Best-selling author and Jackie of all trades *wink-wink* Jessica Sinclair joins us for this very first episode of the Women Thriving in Business Podcast. And it’s a special one, indeed, since we talked about a very important topic that everyone in business should know!
Behind every successful business is the ability to network. But how come so many business owners and entrepreneurs get it so wrong? In this episode, Jessica shares with us the true essence of networking and why everyone in the business community should never shy away from it.
Learn about the different challenges you’ll face when building your connections and how to successfully overcome them. And why it’s important to be transformational, not transactional, in our businesses.
Thriving Points:
- “Networking is about listening to and understanding what the needs are. Because if I understand what your needs are, then I can possibly refer, recommend or even provide service. And so with the service piece, as a servant leader, it’s innate in me to figure out how I can be of service. So networking for me is very strategic.” – Jessica Sinclair
- “Networking has to be more intentional, more strategic, more purposeful.” – Jessica Sinclair
- “It’s about foundation. It has to be more strategic than hitting me up on LinkedIn and not even knowing what you stand for. Because we’re in the virtual space, you want to say hey to everyone, but not everyone is necessarily going to network with you.” – Jessica Sinclair
Get To Know the Guest:
Jessica Sinclair is a woman who strives for greatness in everything that she does. As a registered nurse, she knows all too well how short life is and the importance of going after all your dreams.
As a businesswoman and creative, Jessica discovered that effective communication was lacking in business for professional and personal growth. She naturally wanted to fix that so she created Network Like You Mean It ™, a workshop that provides tips on how to identify, cultivate and maintain meaningful relationships through networking.
Jessica has a passion for activism, empowering young girls and family. One of Jessica’s beliefs is that one of the most essential factors to a successful event or business is communication. Jessica is the bestselling author of her first book: Network Like You Mean it, A Nurses Journey to Entrepreneurship & Purpose.
Jessica created Sinclair Master of Ceremonies, Inc., the umbrella under which she provides MC services and in addition to on-air hosting, interviews, public speaking, vlogging and voice-overs. Today she is a multi-recipient of the Wedding Wire’s Couples’ Choice Awards, the Caribbean American Healthcare Award, and in 2020 has won the Business Award from Ladies of Third Thursday Organization.