About BizBestie Walk
BizBestie Walk is a women-led networking group designed to feel easy — for introverts, extroverts, and everyone in between.
Our meetups are inclusive and welcoming. No big stage energy. No getting lost in the crowd. Just conversation and connection.
We help women entrepreneurs build real relationships that lead to new opportunities, while supporting the small businesses that bring life to our local downtowns.
Sharon’s Story
I founded my first business in 2016, and for almost eight years I built a community for my studio families.
But I never made time to build one for myself. Owning a business often felt lonely.
In 2024, I launched a web design and SEO studio, and I spent that first year behind a screen almost every day.
I wanted to connect in person with women who were brave enough to build something of their own, just like I was, so I explored networking for the first time.
For five months, I tried all the things: happy hours, NYC events, packed rooms, expensive communities, Zoom networking, and more than my share of virtual coffee chats.
But as an introvert, big events often left me drained and open networking felt like the wild west.
Delivering the “perfect intro” in front of a room full of strangers felt overwhelming, especially while building a new business and battling imposter syndrome.
And virtual networking never did it for me either. Being dropped into Zoom breakout rooms with no idea who you’d meet always left me feeling frazzled.
What I really wanted was a networking event my nervous system didn’t have to recover from — one that actually made room for real conversation.
-Sharon Calle
So I created BizBestie Walk, a more natural way to grow your business through real conversation and real connection.
For years, I thought my introversion was something I needed to overcome. Now, I’m embracing who I am, and building the kind of community I always wished existed.
If that means skipping events that overload my nervous system and choosing something calmer instead, I’m all for it.
Follow along as we grow BizBestie Walk into a community where every woman has the chance to build her business, feel supported, and feel included, without the overwhelm.
How the BizBestie Walk Format Came to Life
My experience as a studio owner included two years running a successful event space on a main street in suburban New Jersey, just before the pandemic.
Even before COVID, as neighboring businesses struggled with foot traffic and some even closed for good, I heard locals say, “I wish I knew that place existed.”
That stayed with me, and it’s a big part of why I’m committed to bringing visibility to small businesses in my community.
BizBestie Walk is also inspired by my daily walks and my travels in Italy in my 20s, where strolling through picturesque towns always included a stop at a local cafe.
