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How to Network with Intention: Building Relationships That Actually Grow Your Business
What does it actually take to network with intention, not just collect business cards, but build relationships that fuel real business growth? In this episode of the Network Build Grow Podcast, host Melissa Taylor sits down with Eleni Gates, founder of Gates Hospitality Group, a strategic communications firm rooted in a hospitality mindset
What You'll Learn in This Episode
• Why intentional networking beats volume every time, especially for solopreneurs
• How to set clear, purpose-driven goals before attending any networking event
• The simple mindset shift that eliminates networking anxiety instantly
• Eleni's exact follow-up system after meeting someone new (including her business card trick)
• The one red flag behavior that turns networkers off immediately
• How speaking and moderating panels builds instant credibility and expands your reach
About Eleni Gates
Eleni Gates is the founder of Gates Hospitality Group, a strategic communications firm that helps consumer-facing brands and leaders communicate with clarity, credibility, and purpose. Her career spans over a decade in the hospitality and restaurant industry, from a childhood spent in her parents' breakfast-and-lunch restaurant on Siesta Key, Florida, to leading communications and investor relations at First Watch Restaurants through its IPO, to heading PR at Firebirds Wood Fired Grill.
Eleni holds a degree in Public Relations and an MBA, which together gave her the confidence to launch Gates Hospitality Group. Today she works with restaurant brands, life coaches, authors, speakers, financial advisors, and other consumer-facing leaders, bringing the warmth of a hospitality mindset to everything she does.
Connect With Us
• Subscribe to the Network Build Grow Podcast on your favorite platform
• Leave a review — it helps more entrepreneurs find the show!
• Visit networkbuildgrow.com to join the community
• Follow Melissa Taylor on LinkedIn for weekly networking tips
🔔 Subscribe for weekly conversations on networking, leadership, branding, and business growth
🌐 Join the Network Build Grow community at networkbuildgrow.com
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By Melissa TaylorWhat does it actually take to network with intention, not just collect business cards, but build relationships that fuel real business growth? In this episode of the Network Build Grow Podcast, host Melissa Taylor sits down with Eleni Gates, founder of Gates Hospitality Group, a strategic communications firm rooted in a hospitality mindset
What You'll Learn in This Episode
• Why intentional networking beats volume every time, especially for solopreneurs
• How to set clear, purpose-driven goals before attending any networking event
• The simple mindset shift that eliminates networking anxiety instantly
• Eleni's exact follow-up system after meeting someone new (including her business card trick)
• The one red flag behavior that turns networkers off immediately
• How speaking and moderating panels builds instant credibility and expands your reach
About Eleni Gates
Eleni Gates is the founder of Gates Hospitality Group, a strategic communications firm that helps consumer-facing brands and leaders communicate with clarity, credibility, and purpose. Her career spans over a decade in the hospitality and restaurant industry, from a childhood spent in her parents' breakfast-and-lunch restaurant on Siesta Key, Florida, to leading communications and investor relations at First Watch Restaurants through its IPO, to heading PR at Firebirds Wood Fired Grill.
Eleni holds a degree in Public Relations and an MBA, which together gave her the confidence to launch Gates Hospitality Group. Today she works with restaurant brands, life coaches, authors, speakers, financial advisors, and other consumer-facing leaders, bringing the warmth of a hospitality mindset to everything she does.
Connect With Us
• Subscribe to the Network Build Grow Podcast on your favorite platform
• Leave a review — it helps more entrepreneurs find the show!
• Visit networkbuildgrow.com to join the community
• Follow Melissa Taylor on LinkedIn for weekly networking tips
🔔 Subscribe for weekly conversations on networking, leadership, branding, and business growth
🌐 Join the Network Build Grow community at networkbuildgrow.com