In The Looop - 06.03.2026 Edition

Sarah Abell helps women-owned businesses and small business owners keep their websites secure, functional, and running smoothly through ongoing website maintenance, WordPress support, performance optimization, and technical assistance. Through Sarah Abell Works, she serves as a trusted support partner so entrepreneurs can focus on growing their businesses instead of managing website issues.

She is looking to connect with web designers, copywriters, ad strategists, photographers, marketing professionals, and other service providers who serve small business owners and may need a reliable website maintenance partner for their clients.

Introductions to web designers who do not offer ongoing maintenance, marketing agencies, business coaches, and service-based entrepreneurs seeking dependable website support would be especially valuable.

Jason Gonzalez (DGA Security) helps businesses secure their facilities through alarms, cameras, access control, and related security solutions. While his team continues to support individual businesses and tenants, they're increasingly focused on building relationships with the larger retail and commercial properties that house them.

He is looking to connect with MSPs, IT service providers, fractional CIOs, and other trusted advisors who serve businesses that may benefit from physical security solutions. Referral-minded professionals and strategic partners are especially welcome.

Introductions to MSP owners, fractional CIOs, technology consultants, commercial property operators, shopping center stakeholders, and business leaders responsible for facility security would be greatly appreciated.

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Russel Dubree helps small to mid-sized creative service and marketing agency owners build scalable, sustainable businesses. Through An Agency Story, he works with agency leaders on creating high-performance cultures, improving operations, strengthening positioning, developing leadership teams, and building agencies that can grow beyond founder dependence.

He is looking to connect with agency owners, founders, and leaders of creative, digital marketing, branding, and service-based agencies who want to scale their business, improve profitability, strengthen their team culture, or prepare for long-term growth and eventual exit opportunities.

Introductions to agency owners and leaders who are facing growth challenges, struggling to move beyond referral-based business development, building leadership teams, creating operational systems, or looking for guidance from someone who has successfully built, scaled, and exited an eight-figure agency would be greatly appreciated.

David Teles helps small trade and home service businesses streamline operations through AI automation, system integration, and custom workflows that eliminate repetitive manual tasks. Through NextGen Partners, he helps companies improve efficiency, reduce operational costs, and build scalable systems that support long-term growth.

He is looking to connect with owners of trade and home service businesses, as well as companies that want to automate processes, improve customer experiences, and create more efficient operations through AI and automation.

Introductions to business owners, operators, and decision-makers in home services, construction, field services, and other service-based businesses looking to save time, reduce busywork, and scale their operations would be especially valuable.

Augie Santa Maria helps mid-market manufacturing, distribution, supply chain, and logistics companies avoid costly ERP and systems mistakes. He works with leadership teams to identify operational bottlenecks, reporting issues, and technology gaps before major ERP, data, or AI investments are made.

Augie is looking to connect with CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CIOs, and operations leaders at companies doing $10M–$250M in revenue that are planning an ERP upgrade, systems modernization, or other major technology initiative.

Introductions to companies evaluating new ERP systems, dealing with disconnected technology, or preparing for large-scale digital transformation projects would be especially valuable.