Tag: Social Media

Introduce Yourself

You must go out and start networking. Get started with masterminding, or brainstorming with like-minded, success driven people from outside your industry. Find new contacts who can share perspectives, real life experiences and recommendations with you. If you’re a lonely entrepreneur out there trying to knock it alone, and you’re not getting perspective from other people, you’re making it very hard for yourself. Last Wednesday, I attended the Monster Mixers held at Jackson’s in Tampa. The producer, Phillip Black organized the mixer so everyone left with contacts and new business.  The event began with a “Speed Intro” format with 3 minutes to talk and then switch seats going down the line. In 30 minutes, I met 10 people and pitched my services 10 times. It was great fun and made me think on my feet as I made my pitch to new prospects. Then, the event moved to Jackson’s bar …more