FREE FIVE-DAY EXPERIENCE · NOVEMBER 9 TO 13, 2026
build your Dream Network
Five days to name the people you need around you for where you're going next, and to start reaching them before Friday
Live every day at noon MT | 2 pm ET · Hosted by Melissa Bauknight, founder of The Nova Global · Free
FREE FIVE-DAY EXPERIENCE ·
NOVEMBER 9 TO 13, 2026
build your Dream Network
Five days to name the people you need around you for where you're going next, and to start reaching them before Friday
Live every day at noon MT | 2 pm ET · Hosted by Melissa Bauknight, founder of The Nova Global · Free
"It's lovely to be in a community where the ask is not icky."
- Olga Miller, May 2026
On the Wednesday of the first Build Your Dream Network, Sandi Shipley sent three messages to women from an earlier chapter of her life. One reply was lukewarm, and she was fine with that. The other two said yes, and by the end of the day she had calls set up with both of them.
You have a career you're proud of, whether that's a company you founded, a team you lead, or work you've made fully your own. You also know the right relationships move things faster than effort alone ever will. What's harder to see from inside a full calendar is who those people are for the chapter you're stepping into now, and how to reach them in a way that feels like you.
Build Your Dream Network gives you five focused days to get clear on exactly that, with a room of women doing the same work right beside you.
What You’ll Do Each Day
Your Dream Network Standard
Day 1 · Monday, November 9
Name the qualities you bring to your relationships today and the ones you're growing into. Then finish the two sentences that shape the rest of the week: "The relationships I cultivate moving forward are ___" and "I am no longer tolerating ___."
The Mirror
Tuesday, November 10
Look at the five women most present in your life over the last 30 days and name what each one brings you. Then ask what each of them would say you bring her. The space between those two lists tells you a lot about what you need next.
The Reconnect
Wednesday, November 11
Choose one person from Tuesday's list, or someone from an earlier chapter, and send her a message that opens the conversation with nothing attached to it. A voice note counts. In March, this was the day Sandi set up two calls and another woman saw a friend in person for the first time in about five years.
The Door
Thursday, November 12
In about five minutes, the Dream Network Builder (an AI conversation tool Melissa built from this framework) helps you create your Dream 10, the ten people or types of people you most need near you right now. From there you'll name one specific door you want open in the next six months, a person, a room, a stage, or a partnership, and the women in the room will share who they know who might help you find the way in.
The Practice
Friday, November 13
Design one small weekly practice that keeps your network growing for the next 90 days, and put the first one on your calendar before the week ends.
What You’ll Do Each Day
Your Dream Network Standard
Day 1 · Monday, November 9
Name the qualities you bring to your relationships today and the ones you're growing into. Then finish the two sentences that shape the rest of the week: "The relationships I cultivate moving forward are ___" and "I am no longer tolerating ___."
The Mirror
Tuesday, November 10
Look at the five women most present in your life over the last 30 days and name what each one brings you. Then ask what each of them would say you bring her. The space between those two lists tells you a lot about what you need next.
The Reconnect
Wednesday, November 11
Choose one person from Tuesday's list, or someone from an earlier chapter, and send her a message that opens the conversation with nothing attached to it. A voice note counts. In March, this was the day Sandi set up two calls and another woman saw a friend in person for the first time in about five years.
The Door
Thursday, November 12
In about five minutes, the Dream Network Builder (an AI conversation tool Melissa built from this framework) helps you create your Dream 10, the ten people or types of people you most need near you right now. From there you'll name one specific door you want open in the next six months, a person, a room, a stage, or a partnership, and the women in the room will share who they know who might help you find the way in.
The Practice
Friday, November 13
Design one small weekly practice that keeps your network growing for the next 90 days, and put the first one on your calendar before the week ends.
How the week works
Each morning at 7:00 am MT | 9:00 am ET, a short video from Melissa opens the day inside your private Build Your Dream Network space in Circle. The activation takes 20 to 30 minutes, and you'll share one short reflection in that day's thread.
At noon MT | 2 pm ET, we meet live on Zoom:
Monday: Live kickoff with Melissa (60 minutes)
Tuesday to Thursday: Coffee chats in small groups (30 minutes)
Friday: Live close with Melissa (60 minutes)
Every session has a replay. On Tuesday evening, you’ll also receive two or three introductions to women in the room, each with a one-line reason the two of you should meet.
Doors open in Circle on Sunday, November 8.
How the week works
Each morning at 7:00 am MT | 9:00 am ET, a short video from Melissa opens the day inside your private Build Your Dream Network space in Circle. The activation takes 20 to 30 minutes, and you'll share one short reflection in that day's thread.
At noon MT | 2 pm ET, we meet live on Zoom:
Monday: Live kickoff with Melissa (60 minutes)
Tuesday to Thursday: Coffee chats in small groups (30 minutes)Bullet List 3
Friday: Live close with Melissa (60 minutes)
Every session has a replay. Each evening from Monday to Thursday, you'll also receive two or three introductions to women in the room, each with a one-line reason the two of you should meet.
Doors open in Circle on Sunday, November 8.
What you'll leave with
By Friday you'll have your Dream 10, one door you're ready to ask for, and a weekly practice for the next 90 days, along with the introductions and conversations the week set in motion.
What you'll leave with
By Friday you'll have your Dream 10, one door you're ready to ask for, and a weekly practice for the next 90 days, along with the introductions and conversations the week set in motion.
What women said
I reached out to 3 people today... 2 very positive responses and have calls set up with both of those women.
- Sandi Shipley, March 2026
Being here has just set me on fire again.
I've recovered my confidence.
- Holly Million, who came to the first round knowing
no one and now leads Nova's East Bay chapter
It also reminded me how staying connected doesn't have to be complicated and how a simple message goes a long way.
- Alysha Webb, March 2026
The directory and matches are such a gift. Makes it so easy to remember who is who and who I wanted to connect with.
- Heather Black, March 2026
On Day 3 in March, Lula messaged two friends from her 2018 yoga teacher training. One wrote back right away and came to Lula's event that same night, the first time they'd seen each other in person in about five years.
real reconnections and real introductions in the weeks that followed.
Who this is for
This week is for founders, executives, and the women shaping culture wherever they work. You've hit the milestones and you're asking what comes next. You choose your rooms with care, you value depth over volume, and you want relationships that can hold all of who you are. On the first day in March, one woman summed up her new standard in the chat in four words: "Space for ALL OF ME."
A note on the room
Nova is a soul-led community. Alongside strategy and introductions, you'll hear women talk about intuition, energy, Human Design, and what their bodies know before their calendars do. We're telling you up front because it matters. If that sounds like home, you'll feel it on Monday, and if it doesn't, it's good to know that before the week begins.
Meet Your Host
Melissa Bauknight is the founder and CEO of The Nova Global, a membership community with in-person chapters from Phoenix to North Boston and a virtual community that gathers every Monday morning.
Her own path turned on one relationship. While working in medical device sales, she struck up a conversation with a woman at a vascular conference in Park City and learned they lived about a mile apart, on the same street in Denver. That woman, Michelle Waller, later recommended Melissa for a role at her company and then introduced her to Beautycounter, where Melissa spent nine years leading women. Nova grew out of everything that chapter taught her about what the right relationships make possible.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. The five days, the live sessions, the replays, and the introductions are all free.
Do I have to attend live?
Every session has a replay, so you can catch up on your own time. The live moments are where you meet the women behind your introductions, so come when you can.
How much time will it take?
Plan for 20 to 30 minutes for each day's activation, plus the live session at noon MT | 2 pm ET (60 minutes on Monday and Friday, 30 minutes Tuesday to Thursday).
Where does it happen?
In a private space in Circle, Nova's community platform, which works in your browser or the Circle app
Is this only for business owners?
It's for women who lead in every form, including founders, executives, consultants, creatives, and women in the middle of a career change. If relationships matter to where you're going next, you belong here.
I'm already a Nova member. Can I join?
Yes, and we hope you will. The activations work at every stage, and the women meeting Nova for the first time will meet it through you.
What happens on Friday?
Melissa will share how the work continues inside Nova for the women who want to keep going. The five days stand on their own either way.
Meet Your Host
Hi, I'm Melissa, founder of The Nova. A global community for women who are done with performative networking and ready for something deeper.
I spent over 15 years in corporate and direct sales leadership before I built a business and community that runs almost entirely on relationships. Going viral was never the thing. Relationships were the thing.
Every client, every collaboration, every opportunity that changed my life came through a connection. Someone who knew my work. Someone who trusted me. Someone who said my name when I wasn't in the room.
That's not luck. That's what happens when you build with intention.
I created this challenge because I've watched too many brilliant women spin their wheels. Visible but not known. Connected but not supported. Working hard but doing it alone.
I'm here to show you a different way.
Closing
The women who can help you with your next chapter are closer than you think, and a few of them may already be in your phone. Come spend five days finding them with us.
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