Best Events in NYC this Week and Beyond (12.3.25)

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🗓️ Weekly Rundown

1. We just hit 10,000 Community Members + Join us for the LEVELUP in NYC Holiday Soireé on December 4th to Celebrate!

2. Do Us a Quick Favor - Tag a Friend under this this Linkedin Post!

3. The LEVELUP List of Upcoming Events in NYC

4. Sponsorship Tickets Available to Amplify your Business or Brand at the LEVELUP in NYC Mixer

5. What We’re Reading (New Section)

6. LEVELUP Links - Training and Funding Opportunities

Welcome + Join Us for the LEVELUP in NYC Holiday Soireé on tomorrow, Thursday, December 4th!

Hey LEVELUP in NYC Family,

Happy Wednesday! We just hit over 10,000+ subscribers in our community so it’s time to celebrate. Our LEVELUP in NYC Holiday Soireé is TOMORROW and we need you in the room! Over 440+ tickets claimed so far. We’re offering a special VIP Ticket deal: you’ll get two drink tickets and a one-year Annual Membership to LEVELUP in NYC Premium (normally $99/year), which includes FREE entry to all of our quarterly networking mixers in 2026, along with all the other premium membership benefits. Grab your ticket and join us there! Plus you can use Promo Code Levelup20 for 20% off general admission. We also still have a limited number of sponsorship tickets available for businesses who want your brand highlighted at the event and in the newsletter reaching our audience of 10K+ ambitious professionals and 40K+ across social media.

🚨Also, we need a favor—and it will only take 2 seconds of your time to do!🚨 Tag a Friend under this Linkedin Post who you think would be interested in getting our newsletter so they can drop their email in the comments. We know there are a lot of people out there who would love to get our newsletter if they only knew we existed. Help us spread the word. We also need a few more volunteers for the event tomorrow. If interested, please reply to this email. Read on for more upcoming events in the city.

Let’s LEVELUP Together,

-The LEVELUP in NYC Team

P.S. Want to get your event, business, or job opportunity in front of 40,000+ ambitious professionals? We’d love to partner with you. Just reply to this email, visit our advertising page, or reach out at [email protected]

🔝 The Insider’s List - Upcoming NYC Events! 

#1 Featured/Sponsored Event

1. [12/4]The Official Birthday Celebration for Ryan McBride - Founder of LEVELUP in NYC (DL Rooftop)
   Our LEVELUP in NYC Founder Ryan McBride will be celebrating his birthday at the LEVELUP in NYC Holiday Soirée. Two celebrations in one great event. Holiday Soirée + Birthday + 400+ Beautiful People registered = An amazing night. Join us!

2. [12/3] NY Black MBA Holiday Party (Aura 57)

3. [12/4] LEVELUP in NYC Holiday Soireé (The DL)

   Promo Code: Levelup20 for 20% off

4. [12/6] The Lay Out Presents BuyBLK (Brooklyn Navy Yard)

5. [12/6] The Kickback Collective Presents The RnB Social (The DL)

6. [12/7] Fireside Conversation and Book Signing with CNN’s Abby Phillip (Abyssinian Baptist Church) 

7. [12/8] NABJ Holiday Slay (Pubkey in NYC)

8. [12/10] Black ERG Collective Toy Drive and Holiday Mixer (Nexo)

9. [12/13] Black Health Connect Holiday Party (The Mezzanine)

10. [12/16] The Grammy Museum Presents A New York Evening with Ayra Starr 

That’s not all. We have more events on the full event guide! Click below for more!

 Submit your event to us for FREE! Want to see your event listed in the Top 10 events or featured as an advertisement? Explore our advertising and sponsorship options to amplify your brand with us.

📣 Sponsorship Tickets Available for Businesses and Brands at the LEVELUP in NYC Holiday Soirée

Business Owners, we have a very limited amount of Sponsorship tickets available for the LEVELUP in NYC Holiday Soiree. Level up your reach + marketing impact by purchasing a sponsor ticket. Here are our sponsorship ticket offerings. You can purchase your sponsorship Ticket in the Posh App:

🥉Bronze Sponsor Ticket Includes:

✔ Admission for you + 1 guest
✔ Newsletter + social media acknowledgment
✔ 1 baseline ad in LEVELUP Newsletter (reaching 10,000+ professionals)
✔ 2 drink tickets per guest

🥈Silver Sponsor Ticket Includes:

✔ Admission for you + 2 guests
✔ 2 drink tickets per guest
✔ Social, website, & newsletter recognition
✔ Exclusive sponsor appreciation gift
— 1 featured ad in the newsletter reaching 10,000+ subscribers
— 1 dedicated IG post to 38,000+ followers

🥇Gold Sponsor Ticket Includes:
✔ Admission for you + 5 guests (premium access)
✔ Reserved seating for your entire party
✔ Social, website, & newsletter recognition
✔ Exclusive appreciation gift
✔ 2 drink tickets per guest
✔ 2-minute audience address
✔ Maximum Visibility:
— Headline sponsor placement in newsletter
— 2 featured newsletter ads
— 1 dedicated IG post ( to 38,500+ followers)
— 1 full email blast to all 10,000+ subscribers

📰 What We’re Reading this Week

Each week we share a few articles that can help you level up in life, love and career. Often these articles will be written by or about New Yorkers who are operating at a very high level.

1. 5 Deep-Cut Career Lessons That Changed Everything (Jodie Taylor)

2. The Paths to Building Wealth - Part 1 (Andrew Yeung)

3. The Opening of the Empowerment Center in Harlem Marks a Milestone in National Urban League History Under the Leadership of President Marc Morial (National Urban League)

🔗 LEVELUP Links: Training + Funding Opportunities

Skip Grants Partner: We're thrilled to partner with Skip Grants, a platform that has helped over 1 million entrepreneurs secure $2B+ in funding with AI powered tools that simplify grant applications! 💰[Sign Up here!]

Want to see your training, professional development, webinar opportunity listed here? Reach out to us at [email protected]!

How To Support our Work:

• 🖇️ Become a LEVELUP in NYC Paid Supporter: Join as a Paid Supporter to support our work and access premium benefits.

• 🚀 Advertise your event or business in this newsletter: Get your brand, event, product or service in front of thousands of ambitious professionals.

• 📸 Book us to Photograph Your Event - We’ll provide your members with a specialized photo gallery and post-event article featured on our website. We don’t just photograph your event. We amplify it to an audience of thousands in the newsletter and across all our social channels!