🥐 Robbie Samuels, Msw 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

#1 Best Seller in eighteen (18!) paid categories, including six Canadian, five United Kingdom, and seven United States.When Covid-19 brought all in-person events to a screeching halt, events became synonymous with virtual events. By now, you likely have Zoom basics down. The problem is that basic skills are not enough to stand out as a top-notch virtual presenter.You don't need a high-tech recording studio with a green screen, hair light (that's a real thing), and fancy software to level up your Zoom game. Focus on improving your technique rather than your technology. Break Out of Boredom will help you design transformative, inclusive, and engaging online experiences.Your message may not get across if you do not provide a thoughtful participant experience design that focuses on intentional engagement. All too often, traditional event design, particularly in a virtual setting, benefits the loudest, most confident, and most experienced participants.Robbie Samuels shares how to use the latest features and online facilitation techniques to structure your events, so everyone feels welcomed instead of merely invited. Using purpose-first design creates sessions that move participants from inspiration to action.While focusing on Zoom, this book’s purpose-first design and virtual facilitation concepts apply to any virtual meeting platform. It was written to support meeting professionals, virtual presenters, and virtual facilitators committed to hosting virtual meetings and conferences—and overcoming Zoom fatigue and death-by-PowerPoint.Break Out of Boredom is chock full of strategies, checklists, and step-by-step guides. The book’s bonus content provides access to these resources as a download for easy reference.If virtual programming is part of your business model, you cannot afford to use skills and settings stuck in 2020. Break away from the pack with this indispensable guide to creating engaging and productive virtual events.

Boston, Ma, Us

✓ As a book launch strategist, I help authors build profitable book launch (or relaunch) teams that lead to 50+ Amazon reviews and create a pipeline for the author's offers. I also design and emcee virtual book launch parties. You can hire my virtual assistant to help you manage the personalized launch emails.✓ Twice a year, I produce a Kindle Cross-Promotion Campaign, where 100+ business books are lowered to 99 cents. These occur around Amazon Prime Day in July and Black Friday in November. The deadline to sign up is about two weeks before the campaign begins.✓ I'm the founder of the Biz Book Publishing Hub, with over 50 experts ready to help entrepreneurs become successful authors. ✓ I'm the host of the Biz Book Publishing Hub Podcast. Find out what common mistakes you can avoid and what resources you can use to ensure your effort leads to business growth. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.

Boston, Ma, Us

According to a study by the International Association of Exhibitions and Events, 76% of people surveyed said that networking was the top driver for why they chose to attend an event. Events are about great content AND the possibility of great connections. Virtual events can no longer be an exception. While live events are not possible, virtual events must be designed to meet both goals for participants. I work with event organizers to integrate opportunities for participants to network, thereby meeting their need to build and nurture their professional network.If you are moving an event to virtual I'm here to help you design an engaging experience for your participants.If you are hosting an in-person event I can help your presenters develop more engaging sessions that create opportunities for connection before, during, and after the presentation. I'm also available to an on-site Connections Concierge.

Boston, Ma, Us

You built a great offer (online course, coaching program, mastermind, etc.), but you’re having trouble finding clients. You think the problem is that you have a small email list.The big “P” Problem is you created the offer in a vacuum without input from likely prospects.The result is you’ve developed a solution that isn’t resonating with the people you want to help.Let’s try this another way - build the audience BEFORE you create the offer.This book will show you how to* stop struggling to find an audience for your offers* discover likely prospects from your network who already know, like, and trust you* co-create an irresistible offer* turn that offer into a profitable new revenue streamI followed these best practices to reinvent my business in 2020 from zero to six figures in eight months.Fortunately, I knew how to do this because one of my many hats is as a business growth strategy coach. I've worked with dozens of entrepreneurs on finding product/market fit and lead generation, emphasizing engaging with their existing network.To help you implement these strategies, download The Big Results Toolkit bonus content, including the “Wake Up Your Network” workbook at www.SmallListBigResults.com. It’s time to take action and discover new possibilities!"Small List, Big Results: Launch a Successful Offer No Matter the Size of Your Email List" has received 150+ Amazon reviews - we can't wait to read yours!#1 International Best Seller Small Business Advertising (US)Sales & Selling Presentations (US)Entrepreneurship Advertising (US)Market Research Business (US)Marketing for Small Business (US)Starting a Business (US)Market Research Business (AU)Market Research Business (CA)Research Marketing Profession (CA)#1 New ReleaseMarket Research BusinessSmall Business AdvertisingWomen & BusinessMarketing for Small BusinessesEntrepreneurship AdvertisingSmall Business & Entrepreneurship (CA)Ranked #4201 on Amazon.com on 11/7/21.

