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Join Susan McPherson, Author of The Lost Art of Connecting in a Fireside chat with Nicola Corzine, Executive Director of NEC
About this Event
We welcome Susan McPherson in a fireside conversation with Nicola Corzine, Founding Executive Director at Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, for a discussion on The Lost Art of Connecting: The Gather, Ask, Do Method for Building Meaningful Business Relationships.
Even before the pandemic gripped the world, we had become a nation engulfed in loneliness. People have hundreds of friends on Facebook, & countless connections on LinkedIn, yet real connection remains rare & elusive. At a time when we are more physically distant than ever before-how can we reverse the growing trends of disconnection to forge meaningful connections in business & in life?
Susan, a serial connector & entrepreneur, argues that we need to foster value-based connections by going back to basics. Technology she says, is a tool, not a means to an end. To forge lasting relationships, we need to learn to be more intentional & authentic, & reconnect with people as human beings-especially right now.
McPherson has a lifetime of experience building genuine connections in & out of work, & offers a practical three-step framework to harness our shared humanity & shape our interactions daily-whether on Zoom or in real life:
1. GATHER: Instead of waiting for the perfect event to happen, think outside of the box & create your own opportunitybut keep it simple. Start by looking within: What is your purpose in life? What constellations of connections do you most need? Proactively seek diversity & find connectors who can further expand your reach.
2. ASK: Instead of leading with our own rehearsed elevator pitches asking for help, offer to helpopening the door to share resources, experience, contacts, & perspectives different from our own.
3. DO: Turn new connections into meaningful relationships. Follow through on the promises you made, keep in touch, & learn to move past small talk by embracing your vulnerability & having conversations that matter.
Drawing on her own stories & experiences-from an upbringing with parents whose letters & notes were generated daily to a large network of friends & associates, to her experience working in corporate America & then building her own communications firm-McPherson will share how to create a meaningful constellation of connections around yourself based on intention, shared interest, & helping others.
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Hosted by Nicola Corzine
Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, Executive Director
Nicola Corzine serves as the Executive Director of the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, a non-profit that delivers world-class resources & mentoring to enable every entrepreneur across the globe to realize their maximum potential. As Executive Director, Nicola is responsible for strategic & operational leadership that help drive research, programing, fundraising, & operations for the organization.
Nicola brings over 17 years of strategic business development & entrepreneurial thought leadership programming experience to the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, most recently in her role as Deal Manager for the Band of Angels, a position held since 2004 as well as Investment Partner in the 2009 Acorn fund which includes investments in Practice Fusion, Niveus Medical, & Flywheel, one of the biggest names in the E-hailing industry. During her time at the Band, she was as an early advisor to Startup America & led the development of the first national & regional Angel Capital Association conferences.
Prior to Band of Angels, Nicola was the founder & executive director of Financing Partners, an organization that delivered education to both entrepreneurs & investors to enable them to reach their mutual objectives. Before Band of Angels, she was part of three startup companies in the US & UK.
Nicola is a frequent speaker on angel investing, technology trends & seed financing at Universities including Stanford, Wharton & Duke, national conferences, including IEEE Women in Engineering, NVCA & Innovation Enterprise, & has served as a formation advisor to several regional & international angel groups & seed funds.
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