Lauren welcomes her friend Travis Chappell, who is the founder of Guestio, new software that connects high-level guests with high-level content creators.   Travis is also the host of the top-rated show, Build Your Network. In addition to being featured in Entrepreneur, NASDAQ, Yahoo! Finance, and ReadWrite, Travis has also been featured in Forbes as a Top 10 podcast that will change your life alongside Joe Rogan, Gary Vaynerchuk, Tim Ferriss, and others.   In this episode, you’ll hear:   How Travis met Lauren. Travis shares the details of his Build Your Network Live conference and who the event was built for. Why the event was live versus virtual. How Travis created intentional opportunities for people to connect with one another at his event. How his Facebook group community has fed the success of his brand. Automation sometimes creates fake relationships rather than authentic ones, and providing opportunities for real relationships helps breed success. What Travis believes creates monetization when it comes to events. How Travis’ online community ties into his live events. Why starting with a podcast can lead to building an incredible audience. Setting goals that are astronomically high vs setting a realistic goal that you can push to achieve. How having personal relationships with his event’s speakers enabled him to ask them to speak. Travis shares the number one lesson he learned from putting on a live event. What the future of Build Your Network Live is.   Connect with Lauren V. Davis here: Instagram.com/Ldaviscreative https://www.facebook.com/groups/understandsocialmedia Connect with Travis Chappell travischappell.com