Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships in a Hyper-Connected World

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If you think of networking as schmoozing at boring cocktail parties or scrolling through LinkedIn for new contacts, think again. In the social media age, you need a modern roadmap to create the important relationships that will help you achieve any goal you have. In BUILD YOUR DREAM NETWORK, acclaimed business columnist and networking expert J. Kelly Hoey offers a fresh approach to mastering this timeworn skill in a world where we're all posting, liking, and friending furiously but failing to leverage our connections successfully. Hoey presents innovative strategies for using all the social media tools at your disposal to form strong, genuine and mutually beneficial relationships. She also reveals creative and surprisingly simple ways to harness the power of your contacts to accomplish any ambition, including how to: *Connect with the right people in the right ways *Eliminate FOMO by keeping your efforts focused *Sync IRL interactions with your digital outreach *Turn "closed door" conversations into business or career prospects

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Build Your Dream Network offers seriously good advice for people who want to network in a manner that's genuine and effective. I wish I had it thirty years ago.
Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist and craigconnects

A smart, modern guide to networking etiquette for readers at any stage in their careers. Library Journal

An easy-to-use guide to the art of networking in the new economy. Kelly marvelously succeeds in instilling in her readers the attitude that whether one is attempting to secure a job, find a publisher, or finance a new business venture, tapping into the right network is the answer. Publishers Weekly

I wish I had a copy of this for every person who has networked into my inbox to ask for assistance in advancing their business or career the wrong way. I'd hit them over the head with Kellys book...then make them read it! Build Your Dream Network will help you avoid concussions and connect with people who can help you get to where you want to be. "
Alison Levine, author of New York Times bestseller, On The Edge

Anything worth doing requires a team of champions and supportersand this book is the essential guide for how to cultivate that team long before you need it.
Marci Alboher, VP, Encore.org and author, The Encore Career Handbook

To define Kelly Hoey as a connector would be a major understatement. Shes asuper-connectorbecause people know she gets things done.
Tara Hunt, digital marketing executive and author ofThe Power of Social Networking

Kelly has a profound ability to build strong networks, but more powerful than that, she understands when and how to activate a network, and how to leverage connections to build value.
Elizabeth Talerman, CEO, Managing Partner, Nucleus

You will learn that your networks are how you make your ideas mighty enough to dent the world.
Nilofer Merchant, award-winning entrepreneur, TED speaker, and author of The Power of Onlyness

"Build Your Dream Network is a great new guide that paves the way for you to harness the power of relationships and reap the rewards of networking. An absolute must-read."
Porter Gale, keynote speaker, advisor, and author of Your Network Is Your Net Worth

A savvy, fun and engaging bible for intelligent and authentic 21st century interaction.Rich with insights from key experts, this will fast track you towards building successful, meaningful and long lasting relationships with people that matter. Highly recommended!
Dr. Sue Black, OBE, author of Saving Bletchley Park

How does someone without connections become a must-know influencer Kelly Hoey shares the new rules for transforming from outsider status to the name everyone keeps hearing aboutgiving passionate innovators and trailblazers the opportunity to truly change the world. Brilliant tips that are essential in the new economy!
Ophira Edut, The AstroTwins, www.astrostyle.com

Author Bio

J. KELLY HOEY is a writer, investor, connector and networking expert, lauded everywhere from Forbes ("1 of 5 Women Changing the World of VC/Entrepreneurship") to Fast Company ("25 Smartest Women On Twitter"). A columnist for Inc.com, she's appeared on CNBC's Power Pitch, and her clients include The New Yorker, Coca-Cola, PBS, L'Oreal, Capital One, and Dove. Connect with her at jkellyhoey.co or find her on Twitter (@jkhoey). From the Hardcover edition.