Networking. It’s an activity associated with relentless socializing, schmoozing, sales-like superficiality. It’s something that is too often approached as a “has to be done” in…
J. Kelly HoeyMarch 27, 2019
Forbes listed me as an "up and comer" at age 48 for the work I was doing for female founders. I get emails from people…
J. Kelly HoeyJanuary 4, 2019
I am really not a fan of the elevator pitch. Frankly, I don’t know what I find more distasteful: the prospect of one more impersonal…
J. Kelly HoeyJanuary 4, 2019
Nothing like being asked what I eat for breakfast and where is a favorite lunch spot (spoiler alert, I don't have one) and questions such…
J. Kelly HoeyDecember 31, 2018
In a Nutshell: When J. Kelly Hoey decided to make a career change, it took 18 months of hard work to realize her goal. That time together with…
J. Kelly HoeyDecember 27, 2018
A networking question that landed in my inbox last week: "I’m a 15 year old high school student in New York. I’ve been programming for…
J. Kelly HoeyOctober 1, 2018
LinkedIn InMail (from a female founder): I would love to pick your brain about my start up. Your experience would be very beneficial as I…
J. Kelly HoeyJune 17, 2017
Holding down the day job while launching your next career move may be challenging, but keeping the paycheck and leveraging those work contacts may turn…
J. Kelly HoeyAugust 4, 2016