Creating a Career with Agatha Daskalides   

Agathe Daskalides is a recovering international corporate leader, spirited entrepreneur, passionate philanthropist, and obsessive about the art of relationships and dedicated to helping you master the best strategies to build an authentic and influential Rolodex.

Agathe is a keynote speaker who leads workshops, seminars and personal client visits to help you leverage your network to find more success in your career/business. 

Get in touch with Agathe! https://www.linkedin.com/in/agathedaskalides/

Shownotes:

0:27 Currently, 70%-80% of jobs seekers find their job through referrals and only 20-30% of job seekers find their job through online applications pandemic has increased competition for employment and made it harder to grow your net worth.

3:50 Agatha enjoys interacting with her professors, internships, and then her corporate world experiences, each exposed her to a variety of people. “Building a network is a daily style”. She continues, “Literally, every interaction you have can contribute to the networker you’re becoming.”  She believes networking is a way of life. 

10:00 Her networking helped with her business. Agatha made a new friend whose husband traveled for his work. She offered to be a “plus one” for and met a variety of influential people during these huge networking venues. She was offered a position from this friend, in construction. With no experience they created a job for Agatha.

13:00 Discussion on how being an extrovert or an introvert influences networking. Agatha is a natural extrovert, building relationships comes easily to her. Many introverts have shared their fear and what a challenge meeting new people can feel. Agatha believes introverts are excellent listeners and observers. Extroverts need to intentionally learn to connect with others. Would it be easier to “shape” an extrovert or an Introvert? She feels networkers are made, so both can succeed.

15:30 Network to Networth…Great things happen when great people come together.  Power comes not just from what we know, but who you know and these alliances make a difference. She realized the value of this skill and value of building authentic relationships.

17:30 Agatha founded N2N to improve the world. N2N is built on 4 pillars:

1-Authenticity, trust is everything, business is no different or as an Entrepreneur.

2- Connection, genuine alliances that grow and expand. Connection not just connect.

3- Serving,” the currency of real networking is not greed, but service.

4- Mindset: Not just an idea, but a way of life. (Could be first!)

19:20 Agatha feels, It’s the exact opposite of how you will truly benefit long term. To grow your net worth you must give and be sincere. Giving a resource, a value, or a tool, it sets you apart from others. Serving before you have the right to sell.

22:00 How can you “Give” to others? How can you begin to provide your value? All people are at unique stages in a business and it’s essential to learn your new environment. Get to know what they want, listen, then try to be part of the solution. Even if it’s a small step, it may blossom into a bigger connection and resource. (International eq.)

25:00 Offering your own skills in a genuine way to help them solve or at least suggest them some kind of solution. If they don’t share one, it’s asking the right questions. Listening is essential too. If you’re aware, ask more specific questions.  It’s essential to offer your help and your resources without them asking you. I just want to help, a giver’s mindset.

28:00   Empathy is an essential strength for a networker. Discussion of Law of attraction vs Law of reciprocity.  Discussion of how they work together. Agatha explains this opens your mind and you’ll become a magnet…. doors opening for you.

30:00 First step, before you contact any