How to Talk to Strangers w/ Markian B

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I sat down with legendary YouTuber Markian B about how to talk to strangers. His entire brand and life story has been built on understanding what belonging is and how to find it. His biggest tip: talk to strangers more. Talking to strangers is our best chance at finding our people and finding ourselves.

We cover:

• Why talking to strangers in person is a life hack
• How to talk to strangers
• The best prompts to start a conversation  
• How to overcome the fear of rejection and judgment  
• How to stop identifying with your feelings
• The work required to build authentic friendships  
• Why you should smile at strangers more
• What is belonging
• How to make inner peace your north star

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Executive Producer

Jordan Gonsalves

Producers

Amanda McLoughlin, Multitude

Brandon Grugle, Multitude

Editor

Deanna Chapman

Production & Publicity 

Franklin Benavides

Morgan Jones

Ben Lauer

Dio Anthony

Larry Colton

Adam Berman

Special thanks to:

Chip Conley

Larry Colton & John McCoy

Mike Phillps & Jay Morton

Bill Glenn & Scott Hafner

Robert Holgate

Jenny & Jude Gonsalves

DeeDee Towery

Kevin Palmer & Tom Ellicott

Michael & Laura Werner

Alex Berman & Alex Scotta

Steve Houck

Dave Koz

David Beatty

Paul Grossinger

Randy Quebec

Tom Viola

Broadway Cares / Danny Whitman

Julie Stampler

David Vogel

Brooke & Will Muggia

Judi & David Issacson

Reesa Manning

Kathleen Salemi

Cindy & Neil Lyon

Anil Crasto

Teresa Kersten

Cary Berman

Rhett Wilson

Tom Emrich & Jonathan Carver Moore

Nick Scandalious

Dixie Webster Davis

David Schutte

Stuart Spencer

Jay Kuo

Ned Lustbader

Ken Lustbader & Jay Kidd

Susan & Joyce Lowenberg

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