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December 31, 2014

NBN42 Space and Education are Key with Matt Dudley

Matt Dudley is owner of The Skillery a co-working space, marketplace for classes and workshops, and a community of creative entrepreneurs in Nashville, TN. Talking about co-working, education and networking.…

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Published on December 31, 2014 01:00

December 29, 2014

The Importance of Personal Branding

First, some branding concepts: Branding is the sum of your company and its interactions based on your values. This means, that whatever your company says, it’s a reflection of you.…

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Published on December 29, 2014 09:00

December 26, 2014

The Dead Simple Way to Set and Follow Your Goals

Some people are better than others at setting goals. I’ll admit, I am not always great with sticking to my goals. I set goals and misplace where I wrote them,…

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Published on December 26, 2014 16:07

December 22, 2014

Make Time Slow Down By Expanding Your Horizons

Photo by Jeff Sheldon

Photo by Jeff Sheldon


If you’re like me, you’ll notice that Christmas was just last week, or at least it seems that way. I’m 42 and I continue to be amazed when the days, weeks and months seem to fly by.


The phenomenon of time zipping past us faster as we get older is nothing new. This is something I’ve been interested in for years. I once read that the feeling of time going by quickly is thought to be brought on by our repetitive lives.


Why does time fly by?

We all have that summer we remember,...

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Published on December 22, 2014 01:00

December 17, 2014

NBN41 Age is a Gift with Ronni Bennett

RonniBennet NBN41 Age is a Gift with Ronni BennettRonni Bennettruns Time Goes By, a blog The Washington Post calls “the quintessential seniors’ blog”. She is a radio and television broadcasting veteran who produced shows like20/20 and The Barbara Walters Specials on ABC. Ronni also produced programs for Lifetime, NBC, PBS and CBS. She was the first managing editor of CBSNews.com.


Talking aboutage, blogging and networking online and offline.

NBN 41 Show Notes


Join theNBN Clubtoday and meet 100 smart minds who want to help you achieve your profes...

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Published on December 17, 2014 04:14

December 10, 2014

NBN40 Be Consistent and Have a Genuine Interest in People with Jason Elkins

jasonelkins NBN40 Be Consistent and Have a Genuine Interest in People with Jason ElkinsJason Elkins is a coach, speaker and social marketing strategist with Transparent Social Media. He’s also the creator of 100 Cups of Coffee in 100 Days.


Talking about networking, coffee dates and being the connector

NBN 40 Show Notes


Join theNBN Clubtoday and meet 100 smart minds who want to help you achieve your professional goals.


Listen to episode 40 iniTunesorStitcher.


Check out Contactually, the best CRM solution to handle your follow ups and to help make you a networking super star.


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Published on December 10, 2014 05:18

December 8, 2014

I Want to Be Your Keynote Speaker


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This has been an incredible year of speaking at conferences, companies and events. I’m truly blessed to have the opportunities to share my stories, tips and techniques with audiences.


Here are some highlights fromthis year

Surrounded by friends and peers who I admire, I began the year speaking at New Media Expo in Las Vegas.
I provided the keynote presentation for the VMUG Conference in Nashville and Boston.
I got to present in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan at the MoSo Music an...
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Published on December 08, 2014 08:04

December 3, 2014

NBN39 Find the Hole and Run to Fill It with Mark Blevis

markblevis 300x300 NBN39 Find the Hole and Run to Fill It with Mark BlevisMark Blevis is a digital public affairs strategist with Full Duplex in Ottawa, Canada. He specializes in research, writing and speaking about public affairs, politics & advocacy. Mark co-authored the best-selling book, TOUCH: Five Factors to Growing and Leading a Human Organization NBN39 Find the Hole and Run to Fill It with Mark Blevis with Tod Maffin.


Mark is also known as a podcasting pioneer who co-hosted Canadian Podcast Buffet and ran the Podcasters Across Borders (PAB) Conference with Bob Goyetche.


Talking about passion, podcasting and reinve...
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Published on December 03, 2014 07:49

November 28, 2014

Do They Know, Like and Trust You?

knowliketrust Do They Know, Like and Trust You?As we form business connections, many networking newbies often jump straight into the mode of figuring out how to book someone as a new client or to try to sell a product to a new connection.


More experienced folks realize that networking is more about building long term relationships rather than looking for a quick buck. It’s one of the things that Dave talks about in his book. Folks are likely to do business with someone they know, like, and trust, and by giving freely and building relations...

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Published on November 28, 2014 01:00

November 26, 2014

NBN38 Top 5 Episodes of NBN Radio

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This week on NBN Radio, I decided to do something different. Rather than speak with a guest, I wanted to review my statistics and share takeaways from the top five episodes with you.


My show just surpassed 20,000 downloads! My goal is to reach 1,000 per episode, so I’m getting close. I hope you will help me get there by visiting love.nbnradio.com to share a tweet of support.


Enter to win a signed copy of my book, New Business Networking by TWEETING THIS.


I’ll an...

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Published on November 26, 2014 01:00