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Connect with Cameka:

• TheBossNetwork.org
• Instagram: @iamcameka @thebossnetwork
• Twitter: @iamcameka @thebossnetwork
• Facebook: /iamcameka /thebossnetwork

Resources Mentioned:

• Dr. Cozette White
• In the Morning: Lyrics of Love and Laughter
• Crucial Conversations by Stephen Covey
• The Tipping Point by Malco
• Build Your Biz Relationships: “7 Steps To Grow Your Professional Network”

Tweetables:

A few of the questions I asked Cameka:

• Who are some of the women in your life that you're grateful to have around you and those who have really inspired you?
• What would people who you know today find surprising about you as a teenager growing up in Chicago?
• What did you have to give up to glow up? Did you have to shift your mindset, let go of people?
• What are some of the lessons you've learned about building relationships?
• How important is networking and social media to building and nurturing these relationships and an individual's personal brand?

Key Points from Cameka:

• I am grateful for my mom and those who came before us. Because of them we are who we are.
• Our dreams and visions are tied to other people’s dreams and visions
• Cameka Smith used the power of relationships and networking to build The BOSS Network, a community of professional and entrepreneurial women who support each other.
• Find those who are looking for the same thing you’re looking for and build the solution
• Cameka Smith talks about building the business strategy to monetize the brand and grow her business
• Your business vision and desire to help people cannot be sustained without a forward-looking strategy
• If you’re gonna be in business, you gotta know your “why?” or you’ll be very easily deterred and distracted by everything else that is going on around you.
• The “why?” of The BOSS Network is to give women of color a platform to showcase their talents and their gifts and give them resources and opportunities to help them expose their brands.
• You have to build relationships and not just your rolodex
• BOSS stands for “Bringing Out Successful Sisters,” and its mission is to promote and encourage the small business spirit in women
• When building your network or social following, focus on quality not quantity
• Here’s great networking advice from BOSS Network’s founder, Cameka Smith: Do your research before you get into the room, so you can drive the conversation and have something of substance to talk about.
• We must be sure we are operating with good character in our professional relationships to build authentic connections
• Social media is the great connector. It allows you to connect with an audience that you would have never otherwise met
• Connect the dots on all your media platforms
• Leadership does not always mean being out front, but it means serving in a capacity where your work impacts more than just yourself
• I operate from a servant leadership standpoint: looking for ways to serve my clients, my tribe, and give women in my network access and resources
• Great leaders are people who have crafted, molded and created their own table to have that conversation, then taking that information back to their communities
• Collaboration is so key: you can reach new audiences by collaborating with people in your industry or even other industries

One Action To Blaze Your Trail:

Go out and serve other people. Serve someone who can't give you anything in return.

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