StartupExperts

🎄✨ Happy Holidays from the StartupExperts! ✨🎄 As we close out 2024, we’re reflecting on a remarkable year for our community. In our 6th year as a thriving, supportive network of leaders, we celebrate the milestone of reaching 1,800 members! We also hosted our first international event this year along with 80+ gatherings across the United States. None of this would have been possible without the dedication of our 50+ incredible volunteers, who pour their time, energy, and passion into making StartupExperts the healthy and connected community it is today. We are so grateful for everything you do! Our momentum is growing as we look ahead to 2025 as we launch new initiatives, expand our strategic partnerships, and explore new learning themes. Thank you to everyone - our members, volunteers, and partners - for being part of this journey. Your contributions and energy inspire us every day, and we can’t wait to see what we’ll achieve together in the year ahead. If you’d like to explore what it would be like to be a part of this thriving, connected community of startup leaders, feel free to check out our website [https://lnkd.in/ekBGPBM] and apply to join us in 2025. 🪅 Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful holiday season and a fantastic start to 2025! 🎉❄️ #Community #Gratitude #Growth #Leadership #HappyHolidays #StartupExperts

🌟 A Very Special Thank-You 🌟 After two years of transformative leadership, Dave Carhart our VP of Operations and Strategy for StartupExperts, will be stepping down from his role next month. We are so grateful for the impact Dave has made in helping guide us through a period of incredible growth. Dave’s leadership has helped the SuE community navigate the challenges of the pandemic, strengthened our leadership team and refined our Private Leadership Circles. His vision and advice has played a critical role in shaping StartupExperts into what it is today. With his expertise and guidance, we've nearly tripled our community membership, and our leadership circles have become stronger and more impactful than ever. As Dave passes the baton, we are excited to welcome Stuart Goldstein, who will be stepping into the role. We are excited to see what amazing things Stuart will do next year! Dave, thank you for your commitment to StartupExperts. It has been a privilege to work with you - your contributions exemplify our Go-Giver philosophy, and your impact will be felt for years to come. Please join us in expressing your gratitude to Dave and welcoming Stuart as we continue on this exciting journey. Happy Holidays to all. 🌟 #Leadership #Growth #Teamwork #GoGiver #StartupExperts #VolunteerLeadership

👏24 SuE Leaders to Celebrate in ‘24 | Where are they Now? 👏 Earlier this year StartupExperts recognized 24 of our amazing leaders to celebrate, support, and follow in 2024…. And what amazing things they’ve accomplished this year! Now that the year is coming to a close, we wanted to take a moment to catch up with the leaders we celebrated earlier this year. With over 1800 StartupExpert members, these leaders have carried the “go-giver” ethos through 2024, contributing to the success of our community - we couldn’t have done it without you. So, please join us in celebrating our 24 in ‘24 and we look forward to announcing the 25 in ‘25 come January! We'd like to recognize: Ryan-Mae M., May Chinavanichkit, Abbey G., Vanessa Loney, Dan Coyle, Lisa LaCascia, Robert Madel, CFA, Kimberly Mansager, Li Wu, Rob Mallery, John Morris, Vanesa Cotlar, MBA, Adam Perry, Melissa Theiss, Daniel Nelson, Kevin Blum, SHRM-SCP, Conor Sweeney, Stuart Goldstein, Jen Haller, Kate Holsapple (she/her), Roshana Babu, Emma Hooks, Craig D Thomas JP, PCP, MBA, BSc ( Hons ), Vishwa Kapadia We're so grateful for all that you've accomplished in 2024 and look forward to what you'll do in 2025. What a group of world influencers! 🌟

