Expert at leveraging LinkedIn and personal branding for business development and devising effective networking strategies that aren't sleazy. Once a corporate exec turned research analyst in Chicago, I convinced a company to move me to the SF Bay Area in '98 where I lead an account team providing critical biz services to start-ups. I soon pursued a business development track to see if I could make it as a commissioned salesperson. I could and became salesperson of the month by my third month in the role. Today, as a consultant to solo or first-time entrepreneurs, the biz dev and marketing gigs pay the bills, but it was becoming a published author that really changed my professional trajectory and turned me into a paid public/private speaker and trainer. My book, "I'm at a Networking Event--Now What???" has been a #1 pick on an Inc.com business book list, LinkedIn hand-picked me to headline at one of their LinkedIn Live events in Silicon Valley, I keynoted at BlogHer '13 in Chicago and at an Oracle user group conference in Las Vegas in 2012. I'm in the zone when I'm helping others actualize what truly is possible for their business or career. Oh, and I'm a treehugger at heart.

Computer consultant/trainer to Boomers & Beyond. Caregiving technology expert. Host & founder of AgingInsider.com the show connecting the unconnected for peace of mind, growth in business and living our best lives.

Lifestyle entrepreneur. I'll help you design your life and design your business to enable your dream life.

Passionate about helping people to get the working life that's right for them. Empathic, honest, straIghtforward. Founder, Symmetry Coaching Ltd.

I founded UnCollege.org and am the author of Hacking Your Education which Penguin Press is publishing in March 2013.

Sell-Side Equities Analyst - Pitched stocks to hedge fund and mutual fund managers Serial Entrepreneur - Recently launched 2 companies, both have successfully raised capital in less than 30 days (industry average is >90 days) due to precise pitching