Best Networking Events in NYC + It's our Anniversary Week! 🚀 (9.24.24)

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Table of Contents

1. Welcome + It’s our Anniversary Week! 🎥

2. Top Featured Events 🔝

3. The Insiders List: Editor’s Event Picks 🔐 📝

4. New Jobs on Our Job Board! 💼

5. How We Can Help You 🔑

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🗓️ Welcome
Welcome + It’s our One-Year Anniversary Week 🎥

Hello LEVELUP in NYC Family,

It’s official – fall’s here and so is our 1-year anniversary week! 🎉 We kicked off this newsletter on September 26th last year, and we’re so grateful for all of you who’ve been along for the ride. The temps might be cooling down, but we’re turning up the heat with some amazing events on our list. This Thursday, we’re supporting our friends at JD’s and Cocktails for their Happy Hour Networking Event – a mixer celebrating Black attorneys, entrepreneurs, professionals, and trailblazers. Snag 20% off your ticket with our promo code: levelup. Scroll down for more events to help you grow your network, secure that dream job, or level up your client list.

Let’s make moves and LEVELUP in NYC—Together!

– Ryan

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🥉Featured Events
Top Featured Networking Events

Here are the Top 3 Featured Events. For access to our full event calendar, discount codes, and exclusive benefits, become an Insider.

If you'd like to showcase your event as one of our Top 3 Featured Events, you can Advertise here. 

🔐Insider’s List
The Insider’s List - Editor’s Event Picks

Here are 22 events pulled from our event calendar. For access to our full calendar, discount codes, and exclusive benefits, become an Insider.

1. [9/24] Viarae presents an Evening with Issa Rae ($97.50+)

2. [9/25] New York Real Estate Entrepreneur Mixer (Free)

3. 9/25] Sustainable Cities Summit (Free)

4. ⭐️New⭐️[9/26-27] Where Are All the Black People? - A Diversity Conference and Career Fair for Professionals in the Advertising Industry ($35+)

5. [9/26] JD’s and Cocktails Happy Hour & Networking Event ($10+)

   Insiders can unlock promo code for 15% off

6. [9/26] Next Narrative Africa: The Bridge After Party - Adekunle Gold & Patoranking (Free +)

7. [9/27] PVO Global Presents R&B Friday - Celebrating the Birthday of Charles Beloved (Free before 11 pm)

8. ⭐️New⭐️[9/28] More Than Just: A Cocktail Social ($10)

9. [9/28] Professional Writing Workshop with Forbes Editor Corinne Lestch ($65)

10. ⭐️New⭐️[9/28] 3rd Annual Bronx Summit ($25+)

11. ⭐️New⭐️ [9/29] I DON’T DO CLUBS Presents: Must Love Beards NYC

    Women’s Tickets: $33.85 | Men’s Tickets: Free

12. ⭐️New⭐️[10/1] PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY The Power of Entrepreneurship, and Business Building - Hosted by Northwestern Mutual Harlem (Free)

13. ⭐️New⭐️ [10/1] Apollo Presents In Conversation: Ta-Nehisi Coates ($51.65+)

14. [10/3] National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) NYC Fall Mixer for Black Technical Professionals (Free)

15. ⭐️New⭐️[10/3,10,17 ] Live Studio Taping: Tracy Morgan stars in Crutch - a new Paramount+ show (Free)

16. [10/4] Live Studio Taping of TV Show Have I Got News for You Hosted by Roy Wood, Jr. (Free)

17. [10/4] Not Another Singles Conference ($60.54+)

18. [10/4] 2024 NY BLACK MBA Black Tie Cocktail Gala at the Hard Rock Hotel ($157.34+)

19. ⭐️New⭐️[10/5-6] CultureCon - Powered by the Creative Collective NYC ($249+)

20. [10/16] The Knowledge House 10 Year Anniversary Cocktail Reception ($75+)

21. [10/16-17] Camunda Con - The Process Orchestration Conference ($269)

    Insiders can unlock promo code for 50% off

22. ⭐️New⭐️[10/17] Executive Assistant Social Hour: Sip, Dine, & Network ($28.52+)

Do you host networking events? Submit your Event to be included on our Event Calendar!

💼 JOB BOARD UPDATES
LEVELUP your Job Search with our Job Board!

We've partnered with Collabwork, a community-hiring platform, to help you land your dream job and secure the bag 💰, with 100+ roles on our LEVELUP in NYC Job Board and more added weekly. Here are 3 featured jobs:

• 💼 U.S. Tennis Association: Director HR & Administration (💰 $115k - $135k)

• 💼 Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits: Commercial Finance And Pricing Director (💰 $180k)

• 💼 Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits: Director Digital Product Design

🔗 LEVELUP LINKS
Links to help you LEVELUP 🚀

Professional Development Opportunities/Grants/Fellowships:

• ImpactMENtorship: a program founded by Joey Bada$$ providing mentorship for men of color aged 18+ in the U.S. [Deadline: Sept. 30]

• Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) Fellowship: Meet the CUP New York 2025 Fellows and alumni to learn why this leadership program empowers diverse professionals to drive change in the nonprofit and public sectors. Apply for the fellowship. [Virtual Info Sessions on Oct. 3 and 10]

• Hue Capital's $1,000 Winning Women MicroGrant: supports U.S.-based women founders of product-centric businesses, providing financial assistance for product development, marketing, scaling. [Deadline: Oct. 14]

• Black Girl Ventures Pitch Program: offers coaching, a live crowdfunded pitch competition, community support for entrepreneurs [Deadline: Nov. 6].

🫱🏾‍🫲🏽That’s a Wrap
When you’re ready, here’s we can help:

• 🖇️ Become a LEVELUP in NYC Insider: Join as a premium member, get access to our full event calendar, all discount promo codes, and other premium benefits.

• 🚀 Advertise your event or business in this newsletter: Get your event, business, product or service in front of 1,500+ ambitious professionals.

• 🛠️ Free Networking and Career Toolkit [Free Recommendations]: A free list of all the tools I use to build my network and advance in my career.