Charlie O'Donnell on Building Trust and Relationships

Charlie O'Donnell on Building Trust and Relationships

May 21, 2026 · 50 min · Episode 425

About this episode

Charlie O'Donnell discusses the importance of building trust and genuine connections in professional settings.

Charlie O'Donnell, a 20+ year NYC tech venture veteran and author of Founder Unfriendly, joins David to talk about the art of staying genuinely connected. They dig into "heartbeat emails," why trust is really just information, and how showing up as a three-dimensional person (not just a LinkedIn profile) is the real secret to fundraising, career growth, and community building. Charlie shares community building tips as well! Enjoy!

More episodes of Portfolio Career Podcast

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Portfolio Career Podcast podcast page.