Meet 100 People: A How-To Guide to the Career and Life Edge Everyone's Missing

Networking can happen on planes, at barbecues, at basketball games. Everyone has the seeds of a great network within reach. To establish genuine relationships and build a network with life-long value, we must proactively meet people in person. Pat Hedley offers hard-earned wisdom about the true spirit of networking, a learned skill that can be mastered by anyone, even introverts. She debunks the notion that networking is a self-interested act. Instead, she reveals it to be a life-long endeavor based on cooperation and reciprocity. Meet 100 People provides the networking toolkit for career success by offering inspiration, motivation, and practical advice, - Real stories from those beginning the networking process - Sample resumes and outreach emails - Dos and don'ts - Reflection exercises Jump start your career by meeting 100 people--and more! The network that will sustain you for a lifetime begins with the first person you shake hands with today.

Pat Hedley is an advisor to and investor in innovative growth companies. A visionary and strategist with a broad, global network of experts and resources, Pat counsels CEOs, entrepreneurs, and management teams. Previously she was a managing director with General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm. Pat has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a degree in computer science from Dartmouth College.