The Networking World featured Networker of the month for June 2008 is Simone Morley, The Wellness and Fertility Centre

Simone Morely To contact Simone call (03) 9887 6391 Simone also has a passion for women's health which was 'fine tuned' when she began looking to start a family herself.  Concerned about the growing negative statistics around conception and birth she began to research the area of reproductive health and now specialises in preconception care, conception, infertility and natural contraception.  As a trained Natural Fertility Management Practitioner Simone believes 'A body in balance is a fertile body' and has a vision to inspire, empower and heal women by enhancing their fertility and hormone health, restoring balance and maintaining wellness. http://www.wellnessandfertility.com.au

 The Networking World featured Networker of the month for May 2008 is Beverly Brough, Master Networking 

Beverley Brough To contact Beverley call 03 9562 0028 Beverley assists businesses and individuals to develop a totally integrated approach to networking.  Such an approach achieves business results through making connections.   Her approach is practical and interactive enabling participants to achieve specific networking objectives.  Her sessions are outcome oriented with strategies to ensure participants achieve their business development goals http://www.masternetworking.com.au

 The Networking World featured Networker of the month for April 2008 is Anita Noitz, Intimo Lingerie Consultant

Emmanuel Tsesmelis To contact Emmanuel call 1300 795 505 Emmanuel conducts workshops, seminars and one on one coaching for people seeking to make a career change or to identify areas in their life where they can achieve greater fulfillment. He also assist clients to connect with the appropriate network and contacts in order to develop the skills and gather the resources necessary to successfully achieve the transition they desire. http://www.mypassioncoach.com

Chery Wright To contact Cheryl call (03) 95479992 Cheryl provides a professional writing and consultancy services to businesses. Services include website content, brochures, sales pages, media releases, reports, training manuals, advertising copy, marketing materials etc. http://www.write-essentials.com

John Gorgol is seeking to develop a referral network with business to business professionals working with industry and manufacturing e.g. finance brokers, accountants, business consultants. To contact John call 0409 011 669

The Networking World featured Networker of the month for June/July 2007 is Barbara Gabogrecan, MCEI

Barbara Gabogrecan is known as the Micro and Home Based Business Guru. She has been invited to sit on a number of Government committees to provide a ‘voice’ for the sector since she brought the importance of this sized business in the economy, to the attention of the Government and the small business community in 1995. As well as ‘championing’ the cause for the sector, she ensured that the dynamic and innovative Micro/HBB’s were promoted through the Australian Micro Business Awards that she instigated and ran for 5 years. Telstra Small Business Awards then made one of their categories open to the Micro sector, with many businesses being winners of both Awards! Barbara has also judged the Victorian Government Training Awards and the International Marketing and Communication Awards, for a number of years. But as well as being a judge, Barbara is also a winner, having won seven of the Australian Gift of the Year Awards! Barbara has also written a book titled ‘How to Run a Business from your Kitchen Table” (in its second edition) and provided the content for the government’s website, http://www.homebusinessmanual.com.au/   The Victorian Government and Telematics Trust supported Barbara in a joint venture to develop Biz-in-a-Box, which was a programme designed to assist youth to develop their own Micro/HBB. It is now available to all ‘start up’ businesses. Barbara has spent the last two years developing an accreditation programme, ‘Micro Biz Navigator’, which will allow Micro/HBB to become ‘star rated’ and will give them a competitive edge, leading to increased sales and business success. She is also President of the only Australian Chapter of MCEI (Marketing Communications Executives International). She went to Tokyo and won a bid to have Melbourne Australia host the World Congress on Marketing and Communication (MCEI), which she facilitated in June 2001 with over 100 delegates attending from overseas. Having developed her own successful Art business from the ‘kitchen table’; winning awards; and successfully participating in Trade Fairs and Business Expos – Barbara now spends her time sharing her success secrets with other aspiring business operators and organising opportunities for them to participate in.  Barbara has been nominated as the Networking World networker of the month because she enbodies the philosophy "What can I do for you?" constantly going out of her way to help other people that she networks with.  Here is what Barbara has to say about the art of networking. "I am a great believer in networking and creating joint ventures (JV) and alliances with others, so that everyone is a winner. Both parties in a JV must benefit, as must their members/contacts/clients. I always approach a JV with the thought in mind ‘what can I do for them?’ – then I write down as many things that I can offer them that I think appropriate. I then make a list of what I think they could do for me. Invariably my list of what I can do for them is a lot longer than what I would like them to do for me. Some of the opportunities you think of may be based on a barter system – a very old method of trading and one that still holds a lot of promise, when done correctly.  Recently I have created JV’s with the following product and services: I cannot go into details of what I was able to provide and receive (due to privacy) but have listed here some of the key features – given and received. • Provided an overseas speaking engagement • Had MCEI promoted to an external data base of 4,000 • Had graphic design work provided • Online auction as a fundraiser for MCEI was received • Received advertising space in a publication going out to 10,000 per month • Another organisation had reciprocal membership with MCEI and many attended MCEI Connect Events • Received an upgrade of software for the data base used by MCEI • Received assistance with the running of the Online Forum • Received Video recording for all MCEI Connect Events And the list goes on……just remember – keep true to the philosophy of “What Can I Do For You?” and the JV strategy will work very, very well." To find out more about Barbara and her businesses visit her websites http://www.mbnsolutions.com.au/ http://www.micronavigator.com.au/ http://www.mcei.org.au/ http://www.hbba.biz/