BWP = Boston’s Community Navigation Tool
At BWP, we encounter and generate mutually beneficial connections on a regular basis. Yet, the best kind of a connection is when it multiplies into a web of benefits that expands beyond the two people getting connected. We are happy to share a few of our best with you. Connection 1: Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Continue reading BWP = Boston’s Community Navigation Tool
How BWP Works for You!
Boston World Partnerships gathers leads and opportunities, and leverages our incredible networks in order to serve those leads. We use the power of human networks and social media to connect and to ensure that we maximize the potential of each opportunity. Our specialty is in helping you navigate the government, especially Boston City Hall (where Continue reading How BWP Works for You!
BWP January Open Mixer at Alibi
Welcome to 2012! We know it’s cold outside, so we’re excited to invite you to the warm confines of Alibi at the Liberty Hotel for the BWP January Open Mixer. Come to Alibi on January 24th to join the BWP Connectors and the best professional community in Boston for networking, fun and lots of conversation. Continue reading BWP January Open Mixer at Alibi
Week of Dec. 26, ’11: Global Business Hub on Boston.com
May old blog posts, be forgot, but not for awhile! We finished off 2011 with a bang on Global Business Hub. Philip Guarino talked international business and hit it big with So Where’s Your Brazil Strategy? We also heard about 6 big trends in Boston’s mobile scene
Merci et Adieu: Paola Mesadieu, BWP’s “Content Queen”
I had the absolute pleasure of working with BWP’s very own “Content Queen”, Paola Mesadieu, for last three years. December 30 will be her last day in that role as she heads off to pursue her dream of becoming a culinary artist at the French Culinary Institute in New York City. In a way to announce Continue reading Merci et Adieu: Paola Mesadieu, BWP’s “Content Queen”
Want To Become A Super Connector? Consider Joining A Community Of Connectors
I recently read a blog titled, The 9 Skills Needed to Be a Super-Connector. It was an affirming read as I found many actions on the list are common in the community that BWP has built during the last 2.5 years. I agree with the author that Super Connectors are “naturally friendly people”. They believe Continue reading Want To Become A Super Connector? Consider Joining A Community Of Connectors
BWP Inbox in Action
I get awesome ideas and connection requests in my inbox. Here are some to share how BWP brings value to entrepreneurs, enriches the business community, and makes it that much easier for a professional working and living in Boston to access the information and resources he needs. Example #1: An Idea Meets Connection Hugo Van Continue reading BWP Inbox in Action
The Human Nature of BWP Network
At BWP, we talk a whole lot about the act and spirit of connecting and the Connectors who inspire us to do this with passion, skill, and efficacy. There’s something very motivating and moving about a group of people gathered for the sole purpose of making connections for others – not just receiving connections. If Continue reading The Human Nature of BWP Network
BWP Connector Network (Part I): Who Are They?
(Coming Up: Part II – What Do They Do?) For the past two years, I had the privilege of working with BWP Connectors, a group of impressive, accomplished, and incredibly busy individuals. Despite their demanding schedules and commitments, they’re BWP Connectors because 1) they love Boston; 2) they believe in and exercise the power of Continue reading BWP Connector Network (Part I): Who Are They?
Building a Plane in Flight: What I Learned in Year 2
In the months of Boston World Partnerships’ infancy, my team and I often likened the experience of launching our citizen-owned and social media-driven economic development model to “building a plane in flight”. Employing the top assets of Greater Boston – innovation and human capital, we pioneered a model that made metropolitan Boston the first global Continue reading Building a Plane in Flight: What I Learned in Year 2







