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This book would not have been possible without my own network of Promoters, Pit Crew, Teachers and Butt-kickers – the many friends, family, colleagues and clients who collaborated on developing my thinking, allowed me to question and delve into their networking behaviour and who ultimately encouraged me to keep going. A sincere thank you to each of you, I couldn't have written this book without you all.

A huge thank you to the extraordinary team and talent around me who helped extract this book from my head to paper. Thank you to my incredible editor, Kelly Irving. Your passion for this project and your compassion and smarts throughout those long days, late nights and many weekends – quite simply wow – I will be forever grateful. To the extraordinary team at Presentation Studio, and in particular Emma Bannister and Sarah Marriot, thank you for all your design genius and for turning my crappy sketches into something far superior. And of course to the team at Wiley for your dedication and support – Lucy Raymond, Chris Shorten, Jem Bates, Ingrid Bond and Theo Vassili – thank you.

To my incredible team who have supported me from the sidelines – Lisa Dunne thank you for keeping on top of everything, for looking after all our fabulous clients and always exploring ways to go one step beyond – it doesn't go unnoticed. To Lee Ussher, Melissa Browne and Scott Eathorne thank you for everything, for thinking big with me, for listening to my endless conversations, for strategising with me, for adding to my thinking and for keeping me true and on track.

A huge thank you to those that challenged me to write this book – my colleagues and fellow thought leaders that inspire me with every conversation to think more and to be more. Matt Church, I will be forever grateful for your guidance and mentorship from the beginning and it is now an honour to partner alongside you and the team at Thought Leaders. To Lynne Cazaly, Pete Cook, Dr Jason Fox, Dan Gregory, Gabrielle Dolan, Christina Guidotti thank you for being the individuals that you are, for all the conversations and the continuing encouragement. Thank you, Kieran Flanagan for working through the Nexus with me as we crafted the descriptions, for your weekly check-ins, for always finding a way to put my frustrations into perspective and for making me laugh too many times – don't stop! I am so grateful to you all for your support and friendship.

To Lisa Messenger – you are an inspiration to me and so many others. Thank you for your continuous support and your encouragement to think big and push to challenge the status quo always. You were there at the beginning of this journey as I transitioned from my corporate role and I am grateful for your support right here, right now. Thank you for taking the time to pen the foreword for this book – you epitomise all that exists when we network the right way.

And finally an enormous shout out to my own little tribe of amazingness. Jason, thank you for your ongoing support – always. Without you none of this would have been possible. Thank you for always believing and pushing me to follow my dreams and to become more, for creating the space for me to think and for keeping on top of everything while I bunkered down to write this book. To my gorgeous and amazing children – Flynn, Taya and Carter – you all continue to amaze me with all you are doing and all you are becoming. Keep dreaming big because the world quite simply is your oyster and you are all part of the change the world needs. Thank you for your patience and understanding, for the endless sneaky chocolate biscuits, and for surprising Mummy with her very own superpowered wonder woman. My life is more amazing having you all in it.

And to you, the reader. Thank you for taking the time to read this book; to be open to a new way of doing things. Curiosity creates opportunity and my wish for you is that this book opens up a whole new world of opportunity to take control of your own success.