The easiest way to get in touch with people who you never thought you could? Start a podcast as a student.
It may seem impossible, especially if you're not a business student, but I show you how to easily produce a podcast basically for free! Once you have the podcast up and running, all you've got to do is reach out to people and it's much better to ask "Will you be on my podcast" vs "Can I pick your brain?" even though they are both the same thing!