Posts from — October 2006

Michael Angier is the president & founder of Success Networks International. For over thirty years, Michael has been researching and sharing strategies for success, life balance and peak performance technologies. He shares his wealth of knowledge through his writing, speaking, and coaching.

He’s the publisher and editor of “Success Strategies” as well as “Success Digest” and “World Class Business Ideas” — publications of ideas, information and inspiration.

Josh: How do you define Business Networking and why do you feel it’s important?

Michael Angier: I define business networking as relationship building because I think business is all about relationships.  Click to read the full post...

Michael Yang is the President, CEO and Co-founder of Become.com. Michael is an entrepreneur who is passionate about developing services that help people.

Michael Co-founded mySimon.com in April of 1998, and served as its CEO. He developed the original idea and vision for mySimon and grew the company from 2 employees to 60 employees in less than a year. mySimon was selected by Forbes magazine as one of the Top 20 E-Commerce sites in 2000. In February of 2000, mySimon was successfully acquired by CNET.

It’s a honor to bring you Michael Yang…  Click to read the full post...

David Breslow is a nationally recognized speaker, writer and Performance Coach. His clients include professionals in sports and business. His approach has been called, “bold, honest and based on undeniable truths that exist beyond opinion and theory; a real breath of fresh air”.

Josh: David, how do you define Business Networking and why do you feel it is important?

David Breslow: I best answer this question with a question: Do you believe cultivating great relationships is important in order to be successful in business or in life? Most people answer with a resounding “yes” so it is clear to folks that generating relationships is important.  Click to read the full post...

Adam J Kovitz, CEO and Editor-in-Chief at The National NetWorker – a resource for NetWorking information, celebrating the lives of those individuals who rely upon NetWorking as a way of life as well as the quality organizations that support them by providing effective and profitable NetWorking environments.

Josh: How do you define Business Networking and why do you feel it is important?

Adam J Kovitz: Business NetWorking, like computer networking, is the flow of information between two or more nodes.  Click to read the full post...

Cindy Chernow is President of Chernow Consulting. Chernow Consulting provides corporate training and professional development. Cindy shares her expertise through keynote addresses, workshop and seminar presentations, and coaching.

Be sure to take note of what she has to say about networking uncovering the “hidden job market”…

Josh: How do you define Business Networking and why do you feel it is important?

Cindy Chernow: People seem to distinguish Business Networking as more purposeful. They see it as a way to meet specific needs as opposed to the more general life long relationship building. In either case, it is all about relationship building. I like to remind people that Networking is only one letter away from Not Working.  Click to read the full post...

I’m pleased as punch to bring you Phil Gerbyshak of Make It Great! He is a motivational speaker, self-improvement advocate, and “relationship geek”. Phil is the author of the book, 10 Ways to Make It Great!

Note: Be sure to pay attention to what he says about identifying who you are first, so that you can best know how to give value to others — and make the time to do the suggestion he gives. You’ll benefit greatly as a result.

Josh: How do you define Business Networking and why do you feel it is important?  Click to read the full post...

It’s a pleasure to bring you Motivational Speaker and Coach, Chris Gloss. He’s known as the “The Possibilitarian” for good reason — A self starter and an entrepreneur, Chris does not believe in limitations of the individual. He speaks with conviction, pushing others to break through the barriers of their perceived limitations.

Josh: How do you define Business Networking and why do you feel it is important?

Chris Gloss: Business networking is the proactive advancement toward one’s business goals, by building relationships and affiliations that fill a need or gap, which, when filled, will propel the business toward the attainment of the desired results.  Click to read the full post...

Dr. Stan Harris is one of the top trainers in the field of direct marketing, and is sought after by many different companies and organizations because of his motivational skills and knowledge. Dr. Harris delivers positive and empowering breakthrough messages as a motivational speaker to people across the world!

Josh: How do you define Business Networking and why do you feel it is important?  Click to read the full post...

Merlin Mann is the creator of 43 Folders, a family of websites about personal productivity, which includes a collection of simple ways to make your life a little better.

Merlin makes some interesting points — I particularly appreciated what he said about doing for others while expecting nothing in return… a hard pill for some to swallow, but those that take this idea to heart will be well ahead of the game if you ask me.

Josh: How do you define Business Networking and why do you feel it is important?

Merlin Mann: Hm. That’s a complicated one.  Click to read the full post...

I’m pleased to bring you the following interview with speaker, trainer, author, and personal strategist Stephanie West Allen. Stephanie is a principal in Allen & Nichols Productions, a Denver-based firm that conducts programs using accelerated training techniques to make learning easy, long-lasting and applicable to daily life.

Josh: How do you define Business Networking and why do you feel it is important?  Click to read the full post...