Boston, Ma, Us

Create Your Relationship-Based Business Plan to achieve greater impact (and income)!You want to have a greater impact and increased income. The problem is that there are so many options for how to build your business that you can feel stuck, overwhelmed, and like you're running out of time.The reason options are overwhelming is that you're looking at them as a series of disconnected steps when -- to make the most of your time -- you need a strategy that connects only the most important and highest impact ones.Why? Because you know it's true that if you try to do everything, you will accomplish nothing. Which means, to achieve your goal, you have to invest in a strategy to put time on your side.How? This program will help you find the clarity to determine what is the right next step for your business. A book? A podcast? An online course? Masterminds? Speaking on bigger stages?Together we will design a 12-month Relationship-Based Business Plan that will allow you to sequence your goals to create momentum and leverage your limited time.I offer a variety of coaching packages to meet my clients' needs and help them achieve their goals. Reach out to schedule a complimentary strategy session.

Boston, Ma, Us

I am the author of the best-selling business book "Croissants vs. Bagels: Strategic, Effective, and Inclusive Networking at Conferences" (Movement Publishing, July 2017), a practical guide to help you build meaningful and authentic relationships. Whether you are an introvert or extrovert, networking novice or master schmoozer, "Croissants vs. Bagels" is for you. #1 Best Selling book in 3 Amazon categories, 2500 downloads in the first three days, and received 150 reviews worldwide in the first week.You're probably wondering about the title? Bagels are those hard to break into shoulder-to-shoulder huddles at networking events. Croissants are what happens when someone in that circle opens up their body language to let others join. Look for the Croissants! Be the Croissant!

Boston, Ma, Us

As a relationship-based business strategy coach, speaker, and author, Robbie shows how to shift your mindset to become more strategic, effective, and inclusive, to help you build great relationships and to develop a more diverse and vibrant professional network. After decades of attending events and conferences, Robbie came to realize that most people are wasting their time networking. They are attending events with no strategy, collecting business cards with no clear plan, and losing business or missing opportunities for greater engagement by failing to follow-up. In our Facebook world, people have forgotten how to do face time - for many it's a skill they have never developed.When information can be found with just one click, the benefit of attending meetings, events, and conferences needs to be greater than the delivery of content. The value needs to be in the connections that are possible because of who has been convened.As a speaker, coach, and author Robbie takes care to break down the steps necessary to successfully manage the vibrant chaos of these networking opportunities.The key, he found, to successful networking is being inclusive and welcoming. Robbie knows that with every networking event, you have the opportunity to play “host”, to draw people together and to build lasting relationships for yourself and for others. You don’t need to be actually hosting the event to step into the host role. Being a host means creating a space that welcomes others and by taking that role on you bring people together. To make great connections at meetings, events, and conferences requires having a strong sense of purpose going in and a system for staying connected afterward. Robbie’s advice and guidance empowers you to have the right mindset, approach, and tools to make relationship building a reality. He shares actionable strategies and techniques to help you build genuine connections rather than just collect stacks of business cards.

Boston, Ma, Us

It's been a privilege and a pleasure to be a guest on dozens of business podcasts. I really enjoy being interviewed and I know my work resonates with a lot of different audiences. Invite me to be a guest and we can chat about how to create more powerful, effective, and satisfying professional connections. As a relationship-based business strategist and recognized "networking expert," I’m excited to share what has been working for my clients. I created a resource for podcast hosts which shares more about me and what I can offer your audience: www.robbiesamuels.com/profile.

