How social wealth can transform your career
Talk given at TEDxChicago 2025
Chicago, September 26th, 2025
Nisaini Rexach
Connectivity Conductor, AI Champion, & Philanthropist
About the Talk
Nisaini Rexach reveals why sending 150 resumes gets you nowhere—and what actually works. As Microsoft's Community Engagement Lead, she shares her radical approach to career advancement through "social wealth": intentional relationship-building that compounds over time. From Chicago's government housing to rooms with Fortune 500 CEOs, Rexach never submitted a resume for any role. She introduces powerful frameworks including the "shareholder" concept, demonstrates how every encounter is an interview, and explains why your network underwrites your next opportunity. Through compelling personal stories and her mentee Paige's transformation, Rexach provides actionable strategies for building connections that create career opportunities traditional networking never could.
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About Nisaini
Nisaini Rexach, known in the professional community as The Empowerment Enabler, is a visionary leader whose career is marked by a series of strategic initiatives that have catalyzed digital transformation, community engagement, connectivity, and strategic foresight. As a Digital Transformation Dynamo, Nisaini has been at the forefront of integrating cutting-edge technologies into business processes.
In Rexach’s current role as a Community Engagement Lead at Microsoft she has fostered robust communication channels and built strong networks, while serving as a Connectivity Conductor who forges meaningful conversations and connections between key stakeholders.
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TEDxChicago 2025
Our future feels uncertain, yet we are resoundingly called to what matters most: You and me. Us. Humanity, itself. At TEDxChicago 2025, we believe the most powerful force shaping tomorrow is our collective agency, imagination, desire for connection and laughter, dignity, and generosity. This year, our speakers and artists arrive on Chicago’s stage to share their ideas, showcasing their fierce commitment to unify science, technology, and sustainability with the essential principles of compassion, justice, and care.
This is our love letter to Chicago.
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