Exceptional Connections® June Networking Luncheon

Imagine a world where people naturally contribute to each other, knowing that when we are in service to others, we transform lives.

We have a full schedule planned so please plan to arrive by 11:30am to network and enjoy a delicious Luncheon. Our event will begin promptly at Noon.

Exciting News! Exceptional Connections Networking Luncheons are now being hosted at Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse, our new Lynnwood location – Gaucho Banquet Room! We’re thrilled to gather in this beautiful and elevated venue and we have a full, engaging schedule planned. Seating is limited to 32 guests and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Page down for Arrival & Networking – News You Can Use!

Join us and Connect with Exceptional Colleagues

We are excited Laurie Thibert will be our June Spotlight speaker

Laurie Thibert is a business leader, relationship specialist, and founder of Aligned Insights Matter™, where she helps organizations develop high-trust, high-performing teams. Her leadership philosophy was shaped not only in boardrooms but also in 2008 while leading a volunteer trip to Ghana, where she met a young boy whose parents had died. Soon, she began the journey of becoming his mom. Their journey together strengthened her belief that high-quality relationships are built when the relational fabric is strengthened.

Laurie’s expertise has been distilled into a bestselling book called The CATR Theory™: The 4 Legs of Successful Personal and Professional Relationships. It’s NOT Rocket Science! (CATR: pronounced “cater”), where she offers a groundbreaking framework that is clear, human-centered, and transformative in understanding what truly makes both relationships at work and at home thrive—and how to repair them when cracks begin to form.

In Laurie’s 20-minute talk she will share: “It’s Not Rocket Science: The 4 Leg Recipe for Professional Relationships to Thrive.”  Bonus: It works at home too!

The CATR flagship talk introduces a groundbreaking framework with engaging metaphors to change the way you view relationships. CATR offers a clear, human-centered framework for understanding what truly makes relationships thrive—and how to repair them when cracks begin to form to create great-lasting connections. Because relationships don’t have to be as hard as we make them, when we understand the recipe.

It’s truly NOT rocket science! The CATR framework opens the door to transformative connections at work and at home when used consistently. (CATR is pronounced ‘cater’

Takeaways from this talk:

• Understanding the cost of being unkind
• Relational Intelligence (RQ): what is it and why it matters
• Communicate more clearly by trusting what you already know
• The CATR Theory – the 4 step recipe for healthy relationships: how to build them, diagnose cracks, and repair them

🌟 Exceptional Connections Networking Luncheons

Now at Our New Location: Fogo de Chão – Lynnwood

We are excited to announce that our Exceptional Connections Networking Luncheons will now be hosted at the beautiful Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse in Lynnwood!

📍 Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse
18602 Alderwood Mall Pkwy, Suite 1110
Lynnwood, WA 98037

🕦 Arrival & Networking – News You Can Use!

Please plan to arrive promptly at 11:30 AM for check-in, networking, and time to visit our Marketplace Vendors. This also allows you time to enjoy the incredible Fogo de Chão Market Table 4-course meal, featuring a fabulous and healthy extensive gluten-free salad bar.

⏰ Important Timing Note

To ensure a smooth and focused experience for all, we kindly ask that your Market Table Buffet visit be completed by 11:55 AM, as our meeting will begin promptly at 12:00 PM.

We look forward to connecting, celebrating, and creating meaningful conversations together in this exciting new space!

Be a Hero and invite your networking friends who you would like to introduce to The ECN Way and our Exceptional Connections Community.

Why Attend an Exceptional Connections^® Networking Event?

• Join us in making exceptional connections®, building relationships that lead to new friendships, endless referrals, and powerful advocates!
• Meet, Mingle and Connect with like-minded Entrepreneurs in a Fun & Festive Environment
• Dynamic & Inspiring 20-minute Spotlight speakers
• Exceptional Insight presentation offered by a member of our Community
• Learn 6 Steps to Exceptional Connecting & Networking Nuggets at each event
• We offer our Marketplace Spotlight Vendors added visibility of 90-seconds to show & tell what your business has to offer, plus the added bonus of sharing 1-screenshot to promote your business, products and services.
• Attendees will offer a 45-second Elevator Commercial. Be prepared to share the following: Name, Your Business Category + 5-10 word Quick Connect Statement. ie. I’m Cyndi Dady,  I’m a Relationship Marketing Strategist – I Help Businesses Attract & Keep Customers.
• Enjoy our fabulous Fogo de Chao Seasonal Marketplace Table; a colorful palate of fresh and flavorful ingredients inspired by Brazilian farmlands & recipes that are traditional & natural staples of Southern Brazilian cuisine.
• As an added bonus you will experience “Networking with a Twist” with our “Connection Exchange”
• Support Clothes For Kids – our Eastside Chapter Non-profit since 2015
• Easy access off the I-5 Freeway
• Win Giveaway Door Prizes!
• Free and plentiful parking

Cost: 

The Earlier you Register, The More $ You SAVE!

$50 – ECN Way experience rate for 1st time attendees (+Eventbrite fee)
$40 – Champion Connector – “Early Bird” rate ends Saturday, May 31st at 11:30pm – use Promo Code
$55 – Classic Connector – “Early Bird” rate ends Saturday, May 31st at 11:30pm at 11:30pm
$50 – Champion Connector – “It’s Not Too Late” rate ends Monday, June 8th, at 9:00pm – use Promo Code
$65 – Classic Connector – “It’s Not Too Late” rate ends Monday, June 8th,  at 9:00pm

* Marketplace Swag Sponsor Networking Opportunity includes a fabulous Fogo de Chão Seasonal Marketplace Table, Brazilian Cheese Bread, Brazilian sides + Cookies & Brownie dessert tray.
– $100 – Marketplace Swag Sponsor Opportunity (includes Sponsor Visibility + Early bird Networking fee)

We offer our Spotlight Vendors added visibility of 90-seconds to show & tell what your business has to offer, plus the added bonus of sharing 1 screenshot to promote your business and products.  Spotlight Vendor opportunities are limited each month. Contact Cyndi@ExceptionalConnections.com if you are interested in gaining more visibility as a Spotlight Vendor.