Eat, Drink and Succeed: Climb Your Way to the Top Using the Networking Power of Social Events - Softcover

Laura Schwartz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615344534 ISBN 13: 9780615344539

Publisher: Black Ox Press, The, 2010

Synopsis

There's something to be said for being in the right place at the right time, but if you don’t capitalize on the moment, all you’ve got is a missed opportunity. Laura Schwartz understands the power of seizing the moment better than anyone. As a 19-year-old college student, she turned a volunteer position in the White House into the opportunity of a lifetime. Using her persuasive and engaging social skills, she went from answering phones to serving as President Bill Clinton s Midwest Press Secretary, Director of Television and, ultimately, Director of Events, where she oversaw 12 state dinners, America s Millennium Celebration and countless other high-profile events. Laura learned plenty while producing the President s events on the world stage, but one lesson stuck with her: No matter how social an event appears, it s business. She watched huge deals unfold over cocktails at state dinners, but she also watched many White House guests squander chances to turn these seemingly social events into life-changing opportunities.

When the Clinton Administration ended, Laura began to realize this lesson extended far beyond the Rose Garden. Whether it s a cocktail party, a Little League game or a casual conversation on the treadmill at the gym, there are powerful possibilities lurking in social situations everywhere we turn.

Through her acclaimed keynote series by the same name, “Eat, Drink & Succeed!”, Laura has brought her unique perspective on everyday situations to audiences around the world. Now, with her book Eat, Drink & Succeed: Climb Your Way to the Top Using the Networking Power of Social Events, her message is readily accessible to the masses. In Eat, Drink & Succeed, Laura shares how she used the power of her own social scenes in every phase of her life: from her days growing up in Plymouth, Wis., to her time at the White House and in her ongoing role as a television commentator for various outlets including CNN, the CBS Early Show, BBC, Fox News Channel and Sir David Frost s Frost Over the World. In a simple, straightforward style, the book shows readers how to apply those skills to their own lives.

In Eat, Drink & Succeed, Laura explains how to:

*Identify your social scenes
*Harness the power of the guest
*Get invited to the right events
*Arrive at the event armed with research, knowledge, business cards and everything you need to achieve your goal
*Make the right impression
*Achieve your goals not by asking what people can do for you, but what you can do for others
*Follow up after the event

*And much, much more

Eat, Drink & Succeed is a Black Ox Press publication.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Laura Schwartz is a dynamic professional speaker and internationally recognized television commentator. But when she arrived at the White House in January of 1993, she was just a 19-year-old student with no political connections and no way of knowing what was about to come next. She quickly landed a volunteer position answering phones in the press office, but that was just the beginning. She climbed her way up the ranks of the Clinton Administration, as the Midwest Press Secretary, Director of Television and, ultimately, Director of Events, where she produced the President's events on the world stage. In this book, and in her internationally acclaimed Eat, Drink & Succeed lecture series, Laura shares her secrets to success revealing essential networking tools that will increase sales, productivity and leadership, and propel you to the next level in business and beyond.

Laura is a featured television presence whose commentary has been seen on the Fox News Channel, CNN, The Early Show on CBS, BBC and Sir David Frost's Frost Over the World. As the founder of White House Strategies, she uses her energetic professional speaking skills to share her message around the globe with Fortune Top 50 and 500 companies, independent businesses, industry associations, universities and nonprofit organizations. Whether you're an entrepreneur, part of a sales team, a corporate CEO or somewhere in between, Laura can motivate you to Eat, Drink & Succeed! 

About the Author

As the White House Director of Events during the Clinton Administration, Laura created events that represented a nation and inspired the world. At just 19, she arrived at the White House with no political connections and volunteered answering phones in the press office, quickly climbing her way up the ranks as a Staff Assistant, the Midwest Press Secretary, the Director of Television and ultimately the White House Director of Events.Today, as a professional speaker, respected international television commentator and author of Eat, Drink & Succeed, Laura shares the secrets to building powerful, effective partnerships in our companies, communities and beyond and inspires each audience to Eat, Drink & Succeed! 
Laura is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois; is the guest host for Larry King's PoliticKING, and travels extensively both domestically and internationally to work with Fortune's Top 50 and 500 companies, independent businesses, industry associations, universities and nonprofit organizations, motivating people from all over the world to EAT, DRINK & SUCCEED!

Edition details

• Publisher: Black Ox Press, The
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0615344534
• ISBN 13: 9780615344539
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 210