Own Your Career

Networking can feel awkward, transactional, or like a chore you keep meaning to get to. It doesn't have to. In this course, marketing strategist Joe Apfelbaum and community-builder Tami Schlichter, who together have trained over 10,000 business owners and sales professionals, teach you how to network the way the pros do — strategically, generously, and consistently. You'll learn how to separate networking from prospecting and adopt the giver's mindset that produces the biggest long-term opportunities. You'll prepare an elevator pitch that makes people curious, find networking opportunities in unconventional places (airports, coffee shops, religious gatherings, online communities), and master the three-step approach for trade shows. You'll build a CRM and follow-up system that fits your existing workflow, design a focused social media strategy, and develop the daily habits that compound over months and years. By the end of the course, you'll have a complete networking system — from the first hello to the long-term reconnection. Whether you're new to networking or want to take your existing relationships to the next level, this course gives you what you need to build a network that genuinely creates value, both for the people in it and for you.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to define your purpose, identify the unique sweet spot where your passions, strengths, and potential impact converge, and apply practical strategies to bring more meaning to your current role — without making a career change. If you've ever clocked out feeling drained instead of fulfilled, you're not alone. Research shows the vast majority of workers feel disengaged from their jobs. This course flips that script. With expert-led lessons, reflection exercises, and a research-backed framework, you'll learn how to redesign your day-to-day work so it aligns with what makes you come alive. What sets this course apart is its focus on action over theory. You'll move past the abstract idea of purpose and into practical job-crafting techniques used by some of the most fulfilled workers in any industry. You'll practice tough conversations with managers, build a purposeful job search filter, and identify the small daily shifts that make the biggest difference. Whether you stay where you are or move on to something new, you'll leave with the tools to make work feel less like an obligation and more like your own.