TALEA BETTERFEST

Join us for TALEA’s first ever “Beer Festival”! However, since we’ve always loved to disrupt the norms a bit, we’ve taken an average Beer Festival and made it, in our opinion, just a little bit… better. 

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What is Betterfest? It’s a full day of valuable programming for ambitious, curious, entrepreneurial New Yorkers who want to learn, grow, and network, all over a glass of beer. 

As is the TALEA way, there is nothing expected or traditional about our take on a “beer festival”.  We simply find that most things are better over beer, so why wouldn’t this be? TALEA’s first summit event is part beer tasting, part career conference but without cultish buy-in or stuffy blazers. TALEA’s programming takes you through important conversations and workshops to help you take the next step in your business or your career.

 Learn financial planning, business plan building, personal brand building, and hear from other founders and leaders who can meet you where you’re at. Not a founder, but feeling the itch to make a change? Our programming will be customized for you too! Whether you’re building and bettering your life or your business, we raise a glass to you and hope you join us!

Your instructors for the day include:

• Personal Brand Building Workshop from Kendall Dickieson 
• Business Plan + Pitch Deck 101 from TALEA's Tara Hankinson and Rachel Robbins of the Enthuse Foundation Pitch Deck Competition
• Personal Finance for Entrepreneurs from Lauren Rosalanko of Points for Change
• Career Coaching + Guidance from Cydnee DeToy 
• Founder Mentorship from Abby Price of Abbode and Lauryn Bodden of S'NOODS 

PLUS enjoy our founder panel moderated by TALEA's LeAnn Darland, feauturing

• Neha Govindraj founder of Bonside, formerly Glow Bar
• Julia O'Mara co-founder of Pickle
• Maya Bakhai of Spice Capital

Here's a sample of what your day may look like:

Sample Itinerary: 

• 10:00am: Check In! Breakfast Hour presented by Cocojune. Grab a coffee, a yogurt, and get to know the other awesome business baddies around you

• 11:00am: Welcome Speech

• 12:15pm: First Workshop - Personal Brand Building

• 1:30pm: Lunch Break! Enjoy delicious bites from Fresh Direct

• 2:30pm: Second Workshop - Business Plan Building

• 3:30pm: Third Workshop - Networking + Mentorship 

• 4:30pm: Keynote Panel Discussion from TALEA's founders + Neha Govindraj, Julia O'Mara, and Maya Bakhai

• 5:30pm: Happy Hour! Celebrate how much better it is to do career development this way. Enjoy passed cocktails, wine, beer samples. Make a vision board with Art Gurl, enjoy bites from Baba on Withers, try a spritz from one of our sponsors!

What Does My Ticket Include?

General Admission 

• Access to TALEA’s full day of programming, including
• Two keynote speaches/chats from notable founders and business leaders
• Three rotational workshops, which may include:
• Personal Brand Building
• Business Plan Building
• Personal Finance
• Fireside Chat/Mentorship with a Founder
• Pathfinding/Mentorship from an Executive Coach
• Lunch break with passed appetizers, snacks and drinks
• Bottomelss tasters of TALEA beer during our Happy Hour
• Gift Bag with swag from our sponsors

VIP

• Access to TALEA’s full day of programming, including
• Two keynote speaches/chats from notable founders and business leaders
• Three rotational workshops:
• Personal Brand Building
• Business Plan Building/Personal Finance
• Fireside Chat/Mentorship with a Founder
• Lunch break with passed appetizers, snacks and drinks
• Bottomelss tasters of TALEA beer during our Happy Hour
• Business Headshot (3 edited shots included)
• 15% Any Merch Purchased Onsite
• VIP Gift Bag
• Invitation to pre-festival happy hour hosted by TALEA founders

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FAQS

• Q: Do I have to be an entrepreneur or a founder to attend this event?
• A: Not at all! Betterfest is for anyone who is looking for a bit of inspiration in their career, going into business for themselves, or just working on themselves. When you sign up for Betterfest you will be prompted to indicate what you’re looking to get out of the event. Your itinerary will then be customized based on your responses.

• Q: Do I have to identify as a woman to attend this event!
• A: Nope! While TALEA is a female-foundeed business and many of our trusted speakers are female-identifying, this event is for everyone who wants to learn, grow, network and drink some beer. 

• Q: I want to attend this event, but I don’t drink. Is that okay?
• A: Of course! At TALEA we pride ourselves on having non-alcoholic options always available. While we can’t promise you’ll have as many options as those who do drink - you’ll be taken care of!

• Q: Who can I expect to be in attendance at this event?
• A: Based on the success of our past event such as Business Headshots, Pitch Deck Building, and more, you should meet tons of locals with enpreprenurial spirit and cultural curiosity. Our goal is for you to build your network of leaders who are in the same stage of growth as you to lean on for resources and support. We also expect for you to meet mentors who are a bit of ahead of you in growth who can impart their wisdom from their years growing their businesses and careers. 

• Q: What’s for lunch? Can my dietary restrictions be accommodate?
• A: Our lunch set up will feature an array of trusted vendors and sponsors who are contributing to the day. If you have some serious dietary restrictions we recommend packing a lunch, or you are welcome to head out during our 1 hour break to have a quick bite offiste! 

• Q: What is your cancellation policy on tickets?
• A: All tickets are final sale. However, if you would like to transfer your ticket to somebody else, you are able to. The person who takes your ticket will be assigned to the same programming you were based on your onboarding

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