My Network
This page is reserved for my online network. I have been getting frustrated with all the web 2.0 toys and plugins that were littering my blog and creating noise in my life. I have removed them all from my blog.I was reading a post over at the Talking Story blog and as I was commenting realized, “I was networking online long before I joined LinkedIn.” and decided to create this page to recognize my network. Most are close friends, people I have met blogging, or people I admire.
None of these people asked to be on this list, in fact they might be surprised to learn that this page even existed.
Why did I create this page?
- You can tell a lot about me by the friends I keep. This is a list of my friends from around the world.
- This is list of people I trust, admire, and respect. If I was a having a reception, I would introduce each person and publicly acknowledge the impact they have had in my life. This is my way of accomplishing this online.
Greg’s Network
Phil Gerbyshak, the Make It Great Guy. I gave Phil the moniker of ‘relationship geek’ and Phil loves people. We have shared a podcast together and Phil loves to connect people. He has a great blog and is well worth a visit. Last year he wrote and published his book 10 Ways to Make It Great. Phil lives in Wisconsin.
Rosa Say, a fourth generation Hawaiian, Rosa is an extraordinary management and leadership coach. She is the author of Managing with Aloha, the Talking Story blog, and the founder of Joyful, Jubilant Learning community blog. if you are looking for a leadership or management coach Rosa Say should be at the top of your list. Rosa lives in Hawaii.
Jodee Bock, is a transformational consultant who has spent more than 15 years in many facets of Corporate America, including newspaper editor, sports information director, corporate communicator, PR manager, corporate trainer, and management consultant. She is a college basketball All-American, sings in an award-winning barbershop chorus, and is passionate about seeing people connect with their purpose and destiny. Jodee lives in North Dakota.
Andrew Young, is an experienced entrepreneur, founder of Directed Focus where he works as business coach. Andrew and I first got to know one another in a mastermind group. He has a warm heart and yet is a no-nonsense kind of guy. He cares deeply about his friends, clients, and family. Last year he launched Big Words for Small Business. Andrew lives in Australia.
Alice Wojcio, I call her the Queen of DiSC and a great trainer and consultant in the areas of communication, conflict resolution, her business is called Advantage Training and Development. Alice is very well read, has a great memory, takes great notes, and is a deliberate, caring coach. Alice is based in New York.
Annie Born, with her husband Wayne, Annie manages Fingerprint Furniture. Annie is an insightful, caring, and loyal friend with a bright smile and happy voice. They make the most amazing solid timber fine furniture, they really build heirlooms and dreams. Wayne is a craftsman with a passion for understand his clients’ needs. They live in Australia.
John Deagan, is the founder of the Professional Business Coaches Alliance in 2005. Trained as a CPA, John found that he had more interest in business than accounting and left accounting to work as a General Manager and then as a business coach. John lives with his family in Ohio.
Anita Campbell, is a busy, connected entrepreneur that blogs at SmallBizTrends.com. A lawyer by training, she has a wide range of interests, as reflected in her varied background in banking, information technology, human resources, marketing and eCommerce.
Steve Sherlock, is a fellow I met blogging, he is a contributor at Joyful, Jubilant Learning community blog, he also blogs at Steve’s 2 Cents is a personal blog. He lives in Franklin MA.
Jean Haas, is an incredibly creative and talented entrepreneur, her business Class Act Designs educates sewers with her exclusive dress form design classes and video series on DVD. She lives in Chicago.
Ben Yoskovitz, is an entrepreneur based in Montreal. His blog, Instigator Blog is a widely read and actively commented. I wish I could write like Ben. Recently, Ben and his partners raised $1.5 million for their start-up, StandOutJobs.com. Ben also does a great job in Wordpress blog design. He lives in Montreal, Canada.
Wayne Hurlbert, lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba and authors Blog Business World and the host of Blog Business Success radio. Wayne is a blog coach who also does search engine optimization.
Lorelle VanFossen, is a writer, photographer, an outstanding blogger, and a fine friend. She provides leadership to the Wordpress community at Lorelle on Wordpress. Lorelle is an professional nature photographer and blogs at Taking Your Camera on the Road. VanFossen Productions, is driven by a dynamic duo of professional nature photographers and writers presenting workshops and programs on travel, writing, and nature photography.
Michael Martine, has a blog Better Blogging with Michael Martine. I am just getting to know Michael and I have spoke with him and can say that he has been blogging a lot longer than most people I know. If you are looking for someone to help you get started blogging , ask Michael. I think he would be a great blogging coach.