Boston, Ma, Us

On the Schmooze, a weekly podcast that features a mix of interviews and solo shows. Insights from me and my guests will help you achieve the leadership position you’re seeking, build and sustain your professional network, and find the work/life balance that works best for you. Interviews are with talented people from different fields. We explore how they built strong networks and overcame challenges on their way to becoming successful leaders. I identify a key take-away from each interview, something you can put into action that week that you’ll benefit from for years to come. In the show notes I provide resources to help you get started. Solo shows are shorter episodes every other week where I share practical, strategic networking tips and techniques you can put into practice right away. Podcast inspired by business and marketing guru Dorie Clark, Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income, Jonny Nastor of Hack the Entrepreneur, and Dale Carnegie.Show notes and related links at www.OntheSchmooze.com.Subscribe, rate, and review at www.itunes.OntheSchmooze.com.Message me to suggest someone to interview. Thanks!

Boston, Ma, Us

Looking for a fun way to network and discover new ways to design engaging virtual experiences? I host a free Virtual Happy Hour every week – Fridays at 5pm ET (New York).At these events, I focus on the importance of thinking differently and reimagining online convenings. The first 75 minutes each week are content and lots of networking, followed by 45 minutes of Q&A. Join us once or every week.Stats:* Over 900 people have signed up for this series* 50-60 attend each week* 60% have attended four or more times* 50% have attended eight or more times* 20% say they've lost track and plan their week around this event* I've only met a few of these amazingly committed community members in person* A handful have become clients since April* Dozens have referred me for business - thank you!Register for this free weekly event at www.NoMoreBadZoom.com.

Boston, Ma, Us

A four-week certification program that helps presenters grow in their confidence with Zoom technology, online facilitation, and virtual event design so they can reduce their tech angst and host more engaging online experiences. Participants are eligible to be Certified Virtual Event Professionals #NoMoreBadZoom.Learn more at www.the5percentadvantage.com - register or join the waitlist for future cohorts. Want to schedule a chat before you sign up? No problem!

Lexington, Massachusetts, Us

Innovation Women's mission is to provide equal visibility opportunities for women, supporting career development, business success, thought leadership, and diversity. We’re also here to help event managers avoid the all-male, all-pale, and all-stale panels we see so often at industry conferences and events. We need more diversity onstage.

Brighton, Ma, Us

Mirasee, founded by Danny Iny, provides business education that equips you to impact your community and change the world.Accountability, Coaching & Community, Expertise, and Service are what you'll find in the ACES Club. It's Mirasee's high-end program that gives you swift, easy access to the essential elements of business success, and even lets you tap into the Mirasee team & resources.Also, coached over 100 students as they moved through Mirasee's Launch My Courses course, where they learned how to go from an idea to validation of that idea through research calls, and ultimately the pilot of a course.

Boston, Ma, Us

On November 23, 2019, I had the opportunity to present my first TEDx at TEDxBeaconStreet. I share how open body language is the key to successfully broadening your network in my talk, "Hate networking? Stop bageling and be the croissant!"

Boston, Ma, Us

Pleased that YW Boston has given me a title in recognition of my ongoing outreach to fellow LeadBoston alumni. I am a LeadBoston '15 alum and have been hosting a monthly social since June 2015. What began as space for my class to build community, was expanded a year later, and now welcomes alumni from all years. In 2016, I initiated an annual reunion open to all classes. I am committed to continuing to host events that bring together this incredible network of senior executives from different sectors who have shared the experience of LeadBoston. In 2016, YW Boston celebrated 25 years of LeadBoston - that is a lot of talented professionals who are alums! These opportunities to meet in person help us connect to each other and build our professional networks.

New York, Us

On the Schmooze, a C-Suite Radio Headliner, features networking expert Robbie Samuels interviewing talented professionals from different fields as they share untold stories of leadership and networking. He explores how they built strong networks and overcame challenges on their way to becoming successful leaders. Robbie wraps up each On the Schmooze episode by underscoring a few key takeaways, something you can put into action that week that you’ll benefit from for years to come. Insights from Robbie and his guests will help you achieve the leadership position you’re seeking, build and sustain your professional network, and find the work/life balance that works best for you as a c-suite professional.

Boston, Ma, Us

Member of YW Boston’s LeadBoston Class of 2015, an 11-month, experiential executive education program, focusing on the inner workings of Boston, trends and issues that impact the city's social and economic vitality, and socially responsible leadership. The program is geared to corporate, public and non-profit mid-to-senior level executives. It connects professionals across sectors, increasing their knowledge about the city, awareness of neighborhood realities, and their capacity to address complex work and community dynamics.Through their participation in the program, proven leaders across a diverse spectrum of sectors, hone their understanding and ability to address and reduce the racial, gender, and social inequities that prevent some of Boston’s residents from accessing health and education resources, finding jobs to support their families, and living safe and healthy lives.

