When I first moved to Beacon from the Upper Upper West Side of Manhattan, I was leaving a network of people who I could zip down and see anywhere, anytime via the subway. New to the local community, the experience was totally different and I spent a lot of time (and still do) talking to shop owners, as that was and is my comfort zone - talking shop.
While I work mainly in the digital space, behind the scenes of websites and social media accounts, playing with people in Beacon and the Hudson Valley has been so incredibly fun and inspiriting because of all of the different things that they do. What I am very grateful for are groups that have been emerging that give people like myself a place to go and learn and grow with others who are experiencing similar growths and challenges when growing a business.
One such group is called the Hudson Valley Women in Business (HVWiB) Group that is currently digitally based on Facebook and has monthly meetups, created by Lauree Ostrofsky, who is first known as Chief Hugger at her consulting company Simply Leap. New for the group is their first ever official event called "Quarterly Conversations" on March 16, 2016, where a successful business owner is interviewed in front of a group, and a learning session is held for attendees after the talk to turn the tables and apply what was learned to their own business lives.
This first Quarterly Conversation is with Sarah Womer, founder of Zero to Go, who was recently featured by Hudson Valley Magazine as a Person to Watch in 2016, and was interviewed during a Tin Shingle TuneUp as to how she crowdfunded $20,000 to start her food composting project for Beacon. During this Quarterly Conversation, Lauree is going to dig into Sarah's story to figure out how she makes her business work, the sweat she puts in, and how she gathered a team to make her dream come true.
Tickets are limited and can be bought online right here. Reserve your spot now! The Quarterly Conversation will be held at BEAHIVE, a collaborative work space and community on Main Street in Beacon. To learn more about the event overall, click here.
Special thanks for HVWiB Partners:
Simply Leap
BEAHIVE
Tin Shingle, LLC
A Little Beacon Blog
Zero to Go
Leigh Baumann Design
Hey, what you are doing is so exciting, and I want to be part of it. I run food tours for locals and visitors both, both walking and bus tours, an enterprise that is new and growing fast but focused on introducing folks to what is delicious and amazing about the Hudson Valley.
ReplyDeleteCurrently we have culinary crawls in Rhinebeck but we are working on a walking tour in Beacon that will create an interconnect with visitors and locals both so that they can taste the best of Beacon.