Just a note on behalf of the InterimWomen team to all our registered women Executives –  Interimwomen.com spreads its wings First regional event held in Midlands with Hill Hofstetter*
Over 30 interim managers from the Midlands and from as far as Huddersfield gathered together with representatives from Hill Hofstetter, Interimwomen.com and Russam GMS, the group's founding sponsor for a fun networking event aimed at demystifying business networking at the offices of Hill Hofstetter in Solihull. The highlight of the evening was an inspirational talk on networking and business development from Peter Alfandry, a partner at Reed Smith who is a leading business development expert and Dean at Reed Smith's School of Business Development. Peter has been highly active in the field of business development throughout his career, winning and developing large client relationships and training lawyers around the world on how to win business.
He said the secret to successful networking and making the right impact was people 'simply being themselves'. He believes 'umbrella' pitches are unnecessary and people shouldn't be selling themselves because if they are genuine experts in their field and come across 'interested' in others, they will make the right impression. He stressed that with the right kind of preparation, including getting hold of the guest list and doing some last minute google searches, networking can be easy and fun. Following a successful event, Interimwomen.com is planning more regional
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On 10 November, Interimwomen.com was thrilled to host its first regional event 'Play to win..Play to your strengths,' in partnership with leading Midlands law firm, Hill Hofstetter.
Peter imparted sound practical advice and great tips on how interims can their use existing skills to win clients and impress people at networking events - from the right ice breaker to use, through to approaching people in the right way and following up successfully without fearing rejection.
