Network Your Way to Success: Who You Know Is Not as Important as Who Knows You

Who would have ever guessed that a small-town, ruffian from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania would be earning a good living as a self-proclaimed Professional Networker based in the Netherlands, with a following of thousands? Today, I have not one but three organizations devoted to networking and giving back: RIBS (Ruffolo's International Business Services) Network, begun in 1995, wherein I give speeches and conduct custom-tailored network training sessions for individuals and groups; my Network-Club.com, which currently has over 3000 members, providing valuable contacts, networking venues and news; and my non-profit charity, the Giving Back Foundation, whereby mentors help minority high-school students in the Netherlands to explore career options. In 2000, I held my first Network-Club.com event in Amsterdam with 110 people in attendance. Today those events, which take place eight times a year throughout the Netherlands, attract three times that amount. We expand with franchises to the rest of Europe and the United States. My secret? Charles D.A. Ruffolo Whether or not you realize it, you already network. Everyone does. It’s a birthright, a given, the silver spoon you may not know thought you have. The question is: Do you know how to maximize your network to benefit both you and your lifelong circle of connections? Network Your Way to Success will show you how to network in every facet of your life. It will help you to achieve all of your goals while enabling you to give back in a multitude of ways.No matter what your age, your status or your particular desires, you can make networking an integral part of your everyday life – a life that will never be the same thereafter. Go on ...put that silver spoon in your mouth. It’s been yours all along. Partake.