The All Star Networking Show

Tiffany Mattick, is the Founder of There She Grows and delivers so much more as a speaker, coach and thought leader. She's a practice-what-she-preaches person who shares about her personal and professional growth on this episode. So many good nuggets and practices. She's combined her recent love of pickleball with building community and hosts monthly gatherings of Pickle Into Power. She and host, Cathy Paper, have played a few times and are also available to work with organizations and teams to use pickleball to transform their performance.

Cathy Paper is joined today by Katie Sterns the brain behind the You Betcha Box, a gift box that offers artisan, award-winning foods made exclusively by Minnesota makers. Cathy and Katie discuss Social rules and mores of introductions because to build a successful network you will need people! This creative entrepreneur has dipped her toes in many ventures and she shares her insights. To keep up to date with Katie's exciting new tech venture - check out her LinkedIn

This show is action-packed with tips and tricks to build your ALLSTAR network. Cathy Paper hosts Katy Burke who is the Executive Director of Team Women, a non-profit growing women from the classroom to the boardroom through events, mentorship and more. Read about members here. Katy is active on Linkedin. And when she's not working she loves pickleball and wakeboarding, listen to the episode to learn more about all her skills and tips to grow your own ALLSTAR network. To become a guest or to connect with Cathy Paper on Linkedin

Renee Brown has wanted to be a home organizer for a long time. Only recently did she take the plunge to start her own business. Learn how she has built a network and reconnects with them through Linkedin, Instagram and other social media channels. She's interviewed by our host, Cathy Paper, and they share helpful tips about how to reconnect with people and a few good questions for how to get to know people. www.rockpaperstar.com

Jody Weinberg is a force for getting you the sales appointments you want. She can cut through the clutter and her team can get you to the decision-maker with calls and emails. Hear how she's been successfully paving the way for others to build their network for years on this new episode. It's not what you know, it's who you know. And once you know Jody and her team you will get to the right people. Find more information at www.networking4referrals.com Click to Join our free community and gain access to a guides, tools, and templates tailored to help you grow your network.

If you don't know how to pronounce someones name just politely ask for clarification. That was my opening line on this great show of two women doing amazing work in the Twin Cities area. Adrienne Deircks founded and has led Project Success since 19994 serving 200 students at North High School in Minneapolis, Project Success has grown to serve more than 15,000 Minneapolis students annually in 22 Minneapolis public schools. Her story began with a teacher who impacted her and told her how to build relationships. She's joined on The AllStar Networking Show hosted by the Friends of The Midtown Global Market with Jen Alstad, founder of BSWING, and active community player having served on the board of the Bush Foundation and is currently on the board of Allina Hospital. Jen shares her thoughts on building relationships and spontaneity. Find more information at www.networking4referrals.com Click to Join our free community and gain access to a guides, tools, and templates tailored to help you grow your network.

Bruce Bildsten and I met many years ago when I was an Assistant Account Executive at Fallon in Minneapolis Minnesota and he was already a successful creative director. He worked on the Porsche Cars account and I barely knew anything about cars. Listen in as we catch up on his career and his instinctual way of building deep connections with people at all stages of life. And hopefully we'll have him back as a future guest at Midtown Global Market to sell Porsche Ads and raise funds for the Ukraine. Find more information at www.networking4referrals.com Click to Join our free community and gain access to a guides, tools, and templates tailored to help you grow your network.

Atum Azzahir, ED of Cultural Wellness Center, shares her experiences in the community and working to grow wellness in Minneapolis. Julie Desmond, Certified Career Coach and Talent Recruiter discusses why relationships matter. Julie is also the author of the book, Hospice isn't a place, it's people.https://a.co/d/gczcJpN A great discussion at Midtown Global Market. Find more information at www.networking4referrals.com

Want to hear a great Irish accent? Listen in to Mickey Mikeworth as she connects with the man in all green, Darin Lynch, founder of Irish Titan to talk about St. Patrick's Day and building relationships with purpose. Both guests are deeply connected into their communities while running successful businesses and being philanthropic and generous with their connections. Again, the segment near the end is worth the listen along with their great tips and stories. Find more information at www.networking4referrals.com

Molly Rice is President of SpyGlass Creative and it turns out she and today's other guest, Jon Schwingler, knew each other from a mutual friend's wedding but hadn't seen each other for years. Jon is the ultimate connector and advises individuals and business owners on a variety of matters. Listen to today's episode from Midtown Global Market, hosted by Cathy Paper, to glean insights on how to build your relationships to grow sales, energize your career and network with purpose. Find more information at www.networking4referrals.com

Great conversation on networking with John Arnold and Tracy Kelly of Celarity, an award-winning marketing, creative, and digital staffing & recruiting agency in MN with a mission of creating happy careers with meaningful connections. We provide remarkable experiences and results for both clients and candidates and have proudly connected over 600 companies with over 5,000 candidates. Find more information at www.networking4referrals.com

Mark Paper makes another visit as a podcast guest when he's not running Lewis Bolt and Nut Company. He shares his wisdom with his grandson and my son Eric Bottern about how to build relationships and his job history. Eric talks about the power of sports and how he found his internship. I'm a little bias on this one but think it's a fabulous episode. Find more information at www.networking4referrals.com

Dina Simon is an expert business owner and leader of Simon Says Lead. Her role as Fractional Chief People Officer | Certified Master Coach | Everything DiSC | Ken Blanchard Channel Partner | Author makes her an amazing networker in all aspects of work and life. More info on Dina Simon at Linkedin

Greg Allen is a Sales Executive at Quality Resource Group Connect: Greg Allen Mark Paper is a personal guest and President of Lewis Bolt and Nut Company. Connect: Mark Paper

Aaron Eggert is Coalition9 Founder | Podcast Host | Connection Igniter | Servant Leader | Hobby Farmer Connect: Aaron Eggert

Bruce Langer is a Founder and Managing Partner at EPIQ Partners. He’s a collaborator with complex and successful families seeking EPIQ investment results Connect: Bruce Langer

A duet podcast showed the power of networking in action. Listen to Kristen Dennewell, the Co founder of Denamico, a HubSpot Solutions Partner and Natalia Mercado, the Business Lab Deputy Director at Neighborhood Development Center: Building Neighborhood Economies as they meet and discuss the power of networking with host Cathy Paper, founder of RockPaperStar and Inspirational Speaker on Networking On and Off The Screen.

At age 89, Mark Paper, also known as my father, is showing little signs of slowing down. Despite saying he doesn't network, he knows people and has a great set of friends and business contacts. He used sports and running a business at Lewis Bolt & Nut Company to continue to grow and develop himself and others around him. He's fiercely competitive and is featured in the University of Minnesota magazine.

Russel Betts is a Philanthropic Advisor at The Minneapolis Foundation. A division 1 track star, Russell knows how to connect with people with curiousity and southern kindness. Despite being a former Wisconsin badger, Russell is doing great work in the Twin Cities Community. And The Minneapolis Foundation are big supporters of the Midtown Global Market as was revealed on this episode. Connect: Russell Betts p.s. The world record pole vault clip starts at 2:30.

A friend of a friend is the way networking expands your circle. Join this episode to hear two guests who are friends discuss how they have connected to grow their business. Continue your journey to network with purpose. Lori Spiess is the Founder of OffiCenters: CoWork & Collaborate. The largest co-working centers in the Twin Cities, Minnesota area. Connect: Lori Spiess Natalie Johnson Lee is the founder and owner of Sisters in Power 365, LLC. Connect: Natalie Johnson Lee