With 62% of the popular vote, Master Certified Coach and The Countess of Networking Michele Woodward won the very first virtual interview contest in a landslide.
One of the cool side benefits of this contest for me has been meeting new people who "get" networking, and want to help others "get" it too. I could do this contest every week just for that!
So I was thrilled when Michele sent me this email: "I wanted to tell you how much each of the people who voted for me (those I know, anyway) have enjoyed learning about your book. I had one client call yesterday to say that she combined my interview with you, with another blog post I wrote Finding a Job 2.0 and is using that as her template to transition out of her current job."
Michele's comment just goes to show that when you help others (as she did for me by helping spread the word about Smart Networking) you end up helping so many other people, as well as yourself.
Though I've never met Michele personally, I really enjoyed interacting with her and look forward to getting to know her better. If you haven't "met" Michele yet, you should. She's based in the Washington, D.C. area and in addition to being a coach, advice columnist, speaker and teacher, she is author of her own book, Lose Weight, Find Love, De-Clutter & Save Money.
In lieu of the gift certificate prize, Michele requested I make a $25 donation to the DC Central Kitchen, which I happily did and hope it can go towards a few more holiday turkeys.
My deepest thanks to Michele, all the other interviewers, and to everyone who voted for making my week! :)
And now, on to week 2...The polls are now open!
READ the interviews:
(They are listed in the order I received them. Inactive links mean the interview hasn't been posted yet, though all interviewers have received their answers, so please check back to read them!)
I have a feeling it's going to be a horse race! Polls close at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday.
Hate missing out on the fun? You have one last chance to submit a virtual interview, for the final week of the contest. Just email 5 questions to thelizlynch [at] gmail [dot] com by Thursday, November 20. I'll be answering interviews in the order that I receive them and will have all answers back by Friday. Read more about the contest here.
Remember, just one more week to go! Join in now!
VOTE here:
Liz, glad to see your interview contest is going well. Thank you so much for including my interview with Rohit as an example!