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 – Stiletto Network: The Role that Networking Plays in Success for Business Women

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Hosted by HerBusiness

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27 August 2013

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Pamela Ryckman is the author of Stiletto Network: Inside the Women’s Power Circles that are Changing the Face of Business.

In this herBusiness podcast, Pamela Ryckman explains the role that women’s networks can play in business success and how you can integrate online and face-to-face networking.

 

Listen to this herBusiness interview with Pamela Ryckman to learn:

  • Why there is still a need for gender-based groups
  • The difference between networking vs a network
  • Whether or not we still need to bother with face-to-face networking
  • Advice for women who are shy or introverted and hate networking
  • Why it’s so important for women to network with other women, in addition to other individuals in their industry
  • The differences in the way men and women network
  • The role that she feels men should play in our networks
  • Tips for startups

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About the host

Suzi Dafnis

Hi there. I’m Suzi Dafnis, CEO at HerBusiness. My BIG passion is helping women business owners to grow and scale their business, so that they can create their ideal lifestyle and make a difference in the world. Every day I am inspired by the more than 30,000 amazing women (and men!) in our community and I love finding the best education, mentors, and resources from around the globe, to help them get the skills, knowledge, and support they need to succeed. It’s been my privilege to lead HerBusiness (formerly The Australian Businesswomen’s Network) for the past 23 years (two+ decades – WOW!) because, whilst I’ve enjoyed success in business, I’ve also experienced the highs and the lows – sometimes you can feel on top of the world and in control and other times you can feel isolated, exhausted and stuck. What has made the biggest difference for me has always been having great people around me and having a lifelong commitment to learning. That’s why I am so passionate about the work we do here at HerBusiness – providing a Connection Network for women in business to get the mentors, contacts, referrals, knowledge, and skills they need to grow their confidence, make more money, build their businesses, expand their network and create the lives they love. My entrepreneurial journey started in the spare room of my Sydney apartment in 1994 when my business partner and I started a boutique events company that represented speakers and authors from the USA, here in Australia. Over the years I’ve grown multiple multi-million dollar businesses in the events, publishing and education niches – with teams in Australia, New Zealand, and the USA. Not everything has worked and there has been a degree of trial and error, and a lot of bumps in the road. But I have always had a strong commitment to always surrounding myself with great mentors and like-minded peers – a Connection Network that I can depend on and who can depend on me to be there for them too. I truly do what I love, every day.  

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Pamela Ryckman

Pamela Ryckman

Pamela Ryckman is the author of STILETTO NETWORK: Inside the Women’s Power Circles That Are Changing the Face of Business. She has written for The New York Times, Financial Times, Washington Post, Fortune.com/CNNMoney, and The New York Observer, among other publications. Before becoming a journalist, Pamela performed internal strategy work for Merrill Lynch’s Global Markets and Investment Banking Group, and for Goldman Sachs & Co.’s Equities Financial and Strategic Management group. She began her career at Mitchell Madison Group, a management consulting firm. Pamela has been featured widely in the press. She has appeared on The TODAY Show, Rock Center with Brian Williams, Bloomberg TV, and MSNBC (where she is a contributor), and in publications such as the Chicago Tribune, New York Post, Forbes, Bloomberg, the Huffington Post, More, Allure, and Chatelaine magazines. She is also a sought-after speaker who regularly addresses corporate and women’s groups, as well as academic institutions and philanthropies. Pamela earned her A.B. in Comparative Literature from Princeton University and her M.A. in Journalism from New York University. She is fluent in French and proficient in Italian. Pamela is on the board of Page 73 Productions, which develops and produces new work by early-career playwrights. From 2003 to 2009, Pamela was on the board of The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York, which won a 2010 Tony Award for Excellence in the Theatre. She lives with her family in Manhattan.

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