Upstream Events: Joe Foster, Founder of Reebok | Esther Crawford, Product Lead for Creators and Web3 at Twitter | Roman Tirone, Head of Partnerships at Zed, & More!
🔥 5 Things You Can’t Miss This Week: 🔥
- This start-up is going to hit $1M in rev in their first year | Tuesday at 7pm ET
Meet Highlight, a company that sends testers curated discovery boxes of brands in exchange for feedback. P.S. They’re gonna pass$1M in rev this year! (RSVP)
2. How to run partnerships at a high-growth startup | Thursday at 1pm ET
Join Roman Tirone, Head of Partnerships at Zed Run, who will share what he has learned working at Zed Run, the digital horse racing company that raised $20M from a16z among others. (RSVP)
3. Let’s talk about mental health at work | Thursday at 4pm ET
Join Therese Gedda, CEO of Reimaginez, and Wendy Willard, a Gallup-certified strength coach to discuss how to spot your strengths and design your workplace for personal flourishing. (RSVP)
4. What’s the latest in sports and technology? | Thursday at 5pm ET
Come jam with David Katz, EVP and Head of Digital at FOX Sports. Prior to leading FOX Sports digital business, David founded ThePostGame and was Head of Yahoo! Sports and Entertainment. (RSVP)
5. How to Keep Going with Joe Foster, Founder of Reebok | Friday at 3pm ET
Joe Foster built Reebok from an idea to an iconic, multi-billion brand that has transformed the world of sports. In this conversation, Joe will share Reebok’s epic founding story and what he learned along the way. (RSVP)
💡Topic Spotlight: Crypto & NFT 💡
- Thursday at 2pm ET: Want to learn more about DeFi? In our new series where we help explain confusing topics, Jason Hitchcock will talk through the basics of what “DeFi” is and how people are using it. (RSVP)
- Thursday at 5pm ET: Do you know how crypto is affecting your taxes? Get your questions answered by Stanley Foodman, CEO of Foodman CPAs & Advisors who will talk through all things Crypto Tax! (RSVP)
- Friday at 1pm ET: Excited to have Esther Crawford, Product Lead for Creators and Web3 at Twitter who will share with us some of the things Twitter is thinking about regarding NFTs and Crypto. (RSVP)
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THIS WEEK’S EVENTS ROUND-UP
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TUESDAY the 28th
Evening: 5pm – 9pm EST
- Investor Series #56 at 6pm ET
- Pitch Night #42 with Highlight (Exceeding $1MM revenue in Year 1) at 7pm ET
THURSDAY the 30th
Morning: 6am – 12pm EST
Afternoon: 12m – 5pm EST
- Community Community Monthly 1:1 | September at 12pm ET
- BD and Partnerships Meetup #33 with Roman Tirone - Head of Partnerships at Zed - Digital Horse Racing at 1pm ET
- WTF is... DeFi? With Jason Hitchcock - Partner at To The Moon Capital at 2pm ET
- Let's Talk Mental Health - Open Mic led by Therese Gedda and Wendy Willard at 4pm ET
Evening: 5pm – 9pm EST
- Sports Business Event #26 with David Katz - EVP and Head of Digital at FOX Sports at 5pm ET
- Crypto Tax AMA with Forensic CPA Stanley Foodman at 5pm ET
- Networking Night in the Park (IRL in NYC!) w/ The Binghamton Marketing Collective at 6pm ET
- B2B Buzz New York Social at 7pm ET
FRIDAY the 1st
Afternoon: 12pm – 5pm EST
- NFT Community Event #32 with Esther Crawford - Product Lead for Creators and Web3 at Twitter at 1pm ET
- 💪 How to Keep Going: AMA with Joe Foster, Founder of Reebok 💪 (Upstream Social #81) at 3pm ET
- #36 Consumer founder / investor meetup with Nick Mindel, Partner at Amberstone at 3pm ET
Notable Upcoming
- Meet & Greet with Guest Speaker Omri Dor, Founder and CEO Obligo on 10/03 at 3:10pm ET
- Upstream Admins Only Event #11 on 10/04 at 4pm ET
- Investor Series #57 with Laurel Touby - Managing Partner at Supernode Ventures (and former founder of Mediabistro) on 10/05 at 6pm ET
- Pitch Night #43 - Skye (B2C Tech Platform) on 10/05 at 7pm ET
- Future of Professional Services with Alex Nwaka of Touchdown VC on 10/06 at 12pm ET
- Miami Tech Social #23 on 10/06 at 6pm ET
- El auge de los trabajos de criptomonedas on 10/06 at 8pm ET
- Fundraising Breakfast on 10/07 at 10am ET
- Community Community Chat #13 with Noele Flowers on Building a Lightweight Community Strategy on 10/07 at 12pm ET
- LATAM Community Kick off Panel w/ Carlos Moreira (Globo Sr. Director of Global Media Ecosystem & Partnerships), Jorge Omar Alvarez (Co-founder and COO at Simbiosis) on 10/07 at 6pm ET
- NFT Community Event #33 on 10/08 at 1pm ET
- Upstream Social #82 Jake Fischer @ Bleacher Report on 10/08 at 3pm ET
- Investor Series #58 Mark Volchek, Founding Partner @ Las Olas VC on 10/012 at 6pm ET
- Pitch Night #44 - Gentle Beast on 10/12 at 7pm ET
- Future of Hiring - a panel discussion with HR/Talent Leaders on 10/13 at 3pm ET
- Transatlantic Venture Partners & Burkland Happy Hour on 10/13 at 6pm ET
- Great Partnerships #1 on 10/14 at 1pm ET
- NFT Community Event #34 on 10/15 at 1pm ET
- Upstream Social #83 with Karissa Bell - Senior Editor at Engadget on 10/15 at 3pm ET
