Allergic To Small Talk

Is your network a community or an audience? On today’s Allergic to Small Talk Pod, Ro interviews Emily Lakin, Director of Earnest Agency. Emily provides a thought provoking way to look at your network. She challenges us to build networks that not only provide value for us as individuals, but the world at large. Grab a pen and paper to take notes because this is a good one!

Have you ever learned how to properly network?

In this episode, Ro goes over her course No Agenda Networking which teaches people, step by step, how to build, contribute, and leverage their network in order to earn more money and move their business forward.

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Have you ever showed up to an event kind of missing the mark or let your mood determine your style? Sometimes our wardrobe choices can be one of our best assets or worse enemies when it comes to networking and building relationships.

If you have a love/hate relationship w/ your wardrobe, you're going to LOVE this episode where Ro interviews fashion expert, podcast host, and mentor, Laura Fama.

Laura drops some helpful tips to get you ready for your next meeting or big event, so much easier! 

Research can be used when you are starting a new project in your business or life, but research is especially good to help you find your Ideal Customer.

Before you go out into the networking world you need to understand who your ideal customer is and get very specific on who they are. Once you know who they are, your networking becomes much more focused. 

In this episode, Ro gives you a peak into how research helped create Cutclass, how research helped her find her Ideal Customer + how you can find your Ideal Customer too!

There are so many things we can do with time: We can kill time or lose time, we can be robbed of our precious time, we can find time.

My guest on today's episode helps you save time; Time, that you can dedicate to another part of your business or life.

Shakila Sadiq is an awesome business owner and a professional Virtual Assistant. She drops some knowledge gems on how to organize your diary to increase your productivity.

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Most people fail at networking because they don't set goals. 

One of the most crucial times to set goals via networking is when you're going through a life transition, such as a career shift.

Networking isn't all about making a sale. It can be about getting support to get you through to the next phase in your life. 

On this episode, Rochelle talks about surrounding yourself with like minded people that are going through a similar life transition and developing structure to reach your next big step in life. 

Tune in now and create goals to level up your networking experience. 

Do you ever get caught off guard when someone asks, "Tell me a little bit about yourself?"

It's a simple, yet, tough question to answer, right?

On this episode, Ro interviews CiCi Reagan. CiCi is the founder of Write to Heal. She’s a recovering addict & domestic abuse survivor, & she has been writing since she could hold a pen.

CiCi's journey demonstrates that the good, bad, ugly, and great experiences you've encountered can resonate with your audience, you just have to know how to tell your story. 

Catch this episode where CiCi drops some gems on how to tell your story to connect with others!

We tend to think our closest friends will provide us with the best opportunities and while that's true for trusted info and social support, it's really our old connections that will provide us with the best opportunities for our careers and business.Tune into this episode to hear how your "old friend" can provide you with many new opportunities.

At some point or another we have all had to wrestle that negative solo conversation in networking situations, it says things like, "I am not good enough" or "Will people like what I have to say" or "Will I have anything to contribute?"

If we don't have strategies in place, this solo convo can really take us off course when we're set out to do big things in the world. 

On this episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Leah Rosenbaum of My Coach Leah. She provides 3 tips to kick that solo convo to the curb.

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Rochelle breaks down networking into 2 categories: Traditional & Non-Traditional Traditional 1. Alumni  2. Casual 3. Referral  4. Industry Specific 5. Non-profit Non-Traditional 1. Interest Based 2. Social Media 3. Dormant Ties Listen in to figure out which one suits you best! Traditional, Non-Traditional or a blend of both?