Karmic Networking: Creating Opportunities Through Authentic Connection with Valerie Peck (Mon, June 01, 2026)

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Karmic Networking: Creating Opportunities Through Authentic Connection

Karmic Networking is more than exchanging business cards or collecting LinkedIn connections. It is the practice of building authentic, meaningful relationships rooted in generosity, trust, and long-term mutual support. In this engaging session, participants will explore how genuine human connection can open unexpected professional doors, strengthen personal branding, and create opportunities that traditional networking often misses.

Designed especially for professionals navigating career transitions, this presentation will examine the difference between transactional networking and relationship-centered networking, while offering practical strategies for creating connections that feel natural, memorable, and rewarding. Attendees will learn how to network with confidence, build lasting professional relationships, and position themselves as valuable contributors within their communities and industries.

Join 40Plus of Greater Washington for an inspiring conversation on how authentic connection, goodwill, and intentional relationship-building can positively influence both your career and your life.

About the Speaker

Valerie Peck leads Elevate-X Consulting, where she helps organizations integrate customer intelligence into every aspect of their business, from strategy to data activation. Her expertise in customer intelligence-driven experience management has been honed over a distinguished career marked by strategic leadership and a commitment to innovation. Valerie is an entrepreneur and developed the pioneering experience mapping tool SuiteCX and led several consultancies before selling SuiteCX two years ago. Now, back in consulting, her approach integrates data-driven and 1-to-1 management consulting principles with the ‘how-to’ of technology implementation, ensuring that customer success is at the forefront of every initiative. She helps her clients’ champion advancements in understanding where they are with their ability to delight their customers and, by that, enhance retention, acquisition, and loyalty. She believes that Applied Customer Intelligence and the innovation enables and keeps both B2B and B2C companies more competitive.

She has worked globally with a wide array both B2C and B2B clients such as Akbank (Turkey), AEG Live!, Allergan, Anaplan, AMD, AT&T, Bank of Turkey, Bank of the West, Blue Shield of CA, Broadmoor Properties, Cisco Systems, Dexcom, Dogus International Holdings, Ford, Houghton Mifflin, Hewlett-Packard, LabCorp. Kaiser Permanente, KBC Bank (Belgium), Kimberly Clark, Lexus, Limited Brands, Luxottica, Majid Al Futtaim Holdings, McGladrey, Metropolitan Jewish Health, Microsoft, Nordstrom, Pfizer, Pacific Bell Info Svcs , Quest Diagnostics, PS Printing (Deluxe), Syngenta Crop Protection, Starwood Vacation Network, South Africa Telcom, Tailored Brands (Mens Wearhouse), T-Mobile, ViaCord, Vision Service Plans, Volvo, Xanterra Travel Collection, Windstar Cruises, Yahoo!

Valerie has a B.S. in Marketing as well as an MBA from the University of Southern California. She holds a CCXP as well as being a Bain Advisor with an NPS x Certification.

valerie.peck@elevatexconsulting.com

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Smart Money Moves During Career Transitions with Tania P. Brown (Mon, June 22, 2026)

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Smart Money Moves During Career Transitions

This 45–60 minute presentation covers:

1. Why good intentions (and vision boards) aren't enough — the financial reality check most people skip

2. The 5 most costly mistakes professionals make when leaving corporate for self-employment

3. The three numbers you must know BEFORE you quit — and how to find them

4. What benefits replacement actually costs (it's not what you think)

5. How to build a financial exit roadmap — even if you don't have six figures saved

Audience takeaway:

Attendees leave knowing exactly where their plan has gaps — and what to do next.

About the Speaker

Tania P. Brown, CFP® is a Job Exit Strategist™ and founder of The Confident Quitter's Collective™. Her job is literally to help you quit yours.

She comes to this work from an unlikely path — U.S. Army Staff Sergeant, 20-year corporate financial services executive, and former VP of Coaching Strategy — which means she knows how to lead under pressure, how the corporate machine runs, and exactly what it costs a professional financially when they decide they’re done with both.

Her own exit was triggered by what she calls "the performance review from hell." She planned her escape for two years, then watched the universe throw everything at her the moment she quit — a burst pipe, two unexpected surgeries, a dead car. Her plan held. She walked away with zero dollars of new debt. Zero.

That stress test became her method. Today, she helps professionals 40+ answer the question they're afraid to ask — "Can I really afford to do this?" — and build a financial roadmap to go solo from exactly where they are, whether they're starting with $1,000 or $100,000.

Her work has been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg, MarketWatch, USA Today, and Business Insider.

Website:www.taniapbrown.com

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