Networking 101

How To Go From Cautious To Confident

If you feel overwhelmed when walking into a networking event, don’t worry, you are not alone. This workshop will cover effective and ineffective ways to network, and the importance of maximizing your time, interacting with the most impact, and building long-lasting relationships.

What You Will Learn:

Choosing and preparing for a networking event
How to start a conversation or insert yourself into a closed one
Why being consistent, valuable, genuine and interested are keys to success
Pitching verse Networking: What to say, and what not to say
Do’s and Don’ts of business cards, body language and shaking hands

About the Speaker: Doug Ireland

Doug Ireland is President and CEO of Freeland Painting. Freeland Painting was created in 2009 to fill a needed gap in the service industry for Painting, Roofing and Siding services in Gwinnett County. Freeland Painting was recognized in 2011 as a Pinnacle award “Top 50” in Gwinnett County and was a top 7 finalist for the Gwinnett Chamber’s Impact Awards in 2015.

Doug serves as a member of the Partnership Gwinnett Entrepreneur Council, is an Ambassador for the Gwinnett Chamber, Volunteers on the Suwanee Fest Committee and has served for three years as a City Councilman for the City of Suwanee.

Doug’s Charitable Involvements includes Amigos For Christ, Right To Hike, Kingdom Kids, Care For Cops, Turnaround Coaching, The Shrine Hospital, Boy Scouts of America, North Gwinnett Schools Foundation and the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation.

His greatest achievement however, is definitely his beautiful family consisting of his wife Keri of 11 years and his two sons Jackson and Lucas.

Registration & Breakfast: 8:00 AM

Program: 8:30 - 10:00 AM

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