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113: Networking Over Followers: My Strategy for Landing Speaking Gigs and Clients
I always get asked, ““Elaine, how are you even getting all these speaking gigs and clients when you don’t even have 5,000 followers on IG or LinkedIn!?”
Great question. And the truth is... I don’t. 😅
But what I do have are real relationships and a strategy that works offline.
I’m headed to the B3 Conference for Minority Business Owners next week in LA—where I’ll be speaking, pitching (as a finalist!), and meeting with procurement officers from companies that are actually hiring. There’ll also be corporate matchmaking tables to help you land real contracts, not just another stack of business…
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