11/12/2025
Owning a business as an introvert is no joke!
I can make your website beautiful, I can design it to convert, I can get it to show up on searches, all the things. You as a business owner still have to go out there and do the scary networking. Trust me, I get it, I am an introvert.
Here are 5 things that have helped me get out there and do the scary things.
1. Commit. Don't wait and decide last minute if you are going to attend the conference, the trade show, the business dinner. Commit early and figure out the details after, you will always find a reason not to go, but committing to the RSVP will hold you to it.
2. Go with a game plan, have a strategy on what you are going to ask the new people you meet. Maybe it is going to be "what do you do for fun when you aren't here?"
3. Go prepared with YOUR answer on the dreaded question "what is your business?" I'm pretty sure it's a common theme amongst many that we hate talking about ourselves, we would much rather hear about others. Practice this so it's natural and represents you. Remember you are the face of your brand.
4. Set clear goals, decide what you want to achieve before the event, maybe it's to have 2 meaningful conversations, this provides you with focus and hopefully less anxiety.
5. How are you going to connect with folks that you have had those meaningful convos with? Go with a gameplay, maybe you will add them to your socials right there on the spot, maybe you will exchange business cards, think this through so you are prepared.
Are you seeing a theme here. Be prepared, be intentional.
I always hope someone will ask me what I do for fun outside of business, colourful eggs all day long. Hope they are ready for my farm girl answers to fun! 😉