What should you do after a networking event to actually build relationships, get referrals, and grow your business? In this solo episode Faithann Basore breaks down exactly what happens after the networking meeting—and why your success depends on what you do next. From follow-up strategies to one-to-one meetings, this episode will help you turn simple conversations into real opportunities.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The 3 biggest networking follow-up mistakes to avoid
• How to follow up without sounding awkward or pushy
• A simple technique to book more one-to-one meetings
• When to let go of a connection vs. when to re-engage
• How to turn one conversation into multiple referral opportunities
• Why active listening during the event determines your results after

Networking doesn’t end when the meeting is over—it’s just getting started. The more intentional and present you are during the event, the easier it becomes to follow up, build trust, and create opportunities afterward. As Faithann shares, listening actively in the room leads to meaningful follow-up conversations later.

Simple strategies Faithann has learned from Nikki Rausch—like clearly stating where you met someone and offering specific times to connect—can dramatically increase your response rate and help you build stronger business relationships.

Resources & Next Steps

When you want help improving your follow-up messages, networking strategy, or referral language, Faithann offers personalized coaching to help you turn conversations into real business growth.

👉 Book a discovery call

When you want help choosing the right rooms, clarifying your networking strategy, and building a personalized plan, Faithann offers a 30-minute strategy session to help you network with confidence and intention.

👉 Book your 30-minute strategy session

If you're in OKC and ready to take networking seriously, check out Premium OKC Networking—a curated calendar and community designed to help you find the right rooms, build relationships, and stay consistent.

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How do you build real relationships through business networking?

In this episode of The Networker’s Tour Guide Podcast, host Faithann Basore sits down with Oklahoma City networking leader Sybil Hale, founder of Mix and Mingle Business Networking and owner of Pros Make Ready Sanitizing Services.

Sybil shares the story behind the rapid growth of Mix and Mingle—from a single lunch meeting to multiple business networking chapters across the Oklahoma City metro—and the core principles that make networking rooms welcoming, effective, and relationship-driven.

They discuss how strong networking communities help business owners build referrals, why collaboration beats competition, and how consistency and clarity make networking groups easier for new entrepreneurs to join.

If you’re a business owner looking to grow your network, build relationships, and create referral opportunities, this episode offers practical insights on what makes business networking actually work.

Key topics in this episode:

• Business networking strategies for entrepreneurs • How networking groups build relationships and referrals • The story behind Mix and Mingle Business Networking • Why collaboration beats competition in networking rooms • Tips for starting and leading a networking community • How consistency builds trust in networking groups

🌐 Mix & Mingle Business Networking (Find a Chapter) https://mnmbusinessnetworking.com/chapters

📘 Mix & Mingle Business Networking on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558392294037

🌐 Pros Make Ready Sanitizing Services https://www.prosmakeready.com/

📘 Pros Make Ready on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/prosmakeready

Free Resource for Listeners:

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In Episode 71 of the Networker’s Tour Guide podcast, host Faithann Basore continues the Realtor-Ready series with guests Candace Cunningham and Jerica Pound for a candid conversation about building strong referral relationships within the real estate ecosystem.

This episode highlights the importance of trust, communication, and consistency when working alongside realtors and the professionals who support them. Candace and Jerica share practical insight into what makes someone referral-worthy, how relationships deepen over time, and what it really takes to earn a spot on a trusted referral list.

This conversation centers on character, follow-through, and how professionals show up when it matters most.

• What makes a professional easy to refer
• How real estate partnerships are built through consistency
• The role of communication in high-stakes transactions
• Why responsiveness and reliability matter more than perfection
• Practical ways to strengthen relationships with realtors and industry partners

Whether you’re a lender, contractor, title professional, inspector, photographer, or service provider, this episode will help you better understand how to show up in a way that builds confidence and long-term referral trust.

If you’re looking for guidance on homeowners, auto, life, or coverage advocacy in Oklahoma and beyond, you can connect with Candace here:

🌐 Website: https://www.shelterinsurance.com/CA/agent/CMCUNNINGHAM

📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CandaceMCunninghamShelterInsurance

📞 Phone: 405-582-2209

Candace is licensed in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Indiana, Illinois, and Nebraska, and is passionate about helping clients understand their coverage and feel confident in their protection.

If you’re buying or selling in the Oklahoma City Metro — especially Norman, Moore, or South Oklahoma City — you can connect with Jerica here:

🌐 Website: https://www.jericapoundrealtygroup.com/

📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JericaPoundRealtyGroup

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fishingrealtor2.0

📞 Phone: (405) 317-7858

Jerica and her team specialize in residential real estate and are known for their strong client communication, market insight, and relationship-driven approach.

