Kingsley Aikins is the founder and CEO of The Networking Institute (TNI), a Dublin based consultancy and training company. Having lived and worked in 6 countries he is a recognised expert on Networking and has written and spoken extensively on the topic. He has run workshops and online/offline Networking training programmes for over 100 corporations in Ireland and overseas. TNI have developed a unique and effective methodology for building strong and diverse networks in this post-Covid period with a series of metrics to monitor progress.
Kingsley is an Economics and Politics graduate of Trinity College and worked for ten years for Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland and was based in Sydney. He then led The Ireland Funds for 21 years mostly based in Boston and helped raise over a quarter of a billion dollars for projects in Ireland. He represented Trinity College, Irish Universities, Vichy (France) and Leinster at rugby. He is married with 3 children and lives in Dublin.
Topics
- Building Social Capital
- Auditing your Network
- Managing serendipity
- Becoming a great listener
- Developing your Personal Brand
- Networking and career progress
