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Networking with Yellow Dog In April

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imgresHappy April folks! Spring is in the air and it’s time to stop hibernating and get out and network! Here’s a few places you’ll find me this month, and some suggestions of other cool events I think you may want to check out!

Friday, April 11th

Social Media Lunch Hosted by King5

My pal Tracy Taylor is emceeing this event that’s already sold out (sorry!). If you want to learn more about how the news outlets keep up with Social Media, this will be a great event!

Friday, April 11th – Sunday April 13

International Public Debate Association National Tournament

Remember when I went to Arkansas last year to judge a debate tournament? Evidently I wasn’t too offensive and I’ve been invited back with the Whitworth Forensics Team to bring the National Championship to Washington! This year the tournament is at Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro, I can’t WAIT!

Thursday, April 17th

eWomenNetwork Luncheon

You know my love of eWomenNetwork! This is a fantastic organization for women in business who are looking to grow their business, get education, and have a community of like minded people in their corner. This organization has been instrumental in Yellow Dog’s success!

Friday, April 25th

Whitworth Pirates in Puget Sound Alumni Event!

As you know, I’m a proud graduate of Whitworth University in Spokane. We’ve launched a Western Washington alumni chapter. If you are an alumni of Whitworth, we’d love to have you join us (Leonard Oakland AND a bar, it’s going to be great!)

March Pop Culture Roundup

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Untitled-111I know it’s April First, and no this isn’t a joke, I was on vacation last week, and wanted to wait till after I got caught up on a few pop culture things before letting you know what I loved about March. So, as per the usual, here’s what’s made me happy in Pop Culture this month!

Music

Pharrell Williams- Girl. WOW this album is amazing. I’ve  liked Pharrell for years, and this album does NOT dissapoint. Move beyond Happy, which is so dang catchy, and the rest of the album is the perfect driving music (or sitting by the pool in Vegas with your family…)

TV

We’re now at the season finale portion of the year, and two great ones happened this month…

Brooklyn 99- this show is so funny, and although I didn’t think it deserved the Golden Globe for best comedy, it has proved its own this season. I loved the cliffhangers they left us with, and look forward to it’s season return in the fall!

The Walking Dead- okay what happened on Sunday? Cannibals? Holy cow that was a great cliffhanger- I’m just mad I have to wait 6 months for it to return!

Books & Comics

Visitation Street– Okay, I actually kind of hated this book. It’s a great premise of two girls who float off on a raft and one girl goes missing, and the other doesn’t know what happened. It didn’t keep my attention and then wrapped up a little to neatly for my taste…

Ms. Marvel– this may be my new favorite comic book. It’s only 2 issues in so still time to catch up easily. A Muslim female super hero- I can get behind this!

The Illegitimates– What if a James Bond-esque character died? What if 5 of the women he slept with had kids who possess dad’s skills? I really am enjoying this new series from Taran Killiam (of SNL)!

A Quick Reminder About Voicemail…

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imagesSlow down. Stop. Slow down. Pretend you’re talking to a kid, one that just learned how to answer the phone AND write.
I got a voicemail today from a company that said if I had questions to call them. She spoke so quickly, then repeated, that I couldn’t have gotten the number if I wanted it.
If you want a chance at people replying to your voicemail, slow down. Tell me why you’re calling, tell me WHY you want me to call you back, and SLOWLY leave your phone number. Then leave your number again, and your name.
I won’t lie- my biggest obstacle to calling someone back is if the phone number they called from isn’t the number they want me to call them back at. I am VERY lazy. If I can hit “return call” I just might do that. But if I have to write down a number and then dial it? I’ll have to really like you and want to talk to you for that to happen…