<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Our guest for this episode  is Kurt Schmidt, a long time leader in the software development space. He’s a partner at Foundry, an innovation and design firm that helps companies grow through better experiences. Kurt also have a popular podcast the Schmidt List. He’s also an author and expert on networking to grow your career. </span></p><br/><p><span style="font-weight:400;">In this talk we go a little deep into Kurt's story, how he his start as a pro BMXer, a small business owner and the lessons he learned as the son of a small business owner who was also a pastor. </span></p><br/><p><span style="font-weight:400;">You’ll also get some great tips on how to be a better listener while networking, and you’ll get a great sense of how a purpose-led leader connects over empathy, honesty and desire to put good out into the world. </span></p><br/><p><span style="font-weight:400;">Hope you like this convo with Kurt!</span></p><br/><p><span style="font-weight:400;">You can buy his book "t<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Networking-Career-Conversation/dp/1634895835">he Little Book of Networking: How to Grow Your Career One Conversation at a Time</a>" on Amazon, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Networking-Career-Conversation/dp/1634895835">here</a>. </span></p><br/><p><span style="font-weight:400;">You can reach Kurt via:<br/></span></p><br/><ul><br/><li><span style="font-weight:400;">His website: <a href="https://kurtschmidt.me/">https://kurtschmidt.me/</a></span></li><br/><li><span style="font-weight:400;">His consulting group: <a href="https://schmidtconsulting.group/">https://schmidtconsulting.group/</a></span></li><br/><li><span style="font-weight:400;">Foundry: <a href="https://www.foundrymakes.com/">https://www.foundrymakes.com/</a> </span></li><br/><li><span style="font-weight:400;">His podcast: <a href="https://kurtschmidt.me/schmidtlist/">https://kurtschmidt.me/schmidtlist/</a><br/></span></li><br/><li><span style="font-weight:400;">Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/schmidtlist">https://www.youtube.com/c/schmidtlist</a></span></li><br/></ul><br/><p> </p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://businessdrivers.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">businessdrivers.substack.com</a>