About us
LinkedIn Local is a global community. The mission “to meet the individual behind the profile.” LinkedIn Local is a networking event that focuses on creating genuine local connections. We come together, because of our shared interest in using LinkedIn to foster and manage professional relationships. The hosts, organisers and presenters are all volunteers and are not directly associated with LinkedIn, Microsoft or any of its affiliates.
LinkedIn Local was started by Anna MacAfee. Anna founded Linkedin Local in Coffs Harbour, NSW. Today, LinkedIn Local, now officially part of LinkedIn’s community outreach program, is in over 360 cities, with over 600 hosts and over 1000 events worldwide.
The LinkedIn Local Sunshine Coast group sets out to do three things with each event:
1. Provide real value to our local business community. We strive for every guest to walk away feeling they learned something new and excited to try it out the next day.
2. Share helpful tips to curate and manage your connections with LinkedIn.
3. Provide casual and structured networking opportunities, so you get a chance to meet more people, more effectively. Encouraging catch ups and 1on1s after the event.
If you would like to learn more or join the conversation, please follow our group pages on Facebook and LinkedIn.
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LinkedIn Local Sunshine Coast February 2026
Buderim Tavern, 81 Burnett St, Buderim, QL, AUComfort often feels like stability. Familiar routines. Proven ways of working.
But in business, comfort is rarely neutral.
Over time, decisions made to stay comfortable can quietly shape results. Margins tighten. Workloads increase. Momentum stalls. Freedom fades. The cost is rarely obvious in the moment, but it compounds.
Comfort Has a Cost is a future-focused planning session designed for business owners who want to step back, reflect, and make more deliberate decisions about where their business is heading. Rather than chasing bigger targets or short-term wins, this session creates space to think clearly about the choices being made today and the outcomes those choices are likely to create by the end of 2026.
Facilitated by Chris Beard, Founder of Teach Your Business To Fish, this workshop explores where comfort may be quietly limiting progress, where opportunity is being deferred, and what needs to shift to build a business that delivers sustainable profit and genuine freedom.
Chris brings over a decade of experience building, buying, and coaching businesses across multiple industries. Known for grounded facilitation and practical insight, his sessions focus on ownership, clarity, and actions that continue well beyond the room.
LinkedIn Local is a FREE Networking Event
This LinkedIn Local Sunshine Coast event is ideal for business owners who are capable, driven, and busy, but want stronger control, better decisions, and a business that works for them, not the other way around.
📍 Location: Buderim Tavern
🕠 Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
📅 Date: Thursday, 5 February
Expect meaningful conversations, a practical perspective, and a room of local professionals committed to long-term progress.
The event is sponsored by Buy Local Sunshine Coast
Thanks to Buy Local Sunshine Coast for supporting this event. Local businesses can join for free to promote their services, increase visibility, and help the Sunshine Coast business community thrive.5 attendees
LinkedIn Local Sunshine Coast March 2026
Buderim Tavern, 81 Burnett St, Buderim, QL, AUCustomer experience isn’t a department. It’s how your business is remembered.
At this LinkedIn Local Sunshine Coast event, you’ll hear from Mark Shaw, Founder of Shaw Thing CX and one of Australia’s leading customer experience practitioners. Mark has led major customer experience transformations across theme parks, retail destinations, hospitality brands, and service-led organisations, delivering measurable improvements in loyalty, reputation, and commercial performance.
This practical masterclass focuses on how businesses can intentionally design and deliver better customer experiences without complexity or large budgets. Rather than theory, Mark breaks customer experience down into clear, repeatable actions that leaders and teams can apply immediately.
You’ll explore why customer experience is driven by emotion rather than transactions, how small improvements compound into meaningful business results, and what high-performing organisations do differently to deliver consistency across every touchpoint. The session also covers leadership behaviours, team alignment, culture, and the growing influence of reviews and social proof on buying decisions.
LinkedIn Local is a FREE Networking Event
This LinkedIn Local Sunshine Coast event is ideal for business owners, leaders, marketers, and customer-facing teams who want clearer direction, stronger loyalty, and sustainable growth through better customer experience.
📍 Location: Buderim Tavern
🕠 Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
📅 Date: Thursday, 5 March
As always, the evening includes structured and informal networking with Sunshine Coast business owners and professionals, making it a valuable night of insight, connection, and practical learning
The event is sponsored by Buy Local Sunshine Coast
Thanks to Buy Local Sunshine Coast for supporting this event. Local businesses can join for free to promote their services, increase visibility, and help the Sunshine Coast business community thrive.
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