Impact Stage
Fri • Sep 18 • 11:15am – 11:45am ET • Impact Stage
Stop Networking. Build Relationship Capital.
Most professionals are playing the wrong game by simply collecting contacts, attending mixers, sending cold requests, and wondering why nothing's moving. Relationship capital is different. It's the strategic value of connections built before you need them, the kind that generates referrals, unlocks partnerships, and creates visibility that compounds over time. This session breaks down why traditional networking advice is costing you opportunities and gives founders, marketers, sales leaders and operators a concrete framework for building relationships that drive business growth.
Session Speakers:
- Shana Sumers
Founder, Speaker, Career Coach @ Shana Sumers LLC
Shana Sumers is a keynote speaker, career coach and professional athlete who helps women athletes build careers as powerful as their game to succeed in life beyond sports. Drawing from her experience of launching and scaling communities at startups and corporations and navigating career transitions as an athlete, she t…

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