Reaching out to strangers is a daunting prospect for many, but Carly Valancy has a “really special love” for networking, she says.
Valancy, 30, has had a wide-ranging career so far: she’s worked in tech, theater and marketing, before becoming the co-founder of Momentum Growth, a growth consultancy for female founders.
Through each professional pivot, networking has been key to her success, she says.
When she faced a career crossroads in her early 20s, Valancy challenged herself to contact one new person every day for 100 days, an idea inspired by Molly Beck’s networking strategy book “Reach Out.”
The experience “totally changed my life,” she says.