❣️ Wrapping up a Fantastic 2024 with our StartupExperts ❣️ Our StartupExperts Virtual Holiday Party this week was a fun-filled get-together where we celebrated a wonderful year of support and connection. 🥳 From reflecting on 2024 highlights to sharing what we’re looking forward to in 2025, the energy and engagement were fantastic. We discussed what was on the list for 2025: more IRL events, finding work-life balance, and embracing new beginnings. We also discovered just how prepared (or not!) we are for the holidays. 🎁😄 A huge shout-out to the amazing members who joined us: Kori Bowen, Meica Hatters, SHRM-CP, PHR, PAHR, Jesse Freese, Yan Gelman, Jessy Oates, aPHR, Amanda Goodroe, Kati Ryan, Desiree Salomon, SHRM-SCP, Irina Shlyapnikova Adam Hill, Benjamin Bowling, TehShan L., Stuart Goldstein, Julie J., Lacey Wescott, Chad Atwell, Alexandria B., Ben Aronowicz, Melissa Hunt, Stephanie Almason, Jeannete Diaz, Ruthie Trask Amanda Sachs, Andrea R., Kristen Wade, Vy Nguyen, PHR, Dave Carhart – and more! 💬 Our holiday party was a warm way to close out the year via celebrating our wins, sharing our hopes, and, most importantly, enjoying being together. Thank you all for making SuE’s 2024 so supportive, vibrant, and inspiring. Here’s to more transformative moments in 2025! 🌟 What are you most looking forward to next year? Drop it in the comments! ⬇️ #StartupExperts #HolidayParty #Community #Celebration #ThankYou #LookingForwardTo2025

⭐ Celebrating over 10,000 Slack Posts! ⭐ Recently our community has been on fire! 🔥 We’ve seen incredible engagement and collaboration in our Slack channels, and we are consistently averaging over 10,000 posts shared among members. We want to highlight the members who’ve kept the conversations flowing and ideas exchanging. While every month it’s a different group of members engaging others, here are our top contributors from a recent month: 🔹 Erica Paz 🔹 Anita L. 🔹 Kate Holsapple (she/her) 🔹 Jesse Freese 🔹 🙋🏻♀️ Anita PaginPagin 🔹 Payal Maheshwari 🔹 Kati Ryan 🔹 Dave Carhart 🔹 Geri Markey, SPHR 🔹 Jade Ashley Nikolaou A huge thank you to these amazing members — and to everyone who shares their thoughts, ideas, and success stories. This engagement is what makes StartupExperts the vibrant, supportive community it is! 💬✨ Let’s keep the Slack conversations going! If you haven’t joined our community yet, now’s the perfect time to jump in and be part of the magic. 🪄And if you haven’t yet joined the community, feel free to apply to join here: www.StartupExperts.us. #StartupExperts #CommunityEngagement #Collaboration #ThankYou #SlackCommunity

✨StartupExperts + Andrew Bartlow’s AMA Event = A Learning Journey to Remember ✨ We just wrapped up an awesome AMA (Ask Me Anything) event with Andrew Bartlow, President and CEO of Series B Consulting and the People Leader Accelerator [PLA]. We’re still buzzing with all the insights! 🤩 Andrew hosted a virtual event to dive deep into all things People Operations, Talent Acquisition, and Startups. We discussed everything from scaling teams to the challenges of building a consultancy from scratch - no question was off-limits. Our community came away with: 🔹 Actionable strategies for effective People Ops in growing startups. 🔹 Fresh insights into talent acquisition in today’s market. 🔹 Ideas about launching a consulting business. A huge thank you to Andrew for sharing his expertise and to everyone who showed up, asked thoughtful questions, and made this an engaging and informative event! 💡 If you missed this AMA, don’t worry — we have lots more events and opportunities to connect and learn scheduled in 2025. Stay tuned! 📅 #StartupExperts #PeopleOps #TalentAcquisition #AMA #StartupCommunity #Consulting

✨ New SuE Leader Announcement ✨ We’re excited to announce that Lacey Wescott has joined our Executive Leadership Team as our new VP of In-Person Events! ⚡️ StartupExperts was built on the power of connection. Lacey will be spearheading the vision for dynamic + engaging in-person events that will expand and enhance our Hub and Chapter communities - taking what we’re currently doing to the next level. With a decade in marketing and 5+ years crafting incredible event experiences, Lacey has been bringing people together for startups and mid-sized orgs alike. She currently leads Field Marketing and Events at Sparrow (one of our long-time partners!). Lacey has been hitting the ground running and is focusing on: 🌱 Scaling In-Person Engagements – Growing the impact of our Hubs and Chapters. 🤝🏻 Building Community – Strengthening connections between StartupExperts and across the US. 🎨 Innovating Event Formats – Designing fresh, creative, and engaging event experiences to keep our community engaged. 📚 Leveraging Content & Learnings – Integrating educational content and shared learnings into deepen the value we offer. We’re excited to get IRL events rolling in every location where our community thrives. Let’s make 2024 the year of meaningful, in-person connections. Welcome to the team, Lacey! 🌟 🌟 Interested in joining our talented network of leaders where you will have access to almost 2000 peers and loads of virtual and IRL events and workshops? Visit www.StartupExperts.us to learn more and apply. #CommunityBuilding #InPersonEvents #StartupExperts #WelcomeLacey #Leadership

