Mastermind Dinners

When Jayson Gaignard began hosting what he calls Mastermind Dinners, he was, he says, bankrupt on nearly every level of his life. He credits the dinners with most of his success over two years: launching a business podcast that reached a number one rating, spending a week in Argentina with author Tim Ferriss, sitting in on Tony Hawk's radio show at his California offices, and running one of the most exclusive events for entrepreneurs. Gaignard holds that the speed of his turnaround can be repeated, and that the key lies in how relationships are created and cultivated. He presents the book as a playbook intended for anyone who wants to build meaningful relationships.

Examine.com co-founder Sol Orwell named it in an interview among the books he would have people read instead of typical business books. Author and photographer Vincent Pugliese mentioned it while describing his search for ways to improve his mastermind groups and community.