This afternoon I facilitated a session on Networking IRL (In Real Life) for Young Professionals of Central Virginia. Here’s my slide deck. I’d love to know what you think. Networking In Real Life (IRL) View more presentations from Cheryl Smith. What’s your favorite networking story?

A little more than a month ago I was in Chicago attending SobCon09, business school for bloggers. I learned so much that it made my head hurt. God used two people in particular (thanks again Jon & Chris) to help me figure some things out. Now I have more questions than answers, which is partly [...]

Do you know about Slide Share? If not, you should! It’s an free online space to share presentations and documents, either publicly or privately. SlideShare, how do I <3 thee? Let me count the ways? SlideShare: 1. Makes me smarter. I get to view awesome presentations on a variety of topics. 2. Keeps me current. [...]

I’ve been reading two new favorite books (The Power of Who and Say Yes to No) recently that echo the thoughts of another favorite Vital Friends (buy it new so you get the code). All three discuss the great value and power of friendships. I can think of no greater time to have positive friendships [...]