Ep. 62: The Power of Networks with J. Kelly Hoey

Kelly Hoey is the author of Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships In A Hyper-Connected World (January 2017 / Tarcher Perigee). If you're ready for an energy-packed episode with a vibrant force, this episode is for you!

Kelly has been lauded from Forbes (“1 of 5 Women Changing the World of VC/Entrepreneurship”) to Fast Company (“1 of the 25 Smartest Women On Twitter”) to Business Insider (“1 of the 100 Most Influential Tech Women On Twitter”) and Inc. (“1 of the 10 Most Well-Connected People in New York City's Startup Scene”). EBW 2020 included her on their list of the “100 Most Influential Global Leaders Empowering Women Worldwide”.

If you would have asked Kelly back in 2009 if she believed any of those descriptions would be used within a few short years to describe her, she just might have said: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

Kelly’s career story is all about networks. Her career started out with a law degree and a job in a big Canadian law firm. She continued up the corporate law ladder (with a management detour) until a chance opportunity in 2009 encouraged her to think bigger. Working alongside a visionary leader of a global business network for women, co-founding a startup accelerator, angel investing, accepting an interim CMO role with an emerging tech company, writing a book, launching a podcast - these are all part of her ongoing networked career journey.

Kelly has appeared on CNBC’s Power Pitch, co-created and moderated a speaker series at Apple, and contributed to media publications such as The New York Times, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. and more. Today, Kelly continues to spread her networking message as a sought-out speaker, in her online courses and on the Build Your Dream Network podcast.

Website: https://jkellyhoey.co/

Book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/538629/build-your-dream-network-by-j-kelly-hoey-foreword-by-tom-peters/9780143111498/

Courses: https://buildyourdreamnetwork.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jkhoey

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeSq7AD9AQ1kXgQYulbIxDQ/featured

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jkellyhoey/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyhoey/

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