{"id":3033,"date":"2023-11-28T06:19:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T06:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dornsife-alumni\/?page_id=3033"},"modified":"2023-12-05T22:17:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T22:17:22","slug":"meet-christy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dornsife-alumni\/meet-christy\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Christy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--scrolling-text-with-image \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--scrolling-text-with-image\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n\n          \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dornsife-alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/11\/Christy-Conner-1050x591px-768x591.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n  \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Happy Hour Reception<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Christy Conner MA \u201998\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christy Conner is a driver of greater Los Angeles&#8217;s innovative technology arena. She is a co-organizer of Friday Coffee Meetup, the largest active entrepreneurial and tech innovation group in Los Angeles, with 7,000+ members.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <em>The Confident Connector\u2122: How to Build Your Must-Have Network in an Era of Job Insecurity<\/em>, Christy enthusiastically shares strategies with readers on how to build strong and authentic relationships. She seamlessly blends her perspective as a natural introvert with powerful techniques to inspire others to move past their fears and build a dynamic network that fulfills their aspirations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christy\u2019s professional experience, global interests, and a light backpack have taken her to over fifty countries. Her career spans six business sectors, fourteen companies, and eighteen roles in nine departments. She has taught as an instructor of change management on five continents. 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