Introduction to Networking: Build Professional Relationships

Begin by getting to know Paloma Ávila, who tells you about her professional background and a few highlights from her career. She also shares some of her biggest influences and explains how they inspired her to follow her entrepreneurial streak.

Find out why it's important to have professional connections and how they can influence the success of your projects. Learn about different networking techniques you can use to create and expand your circle of contacts while putting emphasis on the concept of community.

Start outlining your final project by setting return objectives and choose what type of platform you want to use for it. Then, prepare a detailed short- to medium-term plan where you specify what content you're going to create.

Discover what a win-win strategy is and write a custom pitch to establish strategic partnerships with your contacts and gain support for different aspects of your initiative.

Finally, create an action plan that meets your project's needs and set up an efficient organization system. Paloma brings everything full circle by showing you some strategies to convert your contacts into clients.