A few years ago, I made a new friend named Sherrilynne Starkie.
Though she didn’t yet live in Ottawa, she knew she was moving back (her mom and sister are there) from Britain and she used social media to connect with people to find a job and build her friend network.
Because of the work we do with Thornley Fallis, she and I connected on Twitter during her brilliant social media job search.
Fast forward to last year and I finally had the chance to meet her in person when I spoke at Third Tuesday. And then had the opportunity to spend time with her when I spoke at SocialCapital earlier this month. (more…)