It happens every time I travel—whether for work or pleasure. If I am attending a professional
conference, to meet a new client, begin a new project, conduct a workshop or presentation,
mentor at Chicago's healthcare technology incubator or even at a sporting event, I
either run into someone I know, someone I met briefly on a prior occasion, or I meet
someone new, but we share common connections with at least 1 (and sometimes more)
colleagues. When traveling with my husband, he always mentions he cannot take me anywhere
without running into someone! What also happens, especially at professional conferences
or meetings, is I find myself constantly introducing new colleagues to one another
for the purpose of networking, which inevitably leads to colleagues asking me how
I know so many people. The answer is I work diligently at building, maintaining, and
using my network.
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