Oak Brook Business Network

10/15/2026

New Connections, New Opportunities in Chicago

What a great night for the Windy City Business Network! Last night, professionals from across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs joined us at Midwest Coast Brewing for another evening of networking, relationship building and making meaningful business connections. One of the things we enjoy most about these events is watching conversations develop naturally throughout the room. People were meeting someone new, reconnecting with familiar faces, exchanging ideas and learning more about how they might be able to help one another....

What a great night for the Windy City Business Network! Last night, professionals from across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs joined us at Midwest Coast Brewing for another evening of networking, relationship building and making meaningful business connections. One of the things we enjoy most ab...

10/12/2026

We still have a few seats available for tomorrow morning’s Oak Brook Power Partner Referral Group!

If you’re looking for a smaller referral group focused on real relationships, trusted connections and legitimate business referrals, we’d love to have you join us.

📅 Tuesday, October 13

⏰ 9:15–10:30 AM

📍 Beatrix | Oak Brook

We are currently looking for professionals in Accounting & Tax, Commercial Banking, IT & Cybersecurity, Business Law, Software Development, Mortgage, Wealth Management, Estate Law, Commercial Insurance and Business Coaching.

🚨 Only a few spots remain, and registration is required.

🎟️ Reserve your seat: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/power-partner-referral-group-meeting-beatrix-oct-13th-915am-tickets-2002826559153

10/08/2026

Connections, Leadership and a Special Guest at Northwest Business Network

What a great night for the Northwest Business Network! Last night, professionals from throughout the northwest suburbs came together at CoCo & Blu in Arlington Heights for another evening of networking, relationship building and meaningful business conversations. One of the things we continue to enjoy most about these events is watching people move around the room, meet someone new and reconnect with people they already know....

What a great night for the Northwest Business Network! Last night, professionals from throughout the northwest suburbs came together at CoCo & Blu in Arlington Heights for another evening of networking, relationship building and meaningful business conversations. One of the things we continue to enj...

10/07/2026

Are you looking for a referral group that actually leads to real business?

Join us for our next Oak Brook Power Partner Referral Group meeting on Tuesday, October 13 at Beatrix in Oak Brook.

We are intentionally building a small group of just 12 core business professionals who want to know one another, build trust and refer legitimate work back and forth.

This is NOT about building the next big networking franchise or hitting referral quotas. It is about Authenticity, Gratitude and Community and creating long-term relationships with people who genuinely want to help each other succeed.

🚨 For this meeting, we are ONLY looking for professionals in these categories:

• Accounting & Tax
• Commercial Banking
• IT & Cybersecurity
• Business Attorney
• Software Developer
• Mortgage Advisor
• Wealth Management
• Estate Attorney
• Commercial Insurance
• Business Coach

📅 Tuesday, October 13
⏰ 9:15–10:30 AM
📍 Beatrix | Oak Brook

We are still holding brainstorming meetings as we find the right 12 people to become the core of this group. If you fit one of the categories above and want to be part of building something different from the ground up, we would love to have you at the table.

🎟️ Registration is required and space is limited. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/power-partner-referral-group-meeting-beatrix-oct-13th-915am-tickets-2002826559153?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

*You must be registered and have a reserved spot to attend.*

09/30/2026

This past Monday, we held our second Oak Brook Power Partner Referral Group meeting at Beatrix in Oak Brook, and one theme came up again and again:

People are tired of joining referral groups where they give, give, give… and get very little in return.

That is exactly why we are building this group differently.

Our goal is not to become the next big networking franchise. We want to build a tight-knit group of just 12 core business professionals who genuinely know, trust and support one another — and who refer real, legitimate business to each other.

Our group is being built around three core values:

Authenticity

Be yourself. Be vulnerable. Share how you are really doing so the people around you can truly know you and support you. Strong relationships start with authenticity.

Gratitude

Lead with giving, sharing and helping others succeed. This is not about hitting a referral quota. It is about looking for genuine ways to help the people in your group — knowing that strong relationships create opportunities over time.

