The All Star Networking Show

About The All Star Networking Show

This quick hitting podcast offers stories and tips from All-Star networkers who are everyday people doing good work. Listen in to build a stronger network, hear why it matters and how to take action no matter what your networking experience. Start building your network today. Hosted by Cathy Paper www.cathypaper.com www.rockpaperstar.com www.linkedin.com/in/cathypaper

Publisher

Cathy Paper

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Mar 2022

Latest episode

19 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

1 of 52 episodes have a transcript.

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   19 Mar 2025

   Dave Kansas With Guest Mark Paper: What Makes A Leader?

   Long-time family friends Cathy Paper and Dave Kansas, alongside Cathy’s father Mark Paper, reflect on their shared childhood in Saint Paul and the wide boomerang Dave took upon leaving Minnesota. From London to Japan to New York Dave has seen a lot of different major companies. A specialist in journalism, technology, and broadcast media, Dave is a solutions-driven leader with extensive experience. He shares his story of getting started in media and history in high school and college sports. Cathy, Dave, and Mark discuss what makes a great leader and the impact of Prince’s death on the media. Connect With Dave on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-kansas-a17a9/) https://www.paisleypark.com/ (https://www.paisleypark.com/)

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   19 Mar 2025

   Karen Olson On The Power Of Perseverance

   Cathy Paper is joined today by a pillar of community service and a testament to the power of a strong network: Karen Olson. Karen is an author and the Founder of Family Promise, a national nonprofit helping homeless and low-income families. A former marketing executive, Karen was struck by a chance encounter that changed her life forever. On this edition of the All-Star Networking Show Karen and Cathy discuss finding purpose by helping struggling people and building a network that supports your mission. To read more about Karen's life story and her work helping others find Meant For More at https://www.karenolsonauthor.com/ (https://www.karenolsonauthor.com/) or support Family Promise below https://familypromise.org/ (https://familypromise.org/)

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   21 Jan 2025

   Being A Ceo: John Stavig and Mark Paper

   One of today's guests is Mark Paper, an entrepreneur, Carlson School of Business Alum, and father of host Cathy Paper. He joins his daughter and managing director of the Gary S. Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship of the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, John Stavig, to discuss what it means to be a CEO with integrity. They also discuss the importance of hiring good people, what to look for in an employee, and working with family. Connect with John Stavig below Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstavig/) Carlson School of Business (https://carlsonschool.umn.edu/faculty/john-stavig) Find Mark Paper's legacy at lewisbolt.com (https://www.lewisbolt.com/our-history)

Inside a recent episode

Katie Sterns, Serial Entrepreneur

Published 26 Mar 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So anyway, I also, after that first pilot year, realized that this is way bigger than just, you know, a fundraising. In fact, it's not a great youth fundraiser because a, the moms just do all the selling. And secondly, um, um, really it's a corporate ideal corporate or personal gift. Right. And, and so I got, I decided, okay, this is real, this is a great idea, and I'm going to move forward with it. And it really was interesting because it allowed me to really, I was within that box, I was selling local artisan food in the box, and then we'd have different themes, right? So I got to know all these small local entrepreneurs that were making these wonderful artisan food products that were wonderful and exciting. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

2,011

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

60

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