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James Eder, Founder of The Beans Group and CausrApp, shares a number of great tips for how you can build and grow your network, including thinking about Networking more as "Net-Giving". Great way to add value to those around you and build your network!

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I'm excited to share my new podcast with you guys, titled Just Connect, a short, 12 episode series that will focus on ideas on how you can build and grow your network. Please do subscribe to the podcast! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/just-connect/id1180382202?mt=2

This episode features the second episode from Just Connect, especially for my beloved LED listeners :) In this episode, you will hear from Maya Bisineer, a seasoned product executive in Silicon Valley (Founder & CEO Memetales, VP Product @BlogHer acquired by SheKnows Media in 2014). She shares her thoughts on how you can build a mentoring relationship with someone you respect and admire. Maya also touches upon the important difference between a Mentor and a Sponsor, and how it can help even more to have a Sponsor as opposed to a Mentor.

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This is an in-between episode where Simon Kirk, Co-Founder @RaisedBy.Us and Director of Business Development @InVisionApp, draws on his experience of organizing events over the last 10 years, and shares tips and insights on how to organize events to build your network.

Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include:

1. What kind of event to organize depending on the situation - Breakfast, Cocktail Hour/Happy Hour, Dinner

2. Whom to invite

3. How to get people to come when you're still new to the scene and don't know many people

4. How to "socially engineer" an event to make sure people have a good time

5. How a host's priority should be that attendees extract a lot of value from the event

6. Lots of resources and other tips for organizing events

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Ankur Bansal, Co-Founder @SnapSaves, went from starting SnapSaves to getting acquired by Groupon in just 11 months. In this episode, Ankur shares what that journey was like and shares advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Some things that Ankur talks about:

1. How he came up with the idea for SnapSaves

2. How he and his team had a great understanding of their strengths (Sales and their Network) and started from there

3. How he and his team focused on sales and revenue right from the beginning

4. How the Groupon conversation came to be

5. Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs

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Priyadarshini Routh, Director Sales Strategy and Operations @SalesforceIQ, goes into great detail on what working in Sales Strategy and Ops entails.

Priyadarshini has an MBA in Marketing and Operations from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining SalesforceIQ, Priyadarshini has worked in Management Consulting with McKinsey & Co., in Business Development at Cisco, and was a Senior Manager for Kindle Content Acquisition at Amazon.

Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include:

1. What kind of problems does someone in Sales Strategy & Operations work on. Eg: Defining sales quotas, identifying territories, etc.

2. Examples of typical projects that someone might work on in this function

3. Qualities needed in someone to enjoy working in this function. Eg: Analytics Skills, Problem Solving, Ability to Influence, etc.

4. Interesting and challenging aspects of working in this function

5. Advice for candidates interested in working in this function

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Alexandra Breedlove left a steady, well paying job in Management Consulting and moved to Tanzania to try and have an impact at a grass-roots level. In this episode, Aly shares with us the various projects she worked on while in Tanzania, including as a contractor with well known organizations such as Acumen Fund and TechnoServe, and her experiences working in International Development.

Aly has a Bachelors in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and is currently pursuing an MBA from Cambridge Judge Business School.

Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include:

1. The kind of projects Aly worked on with Acumen Fund and TechnoServe

2. The kind of challenges Aly ran into when working on the ground in Tanzania

3. Importance of knowing the local language when working in International Development

4. Highlights from Aly's 5 years in Tanzania

5. Importance of relationships for finding work in this sector

6. Recommended resources for people interested in working in International Development

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This is an in-between episode, where James Eder, Founder of The Beans Group, a UK based media company, shares his journey and his take on what he has done that he thinks has enabled him to see the success that he has seen today.

Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include:

1. How James started Student Beans

2. Importance of getting over the fear of failure and rejection

3. Importance of putting yourself out there

4. Not being afraid to ask for help

5. Many many anecdotes and stories that show how James has been able to "manufacture serendipity" in his life

6. Cold calling and following up

7. Book recommendations

8. James's latest project Causr, an app that seeks to connect professionals on the go - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/causr/id1129819484?mt=8

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Jonathan Karpfen, Experience Researcher at Airbnb and Principal UX Researcher at LinkedIn before Airbnb, goes into the details of a what working as a UX Researcher is all about in this episode.

Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include:

1. How and why did Jonathan go into UX Research

2. What is UX Research

3. Example of a project that Jonathan worked on at LinkedIn as a UX Researcher

4. What kind of problems does Jonathan work on as an Experience Researcher at Airbnb

5. How UX Research comes down to being able to understand people and their behaviors

6. Interesting and challenging aspects of the job

7. A list of books for budding researchers or for anyone curious about how great products are designed

8. Recruiting tips

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Akash Mayur, Manager at Management Consulting firm A.T. Kearney, Inc., shares some of the things that he does to excel in his role as a Management Consultant.

Some of the areas that we touch upon in this episode include:

1. The role of a Management Consultant

2. The 3 layers to a great Management Consultant - Analytics/Problem Solving, Communication skills, and Emotional Quotient

3. Examples in each of the three layers to illustrate how this can make a difference

4. Akash's tips on how to excel in each of these areas

5. Other best practices for current and aspiring consultants

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Tom is an international bestselling author, who has written many books including "The Kindle Publishing Bible," "The Amazon Analytics Bible," "Rich By 22: How To Achieve Business Success At An Early Age," "Facebook For Business Owners," "How To Make Money With Twitter" and "The Kindle Writing Bible," among others.

Today, Tom not only has a successful business around writing and selling ebooks, but he also teaches new and established authors and writers how to emulate his success in writing.

Tom is also the founder of TCK Publishing, which partners with fiction and non-fiction authors as the publisher and marketing expert to help writers get their message and story to millions of readers all over the world. Learn more at www.TCKPublishing.com

Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include:

1. The process of self-publishing a book

2. Key aspects to consider when self-publishing: Branding, Name of the book, Description, etc.

3. What makes a good book title

4. How to construct a good book description

5. How to think about pricing your book

6. Tom's writing process and the importance of "thinking time"

7. Key characteristics of a book that does well

8. Attributes of someone who will enjoy and be good at self-publishing

9. Tons of resources!

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