Dave Plunkett
Making Conversations about Collaboration Count!
Dave Plunkett, the self-styled Collaboration Junkie, helps business owners build partnerships that actually work. Wendy and Dave met through a previous guest, Jonny Cooper.
In this conversation, Dave and Wendy talk about why collaboration has become a buzzword and why it is still underrated, the story behind his “Dangerous” tattoo, and how a membership organisation grew to a couple of thousand members almost entirely through partners and referrals. Dave is honest that partnerships are harder work than people make out, and explains why you need to be clear on the main reason for a partnership before you start.
Dave’s conversation that counted was with an old business partner, about stepping away from the business they were running together. Dave had fallen into being a business owner rather than choosing it, and that conversation set him on the path to running a business of his own design.
“I will never pretend that partnerships are easy.”
Dave Plunkett, Making Conversations Count (June 2022)
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EPISODE GUIDE
Making Conversations Count – Episode Eighty-Five
June 2nd 2022
Wendy Harris & Dave Plunkett
00:00:00: Introduction
00:02:19: Why collaboration is underrated
00:03:13: Creating more together
00:06:20: Dangerous Dave
00:13:34: It started with not having fun
00:17:51: The side benefits of collaborating
00:19:28: What collaboration looks like today
00:23:16: Partnerships are harder than people think
00:25:17: Be clear on the reason for a partnership
00:28:48: Dave’s turning point
00:31:21: When Covid hit
00:32:34: Where to find Dave
