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"Working with Eric changed how I think about every room I walk into. For the first time in years, I finally felt confident that my network wasn't just big — it was strategic. The Proximity Advantage didn't just give me tools — it gave me back my sense of direction."
John Assaraf
Bestselling Author, Having It All; Founder, NeuroGym
"Nine years ago I was invited to join the Speakeasy Mastermind. Today, many of my best friendships, partnerships, and most valuable connections are from Speakeasy. Easily the highest ROI investment I've made in the last decade."
Karl Krummenacher
Senior Advisor, Mentor & Investor; 3x Inc. 5000 CEO
"Eric is one of the smartest, most competent, best-prepared, successful people that I have ever met. He can save you years of hard work in helping you to achieve your goals at a higher level than you ever thought possible."
Brian Tracy
Bestselling Author of 90+ Books; Chairman & CEO, Brian Tracy International
What Is The Proximity Advantage™ Framework?
The Proximity Advantage™ is the proprietary 3-circle framework inside Proximity Pays that shows you exactly how strategic relationships create compounding revenue — without cold outreach, awkward networking, or hoping someone important notices you.
It's built on three pillars:
Proximity Design — How to choose the right rooms, events, and communities so every handshake has strategic intent behind it.
Relationship Reliability — The system for turning first introductions into trusted, long-term partnerships that generate referrals on autopilot.
Community Participation — How to become the most valuable person in any room (without being the loudest) so opportunities flow to you instead of from you.
Together, these three circles eliminate The Isolation Tax™ — the invisible cost every entrepreneur pays when they try to build alone.
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How I Discovered That Who You're In The Room With Matters More Than What You Know
For 25 years, I've been in rooms that most entrepreneurs only read about.
I've built businesses alongside Brian Tracy, shared stages with some of the biggest names in personal development, and co-founded a mastermind — Speakeasy — that's been running strong for over a decade.
But here's what nobody tells you about those rooms:
The connections didn't happen because I was the smartest person there. They happened because I had a system for choosing the right rooms, building trust fast, and turning relationships into real revenue — over and over again.
For the first 10 years of my career, I didn't have that system. I was the guy showing up to every conference, handing out business cards, following up with generic emails, and wondering why nothing stuck. I was paying The Isolation Tax™ and didn't even know it.
That turning point forced me to rethink everything — to stop treating networking as a numbers game and start treating relationships as a business strategy.
After years of testing, refining, and building what became the Speakeasy Mastermind (with members who've stayed 9+ years), I finally codified the exact system into this book — the very one you're about to read.
There's a NEW WAY...
And here’s the best part:
You don't need to start from scratch like I did.
You don't have to become the most connected person in your industry overnight…
You don't need to spend 10+ hours a week at networking events hoping something sticks.
With the tools, templates, and step-by-step guidance inside Proximity Pays, you'll let a proven 9-step system do the heavy lifting — while you focus on building a business that grows through trust, not transactions.
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Here's Exactly What You'll Get Inside Proximity Pays
The 3 Entrepreneur Archetypes
Discover which of the three types you are (The Drifter, The Striver, or The Thriver) and what each reveals about how you’ve been approaching your network. This chapter alone will change how you think about every room you walk into.
The Isolation Tax™ Calculator
A simple diagnostic that reveals exactly how much your "go it alone" approach is costing you in lost revenue, missed opportunities, and wasted time (Chapter 12).
The Room Filter
The exact criteria I use to evaluate whether a room, community, or mastermind is worth your time and money before you ever walk in.
The 9-Step Proximity Advantage™ System
The complete, implementable framework for designing proximity, building relationship reliability, and participating in communities that compound.
The Proximity Pledge
A personal declaration from the final chapter that separates readers from doers. Print it. Sign it. Put it where it holds you accountable.
230+ pages. No fluff.
Everything you need to know. Follow this proven 9-step system to build relationships that generate revenue — faster and easier than ever before.
"Eric's Speakeasy Mastermind is one of the few places I prioritize in my busy schedule. Successful entrepreneurs come together to share challenges, opportunities, and insights in a trusted, high-impact environment."
John Assaraf
Bestselling Author, Having It All; Founder, NeuroGym
"The principles in this book aren't theory. It's the framework behind everything we built together over 25 years. Eric has a rare ability to turn relationships into real results."
Brian Tracy
Bestselling Author of 90+ Books; Chairman & CEO, Brian Tracy International
"What I love about Eric is how simple he made the process. I finally understood why my network felt busy but unproductive, and more importantly, what to do about it. The Proximity Advantage gave me a system I actually follow."
Mike Koenigs
Serial Entrepreneur & Bestselling Author
Here Is A Preview Of What's Waiting For You Inside Proximity Pays
📖 Chapter 1: The Wrong Room Is Costing You Everything
→ Why most entrepreneurs are stuck, not because they lack talent, but because they're in the wrong rooms (or no rooms at all). And how to recognize the invisible cost before it compounds.
