Do you ever leave a networking event realising you know exactly what everyone else does… but hardly anyone could say the same about you?

You might have had good conversations. You might have felt comfortable, even enjoyed yourself, and yet nothing has come of it. No follow‑ups. No referrals. No real sense that being in that room made any difference to your business.

In this episode of Rise From Within, I’m talking about why that happens.

This isn’t about having a better pitch, being more confident, or forcing yourself to sound salesy. It’s about the very common ways women hold back at networking events without realising — asking questions instead of speaking about themselves, minimising what they do, or moving the focus away from their work and asking others about what they do instead.

I explore what’s actually going on underneath those behaviours, why networking confidence can feel harder the more experienced you become, and how being liked at networking doesn’t automatically lead to being remembered or referred.

In this episode, I cover:

• Why networking confidence often looks like being polite, asking lots of questions, and keeping the focus off yourself
• The difference between being socially present and being professionally present at networking events
• Why confidence at networking events can feel harder, not easier, as your business grows
• The cost of being liked at networking but not referred
• What it really means to own what you do without apology in business spaces

I also talk about the temptation to say “they weren’t my people anyway” and dismiss what's really happened, and why networking isn’t just about who buys from you now, but who might remember, recommend, or refer you later.

This episode is for you if you’re showing up to networking events, feel like you're doing all the right things, and still wondering why it’s not translating into opportunities and sales.

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A quick heads up - my transcriptions are automatically generated. For this reason there may be errors, incorrect words, bad spelling, bad grammar, and other things that just seem a little 'off'. You'll still be able to understand what is being said though, so please just ignore that and enjoy the episode.