• How Making 10K Friends Turned Into A Real Job I Rob Lawless

  • Jan 29 2025
  • Length: 34 mins
  • Podcast

How Making 10K Friends Turned Into A Real Job I Rob Lawless

  • Summary

  • What if your day job was to talk to 4 people a day for an hour each?

    What if the goal was simply to build human connection?

    What if there was no agenda during these conversations?

    No set questions or criteria to be someone’s friend?

    This week we take a peek into non linear careers.

    You’ve probably experienced this yourself.

    Even asking “How did I get here?”

    Our guest this week is Rob Lawless.

    After graduating suma cum laude in finance and landing at Deloitte and a “Millennial move," with a pay cut a $24 million venture-funded startup he stopped coloring in the lines and launched his project 10KFriends.

    To date, Rob has had over 6,500 conversations with people across 90 countries

    gaining media attention, on "On Air with Ryan Seacrest," the "TODAY Show with Hoda and Jenna," and the Kelly Clarkson Show.

    Today he’s turned his project into a thriving keynote speaking career.

    Discover how to:

    • Embrace calculated risks while pursuing your next role.
    • Overcome the mental hurdles holding your back
    • Harness the unexpected
    • How to stay true to your vision when others don’t “get it”

    Follow Rob on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-lawless-robs10kfriends/ Follow Rob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robs10kfriends/

    Connect with me, Loren

    Website: https://www.portfoliorocket.com/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorengreiff/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portfoliorocket/

    Email: Loren@portfoliorocket.com

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