Jellybean Networking Club

Core Principles and Operating Framework

1. Exclusivity and Membership Control

Membership is invite-only and based strictly on referrals from existing members.

Prospective members may attend the monthly drinks only. They may not attend the monthly lunch until accepted as a member.

Following attendance at drinks, existing members will discuss suitability via the WhatsApp group. Acceptance is confirmed once the collective agrees. Only after agreement may a new member attend lunches and participate fully.

The club remains deliberately small and curated to preserve trust, integrity, and high-quality referrals.

2. Member Standards

a. Full-Time, Serious Professionals

Open to full-time business owners and employed professionals with a genuine, referable offering.

Their work must be their primary professional focus. Side hustles, casual work, or exploratory ventures are not eligible.

b. Specialists, Not Generalists

Members must operate within a clear specialist discipline. Generalists or jack-of-all-trades providers will not be considered.

Clarity of expertise is essential for trusted referrals.

c. B2B-Only Services

Members must provide business-to-business services. This ensures alignment and meaningful referral potential across the group.

3. Referral Transparency, Accountability and Agreements

Members commit to being open and transparent about sales and opportunities arising from referrals within the group.

Each member is responsible for putting their own referral agreement in place with other members. These agreements should clearly outline expectations, any referral fees or commissions, how introductions are made, and service boundaries.

Agreements may differ between members but must be fair, ethical, and clearly understood by both parties. The club does not mediate commercial terms.

4. 1-2-1 Relationship Building

All members are encouraged to have a minimum of two 1-2-1 meetings per month with other members.

The purpose of these meetings is to build trust, understand each other’s businesses in depth, clarify ideal clients, and identify genuine referral opportunities.

Strong relationships underpin effective referrals and are a core expectation of membership.

5. Acceptance Criteria

A prospective member will only be accepted if there is clear evidence of two-way referral potential, alignment with the club’s culture and values, and a clear contribution to the existing ecosystem without duplicating another member’s service.

6. Monthly Structure and Meetings

a. Monthly Drinks

Held on the last Wednesday of every month.

These are informal and relationship-focused. Prospective members may attend drinks by invitation.

b. Monthly Lunch

Held on the second Wednesday of every month.

This is a structured, members-only meeting with a defined agenda:

• Business updates from members
• 1-2-1s completed during the month
• Referrals passed and outcomes
• Collective performance review for the month and to date
• Upcoming opportunities and asks

The lunch is designed to maintain accountability, transparency, and momentum.

7. Disputes and Resolution

Members are expected to resolve issues directly and privately in the first instance.

If unresolved, two mutually agreed neutral members may act as informal mediators to facilitate discussion and resolution.

If the issue still cannot be resolved, it may be raised with the wider group for guidance or decision.

Serious or repeated breaches may result in a membership review. Grounds include unethical behaviour, breach of referral agreements, lack of transparency, reputational damage to the group, or persistent non-engagement.