Today Clay Hicks shares how his journey through entrepreneurship has taught him the value of a network and how he shared his relationship building skills with others. Listen in as Deb and Clay discuss charting a new course after failure, how to find advocates for your own cause, and the importance of practicing kindness in every aspect of life.
Clay Hicks is an entrepreneur with a portfolio of 4 different companies, an author, a speaker, and trainer on professional relationships. Clay Hicks founded his first company, H7 Network (in 2008), in the hopes of positively impacting the many under-served entrepreneurs and all sales professionals. His vision is to globally revolutionize the way business professionals "Connect" first, "Serve" with purpose, and "Ask" of their peers.  H7 Network, a Franchisor, is a national B2B networking platform, In person and Virtual, for professionals to create their own network and develop champions for their business. His responsibility, as the CEO, is to innovate new programs, develop new markets internationally, training and development, implementing new processes for retention, business and relationship development overall. H7 Network currently has members in 20 states, Canada, Australia, and India.
Clay is a minority owner in Evolve Women's Network, founded by his wife, Angel Hicks. Evolve Women's Network has members currently in 6 states and Canada. Clay is a majority owner in ForgePro Network (almost ready to launch), an app to help professionals maintain their relationships with their champions. Clay Hicks is also his own brand as an author, speaker and trainer.
You can connect with Clay in the following ways:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claytonrhicks/
Schedule a Call: https://claytonhicks.youcanbook.me
Website: www.h7network.com 
 
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