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MFL 43 – Bobby Umar – How To Be a Better Networker

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Bobby Umar – How To Be a Better Networker

Bobby Umar is one of the most prolific, heart-based leaders in North America. Inc Magazine named him one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers, alongside such noteworthy giants as Richard Branson, Brene Brown, John Maxwell and Robin Sharma. Bobby is a 4x TEDx speaker, and one of the top influencers in the world, with over 500,000 social media followers. He has been named the 2nd best business coach to follow on Twitter and the 4th best leadership influencer according to Kred. Bobby is an international author of three books, including a #1 bestseller, and is a Huffington Post contributor. He hosts a weekly tweet chat called “The Power of Connection” that has reached over 65 million impressions weekly. To date, his social media influence has garnered over 1 billion impressions. Bobby was also named a “2015 Speaker to Watch” by the Global Speakers Agency. Most recently, he was named a Top 7 Networking Guru to follow.

 

A social media advocate, who champions authentic connection and heart-based leadership, Bobby has appeared on dozens of podcasts, TV & radio shows. With a background in brand marketing (Kraft & Unilever), engineering (Bombardier) and the performing arts (Second City), Bobby has led Raeallan for over a decade and is now a recognized thought leader in Networking, Social Media, and Personal Branding. He founded the DYPB – Discover Your Personal Brand conference, the largest event in North America dedicated solely to personal branding, featuring 60 experts and over 300 delegates. 100,000+ people from across the world have experienced Bobby’s high-energy keynotes, interactive teambuilding activities, and engaging workshops.

 

Resources and Places to Connect with Bobby:

Personal Website: www.raellan.com

Bobby’s Facebook Page

Bobby’s Speaker Mastermind Group

Instagram: @raehanbobby

Twitter: @raehanbobby

LinkedIn:  Bobby Umar

TEDx Talks:  5 C’s of Connection,  Learning to Fly

Bobby’s book: How to Network Anytime, Anywhere, with Anyone

 

 Top learning moments:

  1. Success is finding joy, fulfillment, and happiness in the different spheres of your life: people, job/career/vocation, hobbies and extra-curricular activities, and the spiritual.  We pursue these dreams of success without actually knowing exactly what we are chasing so this definition gives some more clarity to what we might think about when it comes to success
  2. A good tip for people who have difficulty with conversing and that is: think of your 10 most introspective and interesting questions and memorize them.  Then you just listen to what they are saying and then ask them questions about their responses.  Remember – people usually love to talk about themselves so if you can just facilitate that, they will think that you are a great conversationalist.  Here’s a quote – the person who controls the conversation is not necessarily the person who talks the most, but the person who asks the best questions.  Learn how to ask questions, and as Bobby said – find 10 that are great and open-ended, and memorize them.

 

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