📣 We’re excited to announce that VISTRA is officially re-partnering with StartupExperts in 2025. This partnership is extra special because Vistra was our “”OG” partner - they were even responsible for co-hosting our very first event, our launch party, six years ago. That makes them our longest-running partner 🪢 A huge shoutout to Peter Kadison for being an incredible supporter of StartupExperts over the years, always showing up and helping our community grow and thrive. And, a special thank you to Andrew Laing for serving as SuE's Bay Area Hub Director - Andrew has been the man behind the scenes keeping the Bay Area StartupExperts spirit alive and well. 🪅 For those who aren’t familiar, Vistra helps companies with international expansion, administrative and operational support solutions so they can operate anywhere in the world - with full compliance and way fewer headaches. Vistra is a fantastic resource for any startup looking to grow across borders and their team has been supporting our members for years. We’re so grateful for Vistra’s continued partnership and the people behind it who make such a difference. 🩶 #StartupExperts #Partnership #Community #Vistra #Collaboration #Leadership #Gratitude

🌟 Last night the StartupExperts East Bay Hub gathered at the home of our very own Jesse Freese for a celebratory evening of tasty food, wine, laughter, and connection... 2024 has been a busy year and we look forward to 2025 all the more. A big thank you to Jesse for opening up his home to host such a festive gathering, and to everyone who joined us to celebrate. Your time, energy and commitment to the StartupExperts community this year and beyond have been so impactful. As we went around the room sharing what we were all thankful for in 2024, it was so inspiring to hear everyone's accomplishments and how so many of you referenced how our community has helped along the way. A handful of attendees found new jobs through our group, some gained the courage to leave their jobs, and many more gained lifelong friends. Thank you also to Justin Suh and the Sparrow team for attending and sponsoring this amazing evening. Everyone was thrilled to be leaving the event with their very own Orchid. 💐 Here’s to wrapping up 2024 on a high note and diving into an even brighter 2025. 🥂✨ Cheers and happy holidays! ❄️ #StartupExperts #CommunityMatters #EastBayHub #HolidaySeason #hr #finance #ops #peopleleaders #community #peopleops #meetups #startups

✨NYC & San Diego Hubs Celebrate the Holidays and Our StartupExperts Community ✨ StartupExperts on both coasts brought in the holiday cheer last night at two lively events filled with lots of fun, good conversations, and appreciation for the fantastic year of support and collaboration. 🗽NYC Holiday Party It was cozy holiday vibes at the Hidden Lane Bar last night. The NYC StartupExperts were all about the festivities and celebrating the season together. A huge thank you to our sponsor Pando and a special shoutout to Danielle Haselton, SPHR, Tim Frazier, Faith Huber, MSHR, and Ben Aronowicz for their leadership and organization. We also want to give a warm round of applause to our Volunteer Squad: Johanna Le, Emma Hooks, Ashley Chubrik, Rebecca Bellamy de Robles, CAPM, Adam Hill, Fredo Alban, SHRM-CP, Julie Montrose, PHR, and Amanda Segner! 🍷 San Diego: AI & Wine – A Taste of the Future Our San Diego Hub spent the evening at Carruth Cellars Urban Winery & Tasting Room. Mixing AI with fine wine was the vibe, and of course there were lots of interesting conversations and new connections made. A heartfelt thank you to our incredible sponsors and organizers: John O'Ravitz, Kimberly Drozdoff, and Jenna Vanderbyl from Sequoia Elizabeth Pierce and Lacey Wescott from Sparrow ❄️ Both events brought lots of holiday cheer and smiles alike. They were also warm reminders of what makes our community so special, and we look forward to all the connections and community building to come in the year ahead. Thank you to everyone who attended, supported, and made these end-of-year memories possible. Looking forward to seeing even more of you at next year’s events! #StartupExperts #CommunityEvents #NYC #SanDiego #Connection #HolidaySpirit