Code&: Networking 101

​Networking isn't easy, and we never quite seem to know what we're doing. Come listen as Candice explains how it is done, and then put it into practice with the rest of the group (who are all just as new to this as you are)

​The talk:
Networking out of Necessity - with Candice G.

Hate small talk? Feel like networking is fake and exhausting? Same. As an autistic, ADHD entrepreneur, I've learned to make networking work for me, no fake smiles, no cringe icebreakers.

​What this talk covers:

• ​What "valuable networking" actually means (hint: it's about being useful, not popular)

• ​Practical tactics for introverts, neurodivergent folks, and people who just hate networking

• ​How to "prep your network" before events so you don't have to rely on random small talk

• ​How to leave an event with real connections (and no business-card shame)

• ​Scripts + conversation openers that don't feel salesy or awkward