🎁 Bonus drop
Two Boston College-connected founders. Two Shark Tank episodes. Back-to-back weeks.

 And the lesson isn’t “how to go viral.” It’s how relationships compound.

In this episode, I sit down with Tiffany McCasland of City Bonfires/The Chair Blanket™ and Sarah Fox of Rip Tie Hair — founders with a Boston College connection — to unpack what actually drives durable growth: trust, follow-through, and relationship-building that doesn’t feel transactional.

If you’ve ever felt like “networking is cringe,” this episode is your reset. Because the truth is: relationships aren’t a nice-to-have. They’re a strategy.

In this episode:

• The mindset shift that makes networking feel human (not gross)
• How trust becomes pipeline (without pushing)
• Follow-up practices that create momentum
• What high-integrity founders do differently

👉 Book a 20-min Foundation Call: https://calendly.com/adamwbarney/foundation-call-20min

Featuring voices from: Tiffany McCasland + Sarah Fox (Boston College alums)

Links

• Tiffany (LinkedIn): https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyangelle/
• Sarah (LinkedIn): https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-fox-riptiehair/
• Rip Tie Hair: https://riptiehair.com/
• City Bonfires: https://citybonfires.com/
• The Chair Blanket™: https://thechairblanket.com/

Contact: sarah@riptiehair.com | tiffany@citybonfires.com