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Sincerity & Networking: Building a Community That Has Your Back
FENG Guest Speaker Aaron Brooks, Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Sincerity & Networking: Building a Community That Has Your Back
Join us for an engaging webinar, Sincerity & Networking: Building a Community That Has Your Back, featuring Aaron Brooks, MBA, is a business development, consulting, and relationship-management executive.
Most people think networking is about how many people they know. That is the wrong measurement. A truly powerful network is measured by how many people know one another because of you. In this session, Aaron Brooks will challenge the traditional, transactional idea of networking and explore how sincerity, generosity, curiosity, and intentional relationship-building can create something much more valuable: a genuine professional and personal community. One where people learn from one another, advocate for one another, make introductions proactively without being asked, open doors, provide perspective, and show up when it matters.
The goal isn't to collect contacts. It's to build a community of people who are stronger because they know you - and because they know each other.
During this webinar, attendees will learn:
About the Speaker: Aaron Brooks, MBA is a business development, consulting, and relationship-management executive with nearly three decades of experience building businesses and trusted executive relationships across industries. Throughout his career, Aaron has worked with senior leaders in areas including consulting, staffing and recruiting, accounting and audit, business transformation, supply chain, risk and governance, and artificial intelligence.
Aaron is the author of Sincerity: The Recipe for Living Your Best Personal and Professional Life and founder of the Sincerity Group, an executive community he has led for more than six years centered on authentic relationships, shared learning, and helping others succeed.
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Session Title: Sincerity & Networking: Building a Community That Has Your Back
What makes a professional network truly strong? It’s not the number of LinkedIn connections or business cards you collect, but the meaningful relationships you cultivate—and the connections you create between others. This webinar explores how to move beyond traditional networking toward genuine community building, where relationships are rooted in trust, generosity, curiosity, and a willingness to help without expecting an immediate return.
We’ll explore the power of being a connector and how creating value for others can compound throughout your career. You’ll also learn how to build your own personal board of directors—a trusted group of people who challenge and teach you, advocate for you, broaden your thinking, tell you the truth, and have your back—while recognizing the role you can play on the boards of others.
Aaron Brooks will challenge the traditional, transactional idea of networking and explore how sincerity, generosity, curiosity, and intentional relationship-building can create something much more valuable: a genuine professional and personal community. One where people learn from one another, advocate for one another, make introductions proactively without being asked, open doors, provide perspective, and show up when it matters.
His philosophy of networking can be summarized in one idea:
The strength of your network isn't measured by how many people you know. It's measured by how many people know one another because of you.
Aaron Brooks, MBA is a business development, consulting, and relationship-management executive with nearly three decades of experience building businesses and trusted executive relationships across industries. Throughout his career, Aaron has worked with senior leaders in areas including consulting, staffing and recruiting, accounting and audit, business transformation, supply chain, risk and governance, and artificial intelligence.
Central to Aaron's approach is a belief that relationships are not simply a component of business - they are one of its greatest sources of long-term value. He has built an extensive national network by intentionally connecting people, creating communities, and helping relationships develop well beyond his own involvement.
Aaron is the author of Sincerity: The Recipe for Living Your Best Personal and Professional Life and founder of the Sincerity Group, an executive community he has led for more than six years centered on authentic relationships, shared learning, and helping others succeed.