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How to Network for Career Growth - A Guide For Introverts

Hosted by Ivana Wang, Nora Michalski, and Ryan McNeely (facilitator)

767 students

In this video

What you'll learn

Turn cold outreach into a ~75% reply rate

Learn a repeatable system for targeting, personalized outreach, follow-ups, and turning replies into real conversations.

Build confidence to take consistent action

Shift self-doubt and hesitation so you can network more confidently, follow through, and create more opportunities.

Use meditation to perform under pressure

See how meditation can support focus, calm, and resilience, with research showing 13% lower cortisol.

Why this topic matters

Knowing what to do is not enough if fear, self-doubt, or stress keeps you from acting. This session combines a networking system that achieved a ~75% reply rate and 3 referrals in one week with confidence-building tools and evidence-backed meditation practices, so you can build stronger relationships, show up with more confidence, and perform better in networking, interviews, and your career.

You'll learn from

Ivana Wang

Career strategist, 4 pivots across 4 industries, tripled salary landing in AI

Ivana Wang is the founder of Career Frontline and an AI GTM Engineer who has navigated four career pivots across multiple fields, from international affairs and research to AI and go-to-market strategy.

Her work is rooted in one belief: career change is not just about applications. It requires clarity, positioning, and the right conversations.

As an introvert who often started from zero, Ivana developed a practical system for using outreach to learn faster, build credibility, and create opportunities with confidence.

Through Career Frontline, she helps professionals approach career transition with strategy, authenticity, and momentum, especially when entering a new industry without an existing network.

Nora Michalski

Silicon Valley mentor helping high-achievers move from stuck to strategic

Nora Michalski is a professional development mentor with a Master’s degree in psychology and over 26 years in self-development, teaching, and mentoring.

She built an award-winning international wellness business before spending a decade in Silicon Valley, including experience with Apple, Intuit, Logitech, and AI startups.

Her work helps high-achieving professionals move through procrastination, self-doubt, and inner resistance so they can take clearer, more aligned action in their careers and businesses. 

Ryan McNeely (facilitator)

Tech founder, 15+ yrs Silicon Valley, blends neuroscience with career strategy

Ryan McNeely spent 15+ years as a tech leader and founder in Silicon Valley, working with large and small companies including Salesforce and Meta.

Drawing on decades of study in neuroscience and ancient wisdom traditions, he developed a framework most career coaches never touch: the inner game.

He is the founder of CareerBliss Academy and Heart School Community, and hosts a free weekly Career Empowerment and Meditation Seminar combining practical strategy with neuroscience and ancient wisdom.

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Career Momentum Lab: Network, get unstuck, and create opportunity
Ivana Wang, Nora Michalski, and Ryan McNeely
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