Date: Monday, August 10

Time: 3PM to 4:30PM

Location: Mariposa Museum, 57 Circuit Ave, Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard

Women are exiting corporate America in record numbers.

They're retiring.

Getting laid off & downsized.

At every age, women are deciding that they're just done with whatever they've been doing.

And now they want to create & control their next career act.

If that's you, join us for this jam-packed 90 minute event. You'll walk away with key insights, an action plan, encouragement, & new connections.

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• A mini keynote by Lauren Maillian. At 19, Lauren was the youngest self-made winery owner in the US. After selling it at age 26, for her next act, she leveraged her experience into senior exec/CEO roles at Revolt & DigitalUndivided. Now she's an investor in over 40 startups with a total enterprise value of $3 billion. She is also a judge for the Cartier Women's Initiative & a LinkedIn Top Voice
• A closing keynote by Dee Marshall. Dee is an award-winning speaker & leader who started her career on Wall Street before moving into leadership & founder roles in the nonprofit, political, & business sectors. She founded Girlfriends Pray, a movement with over 100,000 members worldwide. Now, in addition to being a LinkedIn Top Voice, she is the CEO of Ai Training Plus which designs people-first, performance-driven AI-powered training and leadership solutions.
• An interactive workshop with Lisa Haynes, the author of "Retired & Killin' It". After retiring as the CFO of the Mortgage Bankers Association, she became a certified retirement coach who focuses on the non-financial side of retirement. She helps high-achieving professionals navigate reinvention - "the identity shift, loss of structure, and quiet uncertainty."
• Panel discussion & Q&A with Erica Culpepper who became President of CAKES Body after a 20 year career at L'Oreal & Janine Daughtry, who left corporate America after a 16 year career in strategy & operations and is now a board director & a doctoral student.
• "How To Get On A Corporate Board" with Shelly Lombard, a 6x corporate board member & the founder of Schmooze. 80% of corporate board roles are filled through relationships. Shelly will introduce the networking strategy you need to get on a corporate board.
• An opportunity to meet other attendees in a structured networking session.
• A closing Toast To Your Next Act with champagne provided by Marvina Robinson, the founder of B Stuyvesant Champagne.

Leave Martha's Vineyard with more than Black Dog & sorority merch!

Date: Monday, August 17

Time: 3PM to 4:30PM

Location: Mariposa Museum, 57 Circuit Ave, Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard

We're back!

And this time, we're going deeper.

Boardroom Bound: Chart Your Path to the Boardroom returns to Martha's Vineyard.

This 90-minute, hands-on experience is designed to move you from aspiration to action.

You'll walk away with: 

🎯 A defined Unique Value Proposition, in your own words 

📄 Tools to embed it into your CV, bio & board materials 

🎤 Mock interview practice with real feedback 

📋 A self-introduction framework you can use immediately

This is intentionally intimate; so spots are limited.

Dates: Friday, Jul7 17 at 12 noon ET

Let's normalize networking, even when you don't need anything. Add connections that may benefit you or someone else in your network in the future. That's how you build influence.

This is the virtual version of Schmooze's IRL "structured" speed networking event in NYC, which was a hit!

You'll get to connect with people in small groups as well as a chance to meet everyone else on the call.

That's why we limit the number of participants. And Schmooze members get priority.

Dates TBA

You're smart. And you're ambitious.

You know you need to get intentional & strategic about networking.

Posting on LinkedIn & reaching out to people you need to connect with are on your "to do" list.

What you really need is a group of people who are also working on their own goals! You can share your "to do" lists, encourage each other, & give each other the side eye if necessary.

1x a week for 4 weeks

3 to 4 people in each group

Our Accountability Groups are for Schmooze members only.

Dates: TBA

Typical networking events can be so awkward! You have to wander up to a group of people who are already engrossed in conversation & try to insert yourself...all while juggling a plate of food & a drink.

We promise that our organized speed networking is different! Instead of being left to your own devices to connect with people randomly, we'll facilitate introductions & help you connect with people. Come & invite a friend!

Join us for our signature event!

Dates: TBA

Schmooze events are opportunities for you to build business relationships - the same way men use sports & golf outings - and their companies pay for it. So bring clients, contacts that you want to turn into clients, & colleagues who could become mentors or sponsors. Schmooze over manicures, massages, food, cocktails, & mocktails provided by Curious Elixers.

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