VANTAGE EXECUTIVE FORUM

“Nine Networking Mistakes and How to Avoid Them”

Presented by: Marcia Ballinger

Thursday, September 5th at 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

About the Event

Join CPI Twin Cities where Marcia Ballinger will be presenting on “Nine Networking Mistakes and How to Avoid Them”

Marcia Ballinger has said YES to over 2000 networking meetings and NO to countless others.  

As an executive recruiter, she has seen the good and the bad of networking.  She has created a model for networking that works for people in a job transition.

Dr. Marcia Ballinger is the co-founder of the executive search firm Ballinger|Leafblad and has spent over 25 years in the executive recruiting industry.  Prior to that, she held leadership positions in human resources.  She is on a number of nonprofit boards, and is the author of the award-winning book “The 20-Minute Networking Meeting”, “Winning the Executive Interview” and “Make the Jump: Reinvent Your Career in the Nonprofit Sector.” 

Marcia will share the most common mistakes that people make when networking and will give you tips so that your networking always pays off.  

Be sure and join us for this insightful event.

IMPORTANT: Once you RSVP, the add-to-calendar invite will be available to download. Usually pops up at the bottom left area of your screen. 

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About the Presenter

Marcia Ballinger is a longtime Twin Cities executive search leader.  She is Co-Founder and Principal at Ballinger|Leafblad, St Paul-based search firm focused on serving the non-profit sector. 

Marcia has a BS in Business Administration and an MA in Speech-Communication along with a PhD in Organization and Management from Capella University where she later served as chair of the board of directors.  She is currently a board member of Nexus Family Healing and Tubman.  Marcia was named one of the Real Power 50 by Minnesota Business in 2014, an Top Woman in Business by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal in 2008 and a Luminary Award Winner by the National Association of Women Business Owners in 2006.  She was in the inaugural group of 50 Over 50 named by AARP in 2016.

A resident of St. Paul, Marcia and her husband Brad have one adult daughter and dogs Reuben and Wesley.  Marcia is the author of “The 20-Minute Networking Meeting,” “Winning the Executive Interview,” and “Make the Jump: Reinvent Your Career in the Nonprofit Sector.”

Vantage Executive Forum: September 5th “Nine Networking Mistakes and How to Avoid Them” 1

      Marcia Ballinger 

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IMPORTANT: Once you RSVP, the add-to-calendar invite will be available to download. Usually pops up at the bottom left area of your screen. 

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