Portfolio Career Podcast

Chris Schembra - Asking Better Questions For A Better Life

Episode Summary

This conversation is with Chris Schembra. Chris is the founder of 7:47, a dinner series-first company that has sparked more than 300,000 relationships. It started as a way to solve the isolation issues that Chris was experiencing during his work on Broadway in New York City. Based on market demand, Chris and team started a business to build human connection in the workplace. In this episode, you will learn the specific question that Chris asks... and the breadth and depth this one question has impacted so many people ... including a time Chris asked THIS SAME question to Bill and Melinda Gates. Some other specific things you will learn: -how to ask better questions -the benefits of asking better questions -that empathy can be taught and exercises to do at home -an overview of how to start and execute on a dinner series to build a community -that focus is important and how saying "no" is actually helpful to both people -what building a community is and is not So, tune in to build and your grow your Portfolio Career!

Episode Notes

Resources:

  1. 7:47 (dinner series and company)

  2. Chris's instagram account

  3. Cal Fussman's podcast

  4. 6 habits of highly empathetic people

  5. Mark Manson’s book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*uck