E341: Jeffrey Meshel- What do you do, and why should anyone care?
Jeffrey Meshel is an entrepreneur, author, longtime board director, and renowned relationship-builder whose books include One Phone Call Away and Know Who You Know. Over decades in business, he has built a network of more than 15,000 relationships and served for 15 years on the board of Signature Bank. In this episode, Jeffrey challenges the traditional idea of networking and shares why authentic connection, trusting your instincts, giving without expecting anything in return, and genuinely caring about people can create extraordinary opportunities. A conversation about relationships, leadership, intuition, generosity—and what really makes someone worth knowing.
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💬 1:26 Jeffrey on his origin story – always liked people, even as a kid
🚫 5:11 Why he hates the word "networking": it connotes low-integrity activity
🔥 8:37 The 9/11 story: Bob saved by fireman Frank – now they're like family
🛑 12:27 Never go against your gut feeling.
💡 14:52 "Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment."
📖 19:07 How he became an author: encouraged by Harvey McKay
🤝 22:45 Making introductions without being asked: "I want to make a difference in their lives."
💰 25:03 The banker story: raised $17,000 for his family after nephew died in a car crash
🪑 29:40 Jeffrey got a board seat at Signature Bank – "Who am I? I'm a little real estate guy."
🍦 32:11 CPR Foundation: gave away 35,000 ice cream bars
🕵️ 33:41 The Clarion Project – scours social media for threats, stopped 200 school shootings
😊 37:41 Getting up every day with a smile on his face.
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Author and Speaker
Author and speaker Jeffrey Meshel has written three books: One Phone Call Away (Portfolio - Penguin Books), The Opportunity Magnet (Hatherleigh Press), and Trust Is a Double-Edged Sword…Trust Me (Xlibris). Inquire about engagements on networking, team building, ethics, conflict resolution, and forging strategic partnerships with trust: meshelj1@gmail.com.
Jeffrey is Managing/Member of Candor Capital Partners . Candor Capital Partners is a real estate acquisition firm and a Real Estate lender that originates short term (1 to 2 yr) mortgages encumbering primarily commercial Real Estate. Candor loans range between $1,000,000.00 and $20,000,000.00.
Jeffrey is Founder/Chairman of the Strategic Forum, an organization of business leaders from diverse backgrounds dedicated to the exchange of ideas, development of long-term personal and business relationships. The Strategic Forum has chapters in New York City and South Florida.
He had served on the Board of Signature Bank (SBNY) and several private company boards, in addition to
the CPR foundation (community police relations foundation).
