You and I are going to have a meeting and put on our green hats so we can have some creative ideas. We're going to ideate for a bit. Put it on your calendar and get ready for a brainstorm.

Networking training seminars are really about sales and marketing. Have a process. Be generous. Give before you take. Provide a reason for people to want to work with you. This all seems simple enough.

Tom's Shoes is a remarkable company. Not because they make remarkable shoes, but because they have a story to sell (tell).

Tom's makes a simple promise: Buy a pair of Tom's shoes and they will give a pair to a child in need through their foundation, Friends of Tom's.  They are a for-profit company established for social good, as well as profit.

I was surprised to learn that Sketchers created their own division that makes a similar shoe and makes the same promise.  It's certainly their right to compete here, but I couldn't be more disappointed in Sketchers attempt to confuse the commercial public by naming this division Bob's.