740: Ungenita Prevost | From Foster Child to Building a Billion Dollar Rolodex

By now, hopefully, we know that relationships are the number one way to build yourself up, but too few understand the strategy that leads to long-term opportunities. That’s where Ungenita Prevost comes in.

Ungenita is a former Hollywood body double, and music video dancer turned Award Winning Feminine Leadership Expert. She is living proof that circumstances don’t define your outcomes. Even having been put into foster care as a child, she is now the first woman to lead a Global Feminine Leadership Network. She is also the author & creator of the number one business networking event for women Networking IN STILETTOS and host of the podcast BILLION DOLLAR ROLODEX.

Make sure to tune in and find out how Ungenits went from facing trauma to building a billion-dollar Rolodex. 

Things you will learn in this episode:

[00:01 - 05:00] Opening Segment 

Ungenita shares her background dealing with trauma and learning to build relationships Her inspiration to do something with her life Avoiding the cynicism that can come from victimhood 

[05:01 - 22:17] From Foster Child to Building a Billion Dollar Rolodex

Ungenita talks about the first step into something bigger than herselfGetting her first job - monetizing her network Expanding from office work to landing real estate deals How Ungenita got into HollywoodEvery job was landed through Networking Ungenita’s approach to Networking How just making people feel good can go a long wayHow Networking IN STILLETOS helps women across the countryTeaching women how to monetize their networks How it led to becoming the host of The Billion Dollar RolodexTeaching the principles of feminine Networking Networking and sales should be led by connection, not by productA quick word from our sponsor

[22:18 - 32:21] Networking as a Long-Term Strategy 

Ungenita’s advice to people who are feeling the pressure of needing to make salesNetworking is a long term strategy You can’t put an expiration date on people Balancing your existing network with building new ones You need to have a good framework without expectations “Sophisticated Opportunista” Who you know or what you know?How Ungenita is investing in the next generation of people 

[32:22 - 39:31] Closing Segment  

ThE RaNDoM RouNd 

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Tweetable Quotes: 

“ll those [Hollywood] jobs I landed because I built relationships… Every single opportunity was Networking.”- Ungenita Prevost

“wanted to show women, what I call, the principles of feminine Networking. It’s about being a woman, standing in your power; and you don’t have to look, act, talk like a man to do business.”- Ungenita Prevost 

“You have to look at Networking as a long-term strategy, and you can’t put expiration dates on people. It’s important to continue to build the network long-term.” - Ungenita Prevost

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