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How to reconnect with an old contact and invite them on your podcast
Somewhere in your contacts is a person you liked and simply lost touch with. The podcast is the best excuse you will ever have to reach back out, and most people are quietly glad when someone does.
The trap is spending three sentences apologizing for the silence. Skip it. Name why you thought of them and give the reconnection a real reason to exist.
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Subject
Been thinking about you, Devon
Hi Devon,
It has been too long. I was working on a pricing problem you helped me with years ago recently and you came straight to mind, which tells me I should have reached out sooner.
I host a podcast now, The Build, for operators scaling past their first ten hires. The conversation I keep wanting to have on it is exactly the one you are built for: how you think about hard team decisions. I would love to have you on, and I would love the excuse to catch up either way.
One remote recording, about forty minutes, whenever your schedule allows. What do you think?
Talk soon, Jordan
Why this one gets a yes
- It replaces the apology with a specific memory. "You came straight to mind when I was working on X" is warm and true, where "sorry it has been so long" is just friction.
- It gives the reconnection two reasons: the episode and the catch-up. Even if they pass on recording, you have reopened a real relationship.
- It keeps the ask light. After years of silence, a low-stakes, flexible invite is far easier to say yes to than a formal booking request.
Common questions
How do I reconnect with someone I have not talked to in years?
Give the silence a reason to end instead of apologizing for it. Name the specific thing that made you think of them, then make a real ask or offer. People rarely hold the gap against you. What feels awkward to you usually reads as a welcome surprise to them.
Is a podcast a good reason to reach back out to an old contact?
It is one of the best. It gives you a concrete, flattering reason to reconnect that is about them, not about you needing something. Even the people who cannot record often reply warmly, and the relationship is open again either way.
Should I apologize for losing touch?
One light line at most, then move on. A long apology makes the reader carry the awkwardness with you. A quick "it has been too long" followed by a specific, warm reason for writing does far more to rebuild the connection than paragraphs of guilt.
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