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Hailing from New Jersey, Nicholas Bredimus brought the practices of hospitality, airlines, and software together and energized these areas of business. He has done everything from creating time-saving computer programs to advancing airplane safety and even designs for upmarket homes.

His family tree can tell you everything you need to know regarding his skills and the tremendous amount he has achieved. The line traces its provenance as far back as the time of Rome’s glory and proudly boasts a wide mix of nationalities. His maternal line originates from Scotland and Germany. A similarly wide blend stands out in the paternal branch; prior to their emigration in the nineteenth century, the family dwelt in England and Luxembourg.

That determined drive prevailed on arrival. One of seven children — three boys and four girls — Nicholas would be born to a father working as a mechanical design engineer, and a mother who earned her living as a practicing nurse. Nicholas would make his home in the Lone Star State for a number of years and also spent time in Scottsdale, AZ, Kansas City, MO and Reston, VA.

Once his schooling had been completed, Mr Bredimus found himself taking on a few high powered jobs for many of the strongest airlines. Republic Airlines, Trans World Airlines (TWA), Hughes Airwest — all three would at various times appoint him as a VP. All these accomplishments nothwithstanding, above all the airline industry has felt the need to be thankful for services in the realm of computer programming. He is best known for one project for US Airways, namely his airplane maintenance applications which can be found being used by most air carriers. This stands as only one of his significant designs for the hotel sector and for airlines. His reservation software is on its way to stand alongside the airplane maintenance program as a commonplace, and his room booking program empowered many hotels to implement the very first PC based infrastructure. Still innovating, he designed a networking program to assist in selling tickets — another first for his resume. Nicholas has even served in a number of capacities entirely outside of software design as well. Major titles with American Airlines and American Express were to come, and in the biggest move of all he started up a company of his own in the early 1990s. Having departed from the roles in which he first enjoyed success, his abilities are, nevertheless, still in demand. He is now trying to solve the architectural problems tied to the creation of hi tech upmarket homes.

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As you know, volunteer work is a great way to help build stronger communities as well as helping those in need. Organizing this kind of event is not actually as quick as one would think, and arranging what you want to do can easily eat up free time that could be used to actually work.

This is a call for companies to take a cue from far-sighted firms like Connecticut’s Adaptive Marketing LLC. In addition to financial and shopping benefits programs such as Privacy Matters Identity intended to benefit consumers, Adaptive Marketing takes on the organizational duties to give its employees more time to give back to the local community.

Initiatives like these were always annual events — but nowadays that can be seen as a bare minimum. The staff of Adaptive Marketing have been provided with the chance to get involved in a wide variety of community initiatives. With the information — location, time, date, details of event, etc — publically posted it is a simple matter for employees to set aside the time they’d volunteer and what they’d be doing as they did so.

Making sure volunteers have a say in what programs are available is essential. At Adaptive Marketing, the people who brought you Privacy Matters Identity, staffers can pick and choose from a diverse list of projects in the local area. Members of staff may find themselves helping to promote arts, helping out youth activities, encouraging green initiatives and so on. In many cases, the more they enjoy it, the more productive they are, consequently, through offering such a variety of activities Adaptive Marketing can be certain that progress will be made in a great many areas. A one-off event or a regular addition to their schedule — this is how a business tends to organize volunteer initiatives like these, often at a local school or the homeless shelter in town. Staff may well submit that they have no time to give, though we’d be surprised if they seriously can’t free up enough resources to help at one instalment of a long-term project.

We’re sure you know a number of examples of organizations supporting the citizens of their hometown. Adaptive Marketing sponsors volunteer projects to help others and to generate goodwill within its home community through its staff activities. The fact is, one of the benefits of helping others is the knowledge that you’ve done something good — an upbeat feeling that leaves not just the staffer but the whole company more upbeat.

