1. ~Networking Events in Chicago by Yamuna~
September 2015
Updated Publication: 09.08.15
Original Publication: 09.03.15
<<UPDATES>>
September 9th
• Webinar: 10 Social Media Tips for Your Business (12:00-12:30pm via web) [FREE]
o Social Media has definitely made a place for itself as a very key tool in business
marketing. It provides brands with a direct connection to their audience
allowing them to share content and drive user engagement. We want to share
with you 10 great tips that will help your business when it comes to Social
Media Marketing.
• Chicago Innovation Awards: 2015 Nomination Reception (5:30-8:00pm @ Park West)
[$20]
o Join us and over 500 of the region's innovators who have been nominated for
the 2015 Chicago Innovation Awards. This annual celebration brings together
those who are pioneering innovation with brand new products, services and
processes -- meet them all at the Nominee Reception.
September 12th
-13th
• Chicago ULTIMATE Women's Expo (Sat: 10:00am-5:00pm/Sun: 11:00am-5:00pm @
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center) [Advance tix online: $5]
o EXPLORE YOUR OWN PERSONAL STYLE, RENEW YOUR SOUL AND UNCOVER
YOUR PASSIONS...
...while you relax and rejuvenate, explore a new interest, purchase a great find,
connect with inspiring Keynote Speakers Nancy Grace, Nene Leakes, Judge
Marilyn Milian, Melissa Gilbert, Jasmine Guy and re-ignite your inner you.
Hundreds of Shopping Pavilions, perfect for unique holiday gift Ideas for every
member of your family - and that all important "You". Indulge yourself with the
very best Chicago has to offer in shopping, fashion, food, entertainment,
cosmetics and travel. Spend a relaxing day being pampered with spa
treatments, massages and retail therapy.
September 16th
• Fuksa Khorshid, LLC: BizOver September 2015 (5:30-7:30pm @ Neiman Marcus) [$60]
o Network with other savvy business professionals while you indulge in some
well-deserved pampering, sip cocktails, and savor light hors d’oeuvres. Female
guests will receive a BizOver ™ Makeover and mini manicures while male guests
enjoy skin consultations, hair styling, and fragrance sampling.
WOW! It’s hard to believe it’s already September! I’m not even going to ask where the time has
gone. Here’s info for events going on all month long…
• Networked Chicago (calendar of various events):
https://www.networkedchicago.com/calendar

2. • Small Business Advocacy Council’s (SBAC’s) calendar of events (there are some
breakfasts and lunches where you need to be a member, but there are some happy
hours where you don’t. You simply need to RSVP.):
http://www.smallbusinessadvocacycouncil.org/event-list
Here are specific networking and business events…
Thursday, September 3rd
• Professional Women’s Club of Chicago: PWCC Happy Hour (5:30-7:00pm @ J. Parker
Rooftop) [FREE for PWCC members, non-members & guests]
• Network & Social: Chicago Networking Event (6:00-9:00pm @ Parliament/Kensington
Roof Garden) [$15]
Tuesday, September 8th
• Linked N Chicago LIVE (LiNC): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/linked-n-chicago-live-
event-at-the-tortoise-club-tickets-17985503124?
ref=enivtefor001&invite=ODMzMDE4OC9yZWRkaTR5dW1AYW9sLmNvbS8w&utm_sour
ce=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inviteformalv2&ref=enivtefor001&
utm_term=attend (5:30-8:00pm @ The Tortoise Club) [$25]
Wednesday, September 9th
• Professional Women’s Club of Chicago: September Networking Luncheon - Women and
the Power of Opportunity, Featuring Andrea Zopp (11:30am-1:30pm @ Union League
Club of Chicago) [$55 for members only]
Tuesday, September 15th
• Bountiful Eatery: Conscious Fellowship Luncheon (11:30am-1:00pm @ Bountiful Eatery)
[FREE]
• Around Chicago LIVE!: Around Chicago LIVE! "Best Networking Event in Town" (5:30-
7:30pm @ Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse) [$20]
• Network After Work: NAW Chicago (6:00-9:00pm @ Highline) [$15]
Wednesday, September 16th
• ULCC Career & Employment Workshop with Greg David (8:00-10:30am @ Union League
Club) [$10]
o The Essential Use of Social Media in Career Management and a Job Search:
Becoming a FINDABLE Subject Matter Evangelist.
o The future of navigating your professional future is about properly and actively
using social media. Whether it is implementing critical career management
‘best practices’ or doing an active job search, learning and properly using social
media is at the heart of an effective, pro-active, and career changing (career
saving?) personal program. Think you are doing it well today? Attend and learn
the seemingly small mistakes nearly all professionals make that leads to a
painful job search experience of a thousand cuts---and what you can do to

3. correct or avoid this from happening to you. (I will be in attendance at this
event).
• Business to Business Series (Office of Business Diversity): Tap into Your Juice (5:30-
7:00pm @ The University of Chicago – Reva & David Logan Center) [FREE]
Thursday, September 17th
• WomenPartner.org/Jerrilyn B. Thomas: Let's Break The Guinness World Record For
Speed Networking Chicago (12:00-2:00pm @ The Metropolitan Club @ Willis Tower)
[FREE]
• Heartland Mobile Foundation™ (HMF): 7 Ways Startups Benefit from Working with
Brands (6:00-9:00pm @ General Assembly Chicago) [FREE]
o The lead time for any startup looking to do business with a large corporation is
9-12 months! But a startup can’t wait that long. And what if you invest all that
time and you don’t get the contract in the end? Despite all the frustrations
there are many advantages to doing work with a large corporation – not the
least of which is for the money. But you should educate yourself beforehand.
o Join Brands+Startups™ in partnership with General Assembly for free drinks and
great networking. You will hear from Hugh Park Jedwill, the Managing Director
of North America for the Digital Innovation Lab at Kimberly-Clark. (I am a
volunteer with HMF and will be in attendance at this event).
Friday, September 18th
• Linked N Chicago (LiNC): Unlock your Potential: Find, Win and Grow! Key Strategies for
Business Success in 2015 and Beyond! (8:30-11:00am @ Chandler’s Chop House,
Schaumburg) [$74.99]
Saturday, September 19th
• liftUPlift: liftUPlift Launch Party Chicago (7:00-10:00pm @ Catalyst Ranch) [General:
$30/VIP: $60]
Tuesday, September 22nd
• insiderZEdge: Networking with the Stars (6:30-8:30pm @ Parliament/Kensington
Rooftop)
• Chicago AMA: Evening With Experts: Experiential Rolling Tour: Creating a Hands-On
Brand Experience, Weber Grills (6:00-8:30pm @ Weber Grill, Chicago) [$65 AMA
member/$75 non-member]
<<ARTICLES>>
• NAW Strategy: 6 Mistakes That Can Kill A New Business Before It Starts
• US News: 11 Steps to Networking Like a Boss
This list may include webinars, networking events, career workshops and other professional
events going on in the Chicagoland area that I wanted to share. It is not comprehensive of every

4. industry out there. If there are any other events that you feel the group may benefit from,
please feel free to share (and thanks to those of you who have shared).
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Happy networking!!
--
Yamuna Reddi
630.408.0370
ykreddi@gmail.com
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