Expert Networking Strategies for J1 Visa Graduates

​Graduate Gateway is a joint initiative of Emerald Isle Immigration Center, Digital Irish, Irish Business Organization, Navigating New York and Women With Ambition.

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​Graduate Gateway are pleased to present networking strategist + coach, J. Kelly Hoey - the author of Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships In A Hyper-Connected World (Tarcher Perigee/Penguin Random House).  She’s embarking on her second book which focuses on the unique networks women need for professional success.

A limited partner in two venture capital funds, Kelly has been lauded in publications such as  Forbes, Fast Company, Business Insider and Inc. EBW 2020 included her on their list of the “100 Most Influential Global Leaders Empowering Women Worldwide”. She has appeared on CNBC’s Power Pitch and co-created (along with moderating) the Meet The Innovators speaker series at the Apple Store in SoHo (New York).

Kelly’s career started in law before moving into management then entrepreneurship. Leading a global business network for women, co-founding a startup accelerator, angel investing and becoming the interim CMO with an emerging tech company are just part of her transformational career journey to becoming an author, speaker and coach. Kelly has worked with a range of companies and organizations, including Google, Cisco, Oracle, Comcast NBC Universal, AMC Networks, Capital One, Communitech, Canadian Digital Media Network, Canadian Consulate in New York + Detroit, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, National Australian Bank, Westpac, Prudential, PGA of America, Pfizer, Bristol-Myers, Bright Network UK and The Tory Burch Foundation, to name a few.