A Black Woman's Guide to Networking: Advance Your Career. Grow Your Business! (Volume 1)

This inspirational book is for professionals who desire to strengthen or build cross-cultural relationships. In addition to practical networking tips, the book features Networking Master Class — advice from diverse professionals who have mastered the art of networking. Ultimately, it encourages one to leverage the power of networking to achieve career and business success. In “A Black Woman’s Guide to Networking,” Mayers provides inspiration as well as practical tools and action plans. Chapters include: *Dare to Dream *Building and Managing Your Brand *Communicating with Power *Strategic and Productive Networks *Networking Action Plan *Winning with Social Media *Networking Etiquette * “The Only One” *Play to Win *“An Open Letter to My Sisters“ This book will inspire you to: *Dream big *Build and effectively leverage the power of your personal brand *Cultivate and maintain positive relationships and friendships *Break out of the ‘isolation zone’ when you are ‘the only one’ *Provide you with insights from master networkers that you can adopt for your own action plan *Create a compelling action plan for success regardless of your title or life stage *Live your dreams!

Juliette Mayers is an author, award-winning executive, business strategist, and a passionate community advocate. In 2010, Massachusetts Governor, Deval Patrick appointed her to the Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board, a state-wide policy making board that advises the governor on workforce investment. She is emeritus Board President of Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD), a $150 million anti-poverty organization and the largest community action agency in the country. A networking guru, speaker, writer and mentor, her new book "A Black Woman's Guide to Networking," provides inspiration and practical advice to help women who seek to effectively navigate the often isolated business terrain and achieve their dreams. A native of Barbados, West Indies, Mayers' earned her MBA from Simmons Graduate School of Management. She resides in the Boston area with her husband, Darryl and their two daughters.