Boston, Ma, Us

Working within a 9 person development team, producing special events throughout New England to help GLAD meet its annual $4 million budget. Events include a gala dinner with over 1,000 attendees, an outdoor cocktail party with over 500 attendees and live and silent auctions (180 packages), several regional events with 100-200 attendees and house parties. Altogether 20-23 events per year.* Point person for all advanced and on-site logistics including venue selection, catering, layout, rentals, staffing and budget planning. Increased annual events budget from $600k to almost $1million by meeting or exceeding revenue goals through increased corporate and individual sponsorships. Used creative production techniques and strong vendor negotiation skills to maintain event expenses at less than 25% of revenue, better than industry standards. **2011 Spirit of Justice Award Dinner raised a record-breaking $795k*** Identified and developed a silent auction donor solicitation plan and execution strategy that increased revenue from $10,000 to $25,000+ in 3 years with the help of interns, but without an auction committee. Silent auction has continued to raise $25-$35k by soliciting almost 200 packages each year.* Invested time and energy into the recruitment, training and supervision of several interns each year with great results, including four becoming paid staff. Managed delegation of tasks and projects to special events team including full-time Special Events Coordinators, interns and volunteers resulting in improved work flow and information sharing.* Created a time management tool to track multiple overlapping events that doubles as a means of communicating efficiently with supervisors regarding tasks and timelines. Initiated the use of a strategy/planning form to improve communication between event team and development department senior staff.*After 6 1/2 years as Special Events Manager, promoted to Senior Manager of Events and Donor Engagement in January 2012.

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Selected to be a Connector for the Boston World Partnership, a high-caliber, heterogeneous network of innovators, entrepreneurs, business influencers and thought leaders. BWP ended their Connector programming in November 2012.

Washington, Dc, Us

NLC is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that engages a diverse, collaborative national network of progressive political entrepreneurs. The gateway to this network is NLC's flagship program, the NLC Institute, a rigorous 5-month training fellowship that focuses on entrepreneurship, advocacy, team-building, and other change-maker skills. NLC seeks out the top tier of emerging progressive leaders from around the country for the Institute, building a collaborative community of vetted, trained progressive leaders with the skills and support system to help to change the way politics is done and foster a more equitable, just America.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

"Activism and Change in Communities" - 300 level, 15 week course, spring semester.I taught this interactive community organizer course 2 springs in a row. I'm taking a break from teaching in 2012 to focus on trainings and consulting.

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

HOT SEAT! - bi-annual benefit fundraiser with live auction, theatre show, and a VIP reception

Washington, Dc, Us

CREATING CHANGE CONFERENCE - the largest national annual conference focused on building an anti-racist LGBT movement Trained, managed and deployed 200+ on-site volunteers Staff liaison to 220 conference speakers, trainers and presenters

Boston, Ma, Us

MASS RED RIBBON RIDE - a 3-day, 225-mile collaborative bike ride across Massachusetts benefiting AIDS organizations. Managed logistics of the "moving community" of staff, crew, volunteers and riders Plotted route, including permit approval and coordination with over 40 municipalities

Boston, Ma, Us

AIDS ACTION RIDE - a 3-day, 225-mile charity bike ride across Massachusetts Managed logistics of the "moving community" of staff, crew, volunteers and riders Plotted route, including permit approval and coordination with over 40 municipalities

A not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote economic development, environmental health and equity. • Maximized efficiency and the ability to accomplish the mission by establishing systems and protocol.• Coordinated event logistics for annual fundraising event and other special events and regional conferences.• Managed donor cultivation and gift recognition.• Assisted in the design, generation and assembly of proposals, promotional items and program materials.• Designed and managed databases and websites. • Provided significant technological training and support to staff.

Equality Begins at Home • New York State Coordinator • MSW internshipA national campaign led by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force to raise visibility around LGBT issues on the state level, through a coordinated week of actions: March 21-27, 1999.• Established and facilitated a diverse 18-member statewide NY Steering Committee for Equality Begins at Home. • Coordinated all event logistics for a New York State LGBT Lobby Day that drew 200 participants.

Msw, Social Work (Macro Focus)

Ba, Sociology & Political Science

Master'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General