BSC Class: Networking with Purpose **RESCHEDULED TO 9/2**

“Life is about the people you meet and the things you create with them”

-- Holstee

Join Marcos Salazar, career + life coach and Co-founder + Executive Director of Be Social Change, on Monday, August 31st for Networking with Purpose - Grow Your Career & Impact Through Authentic Relationship Building (learn more about Marcos here).

Are you looking for a more fulfilling job, thinking about a career change, launching a new business, or wanting to attract new business or clients? If so, one of the most critical factors to your success is building a strong and diverse network. The foundation for every job and business is engaging and building relationships with people, and networking can be the single most powerful tool you can use for accelerating your career or business, growing your impact as well as increasing happiness in your work.

In today’s rapidly-changing, hyper-competitive working world, networking is vital to creating new career and business opportunities. In fact, over 70% of jobs are found through networking and 40% of job seekers say they found their dream job though a personal connection. For entrepreneurs, a strong network is a key source for new clients, partnerships, and advice.

However, most people don’t like to “network” and often feel uncomfortable doing it. This is because the common form of networking - going to events, swapping business cards, and gathering meaningless LinkedIn connections - simply doesn't work. We need a form of networking that focuses on meaningful connections and strategic relationship building. This is what Networking with Purpose is all about.

In Networking with Purpose, Marcos Salazar will share strategies, techniques, and lessons learned in building a diverse network of thousands of professionals, entrepreneurs, and creatives from every background and industry to grow Be Social Change into the largest social impact community in New York City. Marcos will show you how to build enduring, mutually beneficial relationships by providing value to others and sharing your authentic self.

**SPACE IS LIMITED**

*Doors open at 6:45 PM, workshop starts at 7:00 PM sharp*

In this course, you will learn how to connect with really successful people and how to leverage your network to grow your business or advance your career

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• How to build your networking in a purposeful, authentic, and meaningful way - while having some fun during the process!

• Develop the mindset and strategies for meeting and building authentic and mutually beneficial relationships

• How to connect with and maintain relationships with busy people

• Strategies for leveraging LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook for building your network

• Networking mistakes to avoid

WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR

• Professionals looking to create new career and business opportunities

• People seeking a new job or looking to make a career shift

• Entrepreneurs wanting to increase sales, build new partnerships, and seek advice

• Creatives and service providers (consultants, coaches, agents, and speakers) wanting to attract new clients and business opportunities

• Students or recent grads looking to build a foundation for their future career path
  

INSTRUCTOR BIO

Marcos Salazar (@marcossalazar) is a social entrepreneur, career + life coach, consultant, speaker, and community builder. His passion is working with professionals, entrepreneurs, and creatives to help them pursue work they are passionate about, build authentic personal brands, become financially successful, and create lives that make the world a better place. He does this through 1-on-1 coaching, nonprofit and businesses consulting, and on a larger scale as Co-founder + Executive Director of Be Social Change where he’s built the largest social impact community and professional development hub in New York City. Marcos earned a B.A. in Psychology from Amherst College as well as a Masters in Organizational Management and an Executive Leadership Coaching certificate from The George Washington University. Marcos is a board member of the Young Professionals Nonprofit Network and an American Express Leadership Academy Fellow. You can learn more about him at www.MarcosSalazar.com.