Thirty years ago, I started in sales with nothing but a work ethic and a hunger to learn.
I read everything. I studied people. I listened more than I talked. I went to the seminars. I sat in the rooms. I studied mindset, faith, success, money, purpose, relationships, and what it takes to keep becoming.
I did not always know what I was preparing for.
I only knew I was becoming someone.
Then The Art of Business Networking (TAOBN™) arrived.
What started with a cold list of about 100 names has grown into a relationship-first community that has attracted thousands of attendees and registrants across 98 countries.
But TAOBN is not just an event series.
It is the place where my sales experience, spiritual growth, mindset work, relationship-building, and desire to serve finally came together.
This is my labor of love.
And it was built for women like you.
Because I know we are all building in the middle of real life.
I am reading A Tale of Two Cities right now, and that famous line keeps staying with me:
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
That is life, is it not?
A broken relationship. A lost job. The death of someone we love. Fear. Anger. Jealousy. Pride. Joy. Shame. Hope.
All the things we carry while still trying to show up, build, serve, believe, and become.
I want you to know: I get it.
Life can be beautiful and brutal at the same time.
You can be grateful and grieving. Excited and exhausted. Ready and scared. Building and healing. Full of faith and still unsure about the next step.
That is why TAOBN matters to me.
TAOBN is a safe place to exhale. A place to be seen, supported, encouraged, and reminded that you do not have to build alone.
That is also why I created this blog.
I call it Relationship Receipts by TAOBN™ because every meaningful connection leaves proof behind.
A lesson.
A story.
A reminder.
A next step.
A moment that changed the way you build.
These are the receipts of a life spent learning how to Meet People on PURPOSE.
And this is where I will share them: the lessons, stories, prompts, and reminders that have helped me build with faith, focus, and PURPOSE.
My hope is simple: that these notes feel like water on dry land for the woman who knows she is meant to build something, but needs encouragement, clarity, and community for the journey.
So here is my invitation:
Come exhale with us.
Join us at our next virtual TAOBN event. The rooms are safe, structured, intentional, and filled with women who are also building, becoming, and learning how to connect on PURPOSE.
Because networking is not the problem.
Random networking is the problem.
Let’s build — on PURPOSE
