Lauri Elliott

I had the great opportunity to share about tapping the power in social networks for business and careers with a group of Harvard graduate students on November 19, 2009. It was sponsored by the African Caucus student group of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.  I’d like to give special thanks to Julia Mensah for the opportunity.  Below is a summary of the workshop.

I, myself, am a task-oriented person.  This means I travelled the hard road to learn the significance of people in getting results and business success.  My training ground was Africa for the past five years.  While expertise played a part in my success, relationships also played a significant role.

When I started to research the notion of social networks, I learned that social networking was even important for Bill Gates.  When Gates started his firm, his mother used her social connections in Seattle to provide Gates access to key business people.

One of my biggest observations is that social networks are very important when one is initiating a new idea, whether in business or covering social issues.  So, just as we spend time developing the next greatest idea, we need to focus on developing the ecosystem that will support the idea through its lifecycle. 

Cultivating your network is an intentional activity.  It’s easy enough to understand because we know that relationships take work. 

The workshop highlighted practical means for cultivating your network.  For example, sharing useful information with people is a simple, but effective way to provide value to others.

To learn more, you can download Tapping into the Power of Your Network (296) presentation.  You can also listen to a recent radio show, “Power Push:  Using Social Capital for Success.”

Most people seem to be worried by the global economic crisis. The forecast for job growth is slow. But in actuality, this is a paradigm shift. Creating an opportunity for massive number of entrepreneurs to arise. You and I, as entrepreneurs, are the innovators and problem solvers which will make the difference. Everyone has the potential to be an entrepreneur. Its up to you to decide whether or not you will take the journey.

This seminar is a 1.5-hour overview for our workshop series by the same name. The focus of the series is to get you from the “idea” of doing business to “implement” a business idea.  The topics covered in this seminar are:

• Unique Competitive Space
• Business Opportunity Identification and Prioritization
• Positive Cash-Flow Business Model and Implementation

The full series involves an additional four workshops, which walk you through the entire process of taking a business idea to implementation.  At the end, you will have a plan to start your new business or new plan for an existing business immediately!  When you are ready for the additional workshops, just contact me at info@conceptualee.com.

The seminar is available for online and mobile platforms as video or audio below.  You will also find links for the seminar slides and additional resources below.

Hold on for the ride!

Seminar Video (MP4)

Seminar Audio (MP3)

Seminar Slides (PDF)

P.S.  You can post comments and questions about the seminar if you register on the site.

As Christians, we often get stuck with God-inspired business ideas that we cannot bring to birth.  Like Hezekiah said, “for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.”  (Isaiah 37:3)  But God is in this.  He sets the order.  He reminds us that “Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.”  (Isaiah 66:9)  What we often do not understand is there is a process or pattern God has designed for us to follow.  This process always involves moving from the invisible to visible, from the impossible to possible, from heaven (spirit) to earth (physical).  These business ideas die on the vine because we do not have enough revelation.

While we can never put God in a box, there are some supernatural and natural strengths in which we can operate to see our business ideas come to birth.  God used my experience in developing business ventures in Africa to teach me this.  The path often started with nothing but transformed into something significant.

This seminar reveals more of the creative, competitive process to see your business idea come to birth, multiply and produce profit.  It is a part of the Art of Making Business Happen – God’s Way brand. Come be a part of what God is doing to create economic prosperity for His people regardless of the circumstances in the world.  

This seminar is a 1.5-hour overview for our workshop series by the same name. The focus of the series is to get you from the “idea” of doing business to “implement” a business idea.  The topics covered in this seminar are:

• Unique Competitive Space
• Business Opportunity Identification and Prioritization
• Positive Cash-Flow Business Model and Implementation

The full series involves an additional four workshops, which walk you through the entire process of taking a business idea to implementation.  At the end, you will have a plan to start your new business or new plan for an existing business immediately!  If you want to understand the spiritual secrets behind these workshops, you can sign up for KingdomBiz study circles.  When you are ready to move forward, just contact me at info@conceptualee.com.

Download this seminar for free.  It is available for online and mobile platforms as video or audio below.  You will also find links for the seminar slides and additional resources below.

Hold on for the ride!

Seminar Video (MP4)

Seminar Audio (MP3)

Seminar Slides (PDF)

P.S.  You can post comments and questions about the seminar if you register on the site.