Excuses to Connect

20: Everything is Possible: From Shyness to Moderating Panels with Priscilla Schelp

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Priscilla is a moderator for panels with politicians, UN diplomats, and people working in the area of venture capital and business. She is also a prolific speaker, and is currently founding her own start-up where she aims to connect visionaries and changemakers with the best private member, business and management clubs in the world. In this episode, we explore her journey from how she was once shy to the person she is today. She emphasizes that everything is possible, and that “from this second on, you can work on going there wherever you want to be and whoever you want to be.”

Highlights & Takeaways
  • Having remarkable moments during her moderation career where diplomats from different countries would meet afterwards for wine and conversations
  • It is an exception if there’s no technical issues during a moderation event, but how she’s learned to prepare well
  • How she observed, read, and practiced how to connect with others
  • How to network with people on LinkedIn and make meaningful connections
  • The launch of her start-up which is aiming to match young visionaries and changemakers with the best clubs around the world
  • Why she sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and what she learned from the experience
    • Resources Mentioned
    • Contact Priscilla: Website | Instagram | LinkedIn
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