{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Is Anything Real?","title":"Networking Is Not Luck. It’s a Skill Nobody Taught You | Ep. 75 w/ George Dubec (Ultimate Networking)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1452,"description":"Most people think networking means showing up, shaking hands, collecting contacts, and hoping something happens.\nThat is not networking. That is gambling.\nIn this episode of Is Anything Real?, Adam W. Barney sits down with George Dubec, known as “The Ultimate Networker,” to unpack the reality behind building relationships that actually create opportunity.\nAfter decades studying connection, referrals, business relationships, and access, George breaks down why networking is not a personality trait. It is a trained skill.\nThis conversation explores the difference between being known and being trusted, between collecting contacts and building a relationship system.\nIn this episode:\nWhy networking is a skill most people were never taught\nThe difference between local networks and elite networks\nWhy access is built through usefulness, not asking\nHow trust becomes the currency in high-level rooms\nWhy your contact database is an asset, not a list\nHow follow-up and follow-through separate amateurs from professionals\nWhy asking is a muscle that must be trained\nHow becoming a connector creates opportunities for everyone around you\nGeorge shares lessons from decades of relationship building, including his framework from Ultimate Networking and why the strongest networkers are not always the loudest people in the room.\nBecause the reality is: Networking is not about knowing everyone. It is about becoming someone people trust enough to connect.\nGuest:\nGeorge Dubec - Ultimate Networking\nEmail: george@georgedubec.com\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgedubec/\n\nHost:\nAdam W. Barney - Transition Leadership Coach\nIf you are navigating leadership transition, reinvention, growth, or a season where the old operating system no longer fits,\nBook a Transition Leadership Foundation Call: https://calendly.com/adamwbarney/foundation-call-20min","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ygROTLd9i0_eLtZIaqFi8L4-QpOmBc_9g4DQT9Zg2Ho/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNGJh/NzkxYTJiZTljMTZm/M2YzZWZmZTA4YjFk/ZmJhNS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}