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Join networking experts and authors Fran Hauser, Sara Bliss, and Pat Hedley for a conversation on building career-defining relationships.

Building meaningful relationships is key to professional success, but networking doesn’t have to feel transactional or overwhelming. Join networking experts and authors Fran Hauser (The Myth of the Nice Girl, Embrace the Work, Love Your Career), Sara Bliss (Take the Leap), and Pat Hedley (Meet 100 People) for an engaging conversation on making networking accessible, productive, and even enjoyable—whether you’re just starting out or looking to expand your connections at any stage of your career.Ticket includes: paperback copies of Take the Leap: Change Your Career, Change Your Life by Sara Bliss and Meet 100 People by Pat Hedley, plus coffee and snacks.About Fran HauserFran Hauser is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, champion of women in the workplace, and a LinkedIn Top Voice. She has spoken at over 200 organizations and authored two books, The Myth of the Nice Girl and Embrace the Work, Love Your Career, that have been hailed as modern-day bibles for professional women. Fran’s publishing journey was so rewarding that she created Bookbound, a platform dedicated to helping female non-fiction writers get published. In December 2024, Fran combined her passion for storytelling and community-building by opening Bedford Books, the first-ever bookstore in her hometown of Bedford, NY. As a former Fortune 500 executive and active start-up investor, who has funded over 40 female-founded companies, Fran’s insights have appeared in media outlets including Fortune, CNBC, Fast Company, Cosmopolitan, Women’s Health, and Business Insider.About Sara BlissSara Bliss is a creative brand consultant and bestselling author who specializes in collaborating with high-level founders and brands on books and content marketing. Sara is the Founder of Scribes &amp; Stories, a full-service story agency.Sara has written 11 books across genres—memoir, business, wellness, beauty, design and travel. Her books include Take the Leap: Change Your Career, Change Your Life and Hotel Chic at Home. She is the co-author of Aspen Style with Aerin Lauder and three bestselling books with beauty guru Bobbi Brown. Her articles have run in the Wall Street Journal, Town &amp; Country, and Travel &amp; Leisure.As a brand consultant, Sara does a mix of content marketing, founder advisory, and brand updates. Former and current brands include Alex Mill, Abercrombie &amp; Kent, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Dona Vega Mezcal, Penny’s Flight, the Bone Marrow &amp; Cancer Foundation, L'Etoile Sport, and AERIN.About Pat HedleyPat Hedley is an investor, board director, former managing director at General Atlantic, and the author of Meet 100 People. She is an independent director of Stax Consulting, an advisor at Cranemere Group and an advisory board director of Lone Pine Capital. In addition, she advises several early-stage growth companies.In 2017, Pat wrote Meet 100 People to encourage us all to proactively and consistently meet people to learn and grow. Pat speaks regularly at colleges, to alumni groups and to corporations. She gave a TEDx Talk at Dartmouth College.She began her career as a consultant with Bain &amp; Company, and is a graduate of Dartmouth College with a degree in computer science and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She resides in Greenwich, CT with her husband; they have three grown children.

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