The Awkward Networker Podcast: Recent Episodes
Awkward Networker
The Awkward Networker Podcast boasts some of the best networking and relationship development tips for your professional and personal life.
Sean Hand features a steady stream of highly-accomplished CEOs, Founders, and Leaders to learn how they got their levels of success by developing key relationships.
Season 3 Episode 1 kicks-off with Paul Isenberg, Founder and CEO of Bringing Hope Home.
After his late wife passed from Lymphoma in 2003, Paul dedicated his life toward growing his Great Guys Dinner fundraiser into a full 501(c)(3) organization that's provided nearly $7.7 million in assistance to families battling cancer treatment.
Learn more at: https://bringinghopehome.org/
Interested in learning how to start your own 501(c)(3)?
Buy Paul's book here.
Nursing and Networking in the C-Suite How about that awkward moment when...
You're running an hour late for a business meeting because you're stuck in traffic. So, you call the person you were supposed to meet and cancel.
How about that awkward moment when...
The person says "No, I'll wait an extra hour for you to arrive."
Now how about that awesome moment when that meeting you almost canceled leads to you becoming the first woman and first nurse to be named CEO of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP).
Nursing and Networking in the C-Suite How about that awkward moment when you become the first woman and first nurse CEO of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP), but almost didn't get the job because you didn't feel like waiting in traffic to take the meeting. That's Regina Cunningham.
From Politics to Power Play How about that awkward moment when you say you’re going to run for mayor of Philadelphia and you’re friends are like “yeah totally, you should run for mayor…” You all chuckle briefly and go back to looking-up Double Doink t-shirts on Amazon.
[Oh God, I lost most of you didn’t I? OK, I’ll wait til you’re done ordering the shirts.]
Doug Oliver said that once too, except instead of chuckling, he quit his job, threw his hat in the ring and embarked on a rigorous mayoral race with candidates 20+ years his senior.
Oh and how about that awkward moment when the campaign ends, and you’re left weighing your options, figuring out which relationships were for real and which were for show.
Both happened for my guest on this episode of the Awkward Networker Podcast.
I learned more from this interview with Doug than I ever thought I could. I’m so thrilled to bring this to you. Enjoy!
Season 2 starts stronger than a 20 oz Americano with 2 shots of espresso, as I welcome my first guest and good friend, Nick Bayer – Founder & CEO of the deliciously successful Saxbys Coffee.
You know that awkward moment when you move to a new city knowing only 2 people and somehow build one of the fastest growing coffee companies with 30 cafes on the east coast?
No?
Me neither.
But that’s exactly what Nick Bayer did. So of course, I had to visit him at HQ to split a couple iced lattes and learn how he built his network. Specifically, I had to learn how that network helped him build his multi-million dollar company that provides jobs and job training for our local communities.
In this week’s edition of Sports Networker, I’m going to give you an update on all the sports-related topics and news you need to know when networking this week.
Here are the highlights… of the highlights:
0:49 – NBA Finals and Lebron James
2:18 – NHL Stanley Cup and the “Excited Fan”
4:18 – Tennis’ French Open winners
4:37 – Golf update with new #1 and US Open
5:16 – NFL, Trump, Politics
6:43 – FIFA World Cup and Team Brazil
8:10 – Sports Term of the Week: Triple-Double
In this week’s edition of Sports Networker, I’m going to give you an update on all the sports-related topics and news you need to know when networking this week.
This week’s topics include:
- Basketball
- Hockey
- Baseball
- Golf
- Tennis
- Sports Term of the week: Icing
In the second edition of Sports Networker, I’m going to give you an update on all the sports-related topics and news you need to know when networking this week.
This week’s topics include:
- Basketball
- Hockey
- Golf
- Tennis
- Sports Controversy Hot Take: Legalizing Sports Betting
- Sports Lingo of the week: Slugging Percentage
Hey there, sports fans! In response to many of you who asked me to talk more about sports in networking settings, I'm publishing a new video and podcast series called Sports Networker. The goal: to give you all the high-level info you need to discuss sports in networking settings.
As an… ahem… aging young professional, I’m more eager than ever to learn how the “new” young professionals are approaching the world of face-to-face social networking.
This week on the Awkward Networker Podcast, I was fortunate to have the founder of Today’s Young Professional, and host of Today’s Young Professional Podcast, Perline Paul, join me to discuss how 18-35 year-olds can get the most out of their networking experiences.
If you’ve ever built a strong relationship with new people, you’ve probably discovered the power of discussing family.
If you’ve ever failed to build a strong relationship with new people, you’ve probably overlooked the power of discussing family.
Family conversations can strengthen new relationships, but if you fall into one of the awkward traps, it can completely end new relationships.
Put simply – Family matters.
In this podcast, I’ll walk you through my key tips for having successful family-related conversations that keep you out of the dog house – oh, I discuss dogs too!
Whether you’re an avid sports enthusiast or my sister who once said, “I hope the Jets and Eagles never play each other – too many green uniforms on the field,” these Final Four Tips for talking sports in social settings are for you.
I invited a long-time family friend (and small business networking expert) Challie Gangloff to join the show to give us some insight into how the owner of a small, neighborhood business like Top of the Hill Markets approaches networking.
In this episode of Awkward Networker, we discuss the most common illness plaguing networkers for years: Foot-in-Mouth Syndrome. How to prevent it, and how to mitigate the awkwardness when you contract it – on this episode of Awkward Networker.