Ex-Pastor Turned 8-Figure Broker: The "Cheat Code" to Any Room
4/30/20261 hr 8 min
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You've been networking wrong.
Most people think networking is about collecting business cards or spamming LinkedIn connections. They think it's about what they can get.
Here's the truth. Networking is about proximity. And proximity is a cheat code.
In Episode #114 of Finding Peak, Ryan sits down with Ken Joslin — former pastor, eight-figure mortgage broker, founder of GrowStack Drive, and the host of America's largest faith-based entrepreneur conference. Ken is the guy who texts Grant Cardone, John Maxwell, and Gary Brecka. He didn't get there by accident.
Ken's journey shifted when he realized he was only two things away from the next level: the right relationship and the right information. He bought a $1,000 mentorship program from a guy he had never heard of, sat in the second row, and closed a $3 million commercial real estate deal a few weeks later. He collapsed years of trial and error into days.
But how do you get in the room if you don't have the money? You use the highest frequency emotion — authenticity. It is seven times higher than the frequency of love and it is the most sought-after frequency in any room.
Great leaders want something FOR people, not FROM people. Ken built his network by investing his time, talent, and treasure. He flew to them. He connected them. He bought the most expensive seats at their events. He gave, and gave, and gave. The right hook took care of itself.
Then it gets counterintuitive. To move fast, you have to be still. Entrepreneurs are addicted to busyness. We think busyness equals growth. It doesn't. If the enemy can't make you bad, he'll make you busy. Ken blocks time every single day to be still, listen, and write down the vision. Growth happens in stillness before it happens in action.
Stop medicating your stress with Netflix, food, and alcohol. Get still. Write down your vision. Find the people who are already where you want to be. Invest in them. Give to them. Get in their proximity.
That's the cheat code.
This is the way.
🔗 Connect with Ken Joslin
- Website: https://www.growstackdrive.com/home
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kenjoslin/
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First 90 secondsMary Chance0:00
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Mary Chance0:10
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Ryan Hanley· Host0:29
They're gonna hit this golden zone where they're independent enough- Yep ... they're fun, they have their own opinions- Yeah ... and they actually still wanna hang out with you.
Ken Joslin· Guest0:38
Do I operate with character? Do I operate with integrity? Do I operate with grace?
Ryan Hanley· Host0:42
We all search for this external utopia that just doesn't exist. [laughs] For 45 minutes to an hour, I am completely disconnected- Good ... by space from any technology.
Ken Joslin· Guest0:51
Yeah. The biggest cheat code we have in our life is proximity. You're only two things away from the next level: right relationship, right information, 'cause all the information isn't the right information.
Ryan Hanley· Host1:00
[upbeat music] I appreciate your time so much. There's, there's so many things that I wanna talk about. I wanna talk about your new book. But I'd like to start with, and, and I wanna spend some time in our conversation around the integration of faith into business because, uh, this is something that I wear on my sleeve. Um, I have faith over fear on my arm. I have a big cross up here.