32. Networking Basics: How networking works and why networking is important so you can use it for growth (with J Kelly Hoey)

How to network? What do you say? Who should you reach out to? You're ready for a career change and a part of you wishes you could reach out to your network and say, "Hey friends, support me in finding this new job.... or building this new business." But the network isn't there yet. Or you don't know how to use the network you have because of course, you don't want to use people. So what do you do? 

Let's chat with J. Kelly Hoey to learn why networking is important and how networking works so you can use it to land your next big opportunity:

• Networking to advance your career (or business)
• How to integrate digital networking into your career toolkit
• Why building networks strategically is critical for career success

Networking expert, J. Kelly Hoey is the author of Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships In A Hyper-Connected World (Tarcher Perigee/Penguin Random House). She’s working on her second book which focuses on the unique networks women need.