This morning I had the exciting challenge of living up to the introduction I received below at an event hosted by Matt Youngquist of Career Horizons: Topic: Networking Tips, Technique & Etiquette Guest Speaker: Sandy Jones-Kaminski, President of Bella Domain &
Some networking food for thought
These are some of my favorite quotes that have everything to do with effective networking: Just like you can never receive too many gifts at the holidays, you can never have too many contacts in your network. Being well-connected connotes
Video montage Nov 19 PIF event
Check out the video we just got up on YouTube and please share it w/your peeps! Thanks to Keith, Geoff, Marc, Kendra, Julia and Karin for the great giggle (watch – you’ll see).
My first Black Friday ad?
Thanks to Geoff Tucker for shooting the video, then writing and coming up with the initial visual concept for an ad, Keith (Kaminski) for taking the concept and running with it (hell yeah!), and then, of course, Marc Erickson for
Way to Pay It Forward People!
What a way to Pay It Forward people! Over 80 positive karma creators showed up at The Local Vine Thursday night to contribute to the network effect created when a group of well-intentioned people gather to create some good karma
I’m definitely on hire ground this week!
The word “hire” in this blog post title is not a typo. Over the weekend, I learned that I’m featured online in the NWJobs Blog named “Hire Ground” as a result of being interviewed by Randy Woods in October. If
It’s not you, it’s them
I just received confirmation that my first “real” book is NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON, so I felt it appropriate to commemorate the occasion with a blog post that explains why I wrote the book in the first place. Also, since
Pay It Forward Party….it’s baaaack!
Since my last one in Nov of 2008, I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve been asked when I was having another Pay It Forward (PIF) Party. Well, I’m not actually having one, but Seattle’s chapter of the
Leveraging the useless
How often do you find yourself on the receiving end of someone try to convince you that you could leverage the useless thing/service/contact or whatever they’re trying to “offer” you? If I had a dollar for every time this happens
Be the change…
“Be the change you want to see in the world.” I keep thinking about this great quote from Mahatma Ghandi because of the unexpected, but definitely welcome, attention my on hiatus Pay It Forward (PIF) parties have received this past
Why a Climate Policy Primer?
Because crafting a comprehensive climate bill will be on the table in the coming weeks as our elected officials in WDC start debating climate policy legislation, President Obama no doubt knew that he needed to break it down in simple