What if the opportunity that changes your life is one email away?

Carly Valancy is a founder, artist, writer, and self-described connection obsessive who has built her career around a simple idea: life really is about who you know...but you have far more agency over who you know than you might think.

After moving to New York City to pursue musical theater, Carly challenged herself to reach out to one person every day for 100 days. That experiment helped her find an agent, book a national tour, connect with people she admired, and ultimately build the foundation for the work she does today.

In this episode of If I’m Honest, Carly and Julia talk about overcoming the fear of reaching out, why we often reject ourselves before anyone else gets the chance, and how curiosity can create opportunities you never could have planned for.

Carly also gets candid about the business behind her ideas; from burning out on an early version of Reach Out Party to rebuilding it with better systems, hiring for the skills she doesn’t have, developing Tether, and creating Anti Networking events designed around depth instead of collecting contacts.

They also dig into patience, entrepreneurship, authenticity, motherhood, and why Carly believes her theater education became one of her greatest advantages as a founder.

If you’ve ever thought, “Who am I to reach out to them?” this conversation might make you send the message anyway.

You can find Carly on social media at @carlyvalancy, visit her site https://carlyvalancy.com, and read her Substack https://carlyvalancy.substack.com.