if you have 0 connections, you gotta build yourself to that level.
get a high paying job, and start hanging out with your bosses after work. golf club, football games, etc. Get your wifey to hang out with their wives, etc.
then they will introduce you to even richer mufukkas. alot of these dudes are isolated from the world. any basic idea you give them will make them like "

i never thought about it like that. i like this guy

" they are so detached its crazy.
its that simple.
as for careers? I'd say most likely tech. but check this out