Social Capital

The first person is Mr. Allen who currently serves as an administrator at the community park back home in Miami. As a result, He runs a similar business to what I would like to do in little Haïti, under Fanm Kreyol.  He would be the domain expert in the scenario because it is something he has been doing for a while as well as manages the whole program.  I found the person through my contact list as I was in the program a few years back and he served as a mentor for me. I essentially took a picture of my idea napkin and sent it over to him and he gave me insightful feedback. He was ecstatic that I was doing the same thing he did for many others in giving back to my community with a different methodology. This person being in my network will help a lot as I would be able to run different ideas by him as well as can collaborate on a few projects. 

The second person would be Mrs. Noël. She is the site coordinator for an after school program in north Miami. She is filling the role of the expert on the market as she was previously a professor at a university and then a high school teacher. I found her through  a contact I had back in the day as I was involved within the school program as well. I was able to speak to her on the phone about my idea. She would be very useful to me in that she has taught both of the education levels that are related to my business proposal. 

The last person would be Mr. Valdez. Mr. Valdez is one that was a part of a local program while down south but the main difference was that his was a paid service that he was offering. He would fill the role of a supplier in the industry.  The way I found him was through my siblings who have friends in his program and i was able to speak to him then. Including him in my network would be able to give me a basis o. The curriculum he is using as well as his statistics. 

This experience I would say did shape how I plan to network differently in the future.  More so, I would think about the role and purpose of the person I’m networking with. I feel like, they differ in the sense that I plan on approaching people. Moreover, I feel like I would categorize the people that I meet in the roles that they can do for you.