Summary: The work of Porter Gale landed on my digital radar almost a year ago. Through a bit of serendipity, a friend connected the two of us. The role that connections have played in her journey is mind-blowing. She packed this interview with some profound insights on purpose, connection, and doing work that matters. Here are some highlights from our chat: * Porter's Work as Film Maker and VP of Marketing at Virgin America (http://blogcastfm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2f462016e2ce7005b4e7fa82af10f1bc.jpeg) * The Role that Your Network Plays in Your Personal Growth * Learning to Listen to the Inside Voice that Guides You * Identifying the Barriers that Stunt Your Productivity * How to Make Little Bets for Some of Your Bigger Goals * One Job that Opened Up a Ton of Other Opportunities for Porter * Lessons from Building Virgin America that Can Be Applied to Your Brand * Determining What a Filter for the Roadmap of Your Journey * Why You Need a Framework for Determining What You Want to Achieve * Using Your Microphone to be Honest and Vulnerable * The Funnel Test for Determining What You Should Do with Your Life * Some Keys to Dealing with Unemployment and Benefiting from It * The Writing Process for Your Network *IS* Your Net Worth * The Role of Details and Emotion in Every Story You Tell * How to Develop an Experiential Brand * A Look into the Marketing Plan for Porter's Book Tweetable Insights Include: * Your greatest learning happens in periods of change or challenge (Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/8P03d)) Porter Gale is a speaker and start-up advisor. She is the author of Your Network is Your Net Worth (2013) and the former VP of Marketing at Virgin America. You can follow her on twitter @portergale (https://twitter.com/portergale). If you liked this article, would you share it with your friends? Just click here (http://clicktotweet.com/kiYbo) to post it to Twitter. Oh, and we’d be really grateful if you write us a review in iTunes. (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/blogcastfm-the-bloggers-podcast/id352721366)
