Networking comes naturally to me – I love to connect people – at social as well as at business events. I am intellectually curious about people, their lives, their situations; it broadens my perspective on life, business and the world. An ultimate lesson in my career is that beyond ‘who you know, it’s who knows you.’ Janice Reals Ellig - Co-CEO Chadick Ellig - New York

1. New York - 15 December 2016
”It’s not only who you know,
but who knows you”
Janice Reals Ellig
”It’s not only who you know, but who knows you” - Janice Reals Ellig

2. New York - 15 December 2016
”It’s not only who you
know, but who knows you”
Janice Reals Ellig
What role has networking played in your own career?
Networking comes naturally to me – I love to connect people – at
social as well as at business events. I am intellectually curious about
people, their lives, their situations; it broadens my perspective on life,
business and the world. An ultimate lesson in my career is that beyond
‘who you know, it’s who knows you.’
Being known to a circle of influential people – internally and
externally – gets you invited to ‘the table.’ But to be known, you have to
put yourself out there and demonstrate your uniqueness. You have to
get out of your comfort zone. You have to be intellectually curious. You
have to be a thought leader, a doer who has ‘run and done
something.’ And while being an active participant in your organization,
externally, it is very important to give back by donating your time,
expertise, and whatever you can afford to contribute to a charity, a
cause that resonates with you.
”It’s not only who you know, but who knows you” - Janice Reals Ellig

3. New York - 15 December 2016
I spent many years in corporate America, helped take a company
public, sat on several large nonprofit boards, spoken at conferences,
co-authored books, written numerous articles, and am now an
entrepreneur running a business for the past 15 years with my
business partner, Susan Chadick.
All this time, I was building a ‘rolodex’ of outstanding executives
and thought leaders – remarkable contacts who I was so fortunate to
get to know personally. The opportunity to meet and learn from them –
their experiences, successes, and failures – is what makes me and our
firm unique and highly successful. By helping others achieve their
potential, I exponentially grow. I am truly thankful to my supportive,
wide circle of colleagues, clients, candidates, friends – I have learned
so much from their experiences.
Believing that continually expanding one’s network is what keeps
us relevant, my network expanded to a new territory when I was asked
to be a judge of the Entrepreneur’s Organization (EO). Here I had the
privilege of evaluating young entrepreneurs, their innovative business
ideas and to vote for the top three. Via other judges I met there, I was
invited to be on the advisory board of the Edison Innovation
Foundation (www.thomasedison.org).
”It’s not only who you know, but who knows you” - Janice Reals Ellig

4. New York - 15 December 2016
Becoming immersed among very savvy and highly accomplished
entrepreneurs and thought leaders, I have observed the true meaning
of entrepreneurism, of innovation and how startups succeed or fail.
The wisdom of this remarkable board has enriched me personally and
professionally. How we approach and conduct executive search
assignments for clients has been broadened by this network. I now
have an expanded perspective about how to offer more innovative
solutions to clients.
Janice Reals Ellig
Co-CEO Chadick Ellig
”It’s not only who you know, but who knows you” - Janice Reals Ellig