Thought leadership platform
When I started a business back in 1990 (which failed after a year, but I learned more about business in those 12 months than I ever learned in business school or Corporate America), I attended local networking events related to my field. I met people who were doing what I wanted to do, but were not direct competitors. I picked their brains, including meeting some for lunch to get their feedback.
A related approach to success is to study the biographies of those who are doing what you want to do. For example, my favorite money show is Wealthtrack.com on PBS. The career path of the founder reveals how she parlayed her experience as a Wall Street analyst and reporter for the Wall Street Journal into her present role as the executive producer and managing editor of her own TV show.
Back in the 2000s, a real estate investor who had done a couple of successful real estate deals decided she wanted to meet other locals doing real estate and started the San Jose Real Estate Investors Club (the club still exists, but the founder has moved on). I attended many meetings, which were held at various restaurants and charged money to cover their cost. I heard many subject matter experts.
In today's world, investment podcasts I've heard ask their listeners to rate them on iTunes and like them on Facebook (among other sites). Doing Meetups and podcasts is so easy now that getting noticed is the hard part. The more Likes you receive, the higher you'll appear on search engine results and the more likely you'll be able to convince sponsors to give you money to mention their name and services.
My takeaway from these observations is it helps if you have a flair for self-promotion, which is something I lack. When it comes to fame and fortune, others can have the fame. I want the fortune, which I've discovered I can get by working quietly behind the scenes.
@Darius Howell Eat the Elephant bite at a time that means you would need to do all the things that you have mentioned in your post but you need to do it one at a time. I do not think at this stage you need to spend so much money to hire a mentor but start learning yourself first .You already have started with a good book by Joe .Attend some boot camps ,read some books and join some multifamily meetups near you or online and then start making your list of investors, gather your team ,start underwriting deals and when you are ready to buy then hire a Mentor and Joe Fairless is a very good experienced mentor.
I think @Account Closed gave you a phenomenal feedback. Rome was not build overnight. It takes an effort, dedication, trust and track record to get the Thought Leadership platform built up. You can shorten your path to progress by partnering up with existing leaders. However this is normally either via paid mentorship program or by adding a tremendous value to such partners first (in other words give, give, give before you can get/ask for something in return!)
As for meetups, podcasts, and leveraging social media in general, it is easier to do these days, but you need to not just do it like everyone else, you need to bring VALUE to your audience so that they would want to continuously listen to you and brings other listeners in to grow your audience. So start by listening to podcasts with most number of reviews, go to meetups to check out what you like/dislike prior to starting your own. Read up on how other successful people have achieved great results and what they recommend. I suggest you read "Miracle Morning" and "10X rule". I have more books recommendations in general.
Best!
