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Table of Contents

1. Welcome + Join our Referral Challenge

2. The Insiders List: 60 Upcoming Events 

3. Ticket Giveaway Opportunity

4. 5 Trending Jobs on Our Job Board

5. Member Spotlight

6. LEVELUP in NYC News

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📸 Welcome + Join our 1st Referral Challenge!

Hey LEVELUP in NYC Family,

The final week of Black History Month is one of the biggest networking weeks in NYC! We’ve partnered with our friends at Carnegie Hall to promote Power Network, a must-attend event featuring Earn Your Leisure, tech billionaire Robert F. Smith, hip-hop legend MC Rakim, DJ Spinderella, and more for a powerful conversation on building Black wealth. Use Promo code CTY50910 for 25% off your ticket! Plus, this Friday, join us and our friends at JDs and Cocktails for their All Black Affair Event in Manhattan—an unforgettable night of networking and vibes. Use Promo Code LEVELUP for 20% off! when you grab your ticket here!

Keep reading for details on how to win prizes in our Referral Challenge, a ticket giveaway, and a roundup of the top 50 must-attend events in the city!

-Ryan

📸Join our 1st Referral Challenge!

We just hit 3,200 newsletter subscribers—and we’re celebrating by launching our first signature networking event this March! But first, we want to grow our community even more.

Introducing our Referral Challenge:
It’s simple: Share your unique referral link below with friends and colleagues. When they subscribe to the newsletter using your link, you get credit! We’ll run these monthly—with even bigger prizes ahead. (Let us know if your business/org would like to sponsor a prize to promote your brand!)

✅ 1 referral = You get our exclusive Top 20 NYC Conferences guide (23-page PDF)
✅ 10 referrals = A one-line shoutout in our newsletter
🎉 Top referrer by March 7th = $100 Amazon gift card!

Let me know if you’re in by voting in the quick poll below. Your unique referral link is right under where you see “Upcoming Rewards” below the poll. Start sharing your link today with friends via text, email, group chat and encourage them to subscribe!

🔝 The Insider’s List - 60 Upcoming NYC Events

Featured Upcoming Event:

1. [2/26-28] NY Black MBA Business + Lifestyle Festival (Link)

2. [2/27] Industry Link (Link)

3. [2/27] Power Network - A Black History Month Conversation and Celebration Featuring Tech Billionaire Robert Smith, Earn Your Leisure, MC Rakim, DJ Spinderella (Link) Promo code CTY50910 for 25% off

4. [2/27] Minority Millennials Presents Clean Energy For the Culture Featuring Jim Jones and 19 Keys at Nassau Colliseum (Link)

5. [2/27] PVO Mental Wellness Mixer (Link)

6. [2/28] JD’s and Cocktails Presents Champagne and Cocktails: All Black Affair (Link) (Promo code: LEVELUP for 20% off)

7. [2/28] 3rd Annual Unapologetically Black History Month Celebration at Brooklyn Museum (Link)

8. [3/20] Link and Lounge, Women’s History Month Edition (Link)

We have over 55+ MORE events on the list with more added each week. Click below to see all upcoming events!

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Ticket Giveaway Opportunity: Power Network

We are partnering with our friends at Carnegie Hall to give away 4 tickets to the highly anticipated POWER NETWORK event at Carnegie Hall on Thursday. To enter the giveaway, you need to do 4 things:

1. Tag at least 3 friends under our Instagram Reel (linked to the photo below)

2. Must be following our IG page

3. Share the reel in your IG Story

4. Tag @LEVELUPinNYC when you share the reel in your story

Winners will be contacted by 3 pm on Wednesday.

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💼 5 Trending Jobs from our Job Board

Here are trending jobs from our LEVELUP in NYC Job Board—featuring over 200+ companies eager to recruit diverse talent from our community. Apply today!

1. Brooklyn Center: Assistant Director of Nursing ($120-$130k)

2. Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Supply Chain Senior Manager

3. Centers Urgent Care: Radiologic Technologist

4. Sparrow: Customer Success Manager

5. Eulerity: Senior Account Manager

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🔍 Member Spotlight: Meet Malika Christopher, MPH

🔦 This week’s spotlight is on our member, Malika Christopher. Malika is a nonprofit leader specializing in public health, food justice, and advocacy. She holds an MPH in Health Policy and Management from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy. As Nutrition & Health Services Manager at the Food Bank for New York City, she supports teams in pursuing professional development and self care strategies. A CUNY Alumni 50 Under 50 honoree, she is available for speaking engagements and student career fairs.

 🚀 Connect with her on LinkedIn!

📰 LEVELUP in NYC News

Check out this week’s articles and share them widely with your networks!

📌 Jim Jones & 19 Keys to Headline Clean Energy For the Culture Event at Nassau Coliseum
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📌 Grammy Winner Esperanza Spalding to Headline NY Public Library Event with Dr. Imani Perry
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📌DeRay McKesson to Lead Discussion in NYC on Black Creativity and Cultural Impact
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📌 The Black Man Can will host Author Jason Wilson for Fireside Chat & Book Signing in NYC
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