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Welcome to our 11,746 Subscribers! 318 of you joined in the last 4 weeks! Have a message to share with our members? Reply to this email and let us know what you’ve got cooking.

👋 Hello to our new newsletter readers! I’m Cynthia Widjaja - learning and development professional, data science nerd, digital marketing enthusiast, TechWalk Silicon Valley Chapter community member, and newsletter editor. I’d love your help with a few things:

• Looking for a new role? Hiring for a new role? Let’s make this a December to remember! In last week’s poll, newsletter subscribers overwhelming voted to feature hiring managers and their open roles in this newsletter. Wer’re going one step further. We’re hosting a series of events to bring together the TechWalk community in a new and exciting format that connects the companies looking for talent and the professionals on the hunt for their next challenge. Take a look at the options below and please register early. Space will be limited. Here’s the full lineup so far:

  • 12/12 Talent TechWalk [NYC] that will bring together Co-Hosts, hiring managers and tech talent, actively (or curiously) seeking their next role. Max capacity 1000 registrations (we’ve done it before for TechWeek and I think we will do it again)

  • 12/15 Talent TechWalk Breakfast Summit [NYC] think panel discussions, roundtables, and 1:1 conversations connecting the folks who are actively growing and leading tech in NYC. Limited to 150 attendees.

  • 12/16 Talent TechWalk Virtual Showcase for the folks who can’t make it to an in-person event but want to hear directly from hiring managers and talent acquisition specialists. Max capacity 2000 registrations.

  • 🎁 to our newsletter subscribers and potential sponsors. We’ve activated code NEWSLETTER to provide 6 companies with 50% off their sponsorship fee, along with some goodies for early-stage founders. Visit the links to learn more!

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TechWalk Poll of the Week

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Here’s a response from Francesca Caligaris, Digital Marketing Advisor and Fractional CMO, based in NYC. Connect with her to see what other useful advice she might have

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Notes from Christine

Hi, I’m Christine Farrier Rosemin, founder of TechWalk and until last Wednesday, the Head of Partner Marketing at Rho. That’s right. I got laid off. As the founder of a professional networking community, you might guess I’ve got a lot of thoughts on this topic! And you would be right. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing how I’m managing this layoff. Please come along for the ride and if this sparks some thoughts of your own, I’d love to hear them.

A 20-Point Layoff Plan (Part 1)

1. I’m not hiding. The last time I got laid off, I was ashamed to talk about it. I thought it would negatively impact my “brand” and hurt my chances of finding a new role. But here’s the thing. Every role provides the opportunity to build a platform, and I leveraged that platform, intentionally and some might say aggressively 🙂 Not posting about the layoff would feel inauthentic and off-brand. Also, layoffs happen. More and more these days. I’m passionate about removing the stigma. So I wrote about the layoff HERE in a way that felt to me very respectful, very mindful, very demure. Feel like sharing a word of encouragement? I’d love to hear it.

2. I’m uplifting others. I wasn’t the only one affected by this layoff and so I’m using my voice to champion others who were impacted. As of last count, I’ve got almost 13K followers on Linkedin. I strongly believe that someone out there can help my other teammates - starting with Chrystal Price. Yes, she’s the TechWalk Chicago Chapter Director but also a damn good strategy and operations partner. She was t the secret weapon behind my most successful campaigns this year and she’s looking for her next role as well. Check out this post to learn more.

3. I’m taking classes. I market to accountants and finance professionals. I’d like to stay in this space. So it’s about time I took some accounting and finance classes. Wish me luck.

4. I’m opening my calendar. When you’re working full-time, open slots in the calendar are a precious commodity. Well, for the foreseeable future, I’ve got some bandwidth, so let’s chat about anything and everything. I’m most interested in conversations about community, podcasts, marketing, writing a book, lifting weights, interviewing TechWalk community members for our Linkedin lives and finding volunteers for our upcoming Talent events. Please book time if you would like to connect.

Have some other suggestions or thoughts on what I’ve come up with so far? Let me know - [email protected]. Otherwise see you next week with Part 2.

TechWalk Rave Reviews

TechWalk Social Mentions

Huge thanks to everyone who shares their TechWalk moments online. Word of mouth has always been our biggest growth driver, and every post, tag, and mention helps our community reach even more walkers. We’re grateful for you!

This Week’s Events

TechWalk Pics of the Week

TechWalk Calendar

• Register for TechWalk | Silicon Valley, 11/12

• TechWalk | NYC, 11/14 w/ PayTech - Co-Hosted Shadè Alcine, Co-Chair, PayTech Women and ​Sonal Desai, Senior IT Executive, Delivery Specialist in Payments, Fintech & AI, Turing.com

• Register for TechWalk | San Francisco, 11/15 - Co-Hosted by Aarushi Sharma, Regulatory Affairs Associate | Medical Device Consulting | Bioengineer and ​Laura Hsieh, Founder & CEO, TippingPoint Biosciences

• Register for Talent TechWalk | Chicago, 11/16 w/ Talent Collective - Co-Hosted by Kelly Hoppesch, Founder, Kelly Hoppesch LLC, Edie Greenberg, Talent Collective Chicago | Fractional Startup Recruiter, and Jadey Ryndak, Recruitment Consultant, Vocation LLC

• Register for TechWalk | Silicon Valley, 11/19

• Register for TechWalk | NYC, 11/21

• Register for TechWalk | Silicon Valley, 11/26

• Register for TechWalk | NYC, 11/28 w/ StartOut

• Register for TechWalk | Silicon Valley, 12/3

• Register for TechWalk | Jersey City, 12/4

• Register for TechWalk | NYC, 12/5

• Register for TechWalk | Vancouver, 12/5 - Co-Hosted by Alistair Vigier, Co-Founder & CEO, Caseway

• Register for TechWalk | Silicon Valley, 12/10

• Register for Talent TechWalk | NYC, 12/12

• Register for Talent TechWalk Breakfast Summit | NYC, 12/15

• Register for Talent TechWalk Virtual Event | 12/16

• Register for Chicago Chapter Anniversary TechWalk | Chicago, 12/14

• Register for TechWalk | NYC, 12/19

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Happy Walking,

Cynthia Widjaja

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