1. ~Networking Events in Chicago by Yamuna~
January 2016
Publication: 01.04.16
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Hope you all had a wonderful holiday and great time ringing in the New Year! I had a fun-filled
Christmas and am ready to make 2016 an amazing year!
I apologize for not sending out a newsletter for December. Things got away from me since I was
on vacation in Costa Rica for the Thanksgiving holiday, and then I unexpectedly traveled to New
York for a good friend’s husband’s funeral. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to work on putting
this letter together. Always remember to take time to cherish those in your life. 
Shameless plug: On a good note, I wanted to announce that I got a NEW JOB in November! I
am with Signature Offices, which is a brand new shared executive office space in the Loop. We
are located on the 27th floor of the red building at 333 S. Wabash Avenue with private offices
overlooking Grant Park and Lake Michigan. We occupy 20,000 sq. ft. with spectacular views!
We offer private, co-working and virtual offices as well as board rooms and team rooms. Also,
unique to the facility is our bourbon lounge!
I’ve attached my marketing flyer as well as the pricing sheet for virtual offices. We offer
these packages:
• Super Virtual Office (SALE: $300/month) | 24/7 access | 20 hours of conference
room/office usage | Dedicated phone number and more...
• Virtual Office (SALE: $180/month) | 8:30am-5:00pm access | 10 hours of conference
room/office usage | Dedicated phone number and more...
Let me know if I can schedule you to come in for a tour. It'll only take 30 minutes. Or if you
have any referrals, I would greatly appreciate it. Please contact me at yamuna@sigoffices.com
to learn more info or to BOOK A TOUR!
And now back to our regularly scheduled programming…
Here’s info for events going on all month long:
• Built In Chicago: Built In Chicago Events
o Built In Chicago is the online community for Chicago startups and tech
companies. Find startup jobs, tech news and events.
• Networked Chicago: Networked Chicago Calendar of Events
o All sponsored events are FREE to members.
o 253 Chicago Networking Groups
• Small Business Advocacy Council’s (SBAC’s) calendar of events for Chicago: SBAC
Chicago Chapter
o The Small Business Advocacy Council (SBAC) was established in 2010 and
currently represents over 1000 businesses in the Chicagoland area. The SBAC is
a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization.

2. o Chicago is the central chapter and hosts a multiple of breakfasts, lunches and
cocktail hours in the downtown area and in various neighborhoods across the
city. The Chicago chapter also hosts a monthly happy hour which draws a large
number of members for cocktails and networking.
o Events vary in pricing.
Here are specific networking and business events…
Tuesday, January 5th
• Business Network Chicago: BNC Venture Capital Group (5:00-8:00pm @ Neal, Gerber &
Eisenberg LLC ) [$27 early; $30 late]
o Three entrepreneurs make their pitch for capital.
o The BNC Venture Capital Group introduces exciting investment opportunities to
professional investors (angels, early stage venture capitalists, and private equity
firms seeking add-ons) and fosters the growth of entrepreneurial activity.
o Len Bland and Loren Minkus of Concept Equity and David Carman, CEO of
Business Network Chicago, lead the BNC Venture Capital Group. Each
presentation lasts 10 minutes, followed by a 10 minute Q&A.
Thursday, January 7th
• Around Chicago LIVE!: ~ Networking ~ The Signature Room at the 95th (5:30-7:30pm @
The Signature Room at the 95th) [$25 advance after Dec. 31st
; $30 at door, if available]
• Professional Women’s Club of Chicago: PWCC January 2016 Happy Hour (5:30-7:30pm
@ The Whitehall Hotel) [FREE; this event is open to PWCC members and its guests]
• InsiderZEdge: Start the New Year Off Right, Network with Us at Hubbard Inn! (6:00-
9.00pm @ Hubbard Inn) [$16]
Monday, January 11th
• General Assembly: Art of Awesome Personal Branding Workshop (6:00-8:00pm @ GA
Chicago, 444 N. Wabash, Level B) [$40]
o How did people like The Rock, Jay-Z, and Tina Fey become dynamic personalities
who constantly innovate, while people like Hulk Hogan and Vanilla Ice stay stuck
in the past? The former built incredible personal brands. It's easier to become a
Hogan or Vanilla Ice than you think, and in this workshop we show how to build
your personal brand by taking charge of your life and career, so that you
constantly innovate and stay ahead of the game.
