Professional Speaking Bio

Rebecca Johnson Get Networking Now!

Rebecca Johnson is the founder of Get Networking Now and Get Social Networking Now! She is an expert at showing entrepreneurs, management teams, and small business owners how to effectively network, build relationships and leverage those relationships to grow their business on and off-line.

Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Work, as she has always had a passion for helping people grow and prosper. While working in the Social Work arena, she found herself enjoying the art of “relationship building” and found a passion for taking an idea and working to bring it to “life”. This sparked a chain reaction of ideas and Rebecca quickly found herself being an “accidental entrepreneur”.

Rebecca started a security guard business with her husband in 2003. As the CEO and Marketing Manager for Cerberus Protection Services, Inc. Rebecca understood the benefits of networking from her time as a social worker. She began to seek out opportunities in her local area and quickly realized how much time she was spending just trying to find networking opportunities in her area. What she did find, she used to build a network of people around her that sent her customer referrals, employees and business service providers.

Noticing that there was a missing resource in the Sacramento area, she launched Get Networking Now! with a web design partner (whom she met through networking) in 2007. Her goal at the time was to allow business owners like herself, to have an online “one-stop-shop” for finding the opportunities to build a supportive network in her community. It has since blossomed into a full service on and offline promotional company helping businesses find creative ways to market their products and services. Get Networking Now! provides hundreds small and medium sized businesses with resources, networking events, and promotional opportunities in the Sacramento area.

Rebecca is a public speaker in her community and promotes business networking education as a keynote speaker for events, chambers, and universities. Rebecca has created opportunities for other speakers by offering opportunities and classes through Get Networking Now! live events and teleseminars. She is also actively involved with the Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento Speaker’s Network, E-Women Network and various community/volunteer agencies.

Rebecca has been featured as a networking expert on “The Rebel Woman Show” with Jann Taber, in the National Networking Magazine and e-zine, and on several teleseminars with other marketing and business experts.

Don’t just sit there, Get Networking Now!

Full Bio

Rebecca Johnson Get Networking Now!

Rebecca Johnson is the founder of Get Networking Now! She is an expert at showing entrepreneurs, management teams, and small business owners how to effectively network, build relationships and leverage those relationships to grow their business. Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Work, as she has always had a passion for helping people grow and prosper. While working in the Social Work arena, she found herself enjoying the art of “relationship building” and found a passion for taking an idea and working to bring it to “life”. This sparked a chain reaction of ideas and Rebecca quickly found herself being an “accidental entrepreneur”.

Rebecca started a security guard business with her husband in 2003. As the CEO and Marketing Manager for Cerberus Protection Services, Inc. Rebecca understood the benefits of networking from her time as a social worker. She began to seek out opportunities in her local area and quickly realized how much time she was spending just trying to find networking opportunities in her area. What she did find, she used to build a network of people around her that sent her customer referrals, employees and business service providers.

Noticing that there was a missing resource in the Sacramento area, she launched Get Networking Now! with a web design partner (whom she met through networking) in 2007.

Her goal at the time was to allow business owners like herself, to have an online “one-stop-shop” for finding the opportunities to build a supportive network in her community. It has since blossomed into a full service on and offline promotional company helping businesses find creative ways to market their products and services. Get Networking Now! provides hundreds small and medium sized businesses with resources, networking events, and promotional opportunities in the Sacramento area.

Rebecca is a public speaker in her community and promotes business networking education as a keynote speaker for events, chambers, and universities. Rebecca has created opportunities for other speakers by offering opportunities and classes through Get Networking Now! live events and teleseminars. She is also actively involved with the Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento Speaker’s Network, E-Women Network and various community/volunteer agencies.

Rebecca has been featured as a networking expert on “The Rebel Woman Show” with Jann Taber, in the National Networking Magazine and e-zine, and on several teleseminars with other marketing and business experts.
Don’t just sit there, Get Networking Now!

Testimonial:
“My favorite speaker of the afternoon was Rebecca Johnson of Getting Networking Now! She was spunky and understood and explained, the true meaning networking.:- Carlos Rivera, Photographer

Get Networking Now!

Get Networking Now! Is an advanced Business Networking Resource for the Sacramento and surrounding areas. We offer both online and offline networking strategies that allows an entrepreneur to save time and money.

Find local networking events, charitable giving opportunities, ribbon cuttings, classes and trainings, chamber of commerce events, teleseminars, and vendor opportunities!
Develop your networking and relationship building skills!
Learn how to leverage relationships for optimal business success!
Find tips and tools to help you affordably (and effectively) grow your business!
Learn how to utilize Web 2.0 (New Media) techniques to drive business to you 24 hours a day optimize your visibility online!
Create an online and offline networking plan to generate business and save you Time and Money!

We take the "Work" Out of Networking!

Public Speaking

Rebecca fell into the relm of Public Speaking as a student at CSU Sacramento in 1996. Her many jobs in the social work field required her to speak and train in front of small and large sized groups and she quickly developed a passion for it.

