How Dating and Business Are Alike #podcast

12 Mar 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief podcast excerpt, the hosts discuss the concept of “pocketing,” a situation where a manager (or partner) takes a person’s calls and includes them in peripheral activities but never introduces them to the key decision‑makers—such as the business owner or, in a romantic context, the family. Speaker A likens this to dating someone who never brings the partner to meet their parents or siblings, effectively keeping the relationship on the periphery. The dialogue highlights how both scenarios involve being kept on the side, attending events together, but never being granted full inclusion or validation, which can feel like a waste of time and emotional investment.

So pocketing, that's when the manager takes your calls but does not introduce you to the owner, wasting your time, you know. So like in dating, that could be like you're dating and then you never meet the family.
Uh, so they like, they keep you on the side. Yeah, the manager.
Yeah, they keep you on, they don't ever introduce you to the mom, the dad, the sister, and nothing. Only good enough to go to the events and Yeah, you can take them to a concert and Prime 112 and Seasons 52 and—