Connection Mindset: Virtual Networking for Queer Entrepreneurs and Professionals
The Workshop
Networking can be intimidating and often triggers negative thought spirals, but shifting your focus to a community need can help you recognize your true worth. Connection Mindset is a transformative webinar that invites you to stop viewing your business in isolation and start seeing it as a vital part of a larger whole. When you define your service within a shared need, you extend an invitation to create community and grow together.
To make virtual networking enjoyable and successful, you need a strong brand, a clear sense of self, and a social capital offer—while connecting with the right people, organizations, and brands. You will learn to view yourself and your business as an essential part of a larger whole and begin networking with integrity. Join us to redefine professional success as a collective achievement, where your growth is fueled by how deeply you connect, support, and show up for the community that sustains you.
About the Speaker
| MJ Johnston (them/her)
MJ Johnston (them/her) is a neuroqueer settler in Treaty 2 at Moosomin, SK. They have a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychiatric Nursing from Brandon University. In 2024, MJ won a Queen’s Jubilee Award for human rights advocacy, specifically reproductive rights. They co-founded and operate, Their Collective, a soon to be Community Service (Nonprofit) Cooperative that supports 2SLGBTIAP+, ADHD, and Autistic Mental Health Professionals to provide affirming, affordable, accessible services across Canada. |
Know Before You Go
- This is a virtual event – the link will be sent to you via email. (Make sure to check your spam folders!)
- The event will run about 1 hour.
- We strive to create inclusive and safer spaces. Hate speech, harassment, or harmful behaviours will not be tolerated. Anyone engaging in this behaviour will be removed from the event.
| Starts | Mon Mar 30 2026, 12:00pm CST |
| Ends | Mon Mar 30 2026, 1:00pm CST |
