I am continuously reminded lately about the power of building relationships in the business world.  There are so many examples of small actions that one takes, but that one action has a huge impact on many people. 
At O’Hare recently, I was dropping off my daughter for a business trip.  We were running a bit late […]

  Mikki Williams, CSP is one of the great connectors not only in Chicago, but nationally and internationally.  Mikki is my professional speaking coach, my Vistage chair, and a dear friend.  Many of you have read about the chain of events that brough Mikki into my life, and now you get to hear her amazing networking […]

We are all in sales!
When you think about your job or your business, each one of us is in sales in someway or another.  We had to sell ourselves in order to get the job if we work for someone.  We had to sell our thoughts for buildng a business to investors or people that […]

How do you feel about networking?  How often do you attend events?  What do you like about networking?  What really bothers you about networking?
We are conducting a survey on networking and connecting.  This survey is going to be used for future postings and for articles related to boomerang sales, boomerang connecting, boomerang networking, strategic relationship […]

One of my favorite people that I enjoy seeing at events is my dear friend Anna Maria Viti-Welch of Guy Viti Insurance in Highwood, IL.  I had the opportunity to sit with Anna Maria last week and ask her about her success in using the skills of relationship networking as a strategic marketing tool to […]

Have you every wondered about all the places to network?  I guess the more important question is - where not to network!
If you ask me, building relationships and getting to know people can be done everywhere.  If we use the word “network” as most people do, there would be restrictions on where you would network.  […]

In the world of connections, there are many terms that people need to learn, but understand that these terms are general.  Networking and Leads groups are two of those terms that have a specific meaning for me, and many of you out in cyber land, but for someone else, they can blow the definitions away.  […]

I love Jeffrey Gitomer’s quote in his book, Little Black Book of Connections.  It is so good, it takes up the inside front cover and the first page of his book.  “All things being equal, people want to do business with their friends.  All things being not quite so equal, people STILL want to do business […]

I just came back from California and couldn’t wait to tell everyone about this terrible networking experience I had.  When I decided to attend the National Speakers Association conference in San Diego, I also decided to go visit my parents in the Palm Springs area beforehand. 
My father, Ralph Tash, is so cute.  He cut out […]

  I am one of those lucky 55 year old’s that are still blessed to have their mother and father around.  My parents, Ralph and Teme Tash, came to town last Friday for my youngest son’s (Daveed) graduation from New Trier, so my children and I are busy spending time with them.
Today I got together with my […]