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Networking for Introverts: 10 Tips to Survive and Thrive at Events

January 28, 2016

By Kristen Harris NETWORKING. Just the word can send a chill down the spine of an introvert. When someone says, “do you want to go to this networking event?” I envision everything I hate—walking into a room full of strangers, an overload of social chitchat, needing to interrupt others to get a word in edgewise, shaking hands and handing out cards to everyone in the room, pitching my business or myself a thousand times—ugh. Let me just go home and curl up with a good book instead. If this is

Effective Networking

January 27, 2016

By Catherine Lang-Cline “I see you everywhere!” That is what I hear, but honestly, that can’t be true because I can’t be everywhere. But I do make where I do go really count. Like most people, when you first start networking, it can be difficult. You search the room over and over for someone that you might know and then never leave their side for the entire event. But you know that you are there to get a deal, a big deal; that is what networking is all about, right?

Lessons Learned: 10 Years of Portfolio Creative

January 7, 2015

By Kristen Harris Ten years ago my friend, Catherine, and I had this crazy idea. We’d spent many years in a variety of creative environments and positions, and kept seeing the same issue over and over again. Creative people were always looking for new career opportunities, and companies needed creative help. But there was no good way for them to find each other. We’d been on both sides of the equation, and knew there had to be a better way. So we started Portfolio Creative; two ladies with laptops and

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