Consult a Baller, Then Snag a Baller – blogged by Catsuit Princess

Depending on who you are, you may be able to “snag a baller” based on looks alone, or maybe body type, who you bone, or who’s in your crew. But what if you’re not able to leverage any of those things because you don’t have them?  You’re attractive, but in an afro-Nubian, not into the weaves or done up nails sort of way.  You don’t have a big butt or even better no ass at tall, but you’re a decent weight. Your crew consists of the ordinary Plain Jane’s, not the type to do whatever it takes to get in VIP.  All things considered, your ability to snag a baller seems pretty improbable from the outside, however there is more than one way to fish for a cat.

Let’s examine our situation more closely….

Are you entrepreneurial or talented? Are you knowledgeable about an industry, even just a little, i.e. accounting, marketing, social media, non profits, business planning, public speaking, fashion, design, technology, programming, writing, trends, networking, blogging, tweeting, money, finance, real estate … just to name a few?

If you answered yes, you might want to consider using consulting work as a way to mingle with ballers, especially the upper echelon big wigs.  Many athletes, actors, rappers, musicians, entrepreneurs, executives, and the like are expanding their brand and their business ventures. As it were, they need people who “specialize” to help them.  Perfect example, I recently met with a former NBA baller turned philanthropist.  He is looking to raise awareness of his already successful non-profit by leveraging the benefits of social media.  Did I make him a client?  Heck yes!  Do I know anything about digital marketing?  Heck no! Better believe I went on Google and to my local library to research how to use social media for business.  Why did I go through all that?  Not only is he a baller, he also has baller friends who also have their own business.  He is also an honorary member of the Harvard Alumni Association and didn’t even go there.  I’m attractive, but I would not have had any other means to deal with this guy.

So if you’re smart, entrepreneurial, don’t mind reading, and want to snag a baller, consider becoming a consultant.  How do you become a consultant? Say you’re a consultant.

3 Action Steps

1. Find out what ballers are starting a business or non-profit.

2. Research what problems and/or challenges they might be facing. (You can figure this out by watching what they complain about on social media, interviews, company website, etc.

Great example…go on website.  Lots of websites are under developed.  You could make recommendations.

3. Google how to fix those problems and then reach out to them boldly and tell them you have a solution.  Request a business meeting right away.  Put together a package before you do that (Just a Word doc or Power Point).  Email it first then request that he comes with a printed version so you can go over it.

Great example… “Hi, Damon, congratulations on your new endeavors.  I work a lot with people in your industry. …Was just on your site too.  I love the fact that you include employee and client interaction in your content.  One thing I did notice was there is no company story.  People love stories.  I recently worked with someone/a company and assisted them in creating a powerful story.  They’ve already noticed more traffic on their site.”  Pause and wait for reactions in the midst of all that but that’s the gist.

Best of luck and I’ll see you at the top.

-Catsuit Princess