Business Networking South Africa

 

Personal branding is a fresh approach to business.

You can't invent, you can't innovate, you can't grow, you can't give, you can't lead—you can't truly live — if you don't Trust Your Brand.”  - Glenn Llopis      

In today’s fast paced business world we’re inundated with messages; which means we are making judgements quicker than ever. And this has huge implications as to how your clients and customers perceive you and your employees. It is important to make sure that your brand that affects your business’s reputation is the right one. In his results-focused and high-energy presentation, Karl Smith takes you through his proven, four-step personal branding process so that you can learn the secrets of building and communicating a winning personal brand enabling you to greatly expand your business career success. If you don't brand yourself, you can rest assured that others are branding you. And letting others brand you can be risky business.

If you are in a role that requires rapport, negotiation, sales or relationship building than this presentation/training is essential. Ideal for:

§         Senior directors and leaders

§         Senior managers approaching senior positions

§         HR managers and those communicating the company identity to employees and  the public

§         Entrepreneurs and independent consultants

§         Sales, marketing and PR professionals who deal regularly with clients

Karl shares with you proven steps and principles to build and communicate a winning personal brand.  Once You have uncovered and built a strong personal brand, you'll reap a wealth of benefits, including:

§         Understanding yourself better

§         Increasing your confidence

§         Enhancing your visibility and presence

§         Creating a clear focus for your career or business

§         Boosting your pay, revenue or increasing your fees

§         Standing out from the crowd in networking and achieving your networking goals more easily

§         Expanding into new business areas

§         Increasing your economic impact and value to your organization

§         Putting a concrete plan in place for effective implementation and monitoring of your personal brand development, with clear timelines for periodic review

§         Ultimately reaching your goals

BEE compliance is important to stay in business in South Africa. I have helped companies for over two years to get the B-BBEE scorecard they deserve. There are many unscrupulous individuals in the market and they just want to issue a scorecard without considering the client's knowledge base and help they may need to put their files together. I work with BEE Empowered an accrediated rating agency. I also do Employment Equity Plans and Reports!

Call me on 071 444 2210 or email me on [email protected]

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Some of Karl’s topics

”Leverage The Power of Business Networking for Professional and Personal Success”

“See You AT The Top: Network Your Net worth!”

 Build An Authentic   Personal  Brand: Building your personality, presence, magnetism and relationship skills

“Flying with the Eagles” or “This time it’s You!”  This motivational teaching session is based on universal principles of success and the ten core life skills required for personal and relationship success as prescribed by the World Health Organisation.

 Relationships for Stakeholder Management

                       

Relationships for Leadership and Management Success

Karl Smith is a valued asset and resource in helping individuals and businesses around to leverage networking, relationship building, referrals and personal branding to increase personal efficiency, productively and ultimately profitability. What is equally important, and highly gratifying, is that he brings out the very best in his personal and business clients in terms of rapid personal development, self-actualization and achievement. Karl plays an instrumental role in cultivating leadership.
He has designed ’s first comprehensive business networking and referral skills programme . His message about tapping into the philosophy - People do business with people they KNOW, LIKE AND TRUST - may sound like good old positive thinking. You will come to the conclusion that the teaching here goes deeper than just “appearance, handshake business cards.”

It’s about learning how to win with yourself, so that you can win with others. It's about learning how to invest in people for an extraordinary return. It's about increasing individual effectiveness to positively impact the speed and cost of business through integrity, honesty, accountability and credibility. It's about business problem solving with Relationship Capital because your network and relationships determine your Net Worth! Karl is a dynamic and powerful self-improvement teacher and some of his clients include Old Mutual South Africa, The South African Institute of Chartered Accounts, Women Leadership In Politics, SAWEN - a DTi initiative, RSM Betty & Dickson Chartered Accountants and many more! To engage and influence others, often without authority is both an art and a science. You should have Karl on your team, and at your side.

 

Beyond the Business Handshake: Dare to Build High-Trust Business Relationships is what every entrepreneur, business developer and manager need to know network and build relationships in the diverse South African business environment: the right knowledge and a pragmatic step-by-step process to business netwking and building business relationships. 

In Beyond the Business Handshake: Dare to Build High-Trust Business Relationships, Karl Smith reveals the secrets he has used to make connections to achieve business objectives at diverse ganisations, to grow his own business and which he has shared with many others during his popular presentations, executive consulting and his well-received newsletters. His clients continue to shower him with exceptional feedback:

“Dear Karl, I have just had my best month EVER in the histy of my business. It’s supposed to be the month of "public holidays" and I have had a ball. I did everything you taught me and voila!! You are a genius.” , Owner - Bubbling Well.

“This is so much me than netwking - it is a recipé f living a successful life, f having successful relations, f doing business. This was really great. Thank You!” Theresa Müller, CEO: ZA Group (Pty)Ltd

“Dear Karl, … I found your netwking course most valuable, as I have attended a few conferences since then and did not feel as anxious as always. I was wondering if you offered a longer course so that I can learn me…Kind regards”, Franscesca Danster - Managing Direct: Effective Interactions

“Karl, Thank you f a fantastic session..I was expecting to hear the same old, same old on how to netwk – initiate contact, exchange business cards, give a follow up call soon after the initial contact, ask f the business etc. However, your session far exceeded my expectations... It was iginal, paradigm shifting and very actionable…How I wish I had understood this much earlier in my cpate career.Regards,” Nobantu Mqulwana

“Dear Karl, Robin… thoughly enjoyed the wkshop… completely changed his perception of netwking, and felt that the strategies were very revolutionary.  What also stood out f him was the fact that it was a sustainable approach… Many thanks,” Candida Schörger- HR Manager, Embassy Travel (Pty) Ltd

Here, in one book, Karl shares the secrets his audiences continue to enjoy: easy netwking techniques and an approach that all businesses need to grow and maintain their relationship capital.  Some of the topics covered in this book are:

 What footprint are you leaving in the minds of others?

What do you do? – Develop your introducty speech

The power of business netwking                                       

Making Small Talk - Every conversation is an opptunity for success

 So what is trust?

Assess and develop your current business relationships                            

Educate your contacts and clients

Asking for referrals                                      

Join or start a referral netwking group                        

This book provides a holistic overview of strategic business netwking from setting your netwking goals to building your business relationships and evaluating your return on your investment in networking and referral activities. There are practical activities in every chapter to stimulate experiential learning and to help the reader to design a comprehensive business networking and referral plan.

Further infomation please contact Karl Smith on 021 511 0802/ 071 444 2210