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SUMMARY:Pitch Your Expertise!
DESCRIPTION:Pitch your expertise with Frances Simowitz\, Program Direc
 tor at NUMA!\n\nWrite/Speak/Code is for non-binary (https://en.wikiped
 ia.org/wiki/Genderqueer) people and women\, cis and trans\, and is emp
 hatically trans and queer friendly.\n\nDescription:\nHave you ever gon
 e to a meetup or career fair and just froze up when trying to tell peo
 ple why you kick butt? Do you freeze up\, use hedging qualifiers like 
 just\, and end up feeling like you couldn't get your points across? Le
 arn how to craft your pitch and think on your feet as you deliver it i
 n a series of short\, one-on-one speed-dating-style interviews with ot
 her attendees.\n\nBio:\nFrances is currently Program Director for the 
 NUMA New York\, a global network of accelerators around the world. She
  has established her career as a Launch expert in the New York City St
 artup Scene. She's helped establish and grow operations in multiple ci
 ties like Boston\, Chicago\, DC\, and New York for Startups like Sitte
 rcity\, Startup Institute\, and now NUMA New York. She's worked with h
 undreds of entrepreneurs and has established one of the largest entrep
 reneurial communities in New York City through HackerNest. Her Key str
 engths are in Operations\, Business Development\, Community Building\,
  Negotiations\, and many levels of sales from small tickets to enterpr
 ise.\n\n6:30 - Registration\, Mingling\n7:00 - Pitching Primer with Fr
 ances Simowitz\n7:45 - Speed Dating pitching\n8:30 - Wrap Up
LOCATION:Union Square Ventures\, NY
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