EBN – A Better Way for Creatives to Network and Build Partnerships without the Sales Pitches
Do you meet “great people” networking but struggle translating that to sales for your business?
Through a unique combination of virtual networking and Empowered Partners™ strategy calls, you’ll receive more cross promotion, speaking engagements, and engage in creative collaborative projects that lead to more clients.
Stop Chasing Prospects and Start Building…
Join our NEXT cOLLABORATIVE networking EVENT!
EBN – A Better Way for Creatives to Network and Build Partnerships without the Sales Pitches
Do you meet “great people” networking but struggle translating that to sales for your business?
Through a unique combination of virtual networking and Empowered Partners™ strategy calls, you’ll receive more cross promotion, speaking engagements, and engage in creative collaborative projects that lead to more clients.
Stop Chasing Prospects and Start Building…
How we network differently.
- We hand-select your networking breakout rooms based on who you want to meet and to avoid overlap between rooms. Each room is led by one of our Leadership Team members.
- We avoid chaotic zoom chats by providing a detailed attendance report with key information that makes follow up easy and allows you to identify your ideal connections!
- We shift the focus from prospects to identifying your ideal Empowered Partners so you can manifest more cross promotion, speaking engagements, and collaborative projects that lead to clients.
What are
Empowered Partners have a similar ideal client, complimentary services, and empower each other to create visibility using specific strategies.
Choose a Strategy
When Empowered Partners are intentional and choose to leverage specific strategies, they skyrocket their visibility and income.
We not only identify potential Empowered Partners within our community, but we build collaborative projects using these specific strategies. This leads to more visibility, speaking engagements, and innovative ideas that bring in more clients.
Do large networking events sometimes feel overwhelming? We work to strike the perfect balance between maximizing new connections and making sure you feel seen inside smaller, hand-selected breakout rooms with aligned Creatives. Our Leadership Team will welcome you and support you with connecting and next steps.
Our Members fall into 3 Different
Creative Entrepreneur Categories
Coaches
Life, Business, Executive, Health, Nutrition, Dating, Relationships, Time Management, Money, Speaking, Branding, Divorce, JV, Sales, Stylist, Career, Mindset, Music, Dance, Art, etc. If you are teaching and coaching others in a virtual environment, you are a great fit for our community.
Marketing Professionals
Website, Copywriter, Graphic Design, SEO, Strategists, Social Media, Photographer, Videographer, Audio, Editing, Music branding, Funnels, Books, Podcasts, PR, etc. If you help people create more visibility, we are excited to collaborate with you.
Complimentary Creative Services
These are services and products that Coaches and Marketing Professionals need or that their clients also desire. IP Attorney, Contract Attorney, CPA, Bookkeeper, Virtual Assistant, Financial Services, Insurance, Software and Tools for Business, Health/Beauty Products, etc.
You are Here Because...
- You are a Creative who values networking with like-minded people who give first in any relationship.
- You are tired of getting pitched and sold to in follow up calls. You aren't a prospect. You are a potential Empowered Partner!
- You are ready to collaborate to create Empowered Partners so you can manifest more speaking engagements, visibility and clients.
Join our NEXT cOLLABORATIVE networking EVENT!
What Members are saying
Networking with us is right for you if you're...
Spinning wheels at other networking events
Meeting “great” people but not getting referrals
Being “sold to” in follow up conversations
join our creative network
EBN – A Better Way for Creatives to Network and Build Partnerships without the Sales Pitches!
build empowered partners who skyrocket your visbility and income
Membership Benefits Include:
Save Time & Energy Networking with Aligned Connections:
- Never wonder if you're in the right networking group again when you attend our MONTHLY ONLINE NETWORKING MEETINGS. You'll join other creative Coaches, Speakers, Marketing and Sales Professionals who are actively looking for collaborations. We do the work to bring you dozens of potential new Empowered Partners every month so you can better leverage your time.
- Be inspired to think outside the box when you attend our MONTHLY EMPOWERED PARTNER MEETINGS. We will help you Identify Empowered Partners, set specific and doable networking goals, and then work with you to create collaborative projects that skyrocket your visibility and income..
- All the resources you need at your fingertips when you access our EBN PRIVATE COMMUNITY FORUM (on Mighty Networks) including Member Profiles, Marketing Opportunities, Recordings of Meetings, Networking Tools and more.