In 2009, one of Rebecca's goals is to speak to local organizations, networking groups, chambers of commerce and to teach workshops on social media, lead generation and networking.
She is currently exceeding her goal, with 5 speaking engagement requests in the first few weeks of the new year.

In 2008, she was a guest on Jann Taber's "The Rebel Woman Show", the Sacramento Wedding Network, and Global Entrepreneurship Week in Sacramento. She is a regular facilitator at the Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce, and in the various networking groups that she participates in.



Please Select a Video:

Get Social Networking Now!

Get Social Networking Now!, a division of Get Networking Now!, a business based in Sacramento, CA is dedicated to helping businesses connect & succeed! We are here to help you develop and maintain relationships through online and offline social networking. We offer Social Networking Profile Creation Services and Ongoing Social Networking Profile Maintenance Services. In addition, we offer Custom Social Networking Profile Layouts, Online Classified Posting Services, Email Marketing Services, E-Blast Services, E-Commerce Setup, Logo Development, Virtual Assistant Services and Search Engine Optimization.

Resume

September 2008-Present
Big Fish Entertainment
Entertainment Manager and Marketing Director
Management of talent, marketing, promotions and Public Relations; event coordination, show production; Personal Assistant to Owner and Comedian, Ellis Rodriguez.

April 2006- Present
Get Networking Now! and Get Social Networking Now!
Founder, Promotions Specialist
Internet Marketing, Event Planning and Promotion, PR, Networking, Consultation and Training, Public Speaking, Business Development; Social Media Trainer

July 2005- April 2008
Cerberus Protection Services, Inc.
President, Marketing Manager of Security Guard and Locksmith Company
Customer Care, Quality Assurance
Responsible for over all management of marketing, PR, Human Resource Management
Business Management and Development , Networking

May 2005- April 2008
CA Mentor Network
Mentor Coordinator, Direct Service Employee Supervisor
Case Management and event coordinator for adults with Developmental Disabilities
Supervision, recruitment and management of Direct Service Employees
Leadership Development, Facilitation of Groups, Crisis Intervention

September 2003-May 2007
Arden Christian Church
Director of Youth Ministries/Special Event Coordinator
Implemented programs for youth and young adults including Special Events, Community Outreach Projects, Group Facilitation and Coordination, leadership and administration
Implemented marketing techniques, internet marketing, email marketing

February 2004-May 2005
Milhous Children’s Services
Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist /Site Manager
Provided Mental Health Support Services to SED Youth (Sacramento MHRS #1000)
Management of Level 14 Residential Care Facility for SED Teenagers
Employee Recruitment, Training, Quality Assurance

Other Positions Held:
Grant Coordinator for SB65 Grant, Modesto City School District
Middle School Prevention Specialist, San Juan Unified School District
Case Manager, Diogenese Youth Services

Education: Bachelor of Social Work, CSU Sacramento 1998

Continued Education: NextLevel Business Development Course, Internet Marketing and Social Media, Human Resources, Business Development,

Affiliations and Memberships:
Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce Ambassador, Sacramento Speakers Network, Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce Member, EWomen Network, American Business Women Association, Sacramento Children’s Home Guild, Celebrate Natomas Planning Committee, UC Davis Young Adult Cancer Advisory Board, Sacramento Heart Gallery, Sacramento Breast Cancer Resource Center

Social Networking

Rebecca believes that Social Networking has been a primary key to her success in building an online presence, generating leads and building trust throughout the Internet world. She has build an extensive following on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn, FastPitch Networking, Plaxo, and other popular social networking sites. She has also created her own social networking site for the Sacramento Area, to encourage economic stimulus at the local level.

Rebecca has extensive experience in building profiles, generating "friend" lists/followers, and providing updates that generate feedback and leads. Her clients have been impressed by her extensive knowledge on social networking and her ability to absorb and disseminate all of the new information about social media/social networking that is developed on a daily basis.

Also Visit Me On:
StumbleUpon




Visit Get Networking Now! Sacramento

Founder of Get Networking Now & Get Social Networking Now!

Rebecca McEntire-Johnson

916-868-7562

rebecca@getnetworkingnow.com

http://www.getnetworkingnow.com/

http://www.getsocialnetworkingnow.com/

Overview:
Rebecca Johnson is a networking expert and the founder of both Get Networking Now! and Get Social Networking Now!: two online resources that help entreprenuers take the "work" out of networking both on and off line.
She has a passion for building relationships, community organizing and bringing people together. Currently she workswith small to large businesses helping them build a presence online and in person, by helping them build a strategic networking plan and providing solutions to implement their plans on time and under budget.

As a former social worker, Rebecca knows and sees the value in building relationships with perspective clients. She is actively involved in many chambers, networking groups, local service and charitable organizations and in known in the Sacramento and surrounding areas as someone you want to have on your team when promoting an event.

Her creative approach to networking and marketing has proved beneficial to her own businesses as well as the businesses of her customers.