Upstream Events: Christie Pitts from Backstage Capital, Farah Sheikh from Peloton, Rob Wile from The Miami Herald, Jacob Peters, Brett Goldstein, and Michael Houck from Launch House, & More!
Hey everyone,
This month we’re passing the mic to you! Want to interview a speaker virtually in Upstream Earlybirds? Let us know by replying to this email.
We want to elevate our community members (and give you a break from hearing from me 6x a week!). Shout out to Jing for the great idea!
What You Can’t Miss This Week:
- Tuesday at 12pm ET: Farah Sheikh, Director of Social Impact & Culture Marketing at Peloton, will chat with Nikki Bogopolskaya from TikTok about her work in social impact, brand marketing, identity, and health and how it all intersects. (RSVP)
- Tuesday at 7pm ET: Super excited to chat with Christie Pitts. She’s an early stage investor at Backstage Capital and Co-Founder of Backstage Studio where she leads Backstage’s Global Accelerator Program. (RSVP)
- Thursday at 7pm ET: Hear from Rob Wile, Business Reporter at The Miami Herald who covers the latest in tech, business, and the economy in South Florida. (RSVP)
- Thursday at 6pm ET: Join us in conversation with Sam Farber, Head of Business Development and Content at Goldin Auctions. He will share his insights as a leader in the sports industry, as he was previously SVP of Digital Media at the NBA. (RSVP)
- Wednesday at 6pm ET: Come hang with Launch House co-founders and hear about their community building philosophies, future plans, and an inside scoop on Season 2. (RSVP)
Reminder: You can join from web or mobile!
Win of the Week: Has Upstream helped you professionally? Share your Upstream win with Alex/Sarah to get featured (& get a special Upstream gift!)
We hosted a small group of 30 female founders in NYC to get to know each other and get their headshots taken (with cake to make getting headshots more enjoyable!) Thank you to our friends at Public for making this event possible!
Reach out to Sarah if you’re a community admin and want to host your community’s events IRL, but don’t know how to get started. We are more than happy to help!
New Feature Alert: Higher Chance to Match With Guest Speakers
We’ve changed the matching algorithm so if there’s multiple guest speakers, they won’t match with themselves. This means a higher chance that you as an attendee will match with the guest speaker!
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS ROUND-UP
Open the links below from your phone or from your computer!
MONDAY the 16th
Afternoon: 12pm — 5pm ET
TUESDAY the 17th
Afternoon: 12pm — 5pm ET
Evening: 5pm — 9pm ET
- Pitch Night #36 with Reconcile at 6pm ET
- Investor Series #50 with Christie Pitts — General Partner at Backstage Capital at 7pm ET
WEDNESDAY the 18th
Afternoon: 12pm — 5pm ET
- Social Impact #4 at 12pm ET
- Future of Education X Work with Atin Batra of 27V and Josh Shapiro, Adjunct Faculty at NYU and Co-founder of Edgi Learning at 12:30pm ET
Evening: 5pm — 9pm EST
THURSDAY the 19th
Afternoon: 12pm — 5pm EST
Evening: 5pm — 9pm EST
- BD Meetup #32 with Sam Farber — Head of Business Development and Content at Goldin Auctions at 6pm ET
- Upstream Social #75 with Rob Wile — Reporter from The Miami Herald at 7pm ET
FRIDAY the 20th
Afternoon: 12pm — 5pm EST
Notable Upcoming
- Investor Series #51 on 08/24 at 6pm ET
- Pitch Night #37 on 08/24 at 7pm ET
- Future of work 2nd Order Effects with Alex Scialom of Fresh Ventures on 08/25 at 12:30pm ET
- Sports Business Event #25 on 08/26 at 6pm ET
- NFT Community Event #27 on 08/27 at 1pm ET
- Upstream Social #76 on 08/27 at 3pm ET
If you have any friends you think might like the events above, share the link with them so they can RSVP and join!
Can’t wait to see you at an event!
Alex
