The Networking Sixth Sense

The Networking Sixth Sense

by | Mar 7, 2011 | Blog

My buddy Al Bogdan is a photographer and he does an amazing job with portraiture. We love it when he takes pictures of our girls. I mean, Abby and Kaylie are certainly adorable, but Al seems to have a sixth sense about lighting levels and angles and all the little...
You Always Know Somebody

You Always Know Somebody

by | Mar 6, 2011 | Blog

Glenna Salsbury — Great speaker! At the urging of my good friend, Eleni Kelakos, this morning I attended an event with a new group. This was the bi-monthly meeting of the Michigan chapter of the National Speakers Association. The meeting itself was outstanding....
Treating Them like Babies

Treating Them like Babies

by | Mar 5, 2011 | Blog

Our daughter, Abigail, is two weeks old and is, in general, a true delight and a wonder. She’s a very sweet baby and is already teaching me lessons about life and (I know you’ll find this a shock) networking. I’ve been amused to find the similarities...

The Incomplete Networker

by | Mar 4, 2011 | Blog

A lot of people tell me that I just don’t understand how difficult it is for them to get out and network. After all I’m such a naturally outgoing person. Right. It’s about at this point that I remind them that I am a computer programmer by training...

Types of Events: The Breakfast

by | Mar 3, 2011 | Blog

I guess I can’t really call it a series until I have more than one post on the subject, so here is the second in my non-regular series about general event types and the tactics, tips, and techniques we can use to make them pay off. As with the lunch-time...