Women’s Networking Collective
A mindset-driven networking community for women business owners and leaders.
Building something of your own is deeply rewarding.
It can also be unexpectedly hard to get out of your own way.
You show up to networking events hopeful. You leave inspired. Then somewhere between the parking lot and Monday morning, the doubt creeps back in. The comparison. The second-guessing. The freeze.
From the outside, it may look like you have it together. Behind the scenes, many of us are carrying decision fatigue, pressure, and the question: Am I the only one who feels this way?
You’re not.
Most networking groups offer connection or strategy.
Almost none of them make space for what’s actually getting in the way.
The Women’s Networking Collective exists to fill that gap. We gather monthly to have the conversations that rarely happen in traditional networking rooms. The ones about what’s happening behind the strategy.
This isn’t a pitch circle. It isn’t a pep talk. And it’s not about pretending that we have it all figured out.
It’s about the internal side of leadership and entrepreneurship. The fear underneath the ambition. The patterns that keep you second-guessing, playing small, or spinning your wheels, even when you know exactly what you need to do.
Because momentum doesn’t come from more information. It comes from finally saying the real stuff out loud in a room full of women who get it.
What to Expect
The Women's Networking Collective is networking for non-networkers.
Each gathering is lightly facilitated and built around the kind of honest conversations that create clarity and momentum.
You're encouraged to participate or simply listen. There's no pitching and no pressure to have it all figured out.
How It Works
1.) Gather
We meet on the last Friday of each month at a local coffee shop. Each session is intentionally facilitated and space is limited to protect the depth of the experience.
2.) Go Deeper
We skip the tactics and pitches in favor of honest conversation about the internal side of leadership and entrepreneurship. Together, we work through the fear, doubt, and pressure that get in the way of the results, and more importantly, your vision.
3.) Move Forward
You leave with clarity, renewed momentum, and a room full of women who understand what you’re building and what it actually takes to build it.
This Is For You If…
You have ever left a networking event feeling more behind than when you walked in.
You second-guess decisions you were confident about an hour ago.
You know what you want to build and still find yourself frozen.
You have the strategy and either spiral about it anyway, or avoid it all together.
You're ambitious and frustrated and looking for people who understand both.
You are an entrepreneur or a leader for an organization.
You want to walk away knowing you have something to take action on.
Why We Started WNC
The Women’s Networking Collective began with a conversation.
Sarah and Julie both attended the same networking event and left with the same question on the drive home, “What if there was room for something deeper?”
A few days later, they met to unpack what had come up. Within fifteen minutes, the conversation shifted. What started as a reflective conversation evolved into possibility. A frustrating experience had turned into an opportunity.
Not to compete with what already exists, but to create something new.
As certified coaches, Sarah and Julie build spaces that move beyond surface-level interaction. Whether working one-on-one or leading a room, their focus is empowerment from the inside out and connection that feels grounded, not performative.
And those same core principles are exactly the foundation of the Women’s Networking Collective.
Meet Your Hosts
Julie Starr
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When I am actively included in conversations.
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The sense of hospitality, event flow and logistics. As a former event planner and hospitalitarian, I know first-hand the impact of a warm welcome, an intentional event flow, and fond farewell.
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Building an integrated life and career that afford me freedom, flexibility, and a touch of whimsy.
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Books. Collecting books, reading books, reading about books on “bookstagram,” and recommending books. Please ask me for a book recommendation! Also…Taylor Swift and my 4 year old daughter.
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Extra long introductions, folks not being mindful of their own “air time,” surface-level interactions that don’t lead to any meaningful relationship building or follow up.
Sarah Wahiba Senan
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Knowing I belong there. And once I’m in, conversation that flows naturally.
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The energy. Are the tables set up for real conversation? Is it too loud? Are there distractions pulling people out of the moment?
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Alignment. Depth in my relationships. Creative expression. And building work that feels as good on the inside as it looks from the outside.
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Self-development and the ways we evolve over time. And currently? The Heated Rivalry universe, Taylor Swift, whatever book I’m reading, the amazing little people in my life, and my dog.
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Clique energy. Unspoken hierarchy. Icebreakers that go nowhere. Networking for the sake of saying you did it.