Janice Smallwood-McKenzie is a vibrant, intelligent professional who lives what she believes: we need each other. Her perpetually joyous and gracious persona, coupled with her belief, forms the basis for her exceptional abilities in the area of Networking. Whether she is talking or writing about Networking, or coaching her clients, Ms. Smallwood-McKenzie exudes the benefits of individuals effectively connecting with each other. She became an expert in effectively connecting with people through many years of first-hand experience.

Ms. Smallwood-McKenzie is a Networking Coach. Under her tutelage, some of her clients have been publicly acknowledged by Hillary Clinton, Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey and other notable people across the country.

Ms. Smallwood-McKenzie cultivated relationships and contacts with some of the most influential people in the country. Her organizational skills, initiative and willingness to share information and contacts caused her to become depended upon by many as a Networking Coach to assist professionals and small businesses in expanding their personal, business and political bases.

Thoroughly respected and trusted by both friends and clients for her skills, wisdom, willingness to share, and ability to motivate, Janice Smallwood-McKenzie was recently inspired to compose a networking guide in order to help empower an even broader audience.

Her book, "The 101 Commandments of Networking: Common Sense But Not Common Practice," is available on-line at AuthorHouse.com, Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Borders.com and Walmart.com or at bookstores nationally (ISBN 1-58500-444-8). Some of the excellent tips from her book were featured in an article entitled,"Give Good Presence," in a former issue of Black Enterprise Magazine. Janice has been featured and quoted in the Los Angeles Times.