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SURE Networking

Built by local professionals, for local professionals. We bring together Northern Colorado's best to forge genuine, trust-first connections — every last Wednesday of the month.

7 Co-Hosts
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NoCo Community

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Ian Nelson RL Farmer Wealth Strategies Financial Advisor

Ian helps individuals and business owners navigate major financial inflection points — from succession planning to wealth transitions — with clarity and confidence. He's driven by a mission to break down professional silos across Northern Colorado, creating trust-based stages where local leaders can grow together. Organically rooted in the Fort Collins community, Ian believes the best financial plans start with the right room full of people.

🏔️ Favorite local spot: anywhere with a mountain view and a good cup of coffee
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Amanda Unrein Kittle Real Estate Buyer Specialist

A proud Northern Colorado native, Amanda serves as a Buyer Specialist along the Front Range — guiding families through one of life's biggest milestones with expertise and heart. She's deeply committed to helping people plant roots in the communities she grew up loving, making the home-buying process feel less like a transaction and more like a beginning. Her deep local knowledge and genuine care for people make her a natural connector in any room.

🏡 Ask her about her favorite Fort Collins neighborhoods — she has a strong opinion
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Zack Diener Barrett Financial Group Independent Mortgage Broker

Zack navigates the complexities of independent mortgage lending — from conventional to non-QM and investor products — delivering tailored residential financing across Colorado and Hawaii. With 20+ years in the business, he's built a referral-driven practice on clarity, honesty, and knowing every product on the shelf so his clients don't have to. Off the clock, he's on the river, on the mountain, or coaching his kids' soccer team.

🌊 Multi-day whitewater rafter, ski dad, and the only mortgage broker you'll meet who's also a soccer coach
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Alyssa Rains Aflac Benefits Specialist

Alyssa helps businesses and their employees protect what matters most through Aflac's supplemental benefits — the kind of coverage that actually shows up when life throws the unexpected. She's passionate about making benefits education accessible and empowering Northern Colorado workers to understand what they're signing up for. Alyssa brings warmth and energy to every room, which makes her a natural fit for the SURE Networking community.

💛 Believes that understanding your benefits shouldn't require a law degree — ask her anything
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John DeCrescenzo Crown Point Insurance Commercial Insurance Advisor

John specializes in protecting business owners and families through personalized asset and risk management strategies built for how entrepreneurs actually operate. He's committed to making sure local business leaders understand how to scale safely — without the fine-print surprises that can derail everything they've worked to build. John's approach is refreshingly straightforward: know the risk, build the plan, protect the future.

🛡️ Will happily audit your coverage at a mixer — just bring a business card and a question
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Nima Mousavizadeh MO Benefits Consultants Employee Benefits Advisor

Nima guides local business owners through customized employee benefits and corporate wellness strategies that actually attract and retain great people. A proud Colorado native and Colorado College graduate, he's woven into the fabric of the communities he serves — showing up for his clients the same way he shows up for the slopes. When he's not designing benefits packages, you'll find him chasing powder across the state.

🎿 Colorado College grad, snowboard enthusiast, and firm believer that great benefits change lives
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Nick Searle Studio Searle Photo Commercial Photographer

Nick captures the stories that local businesses struggle to tell with words — through commercial, branding, and event photography that makes people stop scrolling. His lens finds the humanity behind every brand, turning corporate spaces and product lines into vibrant visual narratives that resonate. If you've seen a polished NoCo brand and thought "who took those photos?" — it was probably Nick.

📷 Will photograph your office headshots in exchange for a great taco recommendation
🏆 All event photography on this site by Nick Searle · Studio Searle Photo
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