Community

We want to build a group of leaders who support each other, their businesses and the community around them through long-term, mutually beneficial relationships.

We are still in the brainstorming and building stage as we look for the right 12 professionals to make up the core group.

If this sounds like the kind of referral group you have been looking for, we would love to have you join one of our upcoming meetings.

📍 Oak Brook

Stay tuned for our next meeting date and Eventbrite registration link.

⚠️ You must be registered and have a reserved spot to attend.

09/30/2026

Partnerships Being Made While Networking in the Fox Valley

What a great night for the Fox Valley Business Network! Last night, professionals from across the Fox Valley came together at Riverlands Brewing Company in St. Charles for another evening of networking, relationship building and meaningful business conversations. One of the things we enjoy most about these events is seeing such a wide variety of people in the room....

What a great night for the Fox Valley Business Network! Last night, professionals from across the Fox Valley came together at Riverlands Brewing Company in St. Charles for another evening of networking, relationship building and meaningful business conversations. One of the things we enjoy most abou...

09/24/2026

A Night of Introductions, Opportunities and What’s Coming Next

Last night, the Naperville Business Network returned to Empire Burgers & Brews in downtown Naperville for another incredible evening of networking. We welcomed 70 professionals to the rooftop, and September gave us the perfect night to be outside. The rooftop was open, the weather was beautiful, and people spent the evening moving around the room, meeting someone new, reconnecting with familiar faces, and building relationships....

Last night, the Naperville Business Network returned to Empire Burgers & Brews in downtown Naperville for another incredible evening of networking. We welcomed 70 professionals to the rooftop, and September gave us the perfect night to be outside. The rooftop was open, the weather was beautiful, and...

09/17/2026

We’re building our Power Partner Referral Group in Oak Brook! 🤝

Our next Windy City Business Network Power Partner Referral Group meeting is coming up, and we’re looking for experienced professionals who want to build strong referral relationships and help one another grow.

📅 Monday, September 28
🕘 9:15 AM
📍 Beatrix | Oak Brook

For this group, we are specifically looking for professionals in:

✔️ Accounting & Tax
✔️ Commercial Banking
✔️ IT & Cybersecurity
✔️ Business Law
✔️ Software Development
✔️ HR & Payroll
✔️ Wealth Management
✔️ Estate Planning Law
✔️ Commercial Insurance
✔️ Business Coaching

This isn’t about collecting business cards. The goal is to create a focused group of Power Partners who get to know one another’s businesses, understand what makes a great referral, and actively look for opportunities to help each other.

⚠️ You MUST be registered in advance to attend this meeting.

🎟️ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/power-partner-referral-group-meeting-beatrix-sept-28th-915am-tickets-2001391808776?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

If you have 10+ years in your profession and have been a business owner for at least 5 years, we’d love to have you help us build this group from the ground up.

Come meet the professionals who could become your next Power Partners.

09/16/2026

Great networking isn’t about belonging to just ONE group. It’s about building relationships. 🤝

Last night’s Oak Brook Business Network event at Empire Burgers + Brew in Lombard was a perfect example.

We had professionals from our community along with members of BNI and ProVisors all connecting in the same room. Our founder, Michel Sharritt, is also a ProVisors member, and we loved seeing different networking communities come together to make even more connections.

We also received the sweetest surprise from regular attendee Swati D., who brought us a box of Kilwins fudge to thank us for hosting these events. ❤️ That meant so much!

And we welcomed Dr. James Chitwood and Eric Himes of The Inspired Culture, who shared information about their upcoming Leadership Summit in Naperville. To learn more or to receive a discount on your ticket use promo code: cuecamp you can learn more at: https://yourpathinspired.com/summit/

Another great night of new faces, familiar friends, and communities coming together.

📸 Check out the photos and tag someone you connected with!

👉 Join us at an upcoming event: www.windycitybiz.net/events