Making the Connection: Genuine Professional Relationships

About Making the Connection: Genuine Professional Relationships

How do you create genuine professional relationships in the age of AI and remote work? This show explores that question with professionals from all walks of life. We also celebrate leaders on Shoutout FriYAYs!

Publisher

Amplify Podcasts

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Oct 2024

Latest episode

4 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 39 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   4 Jun 2026

   Building Community One Tile at a Time | Erin Braddock

   What does a cancer diagnosis, a heavy duffel bag full of tiles, and a two-and-a-half-hour mahjong lesson have in common? In this episode of Making the Connection, I sit down with Erin Braddock, Founder of Mahj Pit. Erin shares how a life-altering health journey reshaped her priorities and gave her the courage to ask "why not me?" She talks about spotting a gap in the mahjong market, building confidence by starting small, and why she believes your job in corporate America may not be as s...

2. 

   21 May 2026

   The Real Currency of Business: Relationship Capital | Jaclyn Strominger

   What if the most valuable asset in your business isn't your product, your pitch, or your marketing strategy but the people you already know? In this episode, relationship strategist and co-author of Charting True North, Jacqueline Strumminger, breaks down the concept of relationship capital and why building genuine, intentional connections is the ultimate long game in business and in life. Jacqueline shares why she ditched the phrase "your network is your net worth" in favor of something more...

3. 

   23 Apr 2026

   How to Stay Visible (and Connected) in a Remote World w/ Susan Collins

   Most people think building strong professional relationships takes big, impressive moments, but in reality, it’s the small, consistent actions that make the biggest impact. In this episode of Making the Connection, I sit down with Susan Collins, founder of The Network Concierge, for a thoughtful and refreshingly practical conversation on what it really takes to build meaningful professional relationships–especially in a remote-first world. Susan shares simple but powerful strategies for stayi...

Inside a recent episode

Shoutout FriYAY: David Jones

Published 26 Sept 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] The best care says hey I see where you are I'm going to meet you where you are and also like let's go, let's go forward and with you and so I think Stephen did that really really well and again just made himself available plugged in he wasn't distracted he was engaged and consistently called people forward and there are so many great little moments and stories that go beyond that but he's he's one who's willing to be the first in the charge and the last in the retreat which is a nod to some some Narnia lore, Narnia stories but in essence like that's the role of the leader. […]

Who has been a guest on Making the Connection: Genuine Professional Relationships

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Laura Hancock
• Hani Gera
• Marla Malkin

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100

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Quality

44

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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