Unity Networking Night is set for August 23rd 2025 in Newport News Virginia
- Robin Shockley
- 1 hour ago
- 5 min read
The Community Connectors are back at it again this year. Our 3rd annual awards & recognition Unity Networking Night event is set for Saturday August 23rd, 2025, in Newport News, Virginia. There is low fee of $ 75.00 per attendee this year to attend to receive the benefits of getting in the network room to exchange business information enjoy entertainment and book clients and the ability to shop with businesses on site as well as enjoy a great a great meal. This event will be the highlight of the year for Newport News Virgina!
To register as a guest sign up Guest https://forms.office.com/r/xsqavpVXSf
Contact Robin Shockley or Michael Embry swiftmagazine22@gmail.com embrymichael@live.com
for questions.

For your pleasure, we will have a cash bar on hand to service you at your cost. Also, for those who are guests we are having a Caribbean buffet style meal provided by kalabashcuisine.com

Register now as Vendor !
Get in the room and let the room work for you! It’s time for our annual event August 23rd 2025 where will be honoring men and women from around the country who are using their business to serve the community of America and beyond!
SAVE THE DATE We are looking for Vendors to get exposed with products, entertainment as opportunity to showcase talent, and award recipients who qualify as a Professional Maximizer. If you know me at all, this a great way to be represented through social media as I love to help brand people and there will be perks! (Always perks with Focus Forward with Robin) My Partner Michael A. Embry Sr. and I had such a great time last 2 years highlighting people from around the country with Awards, Entertainment and Business networking. Everyone must register to attend, no matter who you are. We are limited to the number of people in the room, so therefore we have to have a headcount. We will not be taking tickets at the door.
*Note: Red Carpet begins at 5pm and Dinner will start serving at 6pm.
Upon arrival a program of the evening will be provided. Please be sure to follow the outline.
We will have 3 types of recognition given in one night!
Professional Maximizer
S.W.I.F.T. Magazine
Robin Shockley Humanitarian

Who is a Professional Maximizer?
“A Professional Maximizer is a man or woman on the rise reaching higher in their personal life as well as career despite the odds against them. They are a champion in all aspects and chooses to see the best in self as well as others. This person chooses to think believe and achieve goals and is the trailblazer rock for all who connect. They walk in brave and bold identity as they choose to serve community and those close. They are fearless and courageous making impact for future generations.”

S.W.I.F.T. Magazine Recognition
Make plans to attend & invite your family and friends to celebrate you as a contributing Writer & or Ambassador for the internationally known S.W.I.F.T. Magazine! At the Annual Unity Networking & Awards Night Ambassadors & Writers will be highlighted and recognized for their services to write stories recipes self-defense & beauty tips to help empower single women in focus today. (Contact Robin Shockley for ways you can contribute as an ambassador writer or sponsor to help us get planted in the women’s shelters across America) We are excited to feature you and grateful for your contribution to this Vision for women of all ages.
The Robin Shockley Humanitarian Award
This award is presented to someone who has been serving behind the scenes for multiple years. The recipient is acknowledged for community serving in small and big capacities. They do not have to have a business or non profit but have been a positive role model in the community to inpact one generation to another by the positive seeds they sow today for all mankind regardless of race sex or background. This honoree chooses to be humble and kind in any situation helping behind the scenes. This award is presented yearly as a token of appreciation for the walk in life they live as an example to display peace love and harmony for all people in which the honoree connects with.
Also, some of proceeds from event sales with help us contribute donations to a charity of choice as we gave $300 away last year and $500 the first year! (See article write up here for one of our contributions:

We have our very own special DJ with vdjrocky3o5_live (vdjrocky3o5) to help highlight our entertainers for the 3rd Annual Unity Networking & Awards Night event.
We will also have a few business Speakers in the room to share their nuggets of wisdom with business networking.
Sample here:

For the Vendors: $110 includes meal)
ALL Vendor perks
$110
*Entry & Buffett meal (value $75)
*Free business card, ad, and Swiftmagazine for five issues ($125 value)
*Free 30 second promo pitch on stage about business
*Free access to media interview on the red carpet
*Includes one table and one chair (if you have an assistant, they still have to pay the $75- entry fee but they will be included in the drawings and receive dinner meal)
Every paying attendee:
Automatically entered in Two free drawings!
*One Focus Forward with Robin Interview in person or virtual
($175 value in Greenville note: cost more in person outside Atl Charlotte )
*One full page business ad flyer in Swift Magazine for 4 issues.
($200 value)
How to register?
Click on FORMS link on website www.Robinshockley.


Entertainment:
We will have entertainment in the room representing all genres of music, from country, gospel, hip hop and jazz. **Entertainment must be clean and positive approved by Focus Forward with Robin & Rising Star Talent Group. Entertainers receive a flyer promo to circulate on social media created by 106 Live Radio - one of our Sponsors for event.


Remember this Unity Networking Night is to showcase YOU as the Vendor & Entertainer for your brand! Who gets exposure like this to network with various types of businesses. YOU do because we want to celebrate your brand! Get in the room and let it work for you.
We will have media coverages in the room with behind the scenes photography, and Networks. We are not limiting the media coverage. If you would like to make the media connection in the room, contact PR Robin Shockley directly at swiftmagazine22@gmail.com
Red Carpet interviews start at 5pm so come early. Michael A. Embry Sr and Robin Shockley are excited to have Ashaunte Williams media personality from Baltimore Maryland for #swiftmagmedia as the Red Carpet host for the 3rd Annual Unity Networking & Awards Night.
She is definitely the perfect person to work the room to highlight and network with our guests, vendors, entertainers and honorees!!

We are excited that Trose Media Productions will be highlighting this event going LIVE & will be televising the event! So dress your brand! This is great for Vendors & entertainers!

Sponsor Opportunity:
Interested in being a Sponsor to help build brands in the community of America? Are you interested in placing your logo advertisement for your business in an international branded magazine? We also have additional Sponsor packages that will help benefit your business when you front the Gold, Platinum, or Diamond.
To pay for everything you must first register
and a link will send you to form of payment.
Everyone must register to “Get in the Room”
Contact Robin Shockley Alexis Hance Michael A Embry for questions about forms of payment.
Please reach out to one of us or email swiftmagazine22@gmail.com
Tickets will be presold and a complete registration form will need to be filled out to help us calculate food prices.
Contact Robin Shockley (SC) Michael A. Embry Sr (Virgina) Alexis Hance (Maryland) for more information on this exciting event.
Register now to network and sign up!
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