Carroll Business Network
The Carroll Business Network brings small business leaders together, educates on actionable business topics, and builds relationships in the community. The Network promotes community-building by sharing contact information with all speakers and attendees.
Monthly Networking Luncheon Event – 6/16/25
CBNBBQ meets on the third Monday of every month at Mission BBQ, in Westminster, MD from 10:00am-11:30am, with postponement dates in case of Federal holidays. Registration is completed via the event web portal.
Attend the Carroll Business Network luncheon event at Mission BBQ, Westminster, on June 16th, 2025, featuring Rich Austin, Co-Owner, Trembling Giant Marketing, LLC, speaking about auditing your brand: what it’s doing for you, how you are perceived, what drives perceptions, and how accurate your brand expression is. Pre-purchasing your lunch fee is $22 Purchasing your lunch fee at the door is $25. Drinks are included.
Rich Austin has been the co-owner of Trembling Giant Marketing, LLC for over 11 years. He provides branding, creative, and marketing analysis and creative messaging and design for small business owners, and has supported hundreds of small business owners in our community and surrounding areas. In collaboration with his business partner, Amy Giannakoulias, Rich has been the creative director and designer behind the majority of advertisements in their flagship publication, My County Direct®. Design, messaging, and branding has been Rich’s profession since before he graduated High School. He brings his almost 30 years of daily professional expertise and training to the table when he shares his knowledge about effective branding and communications.
Join us for engaging and insightful networking. Learn about other business owners and build authentic connections, foster meaningful relationships, and make a lasting impression. Network effectively and leverage your connections for personal and professional growth. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your networking prowess and unlock new opportunities!
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR MONTHLY NETWORKING LUNCH
Branding 101: Auditing Your Brand
Monday, June 16th, 2025
Featuring: Rich Austin, Co-Owner, Trembling Giant Marketing, LLC
Monthly Networking Luncheon Event – 7/7/25
The Carroll Business Network meets on the first Monday of every month at Tony’s Japanese Restaurant in Sykesville from 12:00pm-1:30pm, with postponement dates in case of Federal holidays. Registration is completed via the event web portal.
Attend the Carroll Business Network luncheon event at Tony’s Japanese Restaurant on July 7th, 2025, featuring Reginald D. Smith, Founder, RU Coached, speaking about methods to improve your workplace dynamics. Pre-purchasing your lunch fee is $22 Purchasing your lunch fee at the door is $25.
Reginald D. Smith is founder of the company RU Coached. He is a professional relationship expert. He is also an executive, leadership, and workplace coach who has a special talent for bringing people together to help create workplace environments, in which individuals can positively impact their organizations through excellent team/management bonds. Reginald is also an author and presenter, who strives to cultivate better workplace relationships through organizational coaching.
Reginald is the author of the new book called Workplace Relationships That Thrive. The concepts, tips, and scenarios in the book take the mystery out of how to achieve balanced and productive professional relationships. The winning formula for the book is a series of topics that offer a deep dive into workplace relationship issues, with suggested solutions to address challenges that are all too common.
Join us for engaging and insightful networking. Learn about other business owners and build authentic connections, foster meaningful relationships, and make a lasting impression. Network effectively and leverage your connections for personal and professional growth. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your networking prowess and unlock new opportunities!
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR MONTHLY NETWORKING LUNCH
10 Tips To Improve Workplace Dynamics
Monday, July 7th, 2025
Featuring: Reginald D. Smith, Founder, R U Coached
Did You Know?
Over a relaxed meal, attendees are given the chance to improve their network with fellow business owners. Keynote speakers are featured at each event, focusing on specific business-related topics. The program’s curriculum consists of 12 topics relevant to business development and sustainability. See the full list of speakers and events below.
The Carroll Business Network is an evolution of the Carroll Marketing Group which was started ten years ago by Amy Giannakoulious, co-owner of Trembling Giant Marketing, as a way to connect local small business leaders and expand inter-community business relationships. The core goals of the organization are networking, education, and community. Each lunch event emphasizes an open-door policy and warm atmosphere to bring together businesses in the shared goals of professional excellence.
