Today’s guest is Crystal Khalil, author of “Hard Workers Work Hard and Networkers Move Up.” She Challenges you to change behaviors that inhibit you from networking effectively and also discusses the strategic career benefits that can come from adopting an effective networking regimen even in today’s increasingly remote world. Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss any new episodes! We release new episodes every other Tuesday. Leave us a rating to let us know how we’re doing and share the podcast with your network! 

00:00 Intro 

01:18 What inspired the book Hard Workers Work Hard and Networkers Move Up

12:23 How do you build your network organically and genuinely? 

18:12 Let’s clearly define what networking is

28:26 How do you determine 1) who to network with? 2) how to keep those relationships alive? 3) how to reach out initially? 

36:23 The Importance of investing in yourself

38:10 The story of Crystal deciding to leave Corporate America 

42:32 The Founding of  Sister Diamonds 

50:40 Wrapping Up- Rapid Fire + Outro 

Connect with Crystal on all social media: @crystalkhalil

Check out Sister Diamonds: https://sisterdiamonds.com/ 

Register for the International Slumber Party HERE: https://isp21.sisterdiamonds.com/home?r_done=1 

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