57. How To Build Big Relationships By Hosting Small Gatherings with Nick Gray

In tech, we often resort to making new connections online through LinkedIn or Instagram, staying within our comfort zones - but building and maintaining your network in real life is key to career advancement.

In this episode, Malcolm Ethridge speaks with Nick Gray, the author of The Two Hour Cocktail Party, about how to build big relationships by hosting small gatherings. Nick shares his secret formula for becoming the best host, how to become a natural conversationalist, why networking in person is better than online, and some advice on how and when to host.

Nick discusses:

How to become a natural conversationalist
Why it’s important to lead conversations with authentic excitement and energy about your passions and interests
Why networking in person leads to better relationships than online
Why you should host a small gathering instead of meeting for drinks
And more

Resources:

The Two-Hour Cocktail Party by Nick Gray
Join Nick’s Friends Newsletter
Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi
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Connect With Nick Gray:

NickGray.net
LinkedIn: Nick Gray

Connect With Malcolm Ethridge:

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About Our Guest:

Nick Gray is the founder and owner of Museum Hack. After growing it into a multi-million dollar business and being featured in a TEDx talk, he sold Museum Hack. Nick published The Two Hour Cocktail Party, sharing his formula for growing big relationships by hosting small gatherings. He also writes a popular newsletter for business owners and entrepreneurs called “Friends Newsletter” because he originally wrote it just for his friends.