- Members receive PERSONALIZED 1-1 NETWORKING SUPPORT CALLS at 50% off with Stephanie Bonte-Lebair.
Increase Visibility with Speaking Opportunities:
- Apply to be a featured Speaker at one of our Networking Meetings (member-only benefit - 50-60 attendees)
- Be seen as a Leader and Connector by facilitating networking breakout rooms every month.
- Apply to be a featured and PAID Expert Workshop Host - Special 60-min EBN Workshop Series, taught by you and hosted by Stephanie Bonte-Lebair who will market it to both member and non-member attendees.
- Be interviewed on the Voice of Your Passions series live on social media and then repurpose that content for more visibility.
- Leverage the stages of other members and visiting guests. We collect the podcasts, groups and other stages our Members and Guests share throughout the year. We also provide you a list of potential stages after each networking event.
Increase Revenue with Special Collaboration Opportunities:
- Become an EBN Affiliate and earn income on your referrals (member-only benefit)
- Become a Sponsor and/or Vendor at "Build Empowered Partners who Skyrocket Your Visibility & Income" Networking Conference April 3, 4, 5, 2025 in Maryland (details coming soon).
- Apply to be a featured and PAID Expert Workshop Host - Special 60-min EBN Workshop Series, taught by you and hosted by Stephanie Bonte-Lebair who will market it to both member and non-member attendees.
SPECIAL SPRING 2025 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
PRICING - COMING SOON!
Quantity To Quality
Creatives desire relationships that go beyond simple referrals. We remove the pressure of referrals to focus on simple actions we can take to support our fellow members that lead to long-term relationships.
Prospects to Partnerships
Instead of focusing simply on the search for more prospects, we focus on finding ideal Empowered Partners who will help you market and build visibility that leads to leads to long-term business growth.
Competition to Collaboration
Creatives understand that two people who have a similar business are still very unique and can be fantastic Empowered Partners who engage in collaborative projects that open more doors for everyone.
Exclusive BONUS Benefits
Access to Special Events
• Expertly guided Virtual Summits created specifically to help the needs of the community.
Elevate Your Networking to a Superpower Online Course - $997 Value
• Creative a Captivating Networking Introduction that has you standing out in a crowd
• Build a Networking CTA that is Fun and Profitable
• Create an Intentional Networking Plan that keeps you from wasting your time on misaligned phone calls
• 5 Steps to Build Empowered Partners Who Skyrocket Your Visibility and Income.
• Maximize your networking time using 5 Empowered Partner Strategies to generate creative collaborations
Affiliate Rewards and Guest Passes
• Create relationship currency by connecting your prospects, clients and colleagues to high-level business owners. Your guest may attend once at no charge.
• Receive Affiliate Thank You Rewards for every member you refer.
Discounted Tickets to our In-Person EBN Yearly Conference
Next one April 3, 4, 5, 2025 in Washington DC area
Join our next collaborative networking event!
Let's answer some common questions!
You…
- Identify as a Creative, service-based business owner – specifically a Coach, Speaker, Marketing Professional or a service that compliments or is desired by Coaches and Marketing Professionals (Attorney, CPA, Bookkeeper, Financial services, Virtual Assistant, Software/tools for business, etc.)
- Coaches, Trainers and Marketing Professionals make great referral partners for you!
- You do most of your business in a virtual environment.
- Appreciate hand-selected introductions over random breakout rooms.
- Value an educational presentation on networking, marketing or sales topic.
- Understand that visiting isn’t about landing a sale, but about looking for ideal connections for collaboration.
Expect to be….
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- Welcomed into our FB Group and given a shout out.
- Given clear instructions on how to prepare for our meeting.
- Impressed with how we start and end on time, and how the meeting moves along at just the right pace.
- Held in a safe energy inside our consciously-created breakout rooms facilitated by our Leadership Team.
- Provided with a dynamic presentation from an EBN Member on a topic connected to networking, marketing and/or sales.
- Introduced to at least a dozen creative entrepreneurs over a minimum of two networking breakout rooms
- Invited to connect with at least one aligned person for a follow-up call. 95% of our attendees report having 2 or more aligned follow-up calls!
