Unlocking Success: The Core Benefits of Business Networking

In the fast-paced world of business, success is often intertwined with connections. Enter the realm of business networking, a strategic approach that transcends mere socializing. This practice is the secret sauce for many thriving entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and enterprises. Enter Adrian’s Network!!!! Here are the core benefits that make business networking an indispensable tool for success. […]

10 Reasons to Join Adrian’s Network (by Rob Intelisano)

Thank you Rob Intelisano 1. Adrian– need I say more! 2. International contacts for travel & business– for ex I met Alberto Zuppi (former Argentina Minister of Justice) at his A-net book signing (Yes, he signed one for me) and he took me out when in Buenos Aires at a life insurance convention.  3. Culture and Social Events– Attended […]

Play Ball!

Once more, members of Adrian’s Network broke the networking mold and decided that attending a baseball game would be the perfect place to strengthen our business and personal bonds. We had beautiful weather and best of all, the Mets won! Personally, I felt like a winner too, because I got to spend the evening with […]

If Your Life Was Made Into a Movie, Who Would Play YOU?

If Your Life Was Made Into a Movie, Who Would Play YOU? This was the question posed at a recent A’s Net luncheon. The answers were interesting, and the reasons behind them, even more so. Networking IS NOT only going around a table where everyone recites “my name is, I do (fill in the blank), […]

Three Tiny Steps to Networking Success

Three Tiny Steps. That’s all…three. To make your networking more effective and fun. Consider this: If YOU work with solopreneurs and owners of small businesses and one of your networking contacts does as well, and you don’t provide the same product or service, why not introduce each other to some of your clients or prospects. […]

Networking Mistakes You’ll Never Make Again

We’ve all stepped in it at one point or another! C’mon, don’t shake your head no. I know you’ve done it too.  Many of us consider ourselves to be fantastic networkers yet have made a networking blunder and lived to tell the tale. I know that I have and I’m here to share my embarrassments […]

Networking Partners That Become Friends

Not all networking contacts become “real” friends, but when they do, it’s extra sweet. I recently had dinner with Barbara Feldman and learned more about A Nu Start (her business), and the explosive growth that she is enjoying right now. Barbara’s business was impacted by the pandemic, but she came back with a roar, and […]

How to Introduce Yourself on a Networking Zoom

I get it, introducing yourself on a networking zoom can feel weird. All those faces in little squares staring ahead (if you’re lucky cuz sometimes folks are staring at their phone, something unknown that is in front of them, their cat, or you don’t even know what because you can see nothing but their forehead…..but […]

Long Island A’s Net Dinner

There’s something special about sharing a meal (and wine!), to get the networking juices flowing. Our time was well spent, relationships blossomed, and a good time was had by all! Attendees: Bennet Gold, Dominick Bencivenga, Elizabeth Marasco, Deborah Van Doorne, Steve Kent, Maribeth Kraus, Adrian Miller

Too Much Networking?

Are you loving networking just a little too much? Perhaps. Here’s the deal… The pandemic opened the doors to scads of new networking opportunities. That’s a good thing. We know that networking can be an effective biz dev tool. It also has the risk of taking over your life, with calls filling the day leaving […]