Denise Morrison Quotes

For almost the first year of The Muse's life, I would do 5 to 8 networking events a week. And I don't necessarily think that's the right path for everyone, but I realized that as an entrepreneur, one of my strengths was finding the right people who could help us. I didn't come into startups with any network.

The time to build a network is always before you need one.

Effective networking isn't a result of luck - it requires hard work and persistence.

Over the years, I have developed a pretty good Rolodex.

I keep in touch with a lot of people I work with.

Whether via social media or in person, building your relationships is a long-term process, and the ultimate goal is to strengthen your network one person at a time.

You've got to build a relationship. You can't just deal with people when it's business. If it is, then you always have to assume that they have an angle when they come at you.

I've done business with people I've met in politics, who I went to law school with, who I grew up with. Who do you do business with? People you meet in life.

I am a big proponent of being in touch with everyone even when I do not have a story to ask about.

In politics, it’s not who you know that counts. It’s what you know about who you know that counts.

Networking has been cited as the number one unwritten rule of success in business. Who you know really impacts what you know.

Business is nothing more than relationships. It's the secret.

I was never much of a networker.

I do a lot of schmoozing.

I meet with people in the industry on an ongoing basis.

The business of business is relationships; the business of life is human connection.

I love keeping a connection with everyone I've worked with.

There's a way to do networking that isn't overly brown-nosing.

Publishing is a business of relationships. The relationships you make at one house can carry over to another.

People started conceiving of their friends as networking tools, like, 'Friend me so you can be friends with someone else,' or, 'The more people you know, the more networked you are.' But we see real value in having a fun conversation with your friends.

In business it's about people. It's about relationships.

I have made really some significant deals because I play golf.

I just like to talk to people. I don't know how to bridge the gap between getting to know someone and then schmoozing and sort of working contacts and business connections.

One of the advantages of my profession is I come into contact with many people.

One of the challenges in networking is everybody thinks it's making cold calls to strangers. Actually, it's the people who already have strong trust relationships with you, who know you're dedicated, smart, a team player, who can help you.