Networking Without Burnout: Sustainable Growth Through Relationships
Networking and sustainable growth aren’t separate—they’re deeply connected. In this session, Brittney Ashley will share how to build relationships that lead to referrals, collaborations, and long-term opportunities, without overcommitting, people-pleasing, or draining your capacity. Brittney offers a trauma-informed, neurodivergent-friendly approach to networking that feels human, values-aligned, and actually doable. You’ll walk away with:
• A simple, sustainable networking framework you can repeat (even in busy seasons)
• Clarity on who to connect with (and who to skip) based on your goals and capacity
• Conversation starters and follow-up scripts that feel natural, not salesy
• A referral/partnership approach that turns relationships into consistent opportunities
• Boundaries that protect your time and energy while still keeping you visible
• A next-step plan you can implement immediately after the session
Brittney Ashley
Brittney Ashley is the Founder and Lead Strategist of Creative Dynamics Virtual Services Ltd., a Métis- and women-owned company in Victoria, BC. Her agency helps service-based founders scale their businesses sustainably—without burnout—through a mix of business consulting, strategy, and hands-on support, including executive assistance, operations management, project management, and marketing launch support. Originally founded to help moms build flexible work-from-home careers, Creative Dynamics now supports entrepreneurs more broadly with people-first, trauma-informed, and neurodivergent-friendly operations.
Brittney is a Certified Business Coach, Certified Imposter Syndrome Coach, and Trauma-Informed Money Practitioner. She’s an Entreprenista 100 honoree, a Canadian Choice Award winner (2026), and was voted Top Coach in Victoria (2024). She hosts a radio show called Breaking Norms, Building Dreams (200,000+ listeners), where she shares real founder stories, outlines the social norms we’ve been taught to follow, and challenges outdated hustle culture—reminding listeners that we are worthy no matter our age, season, or story, and that success shouldn’t cost your nervous system. She’s also a two-time nominee for the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards.
Facilitated By
Jenny Stoldt
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