In 2014, I moved to the town of Groton, Connecticut not knowing a single person in town. At the time, I was trying to build an ill-fated consulting business without much of a business plan.
The one thing that I did know was that whatever I was doing would require a robust network.
The night before we officially moved to town, I attended my first Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, and I turned my networking up to 11 from then on.
Within two years, I was being asked to fill vacancies in town government, offered leadership roles in the local Rotary club, and more. I was finding that I had connections that locals who had lived here for generations didn’t know. I had become a guy who knows a guy.
It became clear to me that I was doing something right, and what I was doing would be of benefit to others. In 2017, I wrote The Guy Who Knows A Guy to share the techniques and strategies which had served me so well.
In 2020, I took what I had learned locally to the global digital world. Since then, I have met with and learned from over 3,000 entrepreneurs, experts, business owners, and superconnectors. I have build a network that spans 6 continents and numerous countries.
I built the Entrepreneur Mentor Community because I saw a problem in the online business space. Too much noise and not enough guidance.
My networking journey had given me the privilege of being able to learn from some of the best, but too many aspiring entrepreneurs burn out and fade away after exhausting their money and enthusiasm on ineffective programs sold by online hucksters lacking integrity.
The Entrepreneur Mentor Community is a place where every from aspiring the experienced entrepreneurs can find support and resources from professionals and mentors of integrity who are committed to providing value, not just making a buck.
The EMC now boasts dozens of excellent mentors who can support our members in everything from marketing to mindset to strategy and everything in between.
"Crafting valuable communities and profitable relationships."
- Michael Whitehouse
What happens when you realize your career has been directing you instead of the other way around?
In this Connector’s Edge Conversation, Michael Whitehouse talks with Ken Williams, host of The Unstuck Career Podcast and founder of the Unstuck Career Coaching Program.
At age 55, Ken left a 16-year career and chose himself. After years of career changes, difficult managers, unexpected layoffs, and trying to follow the old advice of “get a good education so you can get a good job,” Ken realized that the safe path is not always safe, and that a career built around benefits is not the same as a career built around purpose.
Ken now helps people get unstuck, follow through, and take action on the things they already know they need to do.
His guiding principle:
Insight without follow-through is just expensive self-awareness.
In this episode, Michael and Ken talk about:
- Why the old “safe job” advice does not work the way it used to
- What it means to choose yourself in your career
- How bad managers can shape your experience of a good company
- Why people stay stuck in jobs they know are not right for them
- How fear of the unknown keeps people from making better choices
- Why believing in yourself sometimes starts by borrowing someone else’s belief
- How Ken helps clients finally act on goals they have carried for years
- Why coaching is often about asking better questions, not giving all the answers
- How networking is really about meeting the person who knows the person
- Why The Connector’s Edge helps people build better-fit relationships before they even get on a call
About Ken Williams
Ken Williams is the host of The Unstuck Career Podcast and founder of the Unstuck Career Coaching Program.
At age 55, he left a 16-year career and started a coaching practice built around one core principle: insight without follow-through is just expensive self-awareness.
Ken helps people stop drifting through their careers and start making intentional decisions. His clients have turned side hustles into major income streams, finished long-delayed book manuscripts, started businesses, and set meaningful goals for themselves for the first time.
About The Connector’s Edge
This episode is part of Connector’s Edge Conversations, a series introducing you to the kind of thoughtful, interesting, aligned people you can meet inside The Connector’s Edge.
The Connector’s Edge helps you make better connections by matching you with people based on who you are, what you care about, and who you actually want to meet.
You can find Ken on The Connector’s Edge. If you already have an account, log in and look for his profile. If you don’t have an account yet, you can create one for free at:
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