Sep 1, 2026 · 35 min · 14 segments
https://stak3holder.com/join/constantsports Sports is a relationship business—but what does that actually mean? On this episode of The Constant Sports Podcast, Conner Schenk sits down with Pete…
Pete StubbsGuest
Conner SchenkHost
And kind of following up on that a little bit, what do you think separates someone who's either good at networking, let's call it, from someone who's kind of building these long-lasting relationships within sports and this economy?
Yeah, I think a lot of... especially with like networking groups, thinking a lot of networking is like mis-framed sometimes, where, I'll give you an example.
I was actually just talking to a good buddy of mine and, you know, I was kind of helping from an advisory standpoint of some of the early stage capital he's bringing in and the structure and whatnot.
And I connected him with some people to do some networking, but intentional from my point of view.
He said it was a room full of people pitching their own ideas and their businesses looking for investors.
And it was exhausting because as soon as like he thought what he was supposed to do is pitch his own idea back.
Um, and I would say that's a big part of like the miss framed ness, you know, of networking events, right? You're supposed to go in there and just take, take, take, take.
And I, I w you know, especially with what we're building about clubhouse South, which we'll get into is there's a huge component of give and take.
So I think, Real networking, like the difference really is, is going in with the mindset of how can I provide value to receive value back? Right.
I think a lot more people are interested in something you have to say that they find valuable than you just telling them everything you do.
value, but also how can I build a relationship where I can create a valuable opportunity for both ends, right? So one of my things is, if I'm forming a relationship today, especially let's say on like the deal side, I don't care if that deal happens tomorrow, a month from now, a year later, right? Relationships compound and things take time.
And I think if you go into things with a transactional mindset, you're just you're not gonna get what you want, frankly.
And kind of following up on that a little bit, what do you think separates someone who's either good at networking, let's call it, from someone who's kind of building these long-lasting relationships within sports and this economy?
Yeah, I think a lot of... especially with like networking groups, thinking a lot of networking is like mis-framed sometimes, where, I'll give you an example.
I was actually just talking to a good buddy of mine and, you know, I was kind of helping from an advisory standpoint of some of the early stage capital he's bringing in and the structure and whatnot.
And I connected him with some people to do some networking, but intentional from my point of view.
He said it was a room full of people pitching their own ideas and their businesses looking for investors.
And it was exhausting because as soon as like he thought what he was supposed to do is pitch his own idea back.
Um, and I would say that's a big part of like the miss framed ness, you know, of networking events, right? You're supposed to go in there and just take, take, take, take.
And I, I w you know, especially with what we're building about clubhouse South, which we'll get into is there's a huge component of give and take.
So I think, Real networking, like the difference really is, is going in with the mindset of how can I provide value to receive value back? Right.
I think a lot more people are interested in something you have to say that they find valuable than you just telling them everything you do.
value, but also how can I build a relationship where I can create a valuable opportunity for both ends, right? So one of my things is, if I'm forming a relationship today, especially let's say on like the deal side, I don't care if that deal happens tomorrow, a month from now, a year later, right? Relationships compound and things take time.
And I think if you go into things with a transactional mindset, you're just you're not gonna get what you want, frankly.
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