Screw The Naysayers Podcast

Shelly Elsliger is an entrepreneur, Senior Career Educator at the University of Toronto and a globally recognized LinkedIn trainer having delivered well over 300 workshops, talks, and keynotes. Full disclosure: I am a graduate of U. of T. My main intent in reaching out to Shelly was to discuss her work as a LinkedIn educator. But I also couldn’t pass up the opportunity to talk with Shelly about the value of a 4 year degree. While Shelly acknowledged that we can question some things, she went on to offer a reasoned justification for pursuing a university education.  We also talked about the path Shelly took to become a globally respected LinkedIn expert. She began that journey long before most of us saw the real value in LinkedIn (more than 10 years ago). In this episode Shelly explains: How the career centre she works in helps students build community Why it takes 3-4 years to build that community How paying a coffee forward set the stage for much of her future success That LinkedIn  is about networking