Ep. 17 Building Your Entrepreneurial Support System: Practical Steps and Community Connections

8/6/24
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Welcome to DO GOOD X, hosted by Kimberly Daniel. In this episode, Kimberly focuses on building a supportive community for entrepreneurs and provides practical steps to create the support system you need. She outlines the advantages of staying connected to the community through three steps: identify, engage, and build. Kimberly emphasizes that the entrepreneurial journey can often feel isolating and lonely. She discusses how connecting with the community can provide resilience, a sense of belonging, and a competitive edge. She encourages introverts to engage in intimate, one-on-one conversations or small gatherings to build their networks comfortably. Kimberly also highlights the value of having a personal advisory board, recommending Kathryn Finney's book, "Build The Damn Thing," for further guidance. She encourages entrepreneurs to leave their comfort zones and leverage the DO GOOD X LinkedIn community to build their needed supportive network.

In This Episode

  • [1:01] Kimberly discusses the importance of connecting within the entrepreneurial community
  • [2:45] Kimberly outlines the advantages of staying connected to the community in three steps: identify, engage and build
  • [3:48] Identify the best types of communities where you thrive and how to engage within those communities
  • [6:34] Kimberly speaks to introvert entrepreneurs
  • [9:34] Gain clarity of people and Kimberly refers to the book by Kathryn Finney, Build The Damn Thing, where she recommends selecting a personal advisory board
  • [13:02] Kimberly encourages you to build the community you need, get outside of your comfort zone and take advantage of the DO GOOD X LinkedIn community

Key Takeaways

  • The community can provide a source of resilience, help you see that you are not alone, give you a place of belonging, and give you a competitive advantage as an entrepreneur
  • If you enter a relationship with a sense of reciprocity and curiosity, you will learn their story and how you can serve them. In return, they will be interested in your story
  • Introverts should focus their engagement on more intimate conversations. One-on-one conversations or small gatherings of people will make the introvert more comfortable

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