Diane Darling
WaterCoolerFootball is the brain child of Diane Darling, entrepreneur, author & speaker. (Diane is the person on the right who looks tall compared to Dr. Ruth.)
Diane grew up watching football and was amazed how many people who didn’t know how to watch a football game. People said they felt left out if they didn’t understand why people were cheering or yelling at the TV. Some even went so far as to turn down invitations to football parties and they felt that there were missing a networking opportunity.
So the entrepreneur bug bit again and she has launched WaterCoolerFootball, a division of Effective Networking, a professional development firm teaching networking skills … the people kind! McGraw-Hill has published Diane’s two books which are now in seven languages. She is a keynote speaker and writes a column for the Boston Business Journal.
To contact Diane, please send an email to Diane@WaterCoolerFootball.com
Paul Francisco
Diane has partnered with Paul Francisco, a former player for the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots.
Paul was named to the Boston Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 in 2007. Formerly employed at Veritude and prior as Senior Vice President in the Personnel Department at Bank of America … Member of the Epiphany School Board of Trustees.
Member of the Board of Directors for the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA), Boston Chapter, the Private Industry Council (PIC) Workforce Development Committee, and is a UMass Boston Center for Collaborative Leadership Emerging Leaders Fellow. Attended Central American School in Honduras … Moved to the United States as a teenager and attended Cathedral High in Dorchester, Mass. … Played two years of football and set single-game and single-season reception records at Cathedral … Also lettered in basketball and baseball … Majored in political science at Boston University.
- What fun for these young folks
Diane and Paul host events to help people understand how to watch a football game! They are also seeking others who would like to host events in their own community.