You have probably seen Mr. Naveen Jain in connection with him being the CEO & co-founder of Intelius, Inc. the celebrated company offering background checks and public records services. Beyond having made the Forbes 400 Richest in America list in 2000, this enterprising entrepreneur has gained several choice awards including the WSA Industry Achievement Award, the Albert Einstein Technology Medal, and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, to cite merely a few of them. But that is positively not where it ends. This is because Mr. Jain and his family are equally as zealous about their beneficent projects and will strive to help people in need whenever they are able to. The youth of today are certainly our ultimate aspiration or the future. They are also an all-important focus of attention for this enterprising man and he uses every occasion available to support them. This obviously, is the chief reason why he is so meticulously leveraging every possibility he can to offer support wherever it is at all workable. Hence, Naveen Jain, his kin and the workers at Intelius dedicate their time to a great number of charitable institutions for example the Vedic Cultural Center, the University of Washington, and United Way. As is to be expected, they will offer ample financial assistance but most importantly, they commit their time and attention to the most disadvantaged and at risk children. Moreover he sponsors the Children’s Hospital, striving to advance the state of child health. With Naveen Jain being an alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur and the Indian Institute of Technology, it is no surprise that professional training is an extremely significant precedence within his charitable endeavors. This also incorporates movements and deserving cause that run the gamut from neighborhood programs to the global. Thus, Intelius and its CEO are aiding support agencies and charities e.g. the University Preparatory Academy, the Children’s Hospital and the Overlake Service League.

Getting food to the underdogs of the planet is another crucial objective for Naveen Jain and those around him and to him, it makes not one speck of difference. While he is highly cognizant that the aspiration to feed every hungry mouth in the world can seem to be an overwhelming task, he is also aware that the irresolvable can really be achieved if the whole world labors towards a unified end. If this business leader gets his way, there will come a final conclusion to privation and hunger on this planet in the future.

You could be pardoned for believing that as the head of a highly prosperous market leading company plus being a committed family man would provide him with hardly any spare time for volunteering and support. Yet he takes care to make certain that each and every one of his benevolent endeavors is given as much support as he can possibly come up with. Indeed, this intently energetic entrepreneur is undoubtedly more than merely some ordinary business pioneer. He is actually an exceptional person and a remarkable community patron.

You have most likely heard of Mr. Naveen Jain’s name as being the CEO and co-founder of Intelius, Inc. the leading company providing background checks and public records services. In addition to making the Forbes list “400 Richest in America” 2000, this eminently successful entrepreneur has collected diverse choice awards, notably the Albert Einstein Technology Medal, the WSA Industry Achievement Award, and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, to cite only a few. Nevertheless it positively does not finish there. Because Jain and his family are just as ardent about philanthropy and will endeavor to help people in need whenever they are able to. The young of today are doubtlessly our greatest aspiration or the future. They are moreover an all-important inspiration for this enterprising man, and he uses every opportunity he gets to help them. This of course, is the primary reason why he is so meticulously using every opening he can to lend a helping hand if it is practicable. So, Naveen Jain, his family and his employees at Intelius, Inc. are giving time to charitable associations such as the Rotary Club, the Children’s Hospital, and Child Rights and You (CRY). They assign ample material aid but most importantly they dedicate their time and attention to those youth who need it the most. Naveen Jain also helps by sponsoring the Children’s Hospital in an attempt to restore children’s health, as well.

With Jain being an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology and XLRI Jamshedpur, it’s no surprise that formal training holds a particularly important precedence in his charitable outlook. This includes movements and good causes local, state, and nationwide. In doing this, Intelius and its CEO are sponsoring voluntary organizations and charities such as the University Preparatory Academy, the Vedic Cultural Center and the Bellevue Boys and Girls Club.

Feeding the world’s hungry is an additional fundamental challenge for Jain and his relations and to him, it makes not a iota of difference. While he is highly cognizant that the ambition to feed every hungry mouth in the world can seem like an overwhelming task, he is also cognizant that the impossible can indeed be quite realistic assuming that every person applies themselves towards a united end. If this CEO should have his way, the final curtain will is certain to come down on famine and neediness on this planet at some point.

