Posts from — August 2007

Anita Campbell is CEO of a media business called Small Business Trends, which provides information, articles, audio content and associated consulting services focusing on the small business market and business trends affecting that market.

Her flagship website is the award-winning Small Business Trends, named to the Forbes Best of the Web. Anita also is a prolific writer with articles and columns published at Inc Technology, BNET, Work.com and a variety of other sites and newsletters. She is the host of Small Business Trends Radio, broadcast over the Internet.  Click to read the full post...

I’m going to say something that is far overdue…

Business is not meant to be boring! It’s not about waking up each morning, dreading starting the day — and putting on your fanciest outfit — making sure your shoes are polished to a T and just going through the motions day in and day out.

True, a lot of people see it this way… as something that’s needed to survive — a necessary evil if you will.

But it doesn’t have to be viewed this way. In fact, a lot of people (everyone I’ve interviewed here on BusinessNetworkingAdvice.com) don’t see their professional lives in this light.  Click to read the full post...

Rich Swier is an evangelist for building a stronger entrepreneurial community in the State of Florida and has spoken at multiple national conferences on the state of Venture Capital, and his vision of “Venture Creation”.

Rich invests in emerging companies through his venture capital firm Startup Florida. Startup Florida is the first managed angel fund and venture creation company in the State of Florida.

Prior to Startup Florida, Rich founded numerous successful companies, including: Sarasota Online, one of the first Internet Service Providers and Online City Guides in Florida — which was later acquired by Comcast Cable (CMCSA) as the prelude to a national rollout of its cable-modem network.  Click to read the full post...

April Groves is the wife of one, the mother of four, a Navy vet, and a full time real estate agent. She has recently taken on the title of avid blogger. She is passionate about children, education, and positive contribution. She enjoys reading, discussing politics over coffee, and Rocky Balboa — even Rocky V.

She lives in coastal Georgia and can’t imagine being anywhere else — even when it’s hot. She runs a blog called, Making Life Work for You.

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

According to EatonWeb, “Liz Strauss is perhaps the most influential relational blogger on the Internet.” Her blog — Liz Strauss at Successful Blog — has been called both a destination and an event.

Liz Strauss has worked over 20 years in print, software, and online publishing, and strategized with publishers from around the world. She has worked with entrepreneurs, small businesses, companies in crisis, and corporate giants. Liz led the vision behind last year’s SOBCon07 — The Relationship Bloggers’ Conference that gained the attention of BusinessWeek, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Innovation Initiative of the Kellogg School of Business.  Click to read the full post...

Laura Ries is president of Ries & Ries, an Atlanta-based marketing strategy firm that she runs with her father and partner Al Ries. Together they have written four books including the best-selling The Fall of Advertising & the Rise of PR and The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding.

Laura also writes a popular branding blog, OriginofBrands.com and appears as a frequent guest on CNN, CNN Headline, CNBC and Fox News. You can watch her new marketing video reports on RiesReport.com.

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

Anita Bruzzese is a syndicated columnist and author who shares a wealth of knowledge with her readers on workplace issues. Her column “On the Job” is featured in dozens of newspapers and websites every week, with a readership of more than eight million. She is the author of both: “45 Things You Do That Drive Your Boss Crazy” and “Take This Job And Thrive”.

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

Anita Bruzzese: I think business networking is like social networking in some ways — it’s about getting to know people because you share common interests.  Click to read the full post...

Drew McLellan over at Drew’s Marketing Minute interviewed me (now that’s a switch eh? — if you’d like to check out what I had to say you can read Drew’s interview with me here.

Here’s a sneak peek on what he asked me:

Q. When did you start your interview series and what prompted it?
Q. Are there any themes you see among the answers that really resonate with you?
Q. Who is the one person you’d like to interview but haven’t snagged yet?

Once again, you’ll find my answers to the questions above here.

–Happy Networking, Josh Hinds

Drew McLellan has excelled in the advertising and marketing arena. After working for several other agencies, including Young and Rubicam’s CMF&Z, Drew created McLellan Marketing Group in 1995.

Considered a national branding expert, Drew is a highly sought after speaker and has given countless presentations at national conferences and key note addresses.

Over the years, Drew has lent his expertise to clients like Nabisco, IAMS pet foods, Kraft Foods, Meredith Publishing, John Deere, Iowa Health System, Make-A-Wish, University of Central Florida, SkiDoo and a wide array of others. He maintains a blog at Drew’s Marketing Minute.  Click to read the full post...

Kevin B. Levi is the author of Differentiate or Diminish: The Art and Necessity of Business Positioning. Kevin is a 13-year PR/marketing/writing professional who most recently served as Senior Manager of Strategic Customer Messaging for a $1.2B drug development company.

He now owns a small business offering business writing services called Winning Message LLC. You can receive a free copy of his book by visiting his site or by sending him a request to info@winningmessage.com

Now without further ado it’s my pleasure to bring you the interview with Kevin B. Levi…  Click to read the full post...