Gina Romero

ABOUT ME: Tech-smart, business-savvy, down-to-earth. Connector of people & ideas.

I often introduce myself as someone who has failed in business several times since the age of 16, not because I am proud of my mistakes but because I value failure as a catalyst for success. I have since dedicated my life to helping others succeed.

Community, entrepreneurship and technology are at the heart of everything I do. I run a number of businesses and initiatives with a focus on providing a platform for women to harness technology for success.

I was invited by LinkedIn to be part of their LinkedIn Speaker Series and be among the 106 inspiring and innovative thinkers from around the globe. Read about it here.

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Gina Romero

I've been a member of a business networking organisation for women since 2005, and I couldn't have built my business without the support of an incredible network of women.  When I moved to Singapore with my family in late 2010 with no business contacts and very few social connections, I knew that networking was going to be a big part of establishing myself in our new home. I'm sharing you tips on how to succeed even if you hate business networking.

Gina Romero recalls her first networking experience to be “most disastrous” and such a statement may seem like a surprise coming from the CEO and Co-Founder of Connected Women, community of tech-powered women entrepreneurs, freelancers, and professionals.

  When you hear the word networking, what comes to mind? People usually associate networking with business cards, introductions, pitching, meeting people, selling yourself, referrals and finding clients. But at the heart of it, what does networking really mean?

I admit that I’m no fashionista, but unless we are lucky enough to run a business that requires zero face-to-face contact with your customers or the world, we still need to make a baseline level of effort to be smart and professional when we are out there representing our personal and business brands. The solution: beauty tricks that save time.

In honour of Stan Lee, the revered Marvel Comics editor and writer, this post looks at how his management style revolutionised the creative process at Marvel and how we can use the same method to manage our own teams (yes, including remote teams!) more efficiently.