Beyond Business Cards: Part 2

Meeting someone is easy.

Building a relationship is where the real value of networking begins.

Beyond Business Cards Part 2: From Contact to Connection is an interactive workshop designed to teach you what happens after the networking event — because exchanging business cards, connecting on LinkedIn or following each other on Instagram doesn't automatically create a relationship.

If you've ever left an event with a phone full of new contacts and then wondered...

Now what?

This workshop is for you.

We're going beyond collecting contacts and learning how to intentionally build genuine relationships that can lead to referrals, collaborations, opportunities and long-term connections — without constantly selling to people.

You'll learn how to:

• Follow up after meeting someone without sounding salesy
• Create a meaningful 24–48 hour follow-up
• Stay connected without becoming annoying
• Keep track of the people you meet
• Give value before asking for something
• Make valuable introductions between people in your network
• Stay top-of-mind authentically
• Use social media to strengthen real-world relationships
• Turn “We should grab coffee sometime” into meaningful conversations
• Know when and how to ask for a referral
• Continue relationships even when there isn't an immediate business opportunity
• Build a simple personal relationship system so great connections don't get forgotten

This workshop is for entrepreneurs, business owners and professionals who are already meeting people but want to become better at building relationships after the introduction.

Maybe you attend networking events regularly but rarely follow up.

Maybe you collect business cards and forget who half the people were.

Maybe you want referrals but aren't sure how to ask without making the relationship feel transactional.

Or maybe you simply want to build a stronger, more intentional network around yourself and your business.

You don't need more contacts.

You need stronger connections.

Because the value of networking isn't in how many people you meet — it's in what happens after you meet them.

One genuine relationship can lead to an introduction, a referral, a collaboration, a client, an opportunity — or another relationship you never would have had access to otherwise.

But those relationships rarely happen accidentally.

We'll show you how to intentionally nurture your network while still keeping the human at the centre of it.

STOP COLLECTING CONTACTS. START BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS.

Event venue & nearby stays

ATB Entrepreneur Centre, 4234 Calgary Trail Northwest, Edmonton, Canada

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.

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