# @natashabadger on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4G_Sikf2q
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63323626-natashabadger-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/c8bca700dd.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-08T16:04:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Natasha Badger (@natashabadger) — https://gondola.cc/natashabadger

## Caption

Everyone thinks networking means reaching up

But most of the people who will shape your career
are the ones sitting next to you right NOW!!! 

The people you grow with → become the executives, founders, and decision-makers later🚀

I’ve already seen this play out in my own life with
friends like @avnibarman_ and @valeriechapman, who I met a few years ago, are now building, leading, and doing incredible things… and I get to be in that orbit because we grew alongside each other🤝

THAT is the long game to invest in your network 

It’s also exactly why I’m building @themarketinggroupe a space for early to mid-career marketers to build those relationships *before* they become transactional

How has networking with your peers paid off in your career so far?? 

#networking #networkingtips #careerwoman #careeradvice #investinyourcareer

## Stats

- **Views:** 2,056
- **Likes:** 101
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- **Comments:** 20

## Tags

careerwoman, networkingtips, careeradvice, investinyourcareer, networking

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