Laura Perkes

Actually, if you go in human first, if you,

stay curious and want to get to know people, then opportunities come after, then the impact comes and then the money comes in.

So the fact that you've maintained a relationship with somebody you've met years ago, who you'd then be able to call up and never said yes to you, because that's not easy, is it?

You'd built that trust and that reputation that it was an easy yes for him to say, I want to be involved in the project.

And this is why I love media platforms.

And I don't just mean, you know, TV, newspapers, radio, I mean like podcasts, YouTube channels, social media, they're now so much more accessible and,

And we have all these options available to us.

And it's like, why wouldn't you put yourself on a podcast?

You know, you and I are having this conversation today, which would ordinarily be private, but I'm choosing to put it on a podcast platform so that other people can hear it.

And then they can tell their friends about it.

And then they hear about it.

And then, you know, you and I could get new followers off the back of it.

We could get inquiries off the back of it.

And it's just allowing people to...

hear us as experts and leaders but also get to know us personally professionally figure out if we're somebody they want to follow because there is so much noise online but actually if you can utilize the platforms that allow you to reach more people the impact will follow quickly and then the sales will as well yeah

It really is.

And for anyone listening who is questioning what they're bringing to the table or, you

Or even where to start?

Because again, I think now that we have access to so much, it can almost feel really overwhelming.

So do you have any tips on helping people to just to start and to actually embrace who you are and allow you to come out in in all forms of communication?