BUSINESS NETWORKING: EVO GENESIS GROUP (BRISTOL + SURROUNDING AREA)

What is EVO? See the 7th Anniversary Booklet with photos and testimonials here.

Genesis meets fortnightly online and has an in-person breakfast meeting (MegaMeet) every other month too. This ticket is for one of the online meetings.

Welcome to EVO: one of the fastest growing business networks in the UK. Founded in 2015, we have welcomed, connected and engaged with 1000s of visitors, speakers and members.

Genesis currently meets fortnightly online and we are carefully reintroducing face to face breakfast meetings now.

You can see some great photos and testimonials from Members and guests at the breakfast meeting held at Harvey Nichols in Bristol in October 2021 here.

• What makes EVO different is our relaxed and friendly approach to business networking and, prior to the UK lockdown in March 2020, our use of premium venues from Harvey Nicols to Tracy Park. We don't have too many 'rules' and each leader stamps their own distinctive style on a group. We also welcome outstanding external speakers: e.g. in 2020 we welcomed the MD of Barclays Business - Ian Workman, gold medallist cyclist and EVO Ambassador Mark Colbourne MBE, BBC1 presenter and property guru - Martin Roberts, former world champion boxer - Glenn Catley, former NATO Commander - James Short CB OBE and former cabinet minister - Baroness Primarolo.

• EVO is a Membership Organisation, we encourage guests to visit a group, and then ask that you consider joining the fastest growing network in the UK. Spaces are limited and are subject to approval.

• There are now several EVO groups with a particular focus on the South West of England and Wales.

Genesis Group is led by Matt Richardson, a highly-experienced group leader who owns his own business and injects a fun, playful style into all the meetings he has hosted since the group launched in April 2016.

You can see some great photos and testimonials from Members and guests at an EVO breakfast meeting (above) held at Harvey Nichols in Bristol in October 2021 here.

What To Expect

As a visitor, you will either take part in one of two different meeting formats - depending on which week it is.

• Classic Week: you will have a chance to introduce yourself in the meeting for around a minute, take part in a 1-1 meeting randomly selected, meet and listen to an expert speaker and then participate in a group 'mastermind' meeting for 15 minutes towards the end. This is where a small group break-away and discuss a set question or challenge.

• Mastermind Week: you will have a chance to introduce yourself in the meeting for around a minute, participate in a group 'mastermind' meeting for 15 minutes (with a group feedback round following this), ask the other attendees for an introduction to a business, then take part in a 1-1 meeting.

Interested in Joining? Membership Info

• EVO is by application only.

• EVO is a pay-for Membership based community. We don't have sector lockout, however we just apply common sense when curating the groups

• The maximum size of a group is 25 and average group size is 20, though several groups are usually full at any given time

• Visitors are an essential part of the rich EVO mix: they bring new ideas and possibilities to a group and may also apply to join.

• Membership of EVO is a great way to develop a group of like-minded businesspeople around you, along with contributing to a very special community which has truly proven its value during the 2020 crisis

• Do get in touch if you'd like to know more: join@evo-networking.com