o Instructors: Rajiv Nathan & Martin McGovern, Co-Founders, Idea Lemon
Tuesday, January 12th
• Linked ‘N Chicago: Linked 'N Chicago LIVE at Parliament (5:30-9:00pm @ Parliament)
[$25 until January 6th
; $30 late]
o Ticket includes:
 Appetizers by Crave Cuisine
 One free drink ticket
 Free professional photography by Jorge Took Your Picture ($249 value)

3. • General Assembly: Picture This: Instagram for Business (6:00-8:00pm @ General
Assembly, 444 N. Wabash, 5th
Floor) [$40]
o Instagram is one of the hottest apps out there and just waiting for your business
to take advantage — its user base is massive and highly motivated to buy. But
how do you acquire followers? And how do you convert those followers into
buyers? In this class ideal for small- and large-business owners, community
managers, social media managers and consultants, and PR managers, you’ll
learn how to build a fun and engaging Instagram account.
o Instructor: Kelley O. Williams, Director, Customer Experience,
The Honey Bee Company
• Network After Work (NAW): NAW Chicago at Untitled (6:00-9:00pm @ Untitled) [$12
early bird, $15 regular price, $20 at door with RSVP, $25 at door with no RSVP]
Wednesday, January 13th
• Business Alliance Networking Group: BANG Monthly Meeting (11:45am-1:00pm @ Mid-
America Club Chicago) [$15] (I will be in attendance at this event).
o The Business Alliance Networking Group meets on the second Wednesday of
each month. We bring together a mix of continuing members along with guests
so we build on our long-term relationships while we are also meeting interesting
new people.
o Everyone attending our monthly networking meetings is interested in growing
their business and helping the other members to grow their businesses.
o Since we meet inside a private club, please contact Alan Rodriguez in advance in
order to make arrangements to attend (arodlagrange@gmail.com).
• Andrew Ettenhofer: Craft Beer Networking Group
o Mark your calendar for our first event in the new year. We kick it off with a
special treat: a tour of the first certified organic brewery in Illinois - Greenstar
Brewing - and a meet n' greet with its head brewmaster Martin Coad. (6:00-
8:30pm @ Greenstar Brewing at Uncommon Ground, 3810 N. Clark St. Chicago)
[Event is FREE; however, everyone buys their own beer.]
o We will start the tour promptly at 6pm, and networking is afterwards
o RSVP to Andrew by Monday, Jan. 11th (Andrew Ettenhofer:
andrewettenhofer32@hotmail.com | 312.287.5541
 All are welcome - feel free to come even if you don't know much about craft
beer and want to learn more.
 Please help grow this group by sharing this invitation and bringing others
with you.
Thursday, January 14th
• Business Marketing Association (BMA): Marketing Leaders Luncheon Series: Howard
Tullman, CEO, 1871 (11:00am-1:30pm @ The Standard Club) [$45 BMA member; $65
non-member] (I will be in attendance and volunteering at this event.)
o A rapid fire review of major technology trends that are radically changing the
ground rules for B2B and the ways in which every business will reach and
engage its customers from now on.
o Howard A. Tullman is the CEO of 1871 in Chicago – where digital startups get
their start – and the General Managing Partner for the Chicago High Tech

4. Investment Partners, LLC and for G2T3V, LLC – both Chicago-based venture
capital funds, and the executive chairman of Music Dealers. He most recently
was the Chairman/CEO of Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy which he co-
founded in 2007.
Wednesday, January 20th
• Union League Club of Chicago: ULCC Career & Employment Workshop with Greg David
(8:00-10:30am @ Union League Club) [$10] (I will be in attendance at this event.)
o Held the third Wednesday of each month, this program is entering its 5th
year
and it has been widely successful in helping executives, professionals, and even
new or recent graduates learn the "new rules" of job search and how to better
navigate the employment marketplace.
o Topic: So You’ve Landed! The critical importance of NOT starting a new job like
you have in the past.
o It is NOT just the job search world that has changed---it is the ENTIRE career
management world that has changed, and it continues to change at an ongoing
rapid pace. Learn how to ‘onboard’ and begin a new employment relationship
in a unique and very different way that you have before. Increase your long
term job stability, success and growth.
o Networking before and after Greg’s presentation.
o Professional dress.
• Women in Wireless: Women in Wireless January Event (6:00-8:00pm @
SOCIALDEVIANT) [Stay tuned for ticket sales: www.womeninwireless.org]
o The mission of Women in Wireless is to connect, inspire, and empower
female leaders in the mobile and digital space.
o Our keynote speaker is Linda Johnson, President of SOCIALDEVIANT. Linda will
discuss strategy and leadership, including 10 things you've been telling your
clients that can make you a better leader. Please keep an eye out for ticket
sales!
Thursday, January 21st
• Chicago AMA Special Interest Groups (SIGs): Super SIG: Building a Social Organization:
How Marketers Can Tear Down Corporate Silos (5:30-7:30pm @ Sprout Social) [$10
AMA member; $25 non-member]
o This is the Chicago AMA’s second SuperSIG. Learn from Social Media Manager Darryl
Villacorta of Sprout Social as he details how he has integrated colleagues across his
organization in marketing initiatives in order to build internal buy-in, increase
external awareness, provide improved customer service and develop an overall
smarter product. Then join your fellow marketers and SIG members for small group
discussions about how to implement social business best practices in your
organization.
Wednesday, January 27th
• Chicago AMA: Connex Networking at Moe's Cantina (5:30pm-7:30pm @ Moe’s Cantina)
[$15 AMA member; $20 non-member; $30 late]
• Tech in Motion: January Winter Mixer (6:00pm @ Municipal) [FREE] (I will be in
attendance at this event.)

5. o Join us at Municipal for our first Tech in Motion event of 2016! If you've never
been to an event before, this is a great opportunity to meet some new people in
the tech field here in Chicago.
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<<WEBINARS>>
• Training Magazine Network: TMN Complimentary Webinars (Various topics) [FREE]
<<COACHING>>
I wanted to pass along some info for a networking friend of mine. Valerie Groth is a life coach,
speaker and podcast host: ”The ideal client I'm looking for to fill the client opening is someone
who is already a high achiever and who may feel like on paper, their life looks like they have it
all, but yet they feel unfulfilled and have a longing for something more. They feel trapped by
resistance, fears, and insecurities that stop them from going after what they really want and are
ready and willing to spend time working 1:1 with a coach around getting clarity on their core
values, strategizing to creating an action plan, rewriting the inner scripts and negative thought
patterns and beliefs that have held them back, assessing and redesigning their habits as well as
the environment and relationships around them, and completing challenges that will push them
outside their comfort zone which leads to growth and transformation.”
If you are interested in her services, Valerie can be reached at 219.510.3383 or via email at
val@valeriegroth.com. <<www.ValerieGroth.com>>
This list above 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 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).
If you find any errors or links to websites that are not working, I’d appreciate it if you’d let me
know. Also, if you received this message in error or would like to unsubscribe, please let me
know. Likewise, if you know of anyone who may benefit from this newsletter, please provide
me with his/her email address.
Best wishes for a prosperous 2016!!
--
Yamuna Reddi
ykreddi@gmail.com
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