🍔 Hi from TechWalk: Vote + Lunch + Advice

There's still time to get to the polls.

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Cynthia Widjaja
November 04, 2025

Welcome to the weekly TechWalk newsletter. We are a networking community for Tech and SaaS professionals that offers weekly walks hosted by industry experts and interesting individuals.

Your Custom TechWalk To-Do List

Welcome to our 11,690 Subscribers! 411 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:

  • Christine Farrier Rosemin, TechWalk Founder and Head of Partner Marketing at Rho is hosting an IRL Lunch and Learn in NYC for folks interested in growth. Whether you carry a quota or you're building the tech that will help your customers hit their goals, this event is for you. Friday, November 7, 11:00 AM - 1 PM ET, in NYC. Space is limited and unfortunately, there won’t be a recording.

  • Please extend a warm welcome to Karandeep Singh, AI & Innovation Manager, JLL. He will be stepping up to lead our Silicon Valley TechWalks for the next few weeks. Thank you Karandeep!

TechWalk Poll of the Week

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Advice Requested

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Special Event Coverage

Costume TechWalk in NYC was a big hit. Have ideas for other special events, simply reply to this email with your ideas!

TechWalk is partnering with AnitaB.org and will host a walk during the Grace Hopper Celebration in Chicago (November 4-7)

  • Cheers to TechWalk Chicago Chapter Director Chrystal Price for her collaboration with AnitaB.org to offer a TechWalk during this year’s Grace Hopper Celebration. GHC is the world’s largest gathering of women in tech, bringing together thousands of women from across the globe to learn, network, and celebrate their achievements. Watch this space for info on walk details and discounted passes. Or head straight to the event site to learn more about tickets and membership options.

Crystal Method, TechWalk’s official social media agency, is offering free social media audits specifically for founders and early-stage startups looking to start or scale their social media strategies. They’ve got six sessions left for TechWalk newsletter subscribers. Simply reply to this email and we’ll put you in touch with the team.

Who’s Walking With Us?

Curious to connect with members of the TechWalk Community? Here are some folks we met on a recent walk - take a moment to visit their profiles and tell them TechWalk sent you:

  • Skyler Holzman, Growth and Partnerships, Northern Lights Family is interested in creative talent ecosystems and has appeared on stage, doing standup, over 1200 times in the past two years! Connect with him to join an upcoming show…in a gym…

  • Ikki Lachance, Senior Software Engineer, Intelerad Medical Systems, first attended TechWalk about a year ago when he arrived in NYC and has built a strong community for even the most random events, like lounging to Japanese City Pop. Connect with him and he'll share the playlist.

  • Nissa Eberly, CSM, RSM, RPO, Project Manager and Agile Lead, transforms chaos into order by streamlining workflows, driving scalability, and aligning people and processes is currently seeking Program or Project Manager roles at mission-driven organizations. She first heard about TechWalk from an attendee at our Silcicon Valley walks and she just joined the volunteer team working on the TechWalk website. Drop by Nissa’s profile to learn more!

  • Chacha Sands-Little, Creative Director and genius behind the Beacon Quarterly, a multimedia platform curating creative culture is seeking submissions across multiple mediums and is inviting the TechWalk community to participate in their IRL creative competitions and networking events. Anyone’s who’s looking for an event that combines equal parts portfolio-builder, social mixer, and creative sprint, with prizes, publication opportunities, and a ton of fun should check it out. More details can be found here.

TechWalk Rave Reviews

A Word from Our Sponsor

Beacon is a multimedia platform curating creative culture — through content, commerce, and experiences. They publish across Substack, Instagram, and our website, inviting submissions from writers, artists, and storytellers across all mediums.

Spotlight: The Edit Lab

This is Beacon’s IRL editorial competition meets creative jam session. Teams form day-of to produce an editorial shoot around the month’s theme — think portfolio-builder, social mixer, and creative sprint all rolled into one. There are prizes, publication opportunities, and plenty of “did-we-just-make-that?” energy.

They’ve got two Labs in October and two in November, all in NYC, plus a remote track for anyone joining from afar. (Tickets)

Perfect for:
đź’ˇ Creatives in tech ready to flex a different muscle
đź—˝ Newcomers to NYC looking for an artsy, low-stakes way to meet people
🎨 Anyone curious about editorial production or just wants to create something fun

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!

TechWalk Poll Result

Here’s the result of past week poll. What's stopping you from attending a TechWalk?

Looks like the biggest reason by far is that many of you don’t have a TechWalk near you (yet!). If that’s you, let’s change that! Email us at [email protected] to start a TechWalk chapter in your city. We’ll help you get rolling (literally).

This Week’s Events

TechWalk Pics of the Week

TechWalk Calendar

Congrats on reaching the end of this newsletter. If you would like information on sponsoring our next edition, being a featured member, or joining a future walk as a Co-Host, simply contact us at [email protected]

Happy Walking,

Cynthia Widjaja

TechWalk Newsletter Editor