How a Community Meetup Became a $1M Business Network w/ Justin Titchenell

Have you ever left a networking event thinking, "That was three hours I will never get back"?

Justin Titchenell co-founded Sports Business Leaders, a community that started as a few virtual calls but has since generated over $1 million in business opportunities.

In this episode, he breaks down what separates a connection worth making from a wasted introduction, what young founders underestimate early on, and what you should do instead of pitching.

Topics discussed:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:34) Entrepreneurial beginnings

(04:27) What Sports Business Leaders does today

(07:09) What college football taught him about the details

(09:52) What makes a connection valuable

(13:24) Growing from five people to a packed brewery

(16:27) Curated private events and the SBL VIP group

(19:22) Relationships over transactions