Browsing: Community Connectors

Community Connectors is our inner circle of relationship-builders, collaborators, and champions for small business in Greater Houston. This series highlights the people who don’t just network—they actively connect others to opportunities, resources, and community. From mixers to meaningful introductions, Community Connectors help Houston grow one connection at a time.

The Art of the Start: How to Rebuild Your Life When Everything Changes Life has a way of forcing us into moments we never planned for.A job disappears. A relationship ends. A business partnership changes. A health challenge emerges. Sometimes the change is something we chose. Other times, it feels like the decision was made for us.Regardless of how we arrive there, many people eventually find themselves standing in the same place asking the same question:”Now what?”That question was at the center of a recent conversation on HCB Presents: Houston Stories with business coach and entrepreneur Art Hopkins.According to Hopkins,…

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A Conversation With Derek Tice About Weight Loss, Health, and Life After 40 There are a few questions I generally avoid asking. One of them is whether they’re expecting a baby. The other is whether they’re on a diet.Both questions have the potential to make a conversation awkward very quickly, which is why I usually steer clear of them altogether.But when I saw Derek Tice at a recent Houston City Beat mixer, I found myself making an exception.https://youtu.be/YXR9HZJaG-8Derek and I have known each other for some time through the Houston business community. As we talked that evening, I couldn’t help…

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Brenda Sarconi is the founder of Ride N Go, a “Friends Helping Friends” transportation and lifestyle assistance company that helps busy parents, seniors, and individuals who can’t drive stay connected to their daily lives and communities.

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Houston City Beat Community Connector Mixer & Business Meeting​No agendas. No awkward networking. Just good people, good conversation, and the Houston City Beat community coming together.Join us at THE MET ATHLETIC CLUB for a night of high-energy, low-pressure networking in the upstairs bar/restaurant BENCHMARK KITCHEN & TAP and get in the fun happening at the premier golf simulator room. Whether you’re a scratch golfer or you’ve never held a club, this is your chance to connect with Houston’s movers and shakers in a space where you can actually hear yourself talk.Stop “networking” and start connecting. See y’all there!The Game PlanThe Vibe: High energy, low pressure,…

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