Interviews with Influence

You are invited to explore the commentary of some of the most notable men and women today and their advice on the subject of networking successfully.  From best-selling authors, magazine contributors, entertainment artists and more!  Everything you need to know from those who know!

Interview with Chef Nigel P. Henderson

While Nigel P. Henderson is now a well-noted chef and entrepreneur, his cooking career was actually launched well before he was able to sauté, grill or filet on his own. Raised single-handedly by his mother (who worked and attended college to earn her MBA) Nigel often found himself assisting her in the kitchen, chopping and mixing and that’s where the love affair began. In 2008 he enlisted in culinary school and upon graduating from Le Cordon Bleu Nigel has branded the souls and palates of some of the most notable celebrities with his unique preparations of fine dishes infused with locally grown and sustainable foods.

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Interview with Susan Finch

Susan Finch is a superwoman. It appears there's nothing she can't do and nothing she can't do well. She is an established web developer, a member of The Power MOB (mom-owned business), Women Entrepreneurs of Oregon, Sales Lead Management Association and the Mobile Marketing Assocation. In addition, she's the author of Dino Manners, a children's book, a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators and is the proud Founder of Binky Patrol Comforting Covers for Kids which provides homemade blankets to children.

If that were not enough, she's a wife to the love of her life and mother of two.

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Interview with Eric Hamilton

"Optimizing social media is not an exact science. It's about using web analytics data to make informed immediate decisions and to formulate long-term strategies".  This is a quote from the book "Social Media Branding in the Age of Obama" by Eric Hamilton.

Eric Hamilton is a social media, internet, web and search marketing veteran with over 20 years of technology work experience. Currently, Eric works for Yahoo! as an Engagement Manager supporting Yahoo! Web Analytics which is Yahoo’s enterprise level analytics solution. Eric is the Executive Director of The Web Academy, a 501c3 non profit organization designed to provide free web design classes to the community and free web services to churches and other non profit organizations. Eric is from Detroit, MI, has a BS in Computer Science from Michigan State University, is active in the community with local high school science fairs as a Computer Science judge, he runs his own technology blog and he has been a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha for 20 years.

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