore: her thoughts on leadership: Leadership is assessing whether it is more critical to stand in the spotlight or to provide support for someone else taking the reins, and then working where you are needed to empower those around you. how her biggest piece of advice for others is to understand how valuable follow-through is, and how follow-through is the biggest differential between people who are consistently successful vs. those who are not. her motivation for starting Networking Under 40, which is now active in 7 cities, with over 30,000 people involved. how she was able to grow to a place in her career where she has flexibility with her time, and now gets to pursue her passion for teaching others through speaking, writing, and many other outlets. her definition of a super-connector – someone who can't help but go into the world and pair people together based on their different needs and offerings. how she aligns her relationships to allow her to genuinely engage with people on a regular basis and uses Google Calendar to help her engage consistently. Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchmooze.com - episode 74

Darrah Brustein is a serial entrepreneur and networking guru who's founded Equitable Payments, Network Under 40 and Network Over 40. She also authored Finance Whiz Kids to teach children financial literacy through fun and engaging illustrated stories. In the simplest of terms, Darrah is a connector. When not working, writing, or volunteering, you’ll most likely find me traveling, hanging with friends, eating dill pickles, reading a non-fiction book, doing acroyoga, and/or taking black and white photos.

Today’s Best Ever guest talks about how she entered into a world of credit card processing – an industry that hadn’t evolved much at the time – and flipped that industry upside down by taking a different approach. Then, she applied those learnings to her other investments – one of which is real estate. She has 3 lessons she learned along the way and shares them with you in our conversation – let’s go! Darrah Brustein’s real estate background: –        Author and Founder of and is based in Atlanta, Georgia –        Passive real estate investor via hard money lending –        Founder of Atlanta’s largest monthly social and professional networking org called Network Under 40 and then Network Over 40 in 2014

This week's episode is a conversation with founder and superconnector Darrah Brustein. Darrah is the cofounder and CEO of Equitable Payments, and she is the founder of the fast-growing national networking event series, Network Under 40. In this episode, we talk about Darrah's journey to starting her business, her best advice for networking, and why she doesn't believe in ever being "too busy." Topics covered: Why Darrah studied Religion and Italian in college Why you should travel the world How Darrah found her path as an entrepreneur The hard truth about book publishing Darrah's networking advice (she runs the largest networking event in ATL) Darrah's approach to time management And more! Show Notes: http://bit.ly/DarrahB89

Today’s Best Ever guest talks about how she entered into a world of credit card processing – an industry that hadn’t evolved much at the time – and flipped that industry upside down by taking a different approach. Then, she applied those learnings to her other investments – one of which is real estate. She has 3 lessons she learned along the way and shares them with you in our conversation – let’s go! Best Ever Tweet: You can’t see the spot in which you stand.   Darrah Brustein’s real estate background: -        Author and Founder of and is based in Atlanta, Georgia -        Passive real estate investor via hard money lending -        Founder of Atlanta’s largest monthly social and professional networking org called Network Under 40 and then Network Over 40 in 2014   Subscribe in    and    so you don't miss an episode!     Sponsored by Cozy - Simple, free online rent payments, tenant screening and credit checks. Get Cozy for free at .