Month: March 2015

  • Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Networking

    Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Networking

    There are a many reasons why you go to networking events.  You might be looking to make some connections in your target field.  You might be looking for a job, or you could be looking to hire someone.  You might be looking for customers to sell to, or you might be looking for suppliers to…

  • Episode 83: Arrow Strategies, Social Coop Media Detroit, Pink Slip Party

    Episode 83: Arrow Strategies, Social Coop Media Detroit, Pink Slip Party

    Our flashback to 1983 with episode 83 of our live, weekly broadcast has come and gone, and it was definitely a lot of fun. We were joined in-studio by a couple of recurring guests on our show, Steve Gaura from Arrow Strategies and Billy Strawter of Social Coop Media Detroit.  We talked about our Pink…

  • Pink Slip Party This Thursday, Live Broadcast Tonight, Silver Linings and More for 3/16/2015

    Pink Slip Party This Thursday, Live Broadcast Tonight, Silver Linings and More for 3/16/2015

    It’s almost here…Pink Slip Party time. This Thursday, we take over The Majestic Theater for one of our (in)famous events.  We’ve got sponsors coming.  We’ve got recruiters coming.  We’ve got people looking for jobs coming. We’ve got people looking to expand their professional network coming. We’ve got people who are just curious showing up to…

  • The Silver Lining

    The Silver Lining

    “Every cloud has a silver lining” – various Chalk this one up to “another time when Dave forgot to practice what he preaches.” It happens more often than I care to admit.  Advice that I give to people that makes perfect sense when I tell it to someone else is exactly what I forget to…

  • Episode 82: Midwest Media Expo, 313Dlove, a Couple Group Members and More

    Episode 82: Midwest Media Expo, 313Dlove, a Couple Group Members and More

    Episode 82 of our weekly live broadcast is in the history books, and we had a lot of fun with our guests. We were joined by Corey from Midwest Media Expo and Terry from 313Dlove to talk about their respective events coming up in the next month, as well as two of our group’s members, Ian and…

  • Another Great Shifting Gears Event

    Another Great Shifting Gears Event

    I have a lot of thoughts swirling in my head right now after our presentation of The New and Improved 10 Commandments of Networking at the MEDC Shifting Gears reunion event Friday night. While those are distilling down to some coherent thoughts and points, just wanted to take a moment to say “thank you” to…