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Network Yourself to Success

Network Yourself to Success

By Jonni Niemann

This podcast aims to empower and enable anyone to network efficiently through expert tips, success stories, and practical guidance.
Whether you're a job seeker looking to land your next job in your dream company, changing career, or an entrepreneur looking to grow your business, this podcast will help supercharge your network

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Networking for freelancers in Israel with Helena Baker

Network Yourself to SuccessDec 21, 2019

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Build Your Personal Brand To Supercharge Your Career - With Paz Kagan, Gen. Z expert
Jun 08, 202136:14
How a simple jobsearch strategy changed everything - With Nathanel Creson

How a simple jobsearch strategy changed everything - With Nathanel Creson

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Nathanel Creson made Aliyah in 2019 from Sweden and is today working as a customer success manager in a start-up in Tel Aviv, where he has grown professionally more in 5 months than in the last 5 years of his career. But like many others in his late twenties, Nathanel needed to first find his right career fit and especially in Israel. He first went on a personal journey to learn more about his professional strengths how that could translate into a competitive advantage by doing a series of information meetings. But when Nathanel first started to apply for positions online, however with no success. The breakthrough came when he changed his jobsearch strategy and networked himself to go from zero to 10 job interviews within a matter of days. Hear Nathanel's story and get inspiration to pro-active job-search through networking. 


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Jan 10, 202128:11
Proactive job search strategies that work

Proactive job search strategies that work

Meet Itai Manor, sales director in PayEm, an up and coming start-up. In this episode, Itai shares his tips and strategies for proactive jobsearch, including how he networked himself to his two last positions.

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Episode Highlights:

00:55: What is PayEm 

02:20: Career growth opportunities when moving from corporate to start-up

06:00: Why many Israeli employers first tap into their networks to fill a vacancy before they post it online  

08:57: Why Networking is an ongoing state of mind

09:45:  How to earn your referral and the story of how Itai networked himself to a senior business development position in one of Israel's top Business analytics companies

14:37: How to slowly build up your connections in your dream companies

17:18:  How to write a reach out mail to a hiring manager in your dream company

18:37:  How to get the attention of the hiring managers in your dream companies

23:06: Using LinkedIn Salesnavigator for jobsearch 

24:32  Warming the cold call

27:24: The power of being part of a small Olim community

31:02:  The delicate balance between being assertive without being too pushy

34:40: The advantage of being an Oleh. 

36:20: Why Networking has to be an ongoing task

Nov 05, 202039:30
Your Network is your Netvalue - With MIT instructor Mark Herschberg

Your Network is your Netvalue - With MIT instructor Mark Herschberg

Meet MIT instructor Mark Herschberg. Mark graduated from MIT and while rising in his career to the management level, he found that a lot of amazing tech talents were lacking skills such as networking and team play. He co-developed a course on MIT to teach these skills through innovative hands-on exercises. In this episode, Mark discusses the value of authentic networking and tips for those who feel they have nothing to bring to the table. 

Mark is also the author of The career Toolkit, a book that teaches you the important firm skills that you don't necessarily learn at IVY-league schools. For more information about Mark's book, visit: https://www.thecareertoolkitbook.com 

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Episode highlights:

01:40-04:40: How Mark co-developed a complete new firm-skill program at MIT

04:40-08:40: How to change the mindset and love to network 

08:55:09:35 The secret to building a relationship is being interested in the other person. 

10:20-11:30: There's no algorithm to networking, but it all boils down to one thing: Trust

13:40-16:05: How much trust do you need to build before you can ask to get your CV passed on?

16:16-18:42: How can a junior provide value to a senior 

19:35-22:58: The strength of weak ties and the key to unlocking other networks not otherise 

accessible to you

24:14:26:00 Building a chain of trust: How to expanding your reach and getting 2nd-degree connections

27:40-29:20: How to warming the cold call with the help of common interests/background

31:00:32:40:Using LinkedIn to nurture your network

34:20 -36:00: The power of keeping notes

30:50-32:40  : Technology is not fake if your really sincere about relationship building 


Oct 16, 202034:59
How to leverage the power of relationships to crush it in Tech Sales with Benny Rubinstein
Aug 17, 202058:33
 Personal Branding and Landing your first Tech Job in Israel with guest David Zeff

Personal Branding and Landing your first Tech Job in Israel with guest David Zeff

Meet David Zeff, an Australian/Sout-African Oleh. David is a recognized thought leader in the SAAS community, has been a part of 2 exits - one as a founder and the other as a founding team member, and is a today CEO & founder of Whistle, a marketing and sales agency. 

