Melissa Giovagnoli

Current

• Founder and President at Networlding Leadership Center for Innovation and Collaboration
• Motivational Speaker and Expert Speaker on the Science of Networks at Networlding
• Founder, Business Growth Strategist at Networlding

• Owner at Networlding
• Executive Career Coach at Networlding
• Best- Selling Author at at Networlding

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Education

• DePaul University College of Law

Recommended

54 people have recommended Melissa

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog
• My Blog

Melissa Giovagnoli’s Summary

Over 17 years of expertise organizations such as Motorola, BF Goodrich, AT&T, American Express, Medtronic, CNA, UBS and hundreds of emerging companies looking to build key account relationships with large organizations. Additionally, we provide executive coaching for presidents of entrepreneurial companies and executives in transition. Coach at 6 Figure Jobs for the past three years.

We offer a unique, exclusive and cost-effective process to build leadership, sales and customer networks to grow revenue exponentially. Recently Crains named me the best networker in Chicago. I am also an author of eleven books, four of which have hit best-seller lists, including Networlding: Building Relationships and Opportunities for Success of which I named my company after and which was #10 on Amazon (in Chicago) for a year.

My mission continues to be supporting socially responsible entrepreneurs and companies to create "the greatest good for the greatest number" in her quest to make a difference in Chicago and around the world.

I value connecting with people and working with them to make a difference for them, their organizations and their communities. To that end, I have developed these simple guidelines for connecting with me:

1. Email your request to Melissa@networlding.com;
2. Tell me how you hope to benefit from our relationship; and what you would like to offer for support in return.
3. Set aside a few minutes for us to have a phone conversation.

I will talk with anyone, but prefer those who seriously network to those who simply collect "LinkedIn connections.”

Melissa Giovagnoli’s Specialties:

*Sales and business development coaching & training (we also license the Networlding process and certify professionals so they can teach and coach it.
*Coaching
*Online Marketing
*E-learning programs available on job seeking and sales

Melissa Giovagnoli’s Experience

• Founder and President

  Networlding Leadership Center for Innovation and Collaboration

  (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Think Tanks industry)

  February 2006 — Present (2 years 4 months)

  The first of its kind resource center for top, value-based business leaders to give and receive the best-of-the-best wisdom on sales, marketing and leadership. We offer:
  
  - sales planning (strategic account development)
  - new product and service innovaton
  - online marketing planning, implementation and support
  - event planning
  - coaching
  - introductions to top influencers and referrals

• Motivational Speaker and Expert Speaker on the Science of Networks

  Networlding

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 1992 — Present (16 years 5 months)

  Keynote speaker specializing in interactive speaking; winner of a Consummate Speaker of the Year Award

• Founder, Business Growth Strategist

  Networlding

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  July 1987 — Present (20 years 11 months)

• Owner

  Networlding

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)

  July 1987 — Present (20 years 11 months)

  Run internal and external strategic alliances, business development and key strategic marketing initiatives for both Fortune 500 and emerging organizations. Best-selling author of books on the subject of networking as a top strategic growth initiative for today's networked world as well as on strategic alliances.
  
  An award-winning speaker, consultant, facilitator of executive networks and consumate writer, Melissa heads up an organization that now has more than 15 certified experts in the field of building strategic business initiatives that enable organizations to cut down their sales cycles by as much as 50%.

• Executive Career Coach

  Networlding

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  March 1987 — Present (21 years 3 months)

  Executive coach providing career development and career transition support that includes:
  
  - networking
  - career development
  - communication skills
  - work-life balance
  - self marketing
  - leadership
  
  Melissa helps her clients build a professional life plan for their careers that leverages their passions and visions as well as their skills to achieve unprecedented success.

• Best- Selling Author

  at Networlding

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Education Management industry)

  June 1986 — Present (22 years)

  Book coach who helps thought leaders create, develop and leverage their thought leadership through books, booklets, blogs, speaking engagements and much more.
  
  Author of 11 books, four that have been on best-seller lists including:
  
  - The Power of Two (on strategic alliances)
  - Networlding (a seven-step process for networking)
  - 75 Cage Rattling Questions (a top process for growth)
  - The Chicago Entrepreneurs Source Book
  
  Clients come to me to build a master plan to become thought leaders that enable them to double their speaking fees, land and develop better clients and achieve best-seller status. I also help them create a whole line of passive revenue products based on their area of expertise.

Melissa Giovagnoli’s Education

• DePaul University College of Law

  JD, September 1983 — June 1987

Additional Information

Melissa Giovagnoli’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog
• My Blog

Melissa Giovagnoli’s Interests:

new technology, management and leadership training, cause-related marketing, speaking, book coaching

Melissa Giovagnoli’s Groups:

University of Chicago Women's Business Graduate Advisory Board, WLE Advisory Board, Yale University Graduate School of Business, Linked In Chicago

•    The DallasBlue Business Network member
•    TheVanguard.Org member
•    eOffice member
•    My Linking Power Forum member
•    280 Group member
•    OPEN Forum member
•    KIVA member
•    Clarisoft Technologies member
•    LinkedHR member
•    The Biggest Business In The World member
•    Networlding member
•    Innovation People member
•    MyLink500 member
•    Green Marketing member
•    Linking Women member
•    Craigslist Group member
•    Chicagoland HR Network member
•    Yale University Alumni member
•    Leading International Open Networkers (LION) member
•    The New Rich member
•    Jim Fannin: Empower Your Life Network member
•    Great Places to Work member
•    Linking Musicians member
•    Theatre Building Chicago member
•    College Grad Networking for Jobs member
•    Networking for Sales member
•    Networlding for Potential Book Authors member

Melissa Giovagnoli’s Honors:

Voted by Uniersity of Chicago Women's Graduate Business Advisory Board as one of the "Outstanding Women of the Decade."

Author of 7 top-selling books. Networlding, book #7, #10 on Amazon (in Chicago) for one year

Networlding licensed by Yale University through their leadership program at their graduate school of business and sold to Motorola for their leadership institute.

Melissa Giovagnoli’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch