Sarah Chen
Founder & CEO
20+ years building operating systems for growth-stage companies.
About
Business growth shouldn't be this fragmented.
Business Connect was built to solve a problem most business owners quietly live with: the people, knowledge, and support they need to grow are scattered across disconnected groups, courses, and providers.
The problem
Fragmented Business Growth
Most business owners are stitching together a patchwork of networking events, online courses, freelancers, and advice from scattered sources. The signal is buried in the noise, and progress slows down.
Disconnected communities
Introductions without follow-through.
Generic education
Content that doesn't match your stage.
Hard-to-vet experts
No clear way to know who to trust.
No clear pathway
What to do next is always unclear.
The vision
One Connected Ecosystem
Bring relationships, education, expertise, and growth pathways into a single environment — so business owners always know what comes next and who can help them get there.
Why we exist
Built on a Different Set of Principles
We assemble the pieces
Everything an owner needs to grow, in one trusted environment.
We design for proximity
Real relationships with operators, experts, and partners.
We lead with substance
Programming and conversations that actually move the needle.
Leadership
The People Behind the Ecosystem
A team with deep operating experience, building the kind of environment they wished existed when they were growing their own businesses.
Robert Hayes
Co-Founder & COO
Led community and partnerships across multiple national organizations.
Amara Johnson
Director of Programming
Designs the curriculum and event cadence for the ecosystem.