Pastors are often, by nature, networkers. We seek out people to connect with and build up, it’s what we are born to do. So I don’t know why it never occurred to me to be in a “networking group”. When I moved to NWA to take over a dying church I had a very successful...
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Meeting Spotlight: Creative Referral Network Fayetteville
It's 8:15 am, time for networking. I pull into the parking lot of Firehouse Subs at 1364 E Augustine Lane, right behind the Lindsey building on Joyce. This is where Creative Referral Network has been meeting for over 8 of its 14 year tenure here in Fayetteville. There...
Confessions of an Introverted Networker
As I looked around the room, I realized that I knew everyone there. And that a year ago, I knew none of them. About three years ago I left the security of a corporate job for the gig life – the no sales, no money, 100% commission existence of a travel consultant –...
My Networking Journey
I first discovered networking in October of 2013 when my mentor told me I needed to go meet other business people. I had recently relaunched my graphic design business, and wanted to do more business locally instead of just crowdsourcing online. As an introvert, I was...