Observers may think that as the man in responsible for a thriving business as well as being an out-and-out family man would leave hardly any resources for volunteering and support. Regardless he takes care to ensure that all of his charitable projects is given all the aid he can possibly muster. This indefatigably idealistic businessman is undeniably much more than merely some ordinary business maverick. He is, even more importantly, an absolutely extraordinary person and a veritable advocate of his community.

Friends are always passing my name along to people who are doing a job search or building a practice. They usually tell the person about my coaching practice and recommend that the person call me. (I love referrals!!)

Last week people in my network referred three different people who were at three different stages in their careers. What struck me was how similar my response to each of them was.

One young woman, Karen, who recently graduated from college, is now embarking on her first job search. The second person was Jen an attorney with a significant law practice who asked for help in building a new specialty into her practice. The third was Bob who had recently closed his business after 20 years. Bob is also now in the middle of a job search. (Names make it easy to write about but are not the actual names of my clients.)

Karen had no experience doing a job search before. She had a resume and had been answering online job ads but said she felt that was going no where. She wasn’t even sure what she wanted to do! When I suggested she do some informational interviewing, she told me she would like to do that but, “How can I find people to talk to when I’ve just graduated college and haven’t lived in this community very long?”

Jen has built a substantial and growing real estate law practice in her 10 years in business. She did this by forming close relationships with the banks and realtors in her area. Now she would like to begin to add cases in small business law to her practice but isn’t quite sure how to get started finding clients.

Bob is in the middle of his job search. He has focused in on three or four jobs that he has applied and interviewed for. As he waits for responses he wonders what he could do to differentiate himself from the others applying for the same job.

Whatever you do today you need relationships with others to help you find work or customers now and in the future. Who is currently in your network? How recently have you contacted them?

For those who are just starting out like Karen, you can begin with your college. Professors, alumnae, and friends are the beginning of your network. Building a spreadsheet with the names, addresses and telephone numbers of acquaintances, friends and colleagues will also be very helpful now and in the future when you want to look for another job or to start a business. People who live outside your location may still know people in your area. Karen could also tap into her parents network.

If you have built a small network as Jen has then think back to what worked for you in the past and do it again. Jen plans to grow the small business part of her practice by approaching the banks and some of the clients that she has had a relationship with. In addition she needs more direct contact with small business owners so she agreed to join some business organizations like the Chambers of Commerce. Since she uses Outlook in her practice I suggested she add her new contacts to the address book in that.

As a former business owner Bob has lots of contacts. In his previous life Bob used ACT! so he was able to go back to that database for some ideas. He was amazed to see that at least a dozen people he knew worked in the companies that he had interviewed with. He could see that contacting those people could certainly positively impact his application especially if the contacts were willing to put in a good word with the hiring manager for him.

Building and maintaining good relationships with people is a skill we all need. Those relationships can be used in many ways. Some of the people in your network may become close friends, others will be colleagues and peers, and still others will be people who are a few steps ahead of you in their careers. Your relationships are important both in your personal life and your work life. Taking good care of them is an important life skill.

Take Action:

1. Take stock of your network and how you keep track of the people in it. Do you know how to contact them and what they do for a living? Create your own database if you don’t have one.

2. Check that database for people you are out of touch with. Commit to reconnecting to one or two people in your network each week. The holidays are a great time to start this.

3. Join an online networking group such as www.linkedin.com. Here is a way to use your network to reach people in their networks. While you are there link to me too!

4. Does the idea of going to networking events or calling people to set up informational interviews scare you? A coach can help you overcome fear, eliminate blocks and address beliefs that are holding you back.

About Alvah Parker

Alvah Parker is a Business and Career Coach as well as publisher of Parker’s Points, an email tip list and Road to Success, an ezine. To subscribe send an email to join-roadtosuccess@go.netatlantic.com.

Parker’s Value Program© enables clients to find a way to work that is more fulfilling and profitable. She is both a Practice Advisor and Coach to attorneys, managers, business owners, sole practioners, and people in transition. Alvah is found on the web at http://www.asparker.com She may also be reached at 781-598-0388