Networking Tip of The Week – 'Tis The Season
The holiday season is upon us again! With its many opportunities for making new contacts, this time of year can be one of the best periods to network if you know how to do it right, but you must respect the season. This is not the time for vigorous handshaking, or rushing to your pitch your services then close a deal in record time. Be more gracious than usual when networking at holiday parties. Perfect the art of small talk. Cultivate a positive outlook and a disposition that’s humorous, open, cheerful and helpful and try to describe what you do in an entertaining, story-like, conversational manner.
Visited with the management of The Langham Chicago
Visited the Illinois Science and Technology Park and heard presentations from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
I spoke at the Sunshine Ministries business leadership academy graduation and met Alderman William Cochran
300+ networkers joined our holiday party at Mint Chip which featured catering from Milt's Kosher BBQ and a ventriloquist show from Chuck Field
Project Extreme Business-to-Business Hockey Event with Don Ghermezian
You are cordially invited to attend the . . .
Project Extreme Business-to-Business Hockey Event
Sponsored by Holland & Knight
Please join Don Ghermezian, CEO of Triple Five, and other executives at this
fun networking event. Guests will enjoy seats in a private box, souvenir bags
and a kosher catered dinner. The cost of the event is $750 per ticket and all
proceeds go to Project Extreme, a nonprofit organization dedicated to
providing unique, innovative and individualized attention and services for
teens-at-risk, their families and their communities.
Date/Time
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Networking at 5:00 p.m.
Puck drops a t 6:00 p.m.
Location
United Center
Penthouse Level Suite 81
1901 West Madison Street
Chicago, IL 60612
Saved a brick from the Purple Hotel and found it a great new home
Thrilled that I saved a brick from the Purple Hotel for Pete Carroll. Pete found my Twitter post (@ShalomKlein) from a few months ago after searching for a brick to give as a holiday present to his parents who were married there 40+ years ago. He called me and we met for coffee last week!
It was an honor to receive a holiday card from The White House!
Network with Devon merchants on January 6, 2014!
It's my pleasure to invite you to the second meeting of the newly formed Devon Street Merchant Association of the Jewish Community Council of West Rogers Park. I hope you can attend and support our local businesses and merchants. Our goal is to solicit feedback and ideas from our neighborhood businesses re: next steps and various initiatives to attract new business on Devon Street. It will be a great networking opportunity. Please spread the word and invite your neighbors and contacts: 01/06/14 - 12 to 1:30pm Great Chicago 3149 W. Devon Ave. Chicago, IL Light refreshments will be served - bring plenty of business cards. Free parking! Additional information will soon be available on our NEW website - www.GoWRP.org Hope to see you there! Regards, Shalom Klein on behalf of the Jewish Community Council of West Rogers Park
