Summary: David Burkus is a best-selling author, a sought-after speaker, and associate professor of leadership and innovation at Oral Roberts University. His newest book, Friend of a Friend, offers readers a new perspective on how to grow their networks and build key connections, based on the science of human behavior. He shares these ideas on how to use networking in this interview. He has delivered keynotes to the leaders of Fortune 500 companies and his TED talk has been viewed over 1.9 million times.