Got Strangers in Your LinkedIn Network? Here’s the Simplest Way to Leverage Those Connections

Have you ever accepted LinkedIn invites from total strangers based on mutual connections (2nd or 3rd degree)? Do you have an “all invites accepted” policy, perhaps?

Well here’s a high five to you for your entrepreneurial spirit. (Seriously. My hand’s up.)

However, what do you do with all those extra connections once you have them? Do they just sit and stagnate on your Connections list? Do they stay strangers?

If you’re guilty of that sin (raises hand), I present you with the easiest solution ever. You may smack your forehead for this, it’s so uncomplicated.

Entertainment Lawyer Cassi Willard Shares 6 Key Tips for Optimizing Creativity and Business

In case you’re wondering if you’ve heard or read these tips before, you probably have. The crux here is who they’re coming from.

An entertainment lawyer.

Cassandra E.Willard, Esq., known by her students and colleagues as Cassi, shoulders years of experience in intellectual property (IP) law; cyber law; hospitality law; and entertainment, art and sports law (EASL).

In fact, she’s the current Chair-Elect (read: VP) of the EASL Section of the Florida Bar.

Translation: expert.

I had the honor of receiving Willard’s instruction in her Advanced Entertainment Law (AEL) course while completing my Entertainment Business, M.S. degree at Full Sail University, so I recently met with her to learn her success tips.

And she was happy to chat.