THE REFERRAL TABLE | Birmingham Local Referral Lunch Exchange

Join THE REFERRAL TABLE for a fun, in-person Birmingham lunch where local pros swap leads and grow together! THE REFERRAL TABLE | Birmingham Local Referral Lunch Exchange You do not need to meet everyone in Birmingham. You need to meet a few people who understand: WHAT YOU DO WHO YOU HELP WHAT YOU NEED and WHO THEY MAY BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE THE REFERRAL TABLE is a 90-minute business lunch designed around those four questions. Guests begin at intentionally mixed small tables. A printed Referral Card makes current business needs visible without requiring a public elevator pitch. Halfway through lunch, guests move into a second table group for another set of conversations. The event finishes with open networking and one practical referral commitment. There are: No keynote speakers No panels No public pitching No timed one-to-one rotations No requirement to exchange contact information The goal is simple: Leave with fewer contacts — but better reasons to follow up. WHO SHOULD ATTEND Designed for: Small business owners Founders Operators Consultants Professional-service firms Finance professionals Real-estate professionals Marketing professionals Sales professionals Technology providers Local vendors Independent professionals Professionals building referral relationships This is a business referral lunch. It is not a vendor expo or job fair." 11:30–11:40 AM — PRIORITY CHECK-IN Referral Plus guests arrive first. Collect Referral Card and seating assignment. 11:40–11:45 AM — GENERAL CHECK-IN General seating begins. 11:45–11:53 AM — WELCOME Brief explanation of: Referral Card Table structure Table Reset Event conduct No presentation beyond approximately eight minutes. 11:53 AM–12:18 PM — CONNECTION TABLE I + LUNCH First small-group conversation period. Lunch service begins. 12:18–12:27 PM — TABLE RESET Guests finish the active course and move to their second assigned table. Staff assists with seating. 12:27–12:52 PM — CONNECTION TABLE II Second conversation group. 12:52–1:07 PM — OPEN REFERRAL EXCHANGE Return to someone from either table or meet another attendee. Referral Plus assisted introductions occur during this period. 1:07–1:13 PM — ONE REFERRAL COMMITMENT Complete the final Referral Card prompt. 1:13–1:15 PM — CLOSE Choose: one person to follow up with and one introduction worth making. 1:15 PM — Hosted event ends