BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:620325f1887b124dad11533fb607ed861187 CATEGORIES:Encino SUMMARY:Encino June Meeting DESCRIPTION:
Professional networking is weird. Wheth er it’s a formal networking event (think: name tags and timed conversations with strangers) or “grabbing coffee” with a loose acquaintance, it’s almos t always awkward, and it often leads to dead ends.
That’s where Forum comes in. Forum is the most efficient way to build your professional netwo rk, all from your smartphone.
First, users tell us about their profes sional backgrounds and the types of connections they are seeking. Then, For um’s proprietary algorithm goes to work, using sophisticated data analysis to tailor connections based on users’ specific preferences, needs, and expe riences. Each day users receive suggested profiles, and, like a dating app , they can review them before deciding whether or not to connect. The mutua l approval process ensures users only connect with people they actually wan t to meet. Once you’ve connected, let the meaningful conversations start fl owing!
Ultimately, Forum connects users with hyper-targeted recommend ations to help them build strong, meaningful and useful professional networ ks.
Meet The Speaker:
Naomi Ruc him is CEO and Co-founder of professional networking app, Forum. A self-ide ntified “networking naysayer,” Naomi never enjoyed in-person networking eve nts and found online networking tools cluttered, irrelevant and time consum ing. However, during the pandemic, Naomi found a type of networking she did enjoy – romantic matchmaking. After a conversation with her husband (who s he met on a dating app), she wondered if dating app technology could be use d to improve the professional networking experience. Forum was born. The ap p launched in early 2022.
In addition to her role at Forum, Naomi is also a freelance journalist with more than a decade of experience in broadc ast news. She works as a national correspondent and her stories have appear ed on CBS, NBC, ABC and FOX stations across the country.
Naomi began her career as a reporter at local stations in Kansas, Minnesota, Montana an d Arizona. While in Tucson, Naomi was one of the first reporters on the sce ne when Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot outside a grocery store. Naomi also worked as a reporter and anchor in her hometown of Indianapolis, where she received a regional Emmy Award for her reporting. Naomi graduate d from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University with a de gree in Journalism and International Studies.
She lives in New York C ity with her husband and their young son, Maxwell.
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