Episode 57

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6th Feb 2024

Successful B2B Networking Strategies with Donnie Boivin

“LinkedIn is the world's largest cocktail party, and you have to treat it very much like a cocktail party. LinkedIn is a full offensive strategy that you have to get.”

In this Lead with Culture episode, we are joined by Donnie Boivin, the Founder of Success Champions Networking, to talk all things networking.

Donnie shares his key effective networking strategies on LinkedIn, the importance of authenticity and vulnerability in business, and the value of consistency and structured content creation for business development on LinkedIn. Tune in to hear Donnie's secrets expanding your network.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  1. Focus on creating LinkedIn-tailored content by crafting your posts, interactions, and networking tactics with the platform's unique audience in mind
  2. Build meaningful relationships by engaging authentically – join conversations, comment with value, and connect without a sales pitch
  3. Don't just sporadically post on LinkedIn; plan and execute a routine that showcases your brand and value consistently


Things to listen for:

[04:28] Outreaching works but hurts your brand

[11:35] Engage, discuss, and challenge to create dialogue

[24:29] Platform-specific strategies for success

[31:29] The need for real conversations in entrepreneurship

[34:12] Get comfortable doing what you don't want


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About the Podcast

Lead with Culture
A company can only become the best version of itself to the extent that its people are becoming better versions of themselves. What’s the key to making that happen? Building dynamic cultures so people love coming to work and accomplishing great things together.

Hosted by Kate Volman, CEO of Floyd Coaching, Lead with Culture is a show dedicated to exploring how great leaders create workplaces where people can thrive both personally and professionally.

Conversations are inspired by Matthew Kelly's bestselling books The Dream Manager, The Culture Solution, and Off Balance. Guests include incredible leaders as well as Floyd executive coaches sharing stories and providing insights into real strategies used to attract and retain great talent, execute effectively, become better coaches, build teams and grow businesses.

Whether you're a CEO, HR executive, manager, or simply part of a team, this show will help you become a better leader.

About your host

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Kate Volman

Your dreams are yours for a reason. What are you doing about them?

Our vision at Floyd is to make work fun and engaging for as many people as possible, by delivering world-class training and creating cultures that lead to thriving businesses that are profitable, scalable, and sustainable. My team and I show up every day excited to make this happen.

My team and I can help you build a dynamic culture so people love coming to work and accomplishing great things together.
➡️ Coaching. Everyone needs a coach. We have a coach for everyone.
➡️ Training.
➡️ Speaking.

I love my career and the journey it took to get here.
⭐️ I led the sales team, improved company processes, and created programs, workshops, and initiatives to help business owners build better relationships and execute results-driven marketing strategies during my eight years at the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce.
⭐️ I initiated content marketing strategies that drove more traffic and increased brand awareness while in my role as Marketing Director for the City of West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency.
⭐️ I started a boutique marketing agency and helped business owners leverage digital marketing and video.
⭐️ I founded and facilitate Inspired Action, a goal-setting workshop specifically designed to help women achieve their goals.
⭐️ At Floyd, I lead a team of incredible people dedicated to helping people and organizations become the best version of themselves.

My mission is to help as many people as possible live a more joyful life doing more of what they love.
🎤 Check out my podcast Create for No Reason, a show about making something for the pure joy of it.
https://anchor.fm/createfornoreason

I love to network, collaborate, and help people achieve their dreams. The best way to connect with me is at kvolman@floydconsulting.com