In a room full of possibles…
Walk in knowing.
Three Strategic Connections. Handpicked for you before you arrive.
The business event where the introductions that matter are selected before you enter the room.
Not a room full of strangers. A room full of the right people.
Crusaders Connection is a curated business event where you walk in already knowing exactly who to meet. Before the event, Wendy reviews your goals and selects three Strategic Connections from the room specifically for you.
- —No random introductions.
- —No hoping the right person happens to stand nearby.
- —No algorithm deciding who matters.
Every connection is chosen on purpose.
"Every connection in this room was intentional."
From registration to the right introduction
The process begins before event day. Each step gives Wendy the information she needs to understand who belongs in your circle.
Register for the Event
Choose how you want to participate: Golf Scramble, Professional Development, or Cocktail and Dinner Only.
RegisterTell Wendy Who Matters
Complete the Strategic Connection Form and share your business goals, ideal connections, and the people you most need to meet.
Registration comes first. Complete the Strategic Connection Form after registering.
Strategic Connection FormWalk In Knowing
Arrive with three Strategic Connections chosen specifically for you, plus a printed event directory to help you navigate the entire room.
“I am the algorithm.”
I am the algorithm. Every introduction I make is on purpose. I’ve been looking for you.
Wendy Caverly
Founder, Crusaders Connection Event
Crusaders does not rely on automated matching. Wendy studies the room, learns what each attendee is building, and identifies the people who can create meaningful business movement for one another.
Every selection reflects a business goal, a shared need, a relevant relationship, or a conversation worth beginning.
A room built with intention. Proven by the numbers.
The value of Crusaders comes from what happens when the right people enter the same room with a clear reason to connect.
Four years of event data. Real rooms. Real introductions. Real business relationships.
See what intentional connection looks like.
Crusaders is built around real conversations, relevant introductions, and a room designed to make business connection easier.
The room changes when the right people already know why they should meet.
Register for the Event
Inside the Crusaders Connection Event
Three ways to participate. One intentionally connected room.
Every attendance option joins together for the cocktail reception and dinner. Every attendee receives a take-home event directory.
Golf Scramble
A full-day golf outing at Northville Hills Golf Club with breakfast, lunch, green fees, the printed event directory, optional Strategic Connection matching, and the evening cocktail reception and dinner.
Available for individual golfers and foursomes.
Professional Development
A focused leadership and business-growth program featuring Pedro Chavez Jr., Eldon Solomon, and Hannah Riopelle, followed by the shared cocktail reception and dinner.
Actionable sessions. Relevant people. One connected experience.
Cocktail & Dinner Only
Join the full Crusaders community for the open-bar cocktail reception and dinner. Ideal for attendees who want the evening connection experience without the daytime program.
Come for the conversation. Leave with relationships worth continuing.
Learn from leaders who have operated where outcomes matter.
Three speakers. Three distinct perspectives on leadership, decision-making, resistance, and change.
Opening Professional Development Speaker
Pedro Chavez Jr.
The Psychology of Leadership
Build teams that think clearly, decide confidently, and maintain their structure when pressure rises.
Professional Development Speaker
Eldon Solomon
Harnessing Resistance to Bridge the 67% Execution Gap
Learn why resistance is valuable organizational evidence—and how to turn friction into forward momentum.
Professional Development Speaker
Hannah Riopelle
How Leaders Pivot in the Workplace
Learn when to pause, listen, adjust, and use better information to guide workplace decisions.
Productive not busy.
The point is not to collect more business cards. It is to spend your time with people whose goals, relationships, expertise, and opportunities intersect with yours.
A full day built around connection
Choose your daytime experience. Then join the entire Crusaders community for the cocktail reception and dinner.
Golf Scramble Experience
Breakfast, golf, lunch, and on-course connection at Northville Hills Golf Club.
Professional Development Check-In
Attendees receive the printed directory and Strategic Connection introduction cards.
Professional Development Program Begins
Welcome with MC Tom Hamp followed by the speaker program.
Opening Speaker: Pedro Chavez Jr. — The Psychology of Leadership
Lunch in the Banquet Hall
Eldon Solomon
Harnessing Resistance to Bridge the 67% Execution Gap
Hannah Riopelle
How Leaders Pivot in the Workplace
Open-Bar Cocktail Reception
Golf, Professional Development, and Dinner attendees come together.
Dinner Served
The event ends, but the connections continue.
Be seen by the people worth knowing.
This is not passive banner-and-logo sponsorship. Crusaders sponsors enter a curated room of intentional business professionals and receive visibility through the website, printed directory, event experience, Preview Mixer, and selected sponsorship benefits.
Platinum
Visibility across the full two-day sponsor and event experience.
Executive
Targeted visibility within a specific attendance experience.
Signature
Focused visibility at a specific location or point in the event.
2026 Sponsors and Strategic Partners
Know someone who belongs in it?
The strongest Crusaders rooms grow through people who understand the value of intentional connection. Refer a business owner, professional, leader, or relationship-builder who would make the room better.
Already part of the Crusaders story?
Share what brought you into the room, who you met, and what happened next. Your experience may help the next person walk in knowing.
Share Your StoryStop hoping you find the right person. Start knowing who they are.
Register for the Crusaders Connection Event, complete your Strategic Connection Form, and arrive with three introductions chosen specifically for you.
Registration comes first. Ticket selection and payment follow through the official registration experience.