Office Hours Creative Networking Night
About this event: Office Hours is a curated networking event centered on connecting emerging creatives with established, successful industry professionals. You’ll get the chance to chat with a curated group of professionals who can share their experiences and expertise, and meet other like-minded people who are new to the industry landscape.
We aim to remove the intimidation from networking and create a comfortable environment for engaging and learning from others across creative industries.
Our industry guests:
Rachel Brandt
CEO and Co-Founder of Corner Table Creative, a female-founded, social-first agency creating content through the lens of memorable connections for brands like Little Spoon, Sweetgreen, and Marriott. Corner Table Creative is dedicated to great work, game-changing results, and a culture of hospitality -- working nimbly and iterating fast to drive performance across strategy, creative, production, influencer, and media.
Kelsey Reifler
Founder, graphic designer, and creative director at Reifler Studio. After years of working across agencies, publications, and global brands, she founded the studio to create a more personal and collaborative way of working rooted in thoughtful design and close creative partnership. Clients include Vogue, Mother, L’Oreal, Lululemon, and Adobe.
Grace Antino
New York-based designer, photographer, and producer. Her work explores the intersection of fashion, music, and identity. She is a recent MFA graduate in Communications Design from Pratt Institute and currently works as a freelance creative. Her freelance and agency clients include Nike, Canada Goose, Converse, Elephant Magazine, American Express, and Oscar de la Renta. Her independent artwork is rooted in queer studies and advocacy for collective liberation.
Lauren Alice McCurry
Melbourne-born, NYC-based Creative Lead and Brand Strategist with over 12 years of experience developing campaign platforms and brand worlds across beauty, fashion, and technology. Clients include Hinge, Macy's, Elle Magazine, Kulfi Beauty, and Little Plains. Awarded Gold for Design Strategy by Good Design Australia, 2024.
Lauren Kaufman
Talent Manager, Manifest Agency
Olivia Trotter
New York-based 3D artist and designer with a background in 2D animation & illustration and an MFA in motion media design from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Past clients include Google, Disney, Xbox, and Target.
Laci Harmon
Brooklyn-based brand designer and illustrator creating human, emotionally resonant visual identities for thoughtful founders and growing brands. With a background in marketing, storytelling, and the arts, she brings a strategic, collaborative approach to brand building.
About your host: Pleased to Meet You is a Brooklyn-based community events collective founded by Taylor Koontz and Kelsey Manganiello, focused on bringing the local community together through markets, workshops, and panel discussions. We started Pleased to Meet You in 2025 because we believe that NYC deserves more spaces that support small businesses, encourage creativity, and provide ways for people to give back. You can learn more about us here.
When: Wednesday, June 10th
Time: 6:30-9 PM, doors will open at 6:30 pm
Where: Land to Sea, 402 Graham Avenue
Ticket price: $25
Tickets must be purchased at www.landtoseanyc.com/products/pleased-to-meet-you