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Authentic Relating for Founders and Friends Meetup

January 19, 2026
@ 6:00 PM

Authentic Relating for Founders and Friends Meetup

Have you been to a networking event and found yourself talking to the most boring person ever?
Or on a date, looking at your phone and waiting for it to end?
Or at a dinner party where the person is droning on and on about something you have no interest in?

Good news: you can fix this. Not quite as good news: you need to do a bit of work. Amazing news: it’s fun and you meet new people!

You’re invited to Authentic Relating for Founders and Friends, where you gain the skills—and (most importantly) practice them—to turn small talk into big connections. It doesn’t matter if you are socially awkward like I was (ok, still sometimes am), or if you’re the life of the party: you will become a better conversationalist and gain the ninja skill to transform boredom into fascination.

And don’t worry about having to sit through a tedious lecture: we spend nearly all the time interacting with others. That means more:
– Meeting new people
– Having authentic connections
– Experiencing people ACTUALLY LISTENING TO YOU

Crazy, huh? If you ever watched Fight Club and were frustrated with interactions where people were just waiting for their turn to talk, THIS IS FOR YOU.

Facilitated by Shawn Lauzon, an ART-certified Authentic Relating Facilitator with over 10 years of experience—after 20 years of having no clue how to talk with people.

Location: Station Austin – 701 Brazos Street Austin, Texas 78701
Room: Astro Boy (1st Floor)

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Austin Centre

Monday, January 19th 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm