Tag: networking 101

Home for the Holidays

Tomorrow, in these United States, is Thanksgiving 2017. *pause for effect* Aww Sunshine, I know, but it’ll be okay.  Stop sniveling.  Loosen that death-grip on your box of wine. You’re going to make it, I promise.  (And if not, hey, as Hunter S. Thompson used to say, many great books have been written in prison. #kidding #ohrelax)…
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November 22, 2017 0

3 Steps to Successful Networking*

*…for people who hate networking, the holidays, their jobs…but know that time’s a-wasting! Aw, Sunshine. I know how it is: the holidays bring serious pressure, combined with the realization that soon it’ll be a brand new year, with brand new regrets opportunities. And let’s not even talk about that this new year includes a presidential…
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December 7, 2015 0

“Don’t ever go anywhere without a cake box.”

Last night, Hoong Yee Lee Krakauer, Executive Director of the Queens Council on the Arts, and I  did our respective party pieces of a  grant-writing and social media marketing course for artists. This is a brand new, three-week workshop, and last night was our debut.  I spoke about social media, but today, Dear Reader, I wanted to write about…
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November 7, 2015 0

Not working in your college major? No worries! (I promise.)

This might seem crazy to some Young People, but humor me: Let’s say that you recently graduated college, and you’re starting to understand that what you majored in has very little to do with your day-to-day reality. In fact, you’re starting to panic. Or maybe, you are working in your major, and you’re thinking,”…this is sports…
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September 29, 2015 0