20A – Growing Your Social Capital
The first person I called is John and he is an old friend of my dads who helped him with his business in Louisiana. He is a domain expert because he has a similar business. My dad knew him and gave me his number. I asked a lot about what experience he had coaching peoples business and any key take always he got from doing it. Networking with this person gave me a resource I could use for information as he connected me with more people in the industry.
The second person I contacted Michael is an expert on the market in Louisiana . I was able to contact him because of the first person I contacted John gave me his number and told me he could help me as he is more up to date with current business coaching opportunities. I asked him questions like what on a day to day basis is his job like and also any information I need to know to start a business coaching business. Including this person in my networking will give me another source of information gathering a I can turn too.
The last person I contacted Tim is a business coach in and around Gainesville. He is a supplier. I actually found him by searching for business coaches online in the Gainesville area and I emailed him asking a few questions. By networking with this person I was able to gain insight on information otherwise unknown to me.
The second person I contacted Michael is an expert on the market in Louisiana . I was able to contact him because of the first person I contacted John gave me his number and told me he could help me as he is more up to date with current business coaching opportunities. I asked him questions like what on a day to day basis is his job like and also any information I need to know to start a business coaching business. Including this person in my networking will give me another source of information gathering a I can turn too.
The last person I contacted Tim is a business coach in and around Gainesville. He is a supplier. I actually found him by searching for business coaches online in the Gainesville area and I emailed him asking a few questions. By networking with this person I was able to gain insight on information otherwise unknown to me.
This experience gave me three people I could turn to for information, so if I need to do any more networking events I could always ask to see if they can connect me with anyone that fits the future criteria I need. This experience differs because I feel finding the person was a lot harder, I needed to spend more time on that as appose to other experiences.
Good job on your blog post. It sounds like this exercise granted you with valuable information and helped you network and grow your social capital. It was interesting that the first person that you contacted, John, helped lead you to the second person that you contacted, Michael. I also thought that it was good that you found a supplier that is located locally in Gainesville. I believe that having a local supplier for your business helps make communication easier between you and your supplier.
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ReplyDeleteIt seems like you did this assignment really thoroughly. I bet it felt good to network with someone over something that interests you. I hope you got as much out of this experience as it seems like you did. Great work on this!