Networking Nuggets

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A quick thank you to Lindsay Scarlatelli and Trey Meyer from Miami of Ohio for sharing with me their notes from the 2014 Rising Coaches Elite conference in Las Vegas. Down below are some great networking nuggets.

Chris Hollender Mississippi State

• Learn one or two things from everyone you meet.
• Be yourself, introduce yourself to others, and hand write notes to people.
• It's not always about the job, it's usually about the PEOPLE.

Kevin Sutton Georgetown

• Write and reach out to 25 people you don't know, 25 people you just met, 25 people you know and 25 people outside of your profession once a week.

Adam Cohen Vanderbilt

• Your assistant coaches are going to get you your next job, not your head coach.
• Write letters, send clinic notes, send film to coaches you want to connect with.  Get to know who you want to know.

From AD Panel:

• It is not who you know, it is who knows you.

Chris Carlson WCC Associate Commissioner for MBB

• Become a specialist in something.
• Be a sparkling conversationalist.
• Write letters to people you know and people you don't know.
• Be a campus ambassador. Be active and sincere.
• Join a toastmasters group.

James Brown ALFA Worldwide LTD

• Create cheerleaders. People who talk about you when you are not around. People that are always delivering a positive message about you.
• Reconsider who you associate yourself with.
• Perfect a 90 second elevator speech. One where you will be remembered positively.
• If people can not get by your appearance then they will never get to the substance.