Episode 680 – I Need To Know You & How to Meet Extraordinary People with Kymberli Speight

Kymberli is an author, speaker, executive coach, and professional trainer. Currently, she serves as the president-elect for NSA-Austin. In addition to her love for speaking, she teaches executive transition courses for the USAF.

Kymberli is an Air Force Academy graduate. She has jumped out of planes, soloed in a plane, and purchased 36 F-15E fighter jets when she was in the Air Force.

In Feb. of 2020, Kymberli released her book: I Need To Know You: How to Meet Ordinary, Extraordinary People and Improve Your Life, which is about a challenge she took to meet 100 people in 100 days. Kymberli is still in touch with 67 of those individuals 2 years later and now speaks on relationship building, which is key in our professional and personal lives.

Kymberli has been blessed with the opportunity to have lived in so many wonderful places as far north and east as Maine, as far south as Texas, and also as far west as Hawaii and Okinawa, Japan. She has had the privilege to have met wonderful people everywhere and understands the importance and power of building solid-mutually beneficial relationships.

What if the next person crossing your path today is the exact person you need to know tomorrow? Truth is we need each other. We were not created to live life alone. So why does it often seem so difficult to connect? In social and professional settings, Kymberli has always felt the need to make friends. Frequently she’s contemplated the question, “How do I form new yet meaningful relationships?” Kymberli has discovered the key to accomplishing this challenge. While completing a challenge to meet 100 people in 100 days, Kymberli learned how to be intentional about meeting and connecting with people, and her life has never been the same. I Need To Know You gives practical and applicable tips and “how-to” examples that will help you improve your personal and professional connections. It’s time to get started cultivating the relationships that will enrich your future. As you read this book, you will learn the fundamentals of growing your network at any time, keys to networking and relationship building, techniques for having exceptional and memorable conversations, approaches for uncovering opportunities to give and receive help, and ideas for meeting people. Building a vibrant network takes time. Learn how to meet ordinary, extraordinary people, and improve your life—starting today!