The Connections Show Podcast puts you ahead of the curve with the latest developments in Internet Technology.

The host, Stan Relihan, is a leading Recruiter, Headhunter & Top 50 LinkedIn user, located in Sydney, Australia.

Each episode features guests from his extensive network – who share their experiences & insights on how Online Networking and Web 2.0 tools & resources can be used to create business advantage.

Connections #021 – Spock – The People Search Engine

Jay Bhatti is a very intelligent & highly-articulate 34-year old Wharton Business School MBA graduate and Entrepreneur.

Based in San Francisco, Jay is co-founder of Spock.com, a People Search Engine, which launched in Public Beta in August 2007. For those that are curious, S.P.O.C.K. is an acronym for ‘Single Point of Contact by Keyword’ … More

Connections #022 – Running a Network of Virtual Assistants

Kathie Thomas is an Author, Blogger, Public Speaker and founder of the Virtual Assistant Industry in Australia.

She operates a thriving network of over 200 Virtual Assistants in … than 16 countries around the world – helping and empowering hundereds of women to establish successful businesses working from home … More

Connections #023 – Oracle and Enterprise 2.0

Doug Hughes is Vice President, Customer Services for Australia & New Zealand at Oracle Corporation.

Doug was the Keynote Speaker on the subject of ‘Sales Performance & Improvement’ at a recent Networking Event, organized by myself and my colleagues at Expert Executive Search – in conjunction with …More

Connections #024 – Using Social Networks for Marketing & Promotion

Rob McNealy is a LinkedIn user, based in Denver Colarado and the host of ‘Startup Story Radio’ – a combination Radio & Podcast show, with the focus on inspiring & motivating people to become successful entrepreneurs.

In this Interview, Rob discusses many of the different Web 2.0 and Social Networking sites and applications … More

Connections #025 – Rebuilding a Network from Scratch

Marc Freedman is CEO and founder of the DallasBlue Business Network – and a wild Texas entrepreneur who can’t help being a thorn in the side of LinkedIn.com for his diligent evangelism of large networks.

A few years back, Marc was #3 worldwide on LinkedIn, until he was excommunicated for ‘networking too much’ … More

Connections #026 – Insights from a $3 Billion Man

David Moore is Director of Enterprise Engagements at Hewlett Packard in Sydney, Australia – and through the course of his career, has been involved in closing deals totaling in excess of $3 Billion.

Prior to joining HP, David had a long career at Deloitte Consulting … More

Connections #027 – Building a Personal Brand Online

Dave Mendoza is a Contract Recruiter, Sourcer & Trainer located in Denver, Colorado.

He’s also a very prominent and prolific Blogger, through his site ‘Six Degrees from Dave’, which has recently been recognised with a number of awards and commendations, including ‘Best Recruiting Blog of 2007′ … More

Connections #028 – The World’s Number 1 LinkedIn User

Ron Bates is a Headhunter, Executive Search Consultant & Recruiter based in San Francisco, USA.

He’s also widely known as LinkedIn’s most-connected user – with around 40,000 direct Connections. However, while Ron’s name is well-known to many people, he himself maintains a fairly low personal profile. … More

Connections #029 – Undocumented Ways To Use LinkedIn

Dave Millman is an MIT graduate and former Director of Marketing at IBM.

His present role is Vice President of Marketing at CiraNova, a software company located in San Francisco’s Bay Area in California, servicing the semiconductor industry. He’s also an expert witness in software intellectual property … More

Connections #030 – Scalability, Responsiveness & Transparency

George Hu is a graduate from Harvard University and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

His current role is Executive Vice President, Marketing, Applications & Education at Salesforce.com, located in San Francisco. The company was founded in 1999 by former Oracle executive Marc Benioff … More

Connections #031 – Security Threat Report

Craig Scroggie is Vice President & Managing Director for the Pacific Region of Symantec Corporation, the world’s 4th-largest software company.

The company is probably best known for its Norton AntiVirus & Internet Security products, some of the leading antivirus & security solutions on the market. With over 1 Million … More

Connections #032 – Networking as a Global Consulting Tool

Lars Hilse is a Web Strategist, Speaker, Entrepreneur and Author, based in Germany.

In addition to giving us his perspective on the social networking scene in Europe, Lars discusses a wide range of topics, including the importance of good Customer Relationshoip Management Systems and simple, rewarding … More

Connections #033 – Championing Small Business

Jen Harwood is a successful Author, Public Speaker and Small Business Transformation Specialist & Mentor from Bendigo in Victoria, Australia.

Despite being located in a small country town, Jen has used networking and the Internet to establish a thriving national enterprise, helping small businesses achieve success. … More

Connections #034 – A Latin American Perspective

Octavio Pitaluga Neto is a successful Networker, Public Speaker, Entrepreneur and Chief Networking Officer with Top Executives Net (TEN).

Located in Brazil, Octavio has one of the largest LinkedIn networks in the world – and the largest in Latin America (and Ibero-America). … More

Connections #035 – LinkedIn Goes to Hollywood

Dylan Conroy is a young independent Television Producer / Manager and Development Consultant in Hollywood, California.

From his unique perspective working in the Entertainment Industry, Dylan shares his experiences of how he’s been successfully using LinkedIn to establish new professional relationships and celebrity connections … More

Connections #036 – Exploding Book Sales via LinkedIn

Gary Unger is an Advertising, Design & Marketing professional from Atlanta, Georgia in the USA.

He’s also a first-time Author – of a book entitled: ‘How to be a Creative Genius (in five minutes or less)’. What’s remarkable about Gary’s story is that he joined LinkedIn just over a month ago, with the goal of using it to promote his book … More

Connections #037 – Web 2.0 – a Developer’s View

Bart Jellema is a highly-accomplished Web 2.0 Software Developer, Database Architect and Ajax expert – originally from the Netherlands, now living in Sydney, Australia.

Bart’s now put his money where his mouth is and become an Entrepreneur – using his software skills & Internet knowledge to launch Tjoos.com, a new Online … More

Connections #038 – Manager Tools – Something for Everyone

Mark Horstman is the host of Manager Tools – the world’s #1 Business Podcast.

Mark and his business partner, Mike Auzenne have been providing valuable management techniques & advice through their free weekly podcast since November 2005 – and have since achieved an enviable position … More

Connections #039 – LinkedIn Unplugged

Patrick Crane is VP of Marketing & Advertising at LinkedIn – the world’s #1 Business Networking site, currently with over 26 Million members.

Prior to joining LinkedIn, Patrick worked at Yahoo! Mobile & Vodafone (including some time in Sydney, Australia). In this frank and open discussion, Patrick talks about … More

Connections #040 – Ecademy: The Original Business Network

Thomas Power, located in London, is the founder & CEO of Ecademy – the original Business Network.

Founded in February 1998, at the suggestion of Thomas’ wife, Penny Power, Ecademy now has over 300,000 members and operations in 160 countries worldwide. Although smaller and a lot … exclusive than many other networks … More