📖 Chapter 2: The System Nobody Gave You
→ The Proximity Advantage™ framework: three circles, nine steps. The system for building relationships that actually compound into revenue, referrals, and real support.
📖 Chapter 3: The Room Filter Nobody Gave You
→ A practical filter to evaluate any room before you walk in. Seven criteria that separate rooms worth your time from rooms that drain it.
📖 Chapter 4: Depth Over Volume
→ Why 150 meaningful connections outperform 5,000 surface-level contacts. The science behind Dunbar's Number and how to apply it to your business relationships.
📖 Chapter 5: Are You Showing Up or Are You SHOWING UP?
→ The difference between passive attendance and intentional presence. How the way you prepare for and enter a room determines everything that follows.
📖 Chapter 6: Shut Up and Listen
→ Why the best connectors talk less and listen more. How to become the person everyone wants in the room by mastering one overlooked skill.
📖 Chapter 7: Follow Through or Fall Apart
→ Eric's personal follow-through system that turns a single conversation into a compounding relationship. The #1 skill that separates builders from browsers.
📖 Chapter 8: The Answer Is Always Yes
→ The counterintuitive power of generosity without scorekeeping. Why giving first, asking later creates an unfair advantage in every room you enter.
📖 Chapter 9: Stop Being a Passenger
→ How to shift from consuming a community to contributing to one. The moment you stop being a passive member and start adding real value.
📖 Chapter 10: Throw Away the Scorecard
→ Why tracking ROI on relationships destroys them. The paradox: the less you keep score, the more you receive.
📖 Chapter 11: Become the Door
→ The highest level of community participation: becoming the person who opens doors for others. How this single shift changes your reputation, your referrals, and your revenue.
📖 Chapter 12: The Isolation Tax™
→ The hidden, compounding cost of building alone. Why every month you delay costs you more than you realize, and the research that proves it.
📖 Chapter 13: The Room Is Ready
→ The final chapter. Your invitation to stop reading about proximity and start living it. Includes The Proximity Pledge.
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What Entrepreneurs Are Saying About Eric & His Framework
"Eric is one of the smartest, most competent, best-prepared, successful people that I have ever met. He can save you years of hard work in helping you to achieve your goals at a higher level than you ever thought possible."
Brian Tracy
Bestselling Author of 90+ Books; Chairman & CEO, Brian Tracy International
"Eric's Speakeasy Mastermind is one of the few places I prioritize in my busy schedule. Successful entrepreneurs come together to share challenges, opportunities, and insights in a trusted, high-impact environment."
John Assaraf
Bestselling Author, Having It All; Founder, NeuroGym
"Nine years ago I was invited to join the Speakeasy Mastermind. Today, many of my best friendships, partnerships, and most valuable connections are from Speakeasy. Easily the highest ROI investment I've made in the last decade."
Karl Krummenacher
Senior Advisor, Mentor & Investor; 3x Inc. 5000 CEO
"The principles in this book aren't theory. It's the framework behind everything we built together with Speakeasy, and the same thinking that drives the most successful rooms I've ever been part of."
Glen Ledwell
Co-Founder, Speakeasy Mastermind; Founder, Flight Club Mastermind
MEET THE AUTHOR
ERIC BERMAN
Eric Berman is a community builder, entrepreneur, and the founder of Speakeasy Mastermind, a curated community of high-caliber entrepreneurs operating in 26+ cities around the globe.
For over over 25 years, Eric has been in the rooms where real business happens. He spent years as the right arm of the legendary Brian Tracy, managing digital presence and campaigns for one of the most recognized names in personal development. He has built communities from the ground up, led them, and watched people transform inside of them.
Eric co-founded Speakeasy Mastermind with Robert Poling and Glen Ledwell, creating a community built on the exact principles outlined in Proximity Pays. What started as small dinner gatherings in San Diego has grown into a global network of entrepreneurs who show up for each other, share what's actually working, and hold each other to a higher standard.
Proximity Pays is the culmination of everything Eric has learned in 25+ years about the real advantage that separates entrepreneurs who grow from those who stay stuck: the rooms they choose, the relationships they build, and the way they show up.
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Inside Proximity Pays, you'll discover:
What's really going on in your network… and why most "strategies" you've tried — conferences, LinkedIn outreach, BNI groups — haven't moved the needle.
Then, you'll be guided through a simple, step-by-step process to implement the exact strategies I use with my private mastermind members to build high-trust relationships, generate referral revenue, and activate your network's natural compounding effect.
Finally, if you choose, you can apply to experience Speakeasy firsthand — using the same system that's helped hundreds of entrepreneurs get back their momentum, their confidence, and their competitive edge.
(Yes, the book works with or without joining any community.)
Once you begin, you'll start to see real results —
and stop wondering if you're just "not a natural networker" or "too introverted for this."