Looking for tools and practical resources to help you network with more clarity and confidence? Visit thenetworkerstourguide.net to explore articles, podcast episodes, and networking resources designed to help you grow your business through strong relationships.

Free Resource for Listeners:

✨ Download Faithann’s 10 Questions to Ask in a One-to-One — a free guide to deepen your networking conversations and leave a lasting impression. Grab your copy here ➡️ https://www.thenetworkerstourguide.net/resources

Connect with Faithann: Instagram: @thenetworkerstourguide

Join Premium OKC Networking for $65 for a 1 year access to Faithann's networking calendar, community forum, and networking courses.

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In Episode 70 of the Networker’s Tour Guide podcast, host Faithann Basore shares a solo episode adapted from a recent Facebook Live, turning real-time teaching into a practical, on-the-go resource for networkers.

Faithann opens the episode with a brief update on the Realtor-Ready conversations, sharing that there is one more dedicated Realtor-Ready episode coming next—and that additional Realtor-Ready discussions will be sprinkled throughout the year. These conversations are designed to help professionals who work alongside realtors better understand how to build trust, credibility, and long-term referral relationships.

From there, the focus shifts to one-to-one conversations and how to use them more intentionally—especially when meeting with realtors and professionals who support the real estate industry.

Rather than treating one-to-ones as casual coffee meetings or surface-level check-ins, Faithann breaks down how to approach these conversations with purpose, curiosity, and clarity so they lead to stronger relationships over time.

• Why one-to-one meetings matter more than most people realize
• How to approach one-to-ones with realtors and real-estate-adjacent professionals
• What kinds of questions lead to better understanding and stronger trust
• How to move beyond “what do you do?” conversations
• Why consistency and follow-through are key to becoming referral-worthy

This episode is especially helpful for business owners, sales professionals, and service providers who want to be more intentional in their networking—particularly when building relationships within the real estate ecosystem.

🎧 If you want your one-to-one meetings to feel more natural, more strategic, and more effective, this episode will give you practical insight you can use right away.

Looking for tools, guides, and additional resources to help you network with more clarity and confidence? Visit the networkerstourguide.net to explore articles, podcast episodes, and practical resources designed to support your networking journey.

Free Resource for Listeners:

✨ Download Faithann’s 10 Questions to Ask in a One-to-One — a free guide to deepen your networking conversations and leave a lasting impression. Grab your copy here ➡️ https://www.thenetworkerstourguide.net/resources

Connect with Faithann: Instagram: @thenetworkerstourguide

Join Premium OKC Networking for $65 for a 1 year access to Faithann's networking calendar, community forum, and networking courses.

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In this episode of the Networker’s Tour Guide podcast, host Faithann Basore is joined by JoAnne Stiles and Mona Guziar for a practical conversation about what truly makes someone referral-worthy in the real estate ecosystem.

Rather than focusing on polished pitches or self-promotion, this discussion highlights the relational behaviors and professional habits that build trust over time. JoAnne and Mona share real-world insight into how strong referral partnerships are formed, maintained, and strengthened through consistency, service, and a client-first mindset.

Listeners will gain clarity on how to show up in networking rooms with credibility, how to become someone others feel confident recommending, and why long-term relationships matter more than short-term wins.

• What professionals look for before recommending a referral partner

• How trust is built through consistency and follow-through

• The role of client care in sustaining strong referral relationships

• How networking with intention leads to better partnerships

This episode is especially valuable for business owners and service providers who work alongside realtors or want to become a trusted resource within the real estate community.

🎧 Listen in to learn what separates a good networker from a referral-worthy one.

Connect with JoAnne:

🌐 Website

📸 Instagram

📘 Facebook

Connect with Mona:

🌐 Website

📘 Facebook

▶️ YouTube

✨ Download Faithann’s 10 Questions to Ask in a One-to-One — a free guide to deepen your networking conversations and leave a lasting impression. Grab your copy here ➡️ https://www.thenetworkerstourguide.net/resources

Connect with Faithann: Instagram: @thenetworkerstourguide

Join Premium OKC Networking for $65 for a 1 year access to Faithann's networking calendar, community forum, and networking courses.

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In Episode 68 of the The Networker’s Tour Guide, host Faithann Basore continues the Realtor-Ready Networker Series with a powerful conversation designed to help business owners show up more intentionally in rooms where realtors are present.

This episode features guests Dyndi Gibson and Kim Case, who join the conversation to explore what it actually looks like to be “realtor-ready” in networking environments — beyond business cards, pitches, and surface-level conversations.

