Overview

On this episode of Build Your Network, Host Travis Chappell interviews Griffin Bruehl, known for achieving rapid success as a corporate flight attendant, entrepreneur, investor, ambassador, writer, and speaker.

Topics Discussed:

• About Griffin Bruehl
  • Has been a corporate flight attendant for about three years and is growing into the leadership role.
  • He’s expanding into more keynote speaking and will soon be launching a clothing line geared toward flight attendants.
    • Expanding on his brand with all of his logos, etc.
  • He was flying with JetBlue for a couple of years.
• What is a corporate flight attendant?
  • A flight attendant on a private jet.
  • Has to provide high-end service for the top .001% of individuals.
  • Gets to know who these people are and what their preferences are.
• Where did the desire to become a flight attendant come from?
  • In high school he loved aviation, but he needed a way to get out of his town.
  • He met a flight attendant and she told him what he needed to do to become a flight attendant.
    • She helped him get on with a small regional airline, he eventually started working with JetBlue.
  • He fell in love with the career and the industry.
    • He wasn’t making any money with JetBlue and felt like he was in a rut and not around positive people.
  • He met a pilot on a private jet and asked what it would take to be a flight attendant on a private jet.
    • He did the training.
    • Met a mentor in training and he paved the way for him to get on a private jet as a flight attendant.
    • His first client was extremely particular and mean, no one wanted to fly her.
      • He flew with her for about a week and by the end of the trip she ended up liking him.
    • This started his career and created a niche market for him.
  • Were you nervous meeting A-List celebrities, billionaires, and household names?
    • He was more nervous because he didn’t know what he was doing.
    • He started to realize that these people were just human, they still get tired and make mistakes like we all do.
      • He realized that he’s working with them, not for them.
    • What have been some of the biggest networking challenges that you’ve had to overcome?
      • As a corporate flight attendant, you’re an independent contractor and business owner.
      • When it comes to networking, you just have to show up.
      • What separated him from others is that he would be there and be present.
      • When people go to networking events they start to say, “I’m new, I’m learning,” people don’t want to hear that.
      • Don’t point out the things you’re not good at.
      • You need to take no’s as “not yet’s.”
        • Continue to follow-up until you’re a part of the crew.
      • How important is self-confidence to your ability to overcome objection?
        • Self-confidence is the most important thing.
          • It sets the tone of the entire trip.
        • If he wouldn’t have had confidence in who he is, he wouldn’t have gotten 90% of his work.
      • Do you believe that what you know or who you know is more important, and why?
        • Who you know – had he not have met his mentor, he wouldn’t have made the connections he did.
        • If you surround yourself with the right people and aren’t the smartest person in the room.
          • The people you know help you with what you know.
        • Tell us about a time when a connection led to a big moment of success.
          • He met Brandon Adam’s fiancé on a run in Orlando before becoming a flight attendant.
            • They become friends and now he works with Brandon and he’s his mentor.
          • One encounter can lead to an entirely new path of your life.
        • Do you get close enough with anyone you fly to form a personal relationship?
          • He tries to keep his distance to an extent.
            • There are a couple who he would connect with outside of work.

The Random Round:

• • • What profession other than your own do you think it would be fun to attempt?
      • Coding
    • If you could sit on a park bench with anyone for an hour who would it be, and why?
      • Patrick Collison with Stripe
    • How do you like to consume content best, books, blogs, podcasts, or videos?
      • Videos
    • What’s a book that you’ve read recently?
      • Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
    • Give us a glimpse of your morning routine
      • Changes due to travel
      • Gets up and makes the bed
      • Has breakfast every day
      • Reads and organizes day
    • What is your go-to pump up song?
      • Hall of Fame
    • What are you not very good at?
      • Learning when to say no.
    • What is one place where we can find you online?
      • com
      • Instagram – The Journey of a Young Gun
      • Facebook – The Journey of a Young Gun

Tweetable Quotes:

• When it comes to networking, you just have to show up.
• Self-confidence is the most important thing.
• Make sure you’re not the smartest person in the room.

Resources Mentioned:

Buildyournetwork.com– Podcast website

BYN.media/fb – Facebook Group

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill