LAUNCHING OCTOBER 2026

Team Talk Podcast

Curt Kowalski talks with business owners across Maryland, DC and Virginia about how referral relationships build real companies.

Conversations with the people doing the work

Every episode is one guest and one honest conversation, about 25 minutes long, released every other week. No panels, no theory and no sales pitch. Just an owner talking about what they sell, who sends them business, and what it took to build that.

Every guest answers the same three questions:

What does your business actually do, and who is a good customer for you?
Tell us about one referral that changed your year.
What would you say to an owner who has never tried referral networking?

Your host, Curt Kowalski

Curt is the President and Founder of Team Network, which has run referral teams across Montgomery County, Frederick County, Northern Virginia and the DC metro area since 1992. He has spent more than thirty years watching small companies grow on the strength of who is willing to vouch for them.

Team Talk is where those stories get told, in the guest’s own words. Curt hosts every episode and books every guest himself.

Why referrals, and why now

Nielsen’s Trust in Advertising study found that 88 percent of people trust recommendations from someone they know, ranking it above every other advertising channel measured.

Businesses report the same thing from the other side. In research published by Influitive, 69 percent of companies with referral programs said referred deals take less time to close than other leads, and 71 percent reported higher conversion rates from referred customers.

Team Talk is the practical version of those numbers, told by the owners living them.

Be a guest on Team Talk

We are booking guests now for the first season. We want to hear from Team Network members, business leaders across the DMV, and professionals beyond the region whose experience would be useful to owners here.

You do not need to be a Team Network member to appear on the show, and you do not need a polished pitch or a media kit. If you run a business and referrals are part of how it grows, there is an episode in that.

To be interviewed on Team Talk, or to learn more about joining Team Network, contact Curt Kowalski.

Launching October 2026

The first episodes arrive in October 2026, with a new conversation every other week and each one running about 25 minutes. Episodes will be published on this page and shared through the Team Network newsletter and social channels.