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Stories, tips and ideas about creating the connections that galvanize success.
Has Convenience Replaced Professional Courtesy?
It happens to the best of us: voice mails pile up, inboxes overflow, and text messages disappear. There’s always more work than there are hours in the day. I know it’s stressful because these things happen to me, too. But there is a new communication trend that I find...
The Village Effect
The first few weeks of a new year are a good time to reflect on resolutions. Did you make any for the year ahead? If so, have you kept them? I took a poll at the Rotary Club of Portland's weekly meeting and was happy to see how many of my fellow Rotarians kept their...
San Antonio, TX
Shared lessons from "The Connector's Way: Building Your Business One Relationship at a Time" with attendees at The CORE Training Mortgage and Real Estate Agent 2017 Summit.
Portland, OR
Delivered 250 signed copies of "The Connector's Way" to CU Business Group's President & CEO Larry Middleman for distribution to conference attendees in Portland, OR and Savannah, GA.
Portoroz, Slovenia
Gave a keynote speech in Slovenia at SEMPL 16, the largest and most influential media, marketing and communications trends conference for business leaders and innovators in SE Europe.
Savannah, GA
Delivered the opening keynote address to an audience of credit union attendees at CU Business Group’s 2018 National Business Services Conference in Savannah, GA.
Seattle, WA
Presented a business relationship building workshop for 130 loan offices and their referral partners at Guild Mortgage's South Lake Union office in Seattle.
Mto wa Mbu, Tanzania
Spent a day of inspiration, learning and connection with secondary students of The Mungere School in rural Tanzania, part of The Red Sweater Project.
What These Students in Tanzania Taught Me About Connecting
I was looking for a cool spot to enjoy my boxed lunch when I saw a group of 15 to 20 teenage girls on their midday school break chatting and enjoying the shade on rustic wood benches. I asked whether I could join them—and their faces lit up. My Name is Giraffe “What...