Ask EVERYBODY!! at the grocery store...in the bar...at Barnes and Noble...at Starbucks...wherever. Get comfortable striking up conversations with strangers EVERYWHERE! Hey...they pay us to do that on a regular basis anyway, right?
As for the interview...plant the seed in your opening statement.. "I want to know about you...who supports your ideas about your choices of career options?"..."tell me about them"...write their names down...refer bsack to them throughout the tour...ask them, "whose life would you like to impact with this opportunity?" GO FOR IT!!
I recommend saying to folks on the phone, "Maybe this isn't the right time/program for you, but I am in the business of changing lives and would love to know who you know that could really benefit from getting information from me?" Most time they say no one, but you will never know unless you ask. What' the worse they can do...hang up? They were going to anyway, right?
Hope that helps :)
SN: don't get all tongue tied or shy...it's just a conversation.
