Beyond Lunch: How to Build Deep Relationships for Long-term Business Development

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Mindy Wolfle

Saskia Monteiro Thomson, a well-known Long Island and New York City marketing professional, presents an insightful twist on the topic of building deep relationships as a strategy for long-term business development at the October 9, 2012 dinner meeting of the Long Island Center for Business & Professional Women. Being held at the Fox Hollow, 7725 Jericho Turnpike in Woodbury, the event is open to men and women; register at www.licenter.org.

Thompson’s presentation style has been described as entertaining, thought-provoking and energetic. Entitled “Beyond Lunch: How to Build Deep Relationships for Long-term Business Development,” Thomson explains, “It’s not about meeting as many people as possible.” “It’s about meeting a small number of the right people.” The workshop also involves interactive elements and offers “best practices” to create more productive and enjoyable business relationships.

About the Speaker

Saskia Monteiro Thomson has 20 years of experience in strategic marketing, branding, design and layout, writing, and creative direction. Her professional background includes serving as the director of marketing for a respected law firm and a leading regional accounting and consulting firm. She is also a founding partner of Professional Peers Connect LLC, a professional development and coaching firm. Over the course of her career, Thomson has been quoted in and has published articles in numerous professional journals; spoken before professional audiences on the topic of nurturing business development relationships and creative marketing; and has won significant national and local awards for business leadership, original advertising campaigns, promotional videos, and direct mail campaigns. Thomson, a resident of Malverne, holds a degree in Psychology from Cornell University and balances her work life with the antics of three school-age children and her husband, Michael.

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About Mindy Wolfle

Mindy Wolfle is a marketing, public relations and social media executive; writer and editor; educator; connection maker; semiotician; and do-gooder. A well-known and award-winning Long Island marketing professional, Mindy founded Neptune Marketing in 2005. In addition, she has held senior marketing positions at several accounting and law firms; her 18 years with the Nassau County Department of Social Services fostered her focus on human services and giving back to the communities in which we live and work. With numerous volunteer and humanitarian affiliations, Mindy is a member of the Social Media Association, Women Economic Developers of Long Island and Public Relations Professionals of Long Island. At Neptune Marketing, she has assisted organizations and nonprofits, entrepreneurs, businesses and professionals in reaching their business development goals through integrated, targeted marketing. Mindy presents seminars and workshops on such topics as branding and marketing; business writing; "2018: It’s Time to STOP Networking" (all about relationship building); entrepreneurship; and interviewing skills. She served six years as an instructor of not-for-profit marketing, communications and public relations (a certificate program) and business writing for non-writers in Hofstra University's Continuing Education division and wrote a monthly business column for Long-Islander News from 2014 through 2018. A published writer, blogger and social media specialist, Mindy has authored numerous articles, professional profiles, interviews, opinion pieces, newsletters, and speeches; she also ghostwrites for her clients. Her expertise includes public relations, branding, website project and content management, copy writing and editing, proposals, event management, annual reports, graphic design, advertising, collateral marketing materials, strategic positioning and marketing plans.
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