- Sent a detailed attendance report for easy follow up even with those you didn’t meet directly in your breakout rooms.
What doesn’t work well for Creatives…
- Being seen as a Prospect and “sold to”
- Transactional networking conversations
- Listening to dozens of introductions in large rooms
- Describing their deep and multifaceted work in only 60 seconds
- The grind of looking for Prospects one follow up call at a time
- Feeling alone in marketing and networking efforts
- Searching for Partnerships instead of Prospects
- Smaller networking rooms with aligned connections
- Leveraging a Collaboration Strategy to focus their Creative energy. (Empowered Partner Strategies)
- Upleveling Speaking to leverage visibility (We offer several ways to hold the microphone)
- Having a Team helping them market and make aligned connections
- Following Step-by-step Core Networking actions to stay out of overwhelm (We have created a roadmap to success)
Our Consciously-Created Networking Breakout Rooms…
- Are hand-selected based on your title, services, and who you tell us you want to meet (feel free to do so).
- Are facilitated by a Leadership Team Member who welcomes you and helps facilitate the conversation so no one feels uncomfortable or manipulates the conversation.
- Have the ultimate intention to help you connect with at least one aligned person for a follow-up call. Please have your scheduling link ready!
- You won’t be “pitched” or “sold to”. Instead, connections will focus on identifying Empowered Partners™ who share your audience, have a complimentary service to you, and want to get to know you with the intention of collaboration.
- You won’t waste your time listening to dozens of people introduce themselves. I will have conscious introductions in smaller groups with aligned connections.
- You will receive invitations for aligned follow-up calls before you leave the meeting.
- 95% of our attendees report having at least 2 aligned follow-up conversations after they attend our meetings. 40% of those report 4 or more!
- You will focus on moving from searching for Prospects to Building Empowered Partnerships with fellow Creative entrepreneurs (especially coaches and marketing professionals).
We also visit and network with free and lower cost groups. They have their place, and are full of wonderful people! In addition to our consciously created networking meetings…
We are actually an Empowered Partner Collaborative that includes Live Networking!
- We focus on Building Empowered Partners to Skyrocket Visibility and Income through special meetings that help you think outside the box and implement your ideas.
- We provide several ways for you to hold the microphone and leverage your time on a stage including featured speaker spots, expert breakout workshops, leading a networking breakout room, being interviewed on our Voice of Your Passions interview series, and more.
- We utilize our proprietary Empowered Partner Strategies to collaborate and create together.
- Our investment levels help us ensure that aligned business owners are joining us every month.
- 95% of our attendees report booking at least 2 aligned networking follow-up calls. 65% of those report 4 or more!
- If you are a Creative Entrepreneur, you will experience a different way of connecting that leads to leveraged collaboration, maximizing your networking time and efforts.
Benefits include…
- Absolute clarity on the step-by-step actions to take to develop successful Empowered Partners while maximizing all the benefits and resources available to you as a member of EBN.
- Prepare for Networking so you are calm, clear and captivating.
- Develop and practice a Captivating Networking Introduction that helps you stand out in a crowd.
- Advanced training for success in Cross Promotion, Speaking, JV/Affiliate and Creative Collaborative Strategies with your Empowered Partners.
- If you are an expert in one of the Empowered Partner Strategies, and you are a Creative Collaborative Member, you may submit your Expert Training that includes an ongoing Call to Action within the training platform.
- Monthly checklists to success that update every single month. Never wonder about what actions will bring a high ROI from your networking efforts again.
ABOUT STEPHANIE
Award-Winning Singer, Trainer, and Networking Facilitator
Stephanie is a classically-trained singer turned voice and networking coach. After college, she moved to New York City and performed in operas, musical and cabaret before creating her business, The Empowered Voice and later Empowered Business Networking.
For over 20 years, she has helped singers, speakers and creative business owners leverage their voice for more influence, authentic connections and increased sales. She wrote her own one-woman musical “Stage Dreams” in 2019 and sings musical Keynote presentations around the country for business-minded audiences.
She is an award-winning Networking Facilitator and has run several networking and mastermind groups both in person and virtually for the last 10 years.
Whether performing on stages, networking, or speaking in the boardroom, Stephanie’s mission is to help people be the voice of their passions.