Distinguished Speaker - Vancouver Board of Trade

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Get some face-to-face networking time with the
Ambassadors Club
By Bill Burns
Networking today offers more variety and
multimedia channels than ever before.
Neil Godin, the Turnaround Guy with
his company Marketing Dangerously, calls
it the “evolution to the next revolution.”
With the coming of social media, this new
way to get your message out and build new
relationships is just the beginning in the
next phase of human evolution.
Our richness and variety with today’s
media platforms has more and more
people focusing their energies into the
social media phenomenon and leaving
traditional one-to-one networking to
be pondered. While this new revolution
grows, will social media require people
to still meet, greet and cross-network in
a physical meeting? Can real trust with
another be cultivated at the flick of a
button or the click of a mouse? Is this
where we should all go to in the future to
build a network?
If you’re someone who asks some of
these questions and believes networking
involves a place where flesh and blood
can create the right synergies for people to
introduce their respected selves and business,
then joining The Vancouver Board of
Trade’s Ambassadors Club might be for you.
What is an ambassador?
Ambassadors are The Board’s personal
information and networking mavens.
Ambassadors are people who have been
members with The Board for more than a
year and see the value and impact this has
had in their quality to network. They volunteer
their time and energy to connect with
and share information to new members
coming into The Board.
With more than 5,500 active members
The Board can be like a beehive of activity
that needs people who know a little bit
about what goes on to pass their knowledge
along. To summarize, ambassadors
open doors for people, connect them to
events, distinguished speakers and future
workshops and believe there is still much
to be discovered in traditional networking.
Do you want to become an engaged and
value-extending member?
If this appeals to you and you want
to learn more about how to get involved,
contact Maria Braungart at mbraungart@
boardoftrade.com and supply a small introduction
of yourself and why you would
make a good ambassador.
Carl de Jong (left), president of the Ambassadors Club, and Maria Braungart (right), director, membership
services for The Vancouver Board of Trade, congratulates outgoing Ambassadors Club president, Ray Williams.
You have to be a member for more than
a year and someone who is generally active
with The Board, attends various events and
knows a few things about The Board and how
it works. The Board welcomes your interest.
Bill Burn is a generative life skills coach
with his company Quantum Innovative Dynamics
and an active member of The Board
of Trade for eight years. He is vice president
of the Ambassadors Club.
Connecting Leaders of Today
with Leaders of Tomorrow
The Leaders of Tomorrow Mentorship Program would
like to congratulate all recent graduates for their
accomplishments, and welcome all new students to
the program. Special thanks goes to all mentors and
sponsors for their outstanding contributions.
LOT is made possible through the support of the
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