HOSTED BY: Amy Rannebarger
TOPIC: Networking Successes, Struggles & The Human Side of Professional Relationships
WHERE: Pio’s Restaurant – 403 1st Capitol Drive, St. Charles, MO 63301
WHEN: Wednesday June 10, 2026 – 11:30AM-1:00PM CST
This month’s SOS is a special one.
We spend a lot of time talking about networking as if it’s just about making connections, growing visibility, exchanging business cards, or building opportunity.
But the truth is that professional relationships are still relationships. And humans are complicated.
Sometimes people surprise us.
Sometimes we misjudge situations.
Sometimes someone presents differently in one environment than another.
Sometimes communication gets awkward.
Sometimes boundaries matter.
Sometimes professionalism gets tested.
And sometimes the hardest part of networking isn’t meeting people, it’s navigating the human behavior attached to professional relationships.
So, this month’s Special SOS will be a guided group and table conversations centered around the real experiences, successes, struggles, lessons learned, awkward moments, communication challenges, boundaries, red flags, and unexpected situations that come with building professional relationships.
Just honest, open conversation about the very real experiences that shape how we build trust, connection, reputation, and community in business and leadership.
Because sometimes the most valuable thing in the room isn’t a lead.
It’s perspective.
It’s discernment.
It’s support.
And honest conversation that makes us all a little wiser.