As a result, this framework frees you up to focus on what really matters:
✅ Feeling confident walking into any room — knowing exactly who to connect with and why
✅ Being present with your family and team — because your growth engine runs on systems, not hustle
✅ Waking up to inbound opportunities — referrals, partnerships, and deals that come to you because you've earned proximity
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A quick self-assessment that shows you exactly where you stand right now. Which rooms are working for you, which ones are draining you, and where the gaps are that you might not even see yet.
This is the very first exercise referenced in Chapter 1 of the book.
Complete it before you start reading and it will make every chapter hit differently. Takes five minutes. Changes everything.
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A printable decision-making tool built from Chapter 3. Seven criteria to score any community, event, mastermind, or group before you commit your time and energy.
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From the final chapter of the book. A personal declaration you sign and display somewhere you'll see it daily.
"I am done paying the Isolation Tax. I will not do this alone anymore." This is the commitment that separates readers from doers.
Print it. Sign it. Put it where it can hold you accountable.
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Reading about proximity is one thing. Experiencing it is another.
As a Proximity Pays reader, you’re invited to attend one live Speakeasy Virtual Event as Eric’s personal guest — the same curated room that members pay to be in, with real entrepreneurs sharing real strategies in real time.
This is your chance to see the Proximity Advantage™ in action:
• Connect with high-level entrepreneurs from Speakeasy’s 28 chapters worldwide
• Experience the trust, depth, and caliber of a curated room firsthand
• Walk away with at least one relationship that could change your trajectory
No pitch. No pressure. Just a front-row seat to what proximity actually looks like when it’s done right..
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A comprehensive guide that shows entrepreneurs exactly how to choose the right rooms, build relationships that compound, and stop paying The Isolation Tax™.
Bonus #1: The Proximity Blind Spot Diagnostic™
A guided self-assessment that reveals which of the 3 Entrepreneur Archetypes you are — The Drifter, The Striver, or The Thriver — and the specific shifts you need to make to reach your next level.Most entrepreneurs never identify their blind spot. This tool makes it obvious.
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The exact criteria I use to evaluate whether a room, community, or mastermind is worth your time and money before you ever walk in.($27 Value)
Bonus #3: The Proximity Pledge™ (Printable Commitment Card)
A personal declaration from the final chapter that separates readers from doers. Print it. Sign it. Put it where it holds you accountable.($Priceless Value)
Community Bonus: Speakeasy Virtual Event Guest Pass: Get invited to attend one live Speakeasy Virtual Event as Eric’s personal guest — the same curated room that members pay to be in, with real entrepreneurs sharing real strategies in real time.
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Frequently Asked Questions
About PROXIMITY PAYS
Who is this book for?
Proximity Pays was written for entrepreneurs, founders, and business owners who know their network matters but don't have a system for leveraging it. Whether you're a solopreneur who feels isolated, a founder stuck in the same circles, or a seasoned CEO looking for your next-level room — this book gives you the framework.
Is this just another networking book?
No. Most networking books tell you to "get out there" and "add value." This book gives you a 9-step system — with assessments, filters, and implementation tools — so you're not guessing. It's a strategy book disguised as a relationship book. Every chapter has something you can use immediately.
What makes this different from other business relationship books?
Two things. First, it's built from 25+ years of real-world experience running a mastermind, not academic theory. Second, it comes with implementation tools — the Workbook, the Archetype Assessment, The Room Filter — that turn reading into doing. Brian Tracy wrote the foreword for a reason.
What if I'm an introvert?
The framework works regardless of personality type. Eric addresses this directly in Chapter 2. The struggle most entrepreneurs face with networking has nothing to do with being an introvert or extrovert. It has everything to do with not having a system. This book gives you one.
Will I get the bonuses even if I already own the book?
Yes — when you purchase through this page, you get instant access to all VIP digital bonuses regardless of whether you've read the book before. The bonuses are exclusive to this funnel and are not available on Amazon.
How quickly can I start seeing results?
The book is designed to be read in short bursts and implemented gradually. Even 10 minutes a day can move you forward. Many readers identify their Entrepreneur Archetype and calculate their Isolation Tax within the first hour. The 90-Day Proximity Action Plan in the Workbook gives you a clear roadmap from day one.
Do I need to join a mastermind or work with Eric 1:1 to benefit from the book?
Not at all. The book stands on its own and was written for entrepreneurs who are ready to take charge of their network — with or without a paid community. That said, if you're interested in experiencing what a high-trust room feels like, you can learn more about Speakeasy inside the book.
What is the Proximity Style Guide and how does it work with Myers-Briggs?
The Proximity Style Guide maps all 16 Myers-Briggs personality types to specific networking strategies from the book.
Step one: take the free personality assessment at 16Personalities.com (takes about 10 minutes).
Step two: open the guide to your type and get tailored advice on which rooms suit you, how to build trust in your natural style, and your ideal 90-Day Proximity Action Plan. It works whether you’re a hard-charging ENTJ or a thoughtful INFP.
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