How To Turn Human Connections Into A Competitive Advantage | HoB with Jan Keck
Wed Jan 28 2026
“My business exists because I once felt invisible in a room.”
In this episode, we talked about how vulnerability, belonging, and human connection become competitive advantages in business, in particular:
👉 How introversion can be a leadership strength, not a weakness.
👉 Why relationship-building is a long-term investment, not a tactic.
👉 Why success today means helping people feel less alone.
Join Jan Keck, a people-loving introvert, facilitation trainer, experience designer, TEDx speaker, and the mind behind ‘Ice Melters’, who turned shyness into a superpower, and now helps leaders and teams move from awkward silence to real connection, and is on a personal mission to ensure people feel less alone and more seen, in uncovering the human side of successful business! 🤗🤩😎
Connect with Jan and Yurii on Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jankeck/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yurii-lazaruk-community-consultant/
Timestamps:
(00:00) Meet Jan Keck
(03:44) The Austrian Alps Adventure
(06:47) Challenges in Business and Writing a Book
(11:24) Building a Training Business
(16:05) The Importance of Feedback and Connection
(21:26) Using Video for Deeper Connections
(26:03) Building Trust in Relationships
(27:41) The 36 Questions to Build Closeness
(28:53) Mastermind Groups and Personal Growth
(32:18) The Art of Starting Conversations
(35:46) Finding Genuine Happiness
(39:05) Connecting Through Shared Experiences
#HumansOfBusiness #HoB #humans #business
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“My business exists because I once felt invisible in a room.” In this episode, we talked about how vulnerability, belonging, and human connection become competitive advantages in business, in particular: 👉 How introversion can be a leadership strength, not a weakness. 👉 Why relationship-building is a long-term investment, not a tactic. 👉 Why success today means helping people feel less alone. Join Jan Keck, a people-loving introvert, facilitation trainer, experience designer, TEDx speaker, and the mind behind ‘Ice Melters’, who turned shyness into a superpower, and now helps leaders and teams move from awkward silence to real connection, and is on a personal mission to ensure people feel less alone and more seen, in uncovering the human side of successful business! 🤗🤩😎 Connect with Jan and Yurii on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jankeck/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/yurii-lazaruk-community-consultant/ Timestamps: (00:00) Meet Jan Keck (03:44) The Austrian Alps Adventure (06:47) Challenges in Business and Writing a Book (11:24) Building a Training Business (16:05) The Importance of Feedback and Connection (21:26) Using Video for Deeper Connections (26:03) Building Trust in Relationships (27:41) The 36 Questions to Build Closeness (28:53) Mastermind Groups and Personal Growth (32:18) The Art of Starting Conversations (35:46) Finding Genuine Happiness (39:05) Connecting Through Shared Experiences #HumansOfBusiness #HoB #humans #business