What Happens When the Right People Enter the Same Room?
Someone arrives with an idea.
Someone else knows an investor.
Across the room is a person who solved almost exactly the same problem five years earlier.
A speaker finishes a presentation and stays afterward answering questions.
Introductions happen. Ideas move. Relationships form. Someone who arrived discouraged suddenly sees another path.
What happens when you deliberately create an environment filled with people who conduct opportunity?
That is part of the story of CEO Space.
And these are some of its Superconductors.
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Bruce Goldwell experienced CEO Space firsthand during one of the most difficult periods of his life.
He was homeless when he first encountered Berny Dohrmann and The Space.
Yet instead of being judged by his circumstances, Bruce found himself surrounded by people who wanted to know what he was trying to accomplish, what he dreamed about, what he could contribute and who they might be able to connect him with.
Bruce discovered something that would remain with him long after CEO Space:
He could listen.
He could encourage.
He could notice when two people belonged in the same conversation.
He could make an introduction.
And through those experiences, the idea of a human Superconductor took on an even deeper meaning.
Berny Dohrmann
Berny Dohrmann created more than a place where entrepreneurs could attend seminars.
He created an environment.
CEO Space brought entrepreneurs, business leaders, educators, mentors, speakers and people with ideas together around a philosophy that challenged traditional competitive isolation.
Information mattered, but information alone was not enough.
Entrepreneurs needed relationships.
They needed introductions.
They needed people willing to share what they knew.
They needed a room where helping someone else succeed was not viewed as diminishing their own opportunity.
Berny's lasting influence can be seen not only in the organization he created, but in the principles carried away by people who experienced The Space.
September Dohrmann
The story of CEO Space did not belong to Berny alone.
September Dohrmann became an important part of carrying its philosophy and culture forward.
From inside The Space, she was able to witness something few outsiders could fully understand:
Entrepreneurs arriving with questions.
Relationships developing.
Mentors sharing experience.
Introductions opening unexpected doors.
People discovering that the person they needed to meet might already be standing somewhere in the room.
In The Superconductors II, September represents the importance of carrying principles forward after the person who began them is gone.
Meet the Superconductors
Each person brought something different into the current — belief, knowledge, leadership, visibility, resilience, relationships, mentorship or opportunity.
Les Brown
Possibility, communication, belief and the ability to help people rediscover the greatness within themselves.
Sharon Lechter
Entrepreneurship, financial literacy and the power of knowledge to create greater financial possibility.
Dr. David Gruder
Psychology, integrity, leadership and the human foundations required for sustainable success.
Rodney Flowers
Resilience, transformation and the ability to turn adversity into strength that can serve others.
Wendy Darling
Personal transformation, human potential and helping people move beyond limiting patterns.
Dr. Bob & Dr. Judith Wright
Human potential, relationships, emotional intelligence and the human side of achievement.
Jill Lublin
Publicity, visibility, influence and the idea that helping others become visible does not diminish your own light.
Shannon Procise
Networking, strategic relationships and the extraordinary value of making the right introduction.
Nancy Matthews
Leadership, collaboration and building communities where people actively support one another's growth.
Orly Amor
Speaking, entrepreneurship and turning relationships and conversations into opportunities for collaboration.
Randy Peyser
Authorship, publishing and helping people transform ideas and expertise into books that can reach others.
Tracy Hazzard
Media, podcasting, innovation and using technology to carry meaningful human ideas farther.
Stacey Chillemi
Authorship, advocacy and transforming personal experience into knowledge that can help other people.
Judi Snyder
Entrepreneurship, community and the opportunities that develop through contribution and consistently showing up.
Matthew & Orna Walters
Partnership, complementary strengths and the way shared purpose can multiply what two people are capable of creating.
Sharla Jacobs
Entrepreneurship, coaching, systems and helping business owners move from vision into execution.
Randy Tate
Entrepreneurship, leadership, relationships and the philosophy of contribution before competition.
Dr. Bob Levine
Knowledge, professional development, mentorship and the multiplication that occurs when expertise is shared.
Les Brown
Among the many forms of Superconductivity, one of the most powerful is the ability to change what another person believes is possible.
Les Brown built his career around messages of possibility, resilience, determination and greatness.
Words can do more than communicate information.
At the right moment, they can interrupt discouragement.
They can restore belief.
They can cause someone who was preparing to quit to try one more time.
The Space Between People
Education was part of CEO Space.
Networking was part of it.
Mentorship, capital conversations, masterminding and business development were part of it too.
But something else happened when the right people were deliberately placed near one another.
One person knew something another needed.
Someone knew a person another entrepreneur should meet.
A problem discussed over a conversation could lead to an unexpected solution.
The real value was not simply information.
It was proximity to possibility.
Contribution Before Competition
Traditional competition can encourage people to protect contacts, information, opportunities and resources.
The assumption is simple:
Cooperative entrepreneurship asks us to consider another possibility:
That shift changes the questions people bring into a relationship.
Instead of asking only: "What can I get?"
We can also ask: "What can I contribute?"
Connection Capital
Some of the most valuable things created in business never appear on a balance sheet.
A person meets an investor.
A mentor.
A client.
A publisher.
A business partner.
A speaker.
Or perhaps a friend who changes the direction of their life.
The person making the introduction may receive nothing directly.
Yet value has unquestionably been created.
I Was There
For Bruce Goldwell, this is not simply the history of an organization researched from the outside.
He was there.
When Bruce first met Berny, he was homeless.
Yet no one in The Space judged him by where he was in life.
He was accepted as someone who had a dream.
Bruce began doing what he could to contribute. He listened to people, discovered what they were trying to accomplish and connected individuals who appeared to belong on the same path.
That experience taught him something he still carries today:
No one has to enter a room empty-handed.
You may not have capital, but you may have knowledge. You may not have influence, but you may know someone. You may be struggling yourself and still have the power to encourage another human being.
Today, Bruce's books have become another way of keeping that current moving.
Read Bruce's StoryThe Seven Traits of a Superconductor
1. They Listen
They discover what people actually need.
2. They Connect
They recognize relationships others may not see.
3. They Share
Knowledge is circulated rather than hoarded.
4. They Encourage
They help other people see possibilities.
5. They Contribute
They enter relationships asking what they can add.
6. They Collaborate
They understand that partnership can multiply results.
7. They Conduct
They keep knowledge, relationships, encouragement and opportunity moving.
The 30-Day Superconductor Challenge
Make meaningful introductions.
Recommend people publicly.
Share useful knowledge without asking for something in return.
Help an entrepreneur solve a problem.
Reconnect with someone.
Encourage someone who is struggling.
Open a door for another person.
Then ask yourself:
What happened because I became the conductor rather than waiting to receive?
Take the ChallengeBuild Your Own Space
CEO Space belonged to a particular chapter in entrepreneurial history.
But the principle behind The Space does not require an organization or a building.
A Space can be a mastermind.
A monthly dinner.
An online community.
A mentoring circle.
A professional association.
Or five entrepreneurs who agree to actively help one another succeed.
What Is Your Superconductor Power?
Perhaps you are a Connector.
An Encourager.
A Teacher.
A Mentor.
A Creator.
A Leader.
A Listener.
A Problem Solver.
An Opportunity Maker.
Or a Dream Builder.
You don't have to be famous. You don't have to be wealthy. You don't need a title.
You simply need something worthwhile that you are willing to pass forward.
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