When Andrew Johnson was yet a pre-teen, his older sister started taking dance classes - and he’d be dragged along. Soon, there was the inevitable odd-numbered class, and Andrew was volunteered to be partnered up - and it was quickly apparent to all - that boy can dance!
Soon after, Andrew was training with private tutors, and entering Pro-Am competitions around the country - and later, around the world! He was farming with his family as his primary income source, also teaching dance classes and tutoring locally, and building an impressive semi-professional dance resume - and then he fell in love with one of his dance class students! Sarah tagged along for a while on the dance circuit, and then started having babies - which preceded a change in track.
Farmstrong Coaching was born, combining Andrew’s love of fitness, coaching, and technology, and he soon joined a local BNI chapter. Soon after, he became the chapter President and they achieved incredible growth. Soon, he was offered a part-time job as the Colorado launch director, and then full-time as Regional Launch Director - then an executive role as the National Launch Director - all in the span of about 2 years and during the pandemic! I’ll let you listen to the show to find out how that chapter ended - but born out of that high-intensity education was Business Networking Done Right.
Andrew shares abundantly from his bag of best practices when it comes to networking in this conversation, and transparently about his priorities in business, and why they do what they do at BNDR. Andrew has also become a podcast host - tune in to the Connections that Matter podcast in a few weeks to hear our conversation on his show recorded only a week apart from this one. He’s an inspiring young man, and I’m proud to call him a LoCo Think Tank member and a friend, so please tune in and enjoy my conversation with Andrew Johnson.