Viveka von Rosen is smart, bold, and fast. You meet her and you hope to get to know her as you sense she knows how to make ‘cents’ of business. As I spoke with Viveka for the Women of Innovation column, I felt a quick link to the ‘LinkedIn Expert’ with the contagious laugh. A laugh that says, “You know me—we have known each other for years—even though we just met!”
A New Breed of Business Woman
Viveka lives, breathes, and leads. She rides every wave as a new breed of business woman. She starts with humility, being first to point to those who helped her. Mari Smith tops her list of those she thanks for help on her way up and through the social media climb.
Along with Mari, who helped her when she got her start and still helps her today, Viveka credits Bob Burg, for Endless Referrals
Secrets and Tips from Viveka
- Ask for those interviews that are hard to get.
- Ask hard questions.
- Find a business expert with whom you can identify as quickly as you can.
- Have the courage to ask to work with others.
- Don’t restrict yourself to what used to be possible; we are the world we live in. Viveka explains, “My job didn’t exist 10 years ago!”
- When you succeed, you might feel like a fake. Face this feeling with growth, progress, and the knowledge that many other successful people have felt the same way.
Viveka is the author of LinkedIn Marketing: An Hour a Day
If you would like to be featured in a future business woman profile for the Women of Innovation series, contact Jim Nico at [email protected].
Jim Nico
Jim Nico is CEO and Founder of SNI the parent company of The Social Network Show®, and The Social Network Station® which presents cutting edge, actionable information for social network owners and managers and is a one stop source for social networkers worldwide. SNI provides a quick reference guide on its website by featuring over 500 social networks on parade. Jim believes the future is niche social networks and he continues with strategic partners to catalyze core principles and best practices of Service, Safety, and Sustainability as guidelines for social networks world wide. He can be reached via email at [email protected].
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Viveka is such a joy to interview and an innovator I hope you learn from.
I very much appreciate the secrets and tips from Viveka. I particularly like the last comment about “feeling like a fake”. So many of us do not think that we deserve to be successful, but knowing that others feel the same way may help us move beyond it.
Viveka is a really great women.