Does your Elevator Pitch match your Brand? By Guest Blogger: Tracey Rossignol Earlier in the summer I attended a Board of Trade event, geared to small business, with some great round table sessions. The round tables, after the lunch presentation, provided everyone an opportunity to introduce themselves, who they are and what they do. We Read more →
THE STRENGTH OF WEAK TIES By guest bloggers: Gayle Hallgren-Rezac and Judy Thomson As counterintuitive as it may seem there is an undeniable reason to network with strangers and it’s called The Strength of Weak Ties. This famous paper, of the same name, was written over thirty years by Mark Granovetter at Johns Hopkins University, Read more →
Networking is Connecting By Guest Blogger: Heather White, 2020 Communications At the core, networking is connecting. That’s it. That’s all there is to know. There’s a lot of talk about elevator speeches, differentiating factors, unique selling position etc. And I’m not trashing those important points of consideration and development that everyone should engage in improving. Read more →
A woman’s three guilty pleasures: fashion, wine and dessert. Last night I had the delight to be pampered with all three at the Women in Leadership Foundation’s 3rd Annual Sweet Talk. As it was my very first WIL networking event, the night was a great opportunity to meet women professionals of all ages. Hosted at Read more →