In this episode, David shares his career journey in Israel from starting as a sales development rep in a small start-up in Raanana 6 years ago and working his way up to become VP of Sales and later head of sales in another company, to eventually starting his new company. David explains how taking one step back in the begining of his time in Israel, helped him take a giant step forward, and how spending a few minutes every day on building your personal brand on social media can do wonders for your career.  


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Jun 01, 202043:48
Networking on LinkedIn with guest Yoel Israel

Networking on LinkedIn with guest Yoel Israel

In these days when most of us are working from home, we can all need a few tips on how to network on LinkedIn like a pro.

In this episode I talk to Yoel Israel on how to engage  and jobesearch on LinkedIn in a genuine and efficient manner. We touch upon how to optimize a profile, how to reaching out to hiring managers and sending video messages.    

Yoel Israel is a LinkedIn and marketing expert and CEO of Wadi Digital. With his unique and progressive marketing methods, Yoel helps startups scale and large companies rapidly expand.
You can reach Yoel at: Yoel@WadiDigital.com

To watch Video version : https://youtu.be/XQDytMcj32Y 


Apr 23, 202041:15
Interview with Stephanie Horwitz

Interview with Stephanie Horwitz

Meet Stephanie Horwitz, currently Value Creation Manager at SAP.iO Foundry in Tel Aviv.

Stephanie made Aliyah from the US and tells her story and tips on how she networked herself to success as an Olah in Israel in both the non-profit and tech sector. 


For the YouTube version: https://youtu.be/v9dU7d36bto 

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Apr 03, 202034:27
How to break into Tech in Israel with David Leichner, CMO of SQream
Mar 04, 202042:43
Networking the Israeli way - A survival guide to Israeli business culture" with Osnat Lautman

Networking the Israeli way - A survival guide to Israeli business culture" with Osnat Lautman

Upcoming course: Wanna dive deeper into how to network yourself to a dream job? Get on the waitlist for my upcoming online course 

How do you network and communicate successfully with Israelis at meet-ups, job interviews, at business/lunch meetings? How do you smoothly avoid answering personal questions from Israelis that you don't want to answer? In meeting between cultures, misunderstandings are bound to happen. But with just a little bit of understanding of the Israeli way of communicating and doing business, you can avoid tension and significantly increase the chances of a positive outcome. In this week's podcast I sat down with Osnat Lautman,  an accomplished Israeli organizational consultant, to discuss Israeli business culture and how to succeed in networking with Israelis.  In her  book "Israeli Business Culture: Building Effective Business Relationship with Israelis", Osnat outlines her model of Israeli business characteristics, using the word ISRAELI™ as an acronym to depict the general profile of Israel’s business culture:  Informal. Straightforward. Risk-taking. Ambitious. Entrepreneurial. Loud. Improvisational. In the podcast we zone in on two of these characteristics: Informality and Straightforwardness. You can contact Osnat at osnat@olm-consulting.com and read more about Osnat here: http://olm-consulting.com/  Osnat's book "Israeli Business Culture" is available in Steimatzky bookstores around Israel and can be ordered on Amazon by clicking here:https://www.amazon.com/Israeli-Business-Culture-Bestseller-Relationships/dp/9659250452/ Interessted in receiving notifcations about future podcast episodes and info on how to network? Click here to Sign up to the WeNetwork newsletter and feel free to "Like" our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wenetwork.io/ and visit the WeNetwork website: https://wenetwork.io

Dec 27, 201926:26
Networking for freelancers in Israel with Helena Baker

Networking for freelancers in Israel with Helena Baker

Meet Helena Baker, a recent Olah from UK and founder of the brand new English speaking Networking Group (ESPN), which offers a space for business owners and professionals in the English speaking community to learn, develop and gain genuine business referrals. The model is perfect for small business owners looking to grow their business through referral markeitng. Helena's plan is to set up chapters around Israel and occasional mega events and create a community in the process. I met Helena in Urpan Place, a coworking space in Tel Aviv. We discussed her vision behind her new group, cultural differences about networking in Israel and UK, the power of 1:1 offline networking, leveraging LinkedIn, etc.  

