One of our friends is a retired pharma rep. He made the majority of his connections through networking at conferences. During their workdays, doctors are typica

One of our friends is a retired pharma rep. He made the majority of his connections through networking at conferences. During their workdays, doctors are typically over-worked and unwilling to be distracted. Same retired pharma rep now volunteers at a major hospital a couple of days a week - most of his interaction is with patients - staff are too busy and volunteers provide the necessary welfare connections, especially with elderly and lonely patients.