Stephanie in the Morning 9/9/26: Jen Brann, Cape Women in Business

Cape Cod's only daily show, live from Mashpee on September 9, 2026.

TODAY: Jen Brann, Cape Women in Business. THIS WEEK ON CAPE COD: Trail Talk bird walk, Sept 11, Osterville / Biz Bites virtual networking, Sept 14 / Getting Started with AI for Business, Sept 16, Hyannis

Jen Brann joins Stephanie the week Cape Women in Business became an official 501(c)(3). What follows is an honest hour on why women stand at the edge of the room, what a networking event owes the person who walked in alone, and how you build an organization that outlives you.

IN THIS EPISODE

• The longest, shortest week of the year. Trivia is back at Shipwrecked, and the answer to "how was your summer" is "what summer"
• Why locals never make it to the beach, and the friend from off Cape who has to drive down and force you into a day off
• Provincetown dune tours have new vehicles, and the AI banner during Carnival that started a real argument about how much AI is too much in an arts community
• Cape Women in Business is officially a nonprofit, and what changes when you are mission based instead of bottom line based
• The nonprofit density problem. CCYP's breakdown surprised everybody, including the two people on this show whose organizations were not on the list
• Myra Quick and the Cape Cod Human Resources Association, around since 1984 and unknown to most of the small businesses that need it
• The croissant versus the bagel. A closed circle is a wall. An open curve is an invitation
• Intentional networking versus the business card handshake, and why a follow-up email with clickable links is the whole ballgame if you are bad at names
• Two memberships, soft launched: one built for networking, one built for the entrepreneur who needs a consultation and cannot afford a consultant
• Building processes so the next person can walk into your shoes, which is the actual job of a founder
• Question of the day: was life better before social media? A sensory memory, a friend who remembers what you wore on the bus in sixth grade, and the smell of diesel at the airport

• Imposter syndrome, self-efficacy and presentation skills, the three workshops that exist because we all doubt ourselves

CAPE WOMEN IN BUSINESS, THE SHORT VERSION

• Biz Bites. Virtual, second Monday of the month, 12 to 1. Free, and staying free. A guest speaker, introductions, and a follow-up email with everyone's contact information and clickable links
• Trail Talks. Outside, walking, talking, no pressure. Come for the steps if that is all you came for
• Coffee Connect. Morning networking, for the people whose brain is gone by 6:30 p.m.

Memberships and events are at cwbconnects.com. Following them on Eventbrite gets you a notification every time something new is posted.

PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS MENTIONED

Jen Brann and Cape Women in Business (cwbconnects.com), Beverley Roberts, Kim Marchand, Saraphina Churchill, Paula Lyons-Barry, Cindy Collings, Zavia Walker-Empey, Myra Quick and the Cape Cod Human Resources Association, Kristin McGillicuddy of Stonehill College, Sharon McDonald, the Cape Cod Women's Association, CCYP, Brooke MacKay, Kelly Washburn of Enchanted Florist, Michaela Colombo, Brian Lewis, Pink Door Catering, Shipwrecked, Cape Space, the Daily Brew, Mashpee TV, Mashpee Commons, the Cape Cod Jerk Fest, the Enterprise, the Mashpee Improvement Fund, the Mashpee Chamber of Commerce.

QUOTABLE

"There's a difference in networking between the croissant and the bagel." (Jen)

"Stop second guessing it. Stop trying to make it perfect. Stop worrying about what I'm going to think. Execute." (Stephanie)

"They're not going to remember the smell of the air. Don't worry. They're too busy on their phones." (Stephanie)

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