{"id":75405,"date":"2018-03-16T20:54:17","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T03:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=75405"},"modified":"2018-03-22T15:33:12","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T22:33:12","slug":"how-to-meet-influential-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/how-to-meet-influential-people\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Meet Influential People"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"75405\" class=\"elementor elementor-75405 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5348f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5348f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6d8bcf\" data-id=\"f6d8bcf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f738a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f738a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>As an entrepreneur, you&#8217;re fearless when it comes to your business &#8211; you get it done! So why does connecting with successful and influential people seem so daunting?<\/p><p>We debunk that myth by breaking down the steps it takes to actually meet that ideal investor, partner or mentor. If there&#8217;s an influential person you&#8217;d like to meet, check out our video and infographic below.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6115738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6115738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/i-GqJ3O5iyk&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;display:flex;border:none;background-color:#000}@supports not 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Getting Influencer Marketing Right.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Join us for a candid discussion on Influencer Marketing with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/musefind.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noreferrer nofollow\">Musefind<\/a>\u00a0co-founder and CEO\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jenniferyli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noreferrer nofollow\">Jennifer Li Chiang<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><p>Jennifer will discuss using key leaders in your market to drive your brand, connecting with your target audience in a unique and authentic way, how to tie it all into increased traffic, conversions and revenue and more in this highly requested breakfast talk.<\/p><p><strong>MuseFind<\/strong>\u00a0is the standard for influencer marketing. 125 million people have seen influencer content generated through MuseFind on Instagram, YouTube &amp; 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