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Ivor Kellock

International Director Business Development

Linked Local Network

Plans For The Future:

Taking the Linked Local Network to the stockmarket

Growth Strategy:

I read & watch videos all the time about many subjects

Kaizen is my mantra

I belong to a mastermind group & am never afraid to ask someone a question especially if I think they know than me

Prized Accomplishment(s):

Living in Romania 1992/93 as a volunteer with a charity coordinating aid & aid workers

The Decisions That Matter

Becoming my own boss & following my passions

Following a natural career path in financial services being highly successful at developing new business with insurance companies & investment companies I decided the only way to truly develop myself was to create my own wealth management practice

I started this in 1999 & sold it in 2009 allowing me to focus on my newly found interest in social networking & connecting people

I immediately saw the potential to help people & help our amazing planet

Since the end of 2009 I have helped 100s of people individually & 1000s of people online in groups, discussions & webinars to understand & recognise the power of the internet, not to fear but embrace the incredible opportunity we all have with the world wide web

There is only one constant in life - it's change! The pace & depth of change seems to be increasing - driven by connectivity, education, empowerment, desire for a better world & technology

Sharing Is Our Greatest Pleasure©

Be yourself

Involvement in the Industry

I have definitely been an ambassador & trailblazer for online social networks recognised across the world - now it's time to turn this recognition onto meaningful tangible people & economic benefit

Continuing to raise the profile of St Albans my home city - bringing more tourists & visitors

Establishing a number of local initiatives to connect non profits to businesses, sharing resources, people & raising their profiles

Changes In The Professional Environment:

The professional environment has become much flatter - less hierarchical - a change I welcome

Advice For New Professionals:

Be passionate about what you do & be focussed

Don't though become blinkered & lose sight of the wider world

Degrees That Matter:

I have taken vocational qualifications to quickly develop & help people

I am a qualified NLP practitioner
I am a registered business mentor with IOEE in the UK - supported by the UK Govt to assist start ups
Hootsuite qualified
Hubspot trained
Google trained
Ecademy social media training
Ashridge Business School graduate
Social Selling with S3

Done Differently:

Online social networks didn't exist then! I would have studied journalism & become a hack!

Career Profile:

I am developing connections around the world to bring in guests for radio shows & presenters for radio shows whilst expanding our online social networks to extend our global audience of listeners

Role Model:

I have many!

Picasso for spreading simple ideas globally

Gandhi for hos non violent peaceful protests

Mandela for being such an incredible statesman & never giving up

Prof Yunus for establishing Grameen Bank & developing micro credit & winning the Nobel Peace Prize

Required Reading:

http;//www.ted.com
http://www.thersa.org/
http://www.gapminder.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases
http://www.mypersonality.info/
http://ecorner.stanford.edu/
http://www.youtube.com/user/AtGoogleTalks
http://blogs.hbr.org/

Small is Beautiful - E F Schumacher
The E Myth - Michael Gerber
How To Win Friends & Influence People - Dale Carnegie
7 Habits Of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey
The Lean Startup - Eric Ries
Think & Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill

Working Life Management:

With difficulty! I love what I do - it doesn't feel like work - I ensure I catch up with friends weekly to keep me grounded

Job Profile:

My role is varied - it consists of helping with editorial guidance for radio shows, producing radio shows, interviewing guests globally for my own radio show, making our online social networks even more expansive & exciting to follow to increase our global listenership.

At the opposite end of the spectrum I am reaching out & working with businesses in my home town to get them involved with the Linked Local Network to show them how the power of the internet can bring in more business & also help develop more sustainable local economic communities

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