Linked In Group – for Hawkes Bay Business
By
Steve Swann
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Name: Steve Swann
Email: steve@tourismproperties.com
Site: http://www.tourismproperties.co.nz/about_us/new-zealand-tourism-real-estate-brokers/steve_swann
About: For over 19 years Steve worked as Waiter, Barman, Chef, Accountant, and as a Hotel Manager, and for 7 of those years Steve owned and operated his own restaurants. He’s done just about every hospitality job, rolling up his sleeves and getting stuck in. Steve has a lot of respect for owners of hospitality businesses; he knows from experience how hard they work.
For the last 10 years Steve has worked for a large US Information Technology company. He held roles in workforce planning, operations, and business performance with responsibilities across Asia Pacific. His assignments have included roles in global teams reviewing and implementing business systems and processes. His hospitality experienced served him well, applying a focus on the customer; aiming to get it right first time, and in delivering exceptional service.
Steve knows that the hospitality sector is now such a critical part of New Zealand culture and loves its dynamic nature. He’s proud to be specialist Hospitality Broker for Tourism Properties for the Lower North Island covering the area from Taupo to Wellington, New Plymouth to Napier and everywhere in between!See This Author's Posts (2), October 15th, 2009
On Monday I attended a Venture Hawkes Bay event where one of the speakers was Andy Hamilton, CEO of The Icehouse, from Auckland. One theme from Andy’s presentation was the facilitation of connections through personal networks. In other words – who do you know that could help someone else that you know.
The “incubator” concept is a formal and structured management of network matchmaking. There’s also a very casual matchmaking, usually over a coffee or beer with friends.
Somewhere in between a formal incubator and a casual chat are the phenomenon of social networks. Linked In is probably the most widely known professional network. Linked In can host groups of like minded individuals with very broad, very narrow, or location specific interests.
So my question is – does anyone else use Linked In; and would anyone be interested in joining a Hawkes Bay Business centric Linked In Group – with a view to facilitating connections.
Share your thoughts here by leaving a comment. If you’d like to chat directly please give me a call on 021 2787195, or email me on steve@thinkinghow.com
Steve’s Linked In profile.
12:14, 15.10.2009
Hi Steve
We’ve already set up a Fruitbowl group in LinkedIn. If you search by group for Fruitbowl, you’ll find it.
08:05, 16.10.2009
We use it – sometimes we are surprised at who knows who. A great tool.
10:51, 16.10.2009
Matt – thanks for pointing me to the Fruitbowl group. You’ve done a great job setting up this site I should have known you’d have set up a group in Linked in as well. Cheers