Networking is a crucial aspect of any business. Whether you are just starting out or a seasoned business professional, building relationships can help you gain valuable insights and find new business opportunities.  This series shares conversations with four extraordinary business women, from the Warrior community, to discuss the skills of networking. Many people struggle with networking, or get started too late, and this is the conversation to put us on the right path. We will discuss how we can cultivate the proper mindset and what tips, stories and perspectives can we learn that will make us better networkers.  

Our series begins with a conversation with Amy Horner, Founder and Principal Consultant at True Nine. She founded True Nine to help professionals embrace the opportunities and challenges made possible by change. She brought to this conversation so much wisdom, helping us to understand what a network is and how we can nurture one. Amy shares with us her experience growing her own extensive network, the importance of quality over quantity and advice she received that continues to resonate with her today.

Amy is a strategic change and organizational transformation expert. She is also a mentor, board member, and doctoral student.

Before founding True Nine, she was the COO and CFO for multiple organizations, guiding them through periods of intense change. In these roles, she led strategic planning and innovation initiatives that resulted in diversified revenue streams, new and expanded service offerings, better brand awareness, increased market share, a more engaged workforce, and improved financial results.

In addition to working with clients on strategic planning and organizational transformation, or as Fractional COO, Amy is a dynamic keynote speaker. Her audiences are motivated by her experiences in change leadership, network cultivation, and goal-setting strategies.

(6:48) Did anyone set Amy up with “do’s & don’ts” before she encountered her first networking experience?   (
8:56) How do you know that you have a good network?  What were some of the things Amy did early on, while cultivating her network?  
(10:54) What is a network? How would Amy describe one?  
(13:44) Was there a particular piece of advice Amy received from her Network that still resonates?  
(17:44) How can we evaluate and nurture our own networks?  What advice can Amy share with us?
(19:55) What “ask” does Amy have for the Warriors? What can Amy “offer” the community? Who or what would she like to acknowledge?

Connect with Amy Horner  
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyhorner/
https://www.true-nine.com/

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