057: Jennifer Lynn Robinson of Purposeful Networking discusses building networks and relationships

What makes a Lawpreneur? Join us as Jennifer Lynn Robinson, CEO & Founder of Purposeful Networking, shares her journey. Jennifer conducts speaking engagements and workshops for non profits, companies, conferences, and groups on networking and relationship building. She also works one on one with individuals to formulate a networking strategy that will target their ideal clients.

Jennifer is a contributing author of The Happy Law Practice, which reached #1 on Amazon in the law practice category. She has a blog and also writes for About Her magazine.

Jennifer holds certifications in Event Planning, Non-Profit Management and Conflict Resolution. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Haverford College and her law degree from Villanova School of Law.

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Fail fast to succeed faster

• Listen as Jennifer discusses the serious brain injury that pushed her out of the courtroom and into a desk job.  Jennifer knew that continuing at her previous firm was not the right fit for her, and knew she would need to grow in to a new position.
• Jennifer discusses missing networking the most after her move to a desk, and how that lead to her getting out of the office and on her own.

Tell us something good

• Hear how Jennifer’s volunteering and speaking allowed her to remain active with an association that she had been a member of as corporate counsel.

Favorite Resource

• LinkedIn Publishing Platform is a great way to get your message out to your followers.
• scoop.it helps Lawpreneurs find relevant content to put out to their network and followers.

Favorite Book:

• Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success  For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, luck. Today, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. In the workplace, most people operate as either takers, matchers, or givers. Whereas takers strive to get as much as possible from others and matchers aim to trade evenly, givers are the rare breed of people who contribute to others without expecting anything in return
• Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time  In Never Eat Alone, Ferrazzi lays out the specific steps—and inner mindset—he uses to reach out to connect with the thousands of colleagues, friends, and associates on his contacts list. And since its publication in 2005, the rise of social media and new, collaborative management styles have only made Ferrazzi’s advice more essential for anyone hoping to get ahead in business.

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