The Building Legacies Series  |  Volume II

Success is built on relationships. This is how you build better ones.

Ten years of weekly, dated writing from a working entrepreneur, collected into the three pillars shaping how you grow: Business Networking, Communications and Technology. Not abstract concepts. Daily disciplines opening doors, create opportunities and build something lasting.

Available September 2, 2026
Building Legacies Volume II book cover: Business Networking, Communications and Technology, by Frank Abbruzzese

“Write this on a rock: Build relationships first. Sell later.”

You network constantly. How often do you actually connect?

You know the feeling. A drawer of business cards and a contact list a mile wide, and when you need a referral, an introduction, or a next opportunity, the phone stays quiet. The follow-up you meant to send never went out. The warm conversation from last month went cold.

Here is the truth this book is built on: your pipeline, your referrals, your next role and your reputation all run on relationships. And relationships are not a personality trait. They are a practice, with a sequence and the sequence can be learned.

The launch event

Wednesday, September 2

Oxley Beach Golf Course
597 Essex County Road 50, Harrow, Ontario N0R 1G0

5:00 to 7:00 p.m.  ·  Held as this month's Wednesday Wisdom

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What’s inside

Seventy real entries, each with its original date, organized into three pillars.

Business Networking

37 entries
  • The triad: the simple introduction habit that earned Frank the nickname “The Connector,” usable at your very next event
  • The Golden Rule that sets you apart from ninety percent of the room: follow-up, follow-up, follow-up
  • How to water your referral tree so referrals arrive without asking twice

Communications

14 entries
  • The five words Frank banned from his vocabulary and what removing them does to a team
  • How to write an email that actually gets answered: one question, never three
  • What to say in the first ten seconds of meeting someone and what never to lead with

Technology

19 entries
  • The seven red flags of phishing every person on your team should know by heart
  • Why “we are too small to be a target” is the most expensive sentence in business
  • Cybersecurity as a leadership habit, explained without a single acronym you need to look up
Why this book is different

This is not a how-to. It is a “you are not alone, here is proof” series.

Every entry was written in the moment and carries its original date, from 2011 to 2022. You are not reading conclusions polished after the fact. You are watching a working entrepreneur figure it out in public, one Wednesday at a time, while building the business and the community he was writing about. The reader reads the book they need.

What readers say

“Frank writes in an easy going style with lots of leadership tips and advice that is invaluable for new entrepreneurs or long time pros. Informative without being boring.”

Hilda MacDonald, Mayor, Municipality of Leamington

“His insights on leading with empathy, maintaining high standards and always putting people first offer a clear path for building strong teams and thriving organizations.”

Yvonne Pilon, President and CEO, WEtech Alliance

“Building Legacies distills his hard-earned wisdom into powerful, real-world insights... A must-read for leaders who aspire to build something greater than themselves.”

Joe Heraldo, Certified EOS Implementer & Elite PQ Coach
Frank Abbruzzese, The Networking Alchemist
About the author

Frank Abbruzzese

The Networking Alchemist™  |  Author & Speaker

My father immigrated from Italy at 17 and found work the next day. This work ethic shaped 38 years in the IT sector, 30 of them as an owner and president, where with my partners we grew a very small IT company into a national player. Those lessons became my book series and the talks I now share with teams, leaders and members across the country.

  • Entrepreneur of the Year, Windsor Essex Chamber Business Excellence Awards
  • Tech CEO of the Year and Tech Mentor of the Year, WEtech Alliance
  • Co-Founder, WEtech Alliance  •  Co-Founder and Past Chair, Build A Dream
  • Co-Founder, WindsorEssex Circle, monthly from 2010 to 2020
  • Founder, Wednesday Wisdom, virtual from January 2021, in person monthly since
  • Over 500 weekly blog entries published from 2010 to 2020

Bring the book to life in your room

Frank is open to speaking and training opportunities, and every session runs on the same promise as the book: real stories, not theory. Every audience leaves with one clear takeaway they can act on the same day.

Keynote Speaker

An inspiring, story-led session that energises conferences, AGMs and member events.

Breakout Sessions

Focused, practical workshops on networking, leadership and building lasting relationships.

Lunch & Learns

Approachable, high-value sessions your team will talk about long after lunch is over.

Business Networking That Works  •  Leadership & Growing People  •  Communication & Connection  •  Mentorship & Building Leaders  •  Entrepreneurship & Resilience  •  Giving Back to the Community

The Building Legacies series

Volume I

Leadership, Decision Making & Customer Service

Get Volume I
Volume II, this book

Business Networking, Communications & Technology

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Available September 2, 2026
Volume III

Time & Motivation

Coming soon
“If all of us help each other be better, just imagine how the world would be better for all of us.”

That belief built a decade of writing, two networking communities and now this series. The next circle it builds could include you.

Get Building Legacies, Volume II Or bring Frank to your next event