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Why Networking Is Not Overrated

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In 2017, I read an editorial in The New York Times with one eye on the paper and the other one rolling in the back of my head. The piece, written by Professor Adam Grant of the Wharton School, is called “ Networking Is Overrated.”. In other words, accomplishments are more effective calling cards to success than a business network.

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How to create an internal Assistant network

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During the Virtual Summit October 2017, we had the amazing Simone White, Executive Assistant and Global Chair of GAIN – Administrative Professionals Network at BlackRock train our group of attendees on starting their own internal network for Assistants. It is full of useful […].

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Mirela Sula Is On a Mission to Empower Women Through the Global Woman Club

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So, in 2015, she founded the Global Woman Summit, an international conference where women can network and empower each other. Worldwide expansion In 2017, Sula expanded, creating the first Global Woman club in London. Within a year, 14 more clubs opened, all with the intent to host in-person networking events to connect women.

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Backstage Capital Is Funding Startups by Underestimated Entrepreneurs

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Christie Pitts, Backstage Capital’s general partner, talks about the early days of the Los Angeles-based company and how she got involved: Working in the music industry, Hamilton learned about startups and networked with investors and entrepreneurs. A few years later, the need to develop hardware and software led her to Backstage Capital.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. Network for her community work with ScholarCHIPS. Cornish is the co-author of It’s Work!

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A review of the Assist Conference 2017

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We also had the wonderful Simone White speaking about her incredible journey setting up the internal network at BlackRock. During our refreshment breaks, we held a number of networking roundtables, which were a great place for the attendees to have a more informal chat with each other while enjoying a break from the conference.

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BE Offices Unveils Ground-breaking Tech Package For New Belfast Location

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The flexible workspace veterans set new industry standards in 2017 when they were the first to install 10Gb connectivity across their portfolio, providing clients with superfast connectivity as much as 100 times faster than the majority of its competitors at the time. . Sonos music network throughout the building .

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