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title: "Expert Bio and the Fast 50 referral process"
description: "Win the first five customers through trust and referrals."
canonical: https://tomsharman.com/bookshelf/wealthy-and-well-known/expert-bio-and-the-fast-50-referral-process/
updated: 2026-11-03
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# Expert Bio and the Fast 50 referral process

> Win the first five customers through trust and referrals.

Rory Vaden and AJ Vaden's framework, from Wealthy and Well-Known, pp. 194 to 262.

Framework 7 of 9 from [Wealthy and Well-Known](https://tomsharman.com/bookshelf/wealthy-and-well-known/index.md) by Rory Vaden and AJ Vaden. Category: Lead generation.

## The steps

1. **Write the Expert Bio.** Portrait view with names and numbers, landscape view for the rest.
2. **Build the Fast 50 and a Trust Soldier.** List fifty trusted people and make a free resource with a call to action.
3. **Ask for referrals.** Ask each person for five people, and write the share message for them.

## Where it comes from

From chapter: Part 3: How to Monetize a Personal Brand, pp. 194–262

## The animation

24 seconds, 4:5, no sound.

- MP4: https://tomsharman-downloads-006143767029.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/downloads/bookshelf/wealthy-and-well-known/expert-bio-and-the-fast-50-referral-process.mp4
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