Chamber U: The Business of Networking- Speed Networking **Event Full** (Membership)

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The Business of Networking: Speed Networking Event

Join us for an event that’s short on theory and long on real world situations!  First, learn the basics of networking with Whitney Wilkerson, founder of NEXt for women, a leading professional development company, then grab your business cards for your chance to actually try it!     

This engaging presentation will allow you to examine your current practices while learning how to network effectively.  From the first ‘hello’ to following up with that prospective client, you’ll be armed with great advice and techniques to improve your business network.    

Following the short presentation, you’ll be able to refill your cup of coffee and try some face to face networking with fellow chamber members!  Unlike traditional networking events where people gravitate towards those they already know, or miss the opportunity to meet some great business contacts, at speed networking you’ll have face time with everybody!     

In a facilitated networking environment, you’ll move around the room and have one-on-one meetings with everyone who attends.  The catch- you have just minutes to connect and chat before you’ll have to move on! 

This is a high energy, exciting event where you’ll leave with a pile of business cards and hopefully as many business contacts!    Whether you're looking to meet potential clients, seeking employers, searching for employees, or want to learn how to network the right way, you won’t want to miss this event!   

Space is limited, so prepare your elevator speech and register today for this free event!

About Whitney Wilkerson:

Whitney Wilkerson is the founder of NEXT for Women. NEXT for Women is the leading provider of professional development programs for young women.

Prior to NEXT for Women, Wilkerson founded Stop Studios - an award-winning creative services firm specializing in communication design. Previously Wilkerson worked with Condé Nast Publications, a New York based magazine publishing company, as well as the Italian fashion house, Giorgio Armani.  Trained in the fine arts, she has worked as a Professor of Photography and Artist in Residence at Casa de Los Tres Mundos in Granada, Nicaragua, and traveled extensively throughout Asia, the Americas, Europe and the High Arctic.

In the community, Wilkerson serves on the Contemporary Art Foundation board as well as the board for ACTUS, a charitable foundation focused on supporting education in the fields of the arts, nature preservation and health.  Wilkerson served on the Steering Committee for the 2007 and 2008 North Carolina Education Ball to raise funds for Communities in Schools of North Carolina, and on the committee for Raleigh’s award-winning Speaking of Women’s Health Conference. Because of her active role in the Triangle, Wilkerson received the Triangle Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Leadership Award, which honors up-and-coming leaders under the age of 40 who are making a difference in the community.

Wilkerson received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photography from Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass.  A native of Morristown, N.J., Wilkerson resides in Durham, N.C.

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