My best advice for you is to BE someone they want to be around.
I'm a business owner. I'm around my employees all the time. I will never go into business with them.
But, if I run into someone who I actually have something in common with... I could be at the coffee shop, the golf course, the ski resort, or anywhere else... it doesn't matter where, I'll start up a friendship with them which could turn into something like a business venture down the road.
Nobody wants to be around a loser. So don't be swinging up. Rise up to their level so you can be friends.
I'm a business owner. I'm around my employees all the time. I will never go into business with them.
But, if I run into someone who I actually have something in common with... I could be at the coffee shop, the golf course, the ski resort, or anywhere else... it doesn't matter where, I'll start up a friendship with them which could turn into something like a business venture down the road.
Nobody wants to be around a loser. So don't be swinging up. Rise up to their level so you can be friends.