271 - The Importance of Networking — with Loren Greiff

The Futur with Chris Do

The Futur

Arts, Education, Marketing, Design, Business, Self-improvement

4.9 • 998 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Networking is a term that, if you have a professional career, you've probably heard a million times. You've likely attended countless events and conversed with numerous people. However, networking is more than just attending a mixer or connecting with someone on LinkedIn, and quite frankly, many people are not as proficient at it as they believe. Loren Greiff, who operates the career services-focused Portfolio Rocket, joins Chris to discuss what she refers to as the "broccoli of business", something that is necessary but not particularly appealing to deal with. They'll discuss why networking is "the trampoline that allows you to get where you want to go faster", and why networking will continue to be crucial in the age of AI. She'll share her agency background, what led her into recruitment, and what eventually made her feel like she could no longer work in traditional recruiting, prompting her to establish Portfolio Rocket, a platform designed to equip job seekers with modern tools and techniques for success. Chris and Loren will also discuss some of the dos and don'ts of job searching, from a former recruiter's perspective, and some of the qualities that make someone stand out amongst other employees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's so tempting I know for people to just rush into putting together their resume because that's more landline thinking and that's what we've all been taught to do.
0:09.1	But so much of what is happening in that search isn't about what you've done that's history it's
0:14.6	about what you want to do going forward a future and what that person also is
0:20.0	looking for you to do in the future of their organization or their business. I'm just thrilled
0:55.5	to have her on a podcast today.
0:56.7	It's a little bit different today because she does something very specific and you're going to
1:00.2	stick around for that.
1:01.2	So Lauren, for people who don't know who you are, can you please introduce yourself and just give us a little bit of your backstory?
1:08.0	Sure thing. My name is Lauren Greif and I like to say that I'm addicted to more.
1:15.0	When I say more, what I'm talking about is more magic,
1:20.0	more motivation, more movement, more miracles. more
1:25.0	more motivation, more miracles, more manifesting, and mostly more meaning and meaningful relationships.
1:30.0	I've been playing around with my two-word brand and I've decided that I'm a
1:34.9	earthquake. I like to shake things up and I like to bring a lot of joy and that's
1:40.3	really what I'm all about and why I love doing what I do as the founder of Portfolio Rocket, a career consultancy that helps executives achieve more faster.
1:54.0	So I'm also the founder of Portfolio Rocket,
1:58.0	a career consultancy that works with executives and C-suiters
2:02.0	to help them achieve more faster.
2:05.0	Perfect. Let's get into the episode.
2:07.0	This podcast is designed for networking.
2:11.0	And the reason why we're talking about networking is because I believe that it's the broccoli of business.
2:18.0	And what I mean by that is we all know it's good for us.
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