Think networking is just collecting business cards and compliments? Think again. In this Sales with Sam session, profitability coach Sam Varner is teaming up with SheSpace Cofounder Stephanie Tsuru to break down how to measure the real return on your relationship-building. Learn how to track the value of your connections, tie networking to actual revenue, and make sure every conversation counts.

Join Culture Club HTX for an unforgettable evening with Kay Smith-Blum, debut author of TANGLES—a genre-bending literary work hailed as “emotionally engaging” and “impossible to put down.” Think Cold War secrets, environmental suspense, and a love story unlike any other—all explored live in conversation with Leisa and Shavonnah. This isn’t your average book talk. It’s a smartly staged, salon-style event where historical fiction meets high society—and where the subtext is just as compelling as the story. What to Expect An electrifying conversation on the real-life secrets and Cold War coverups that inspired TANGLES Behind-the-scenes insight into the writing process and the emotional truths woven through historical fiction Thought-provoking reflections on women’s roles in untold histories Book sales and signing on-site courtesy of Blue Willow Bookshop Who Should Be in the Room Readers, thinkers, culture-shapers. Lovers of fiction, history, elegance, and edge. And anyone who believes an evening can be both intellectually rich and socially magnetic. Come Curious. Leave Cultivated. Bring a friend and your curiosity. RSVP is required—space is limited.