Networking Means Business · Private Coaching
Private, one-on-one coaching for local business owners who want networking to produce customers, referrals, and real business opportunities.
I work with no more than four active clients at one time so every client gets direct, personalized attention. If all four places are filled, qualified applicants may join the waitlist for the next opening.
The problem
Many owners attend mixers, exchange cards, connect on LinkedIn, and leave without a clear next step. They meet people, but the activity rarely becomes a focused network of customers, referral partners, and trusted connectors. Networking Means Business replaces random attendance with a practical system built around the right people, organizations, events, and relationships.
The result
During the program we build your networking system together. You leave with a clear picture of the people you need to know, the organizations worth joining, the events worth attending, and the relationship actions that keep you useful and top of mind. By the end you have:
The method
Identify the ideal customers, prospects, current customers, referral partners, and connectors who belong in your business network.
Choose the chambers, associations, professional groups, and community organizations where the right people gather and you can become known and trusted.
Select the right events, prepare intentionally, connect genuinely, and follow up within 48 hours.
Deepen relationships through the right touchpoints until they produce customers, referrals, or useful introductions.
The program uses a teach → apply → review → finalize cycle, and every client attends at least one relevant local event every calendar week — starting in week one.
Choose your pace
Both cover the complete four-part method and include a premium calendar subscription (a $240 value). The difference is how much is built with you versus by you.
Guided self-implementation
6 sessions · 6 weeks · At least 6 events · combined value $539.99
Self-directed owners who want the complete method at a lower price and will do more of the work independently.
Build-it-with-me coaching
12 sessions · 12 weeks · At least 12 events · combined value $839.99
Owners who want detailed help, personalized review, accountability, and a tested system built with a coach.
Applying does not require payment and does not guarantee acceptance. If the program is a good fit and a place is open, you'll receive the next steps for payment and scheduling.
AI-supported, human-centered
The principle: technology prepares and supports the connection. People build the trust.
Limited availability
This is private coaching, not a large group program. I work with no more than four active clients at one time so I can personally review each client's research, event choices, assignments, follow-up, and progress. Right now, three of those four places are filled — leaving a single opening. If it's the right fit for you, apply soon; once it's taken, new applicants join the waitlist for the next opening.
Just one of four coaching places is openQuestions
No. It is private, one-on-one coaching.
No. The program can start with a brand-new networker or improve the system of someone already attending events.
No. The program builds and primes the network around your business. You remain responsible for making the offer and closing sales.
The program is built around real-world practice. Weekly events create the experiences, contacts, and questions we use during coaching.
AI supports research, planning, preparation, follow-up, content, tracking, and measurement. It does not replace personal conversations or genuine relationship-building.
Yes — the Essentials program is six weeks, and the Full program can be accelerated to two sessions per week over six weeks.
Qualified applicants may join the waitlist and are contacted when a place opens.
The short application helps determine whether the program fits your business, market, goals, and availability. If there's an open place and it's a good fit, you'll receive the next steps for payment, onboarding, and scheduling.
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