Prestonwood Business Networking Group was formed in January, 1993 by Mark Washum and Lil Smith. They both left another networking group to create a new affiliation of professionals committed to the true concept of business networking. It was their belief that to become a member of this new networking group, an applicant had to come to the luncheon table with something other than "their own appetite". We have all experienced too many "networking" meetings wherein the individuals present were only trying to sell their service/product to the other attendees. They were not really interested in helping others.

If the first 3 rules of real estate are: location, location, and location; the first 3 rules of Prestonwood Business Networking would be: give first, give first, and give first. The long term vision of the membership process has always been: find individuals that establish a proven track record of being:

1. a strong professional in his/her given discipline;
2. a person who genuinely enjoys helping others, and seeks out opportunities to do so;
3. one who desires to commit to attend meetings, bring guests to those meetings, meet with others for 1:1 conferences; and give referrals.

The consequence of combining those attributes in its membership would be the creation, and the maintenance of a dynamic organization that would ultimately be sought out by a wide range of outstanding professionals.

Today, that vision has grown to a membership base of over 40 professionals, and average weekly meeting attendance in excess of 70 individuals. Frequently, the group will express over 300 "Thank You's" for referrals given or benefits exchanged per week.

For information on how you can become a part of this dynamic group, drop us an email at info@prestonwoodnetworking.com.