• How to Take the Stress Out of Networking
• How CHRO's Have Networked to a Corporate Board Role
• How to Manage Your Stakeholders at Your Job
• Fireside Chat with Valerie Capers Workman, CHRO, AI Expert, & author of "Quantum Progression"
• How to use AI to Find Topics For & to Write LinkedIn Posts

Coming Up!

• How to Land a Fractional Role
• Networking Your Way to a "Cool" Job in Community Management, Partnerships, or Sustainability
• Corporate Politics - The Mindset You Need to Survive & Thrive

Tuesday, July 21 at 12 noon ET

The Schmooze Networking Playbook is Be Strategic, Be Systematic, & Be Seen.

Being seen or being visible is a networking hack. When people see you on LinkedIn or on panels or on podcasts, they reach out & connect with you.

And they remember you when opportunities come up.

Being a podcast guest is a great way to be seen - or heard. Karen Laos will tell us how to get on podcasts & then be someone that people remember.

Karen started her career in HR and then spent 14 years with a executive communications training firm, actually training & developing communications trainers. Now she's on "a mission to eradicate self-doubt in 10 million women"!

Wednesday, July 29 at 12 noon ET

Learn how to come back from industry & professionals conferences with more than handouts, swag, & a few additional connections in your LinkedIn network.

Fran Walker is a Wall Street veteran. She is an investment professional who specializes in credit & structured products. She is a frequent conference-goer and speaker.

Thursday, July 30 from 12 noon to 1PM ET

You know you should be networking. But you're not sure how to start.

Networking should be more than just going to events and sharing LinkedIn info with the people you meet.

Effective and intentional networking means (1) Being Strategic (while making room for Serendipity; (2) Being Systematic; and (3) Being Seen.

Shelly Lombard, the founder of Schmooze, will share her framework for networking and Schmooze tools that can help.

This session is for Schmooze members only. This class is interactive & lasts 60 minutes.

Thursday, August 6 at 12 noon to ET

How do you rebuild & reintroduce yourself after your corporate career has been interrupted?

Chanel Bean spent 11 years at J.P. Morgan in product development & client experience and then 4 years at Bank of America as a Senior Vice President, driving product strategy & growth.

Then one of the biggest asset management firms in the world recruited her to become the Global Head of Investor Experience. But major changes at the top of the firm led her to exit after 2 years.

Rashida Malcolm Bradley is leading a Schmooze Fireside with Chanel about how to rebuild your career after so many years and so much success in the corporate world.

These two Schmooze members will discuss:

Who Are You Without the Title? How do you separate your identity from your job title and reconnect with your purpose after a corporate career?

Starting Before You Feel Ready. How do you overcome perfectionism, build confidence, and take the first steps toward creating your next chapter?

The Lessons We Wish We Knew Earlier. Hear about the biggest mistakes, & unexpected challenges to avoid plus practical advice that can save you months—or even years—during a career transition.

Reintroducing Yourself with Confidence. How Chanel learned to tell her story, reposition her experience, and confidently introduce herself beyond her former employer.

Stay tuned for part 2! Part 2 is a workshop. You'll walk away with:

• A framework for redefining their professional identity.
• Strategies for building a personal brand that opens new opportunities.
• Practical guidance for navigating the emotional and financial realities of career transition.
• Actionable steps to launch a portfolio career, consulting business, board journey, or entrepreneurial venture with greater confidence.

Thursday, August 13 at 12 noon ET

"You should be posting on LinkedIn!" they say. But you haven't gotten comfortable with posting yet.

Do you know that you can increase your own visibility by simply commenting on other people's LinkedIn posts?

Marianne Avery is a LinkedIn strategist who teaches you how to use LinkedIn strategically, to optimize your profile and/or company page, to create content, and grow your connections to get measurable results.

In this class, she'll focus on how to leverage comments to gain visibility & make new connections.