Together, they unpack how realtors evaluate potential referral partners, what builds trust over time, and how networkers can position themselves as professionals realtors feel confident referring their clients to.

• What “realtor-ready” really means from the perspective of professionals in the industry
• How trust and credibility are built before referrals ever happen
• Practical ways to show up prepared, relevant, and referral-worthy

This conversation is especially valuable for contractors, service providers, and real-estate-adjacent professionals who want to strengthen relationships with realtors and become a trusted resource — not just another name in the room.

The Realtor-Ready Networker Series is designed to help networkers understand how to communicate more effectively with realtors, recognize buying and referral signals, and build long-term, mutually beneficial relationships within the real estate ecosystem.

🎧 Listen in and learn how to move from being “present” in networking rooms to being genuinely referral-ready.

Free Resource for Listeners:

✨ Download Faithann’s 10 Questions to Ask in a One-to-One — a free guide to deepen your networking conversations and leave a lasting impression. Grab your copy here ➡️ https://www.thenetworkerstourguide.net/resources

Connect with Faithann: Instagram: @thenetworkerstourguide

Join Premium OKC Networking for $65 for a 1 year access to Faithann's networking calendar, community forum, and networking courses.

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Connect With Dyndi - McGraw Realty:

🌐 Website

📘 Facebook

📸 Instagram

Connect With Kim - Smith Brothers Abstract:

🌐 Website

📘 Facebook

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In this episode of The Networker’s Tour Guide, host Faithann Basore welcomes back returning guest Dirk Houglum of DMP Home Inspections for a candid conversation as part of the Realtor-Ready Networker Series.

Networking in the real estate industry can feel especially overwhelming when you’re surrounded by others who offer the same services. Dirk shares what it really takes to build trust with realtors, why honesty and integrity matter, and how staying true to your values strengthens long-term relationships.

Together, Faithann and Dirk discuss common challenges trades professionals face when networking with realtors, including navigating competition, providing value beyond the sale, and earning trust over time. Dirk also explains why collaboration with others in your industry can lead to stronger relationships, increased confidence, and better referral opportunities.

This episode is a must-listen for home inspectors, roofers, lenders, and other real estate-adjacent professionals who want to become truly realtor-ready and build relationships that last.

Becoming realtor-ready means showing up with integrity, providing real value, and allowing trust to build over time. When you focus on honesty, collaboration, and service, strong and lasting realtor relationships naturally follow.

Listen to Dirk's first episode appearance on the podcast here.

Follow Dirk-

• 🔗 Website

• 📺 YouTube

• 👥 Facebook

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Instagram: @thenetworkerstourguide

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In this episode, Faithann Basore kicks off The Realtor-Ready Series, designed to help realtors and real-estate-adjacent professionals—such as inspectors, roofers, and lenders—build stronger referral relationships.She’s joined by Jackie Benjamin to explore how strategic social media engagement can build rapport before you ever meet in person, making real-life networking feel familiar instead of forced.

Jackie shares a simple engagement strategy that takes just 15 minutes a day and helps business owners create visibility, trust, and connection before showing up to events.

When relationships are warmed up online, in-person introductions feel easier and more natural. Faithann explains that once trust is built digitally, you simply need to show up—without overthinking it.

Jackie introduces a repeatable way to engage genuinely on social media:

• A – Acknowledge the post with specificity

• T – Tip add a helpful insight from your expertise

• Q – Question invite conversation

This approach increases replies, visibility, and real connection.

This is not a “follow everyone” strategy. Jackie emphasizes focusing on:

• primary referral partners who serve the same clients

• secondary visibility partners whose audiences include homeowners

Consistent visibility builds familiarity—and familiarity builds trust.

If posting feels overwhelming:

• aim for one post per week

• spend 15 minutes a day engaging

With the right people in your feed, engagement becomes faster and more effective.

Download Jackie's 15 Minute Social Media Checklist here.

Faithann encourages professionals to stay aware of what’s happening in their partners’ industries. Understanding industry shifts builds credibility and leads to better conversations and stronger relationships.

• Jackie’s 15-minute daily engagement checklist

Connect with Jackie

• Website - https://www.weassistbusiness.com/
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/weassistmarketing
• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackiebenjamin/

Join Faithann's Buying Signals for Networkers Mastermind, designed to help networkers recognize buying signals and invite next steps with confidence—without sounding pushy. Both in-person and virtual options are available. The mastermind is 8 Weeks and begins in early Feb. 2026.

Connect with Faithann:

• Instagram: @thenetworkerstourguide

• Join Premium OKC Networking for $65 for a 1 year access to Faithann's networking calendar, community forum, and networking courses.

• Join the Private Community: The Networker’s Tour Guide on Facebook