OTS 139: Three Golden Questions - Judy Robinett

Today’s guest is a business thought leader who is known as “the woman with the titanium digital Rolodex.” In her more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur and corporate leader, she has served as the CEO of both public and private companies and in management positions at Fortune 500 companies. She has been profiled in Inc., Forbes, Venture Beat, Huffington Post, and Bloomberg Businessweek as a sterling example of the new breed of “super connectors” who use their experience and networks to accelerate growth and enhance profitability. She is the author of “Crack the Funding Code: How Investors Think and What They Need to Hear to Fund Your Startup” and “How to Be a Power Connector: the 5-50-150 Rule,” which was #1 of The Top Ten Business Books of 2014 by Inc.com. Please join me in welcoming Judy Robinett.   In this episode we discuss: her thoughts on leadership: “Leaders are the visionary people who are empathetic. They build a team by caring about their people and getting that group to execute a vision together.” how leadership experiences in graduate school taught her how to be an empathetic leader. her journey from being a shy and bullied kid to being a powerful connector and strong leader. how she learned the importance of talking to strangers and where purposeful conversations have taken her. her 5+50+100 rule for networking and making connections. the three golden questions she follows to help crowd surf through other people’s networks to find help when needed. Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchmooze.com - episode 139   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices