About Rockstar Connect
You have to give in order to get.
Real success has never come from collecting business cards. It comes from showing up for your community, lifting the people around you, and trusting that all our ships will rise together.
Our story
Rockstar Connect started with a simple belief: you have to give in order to get. A single table, a single city, a small group of people who wanted to help each other more than they wanted to sell each other.
That belief grew into a national movement. Today, Rockstar Connect hosts more than 30 free live networking events every month — from Manhattan to Oahu, across the US and Canada — bringing together thousands of small business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals who are done with the boring stuff. No droning speakers. No sales pitches. Just a friendly room full of driven people who get things done.
Our mission is to brand you as a Rockstar in your industry. Through live monthly meetups, robust 24/7 social media support, and the latest in networking education, we help our members build local celebrity status and a real sphere of influence in their community.
The founders
Two people. One belief.
Rockstar Connect is led by the people who built it — hosts first, entrepreneurs always, and the reason a stranger in your city might soon feel like a lifelong friend.
Steven David Elliot
Creator, Chief Visionary Officer
Sarah Clark Elliot
VP of Operations
What we believe
Six ideas we return to.
Give first
The best rooms are made of generous people.
Show up
Consistency compounds faster than charisma.
Small rooms
Trust grows at the scale of a dinner, not a conference.
Free to attend
A room paid for by no one belongs to everyone.
Introduce warmly
The kindest thing you can do is connect two people who should know each other.
Ships rise together
Local success is a team sport.
The invitation
Become the person everyone in your city wants to know.
That's the Rockstar Connect difference — and it's why our community keeps growing, one connection at a time.