Visit ESPN's website or visit the Facebook page to learn more 

To contact Helena: 

helena@helenabaker.com

www.helenabaker.com

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Dec 21, 201919:32
Roy Munin - Building Powerful Communities and Networks

Roy Munin - Building Powerful Communities and Networks

In this week's episode we'll be talking to Roy Munin, CEO & Cofounder of Jerusalem's successfull start-up and tech community, Made in Jerusalem, which helped 5x the city's tech startups per year and bring billions of dollars in tech investment to the city. Roy was recognized by Forbes in 2017 as one of Forbes 30 under 30, and was in that same year awarded the WeWork Creator Awards. He is also one of 100 of the first global Fellows at Facebook's Community Leadership Program (2018) and one of Jerusalem's first Global Shapers at the World Economic Forum (2019).  Most recently Roy initiated  Side Project Club JLM and Side Project Club TLV, a community which brings developers, digital designers and marketers together on a weekly basis to work on and test entrepreneurial initiatives and ideas on the side of their day job.  Interessted in receiving notifcations about future podcasts and info on how to network? Click here to Sign up to the WeNetwork newsletter and feel free to "Like" our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wenetwork.io/ and visit the WeNetwork website: https://wenetwork.io Episode Highlights: 03:00 : The story of building the alumni organization of IASA - Israeli Arts and Science Academy. Roy's first experience as a community builder and how it got him "hoked" and passionate about the power of  "representing something bigger than yourself". 16:44: How to grow and scale a community examplified by MadeinJLM's growth. In short: Start at an individual level, build a small core/leadership forum, and then scale from there with regular events and actively reaching out to people who's not part of the "bubble" of the first core group.  28:40: How Roy organized himself meetings with key people from some of the top tech companies in silicon valley. Hint: It's all about the community leaders  35:50: How Roy got a meeting with the entire team of Facebook Groups in Silicon Valley.  42:30: Side Project Club - A new supportive community for aspiring entreprenuers to test their start-up ideas and find partners to their projects.  51:10: How to customize your own DYI CRM-system: Airtable, Google contacts, integromate and contacts+ Roy is one of the best community builders I know, an amazing networker, super-connector and a stellar entrepreneur.  He has a great ability to bring people together, connect the dots, create frameworks that fosters entrepreneurship and collaboration in a fun and inclusive atmosphere. What most motivated me to ask Roy to interview for this podcast is his unique superpower: To create meaningfull relations in a genuine way, rally people around his ideas, connecting people, which helps him get things done on zero budget. So in this episode we'll dive deeper into Roy's personal story and philosophy on relationship and community building.

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Nov 27, 201958:48
Networking in the Non-Profit sector with guest Arnie Draiman
Nov 03, 201929:60
Networking Done Right - Interview with Ziv Mandl - CEO of John Bryce (In Hebrew)
Oct 20, 201929:18
Network Yourself to a Dream Job as an Oleh - with guests Scott Gross and Jordan Greenberg
Aug 27, 201937:50
Miri Curiel - The simple Algorithm For Successful Networking

Miri Curiel - The simple Algorithm For Successful Networking

Meet Miri Curiel, a seasoned R&D leader, with over 20 years of management experience in both large Israeli Tech companies and lean start-ups. At her current career point, she is a consultant to hi tech companies and an executive coach. 

In this episode, Miri shares the initial preparation stage of her simple system for successful networking. In the talk, we'll focus on how to build and grow a list and  how to approach people. 


Aug 07, 201919:36
Think Different - Interview with David Oberman

Think Different - Interview with David Oberman

Interview with David Oberman, VP Sales in Innoviz Technologies and former Director of Sales in Mobileye. In this episode, David explains how being yourself, standing out and focusing on your uniquenes is the way to connect with Israelis. 

Aug 07, 201919:55
How to start a conversation at a Meet-Up
Jul 16, 201905:18


Episode #4: Getting the first connections

Episode #4: Getting the first connections

The hardest thing about networking is always to get started. How do you get the ball rolling? Where to start? In this episode we expound on yesterday's interview with Mark on whom to first turn to when building a network from scratch
Jul 09, 201905:06
Interview with Mark Hasleton - Where would you start if you would have to build a professional network in Israel from scratch?

Interview with Mark Hasleton - Where would you start if you would have to build a professional network in Israel from scratch?

Today we're meeting Mark Hasleton,  VP Business Development at Oramed Pharmaceuticals and volunteer mentor for Olim (new immigrants to Israel). Mark moved to Israel from the UK 10 years ago and resides in Raanana with his 3 kids. Mark is a great example of how to network yourself to success in Israel. In this interview, Mark answers one simple question: Where would you start if you would have to build a professional network in Israel from scratch? 

Jul 08, 201931:16
Episode 2: Ask for advice - Not a job

Episode 2: Ask for advice - Not a job

How do you reach out to people when networking for a job ?

Jul 07, 201907:42
Episode 1 - My story and how I got started with networking

Episode 1 - My story and how I got started with networking

In this, my first podcast episode ever, I tell my story of how I realized that networking is key to success. 

Jul 05, 201921:42