100: Raising the Bar with Jayson Gaignard

<span style="font-weight: 400;">You are in for a treat today! We are over the moon to have the phenomenal Jayson Gaignard, the creator of the MMT Community, join us as our guest for the 100th Episode of the Business of Meetings Podcast! </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Jayson is an incredibly inspiring individual and fantastic entrepreneur whose name we have often mentioned on the show! In this episode, he tells his motivating story, discusses the value of relationships, and shares the secret to MMT’s success. In addition, he discusses the impact of the pandemic on his business and community and talks about what has driven and motivated him over the last two years.</span> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We hope you enjoy our stimulating conversation with Jayson Gaignard today!</span></p> <p><strong>Jayson’s bio</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Named one of Forbes “Top Networkers to Watch,” Jayson Gaignard founded one of the world’s most exclusive communities for entrepreneurs. With just shy of 19,500 applications since its inception in 2013, the invite-only MMT Community has a lower acceptance rate than Harvard University, and brings together brilliant minds from various industries for curated networking, targeted troubleshooting and custom events, both live and virtual. Jayson’s work has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, Forbes, Life Hacker, Business Insider, and in Tim Ferriss's New York Times bestseller, Tools of Titans. Jayson is also the founder and host of Community Made, a top-rated business podcast on iTunes.</span></p> <p><strong>Jayson’s story</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After dropping out of high school, Jayson started a personal concierge firm. He did that for some time and then realized that service-based businesses are hard to scale. So, he pivoted and started an online product business, traveled the world, and made a lot of money. Even so, he was stressed. He also developed health problems and he no longer felt aligned with the work he was doing. H