Curiosity, Connection, and LinkedIn: Building Relationships for Growth with Janice Porter
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Join us for an inspiring conversation with Janice Porter, a maestro in relationship marketing and networking, whose journey from school teacher to telecom trainer to a thriving self-employed career is nothing short of remarkable. Discover how Janice's passion for teaching and her distaste for bureaucratic hurdles led her to embrace the nuances of relationship marketing, with LinkedIn emerging as her platform of choice. In this episode, Janice unveils the art of crafting a compelling LinkedIn presence and shares her strategies for nurturing business relationships, both online and offline.
Focusing on the essence of building genuine relationships through curiosity and intentional networking, Janice offers valuable insights on leveraging LinkedIn, fostering authentic connections, and implementing a tangible touch follow-up system to deepen professional relationships. Through engaging stories and expert advice, this episode will inspire you to build lasting relationships that can drive both personal growth and business success.
In this episode you'll learn about:
- Exploring the role of curiosity in networking
- Strategies for maximizing LinkedIn profiles
- The power of handwritten notes as a follow-up method
- Effective networking techniques for events
- Importance of follow-up in nurturing connections
- Creating meaningful conversations and relationships
Janice Porter's Bio
Janice has an innate curiosity, which she has leveraged into building business relationships and teaches others how to do the same. Her passion is working with people who want to build their businesses through relationship marketing and networking – and she does that using online and offline strategies. LinkedIn training is a huge part of Janice’s business. She believes all business professionals need to have a magnetic LinkedIn profile, and that LinkedIn is THE platform for attracting new clients, strategic partners and referrals. Staying connected, and nurturing relationships comes next – and Janice shows clients how to implement a “tangible touch” follow-up system to do just that. Janice really values the friendships and business relationships she makes and when she meets someone new is always thinking: “How may I support you?”
Website and Social Media Links
- https://www.janiceporter.com/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/janiceporter
- https://www.facebook.com/janiceporter1
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1467446457
- https://open.spotify.com/show/5KaV94EcIHF2IB2Zguet0b
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Chapters
1. Curiosity, Connection, and LinkedIn: Building Relationships for Growth with Janice Porter (00:00:00)
2. Janice’s Career Journey (00:03:00)
3. Discovering Self-Employment and Flexibility (00:05:40)
4. Finding Purpose and Passion (00:08:30)
5. The Power of Podcasting (00:09:30)
6. Why LinkedIn is the Platform for Business (00:12:50)
7. Navigating LinkedIn Connections (00:15:00)
8. Handling Inbound Connection Requests (00:17:00)
9. Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile (00:20:30)
10. The Importance of Relationship Marketing (00:22:10)
11. Curiosity as a Leadership Tool (00:25:50)
12. The Tangible Touch Follow-Up System (00:33:00)
13. Networking and Nurturing Connections (00:41:40)
14. Janice Provides Her Final Words of Advice (00:45:55)
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