Ick-free Networking: host better, connect deeper
Tired of networking events that feel awkward or just plain lame?
Join Louis Melendez and Tes Cohen for an action-packed, participatory workshop to learn how to create events that turn networking from a dreaded chore into an opportunity for meaningful connection.
Leave with practical strategies to make your next event one people actually want to attend AND enjoy.
What You’ll Learn:
✅ As a host: how to design events people want to attend
✅ As an attendee: how to navigate networking with confidence & ease
Who It’s For:
Team leads and community builders who want to create better networking/community-building experiences, both professionally and personally.
Professionals who want to feel more confident when meeting new people.
Why Listen to Tes & Louis?
Louis & Tes have dedicated their professional lives to fostering greater human connection through the power of community. They each bring a unique perspective and set of skills to the table and love to empower others. Combined they represent thousands of hours of experience bringing groups together and speaking in front of diverse audiences.
About Louis Melendez:
Communication coach Louis Melendez helps people find the words to get what they want — whether it’s a new job, promotion, closed deal or improved relationship. After selling millions in digital ads at Yelp and raising millions more for charity at Charitybuzz, Louis founded Have Better Conversations to teach others how to successfully negotiate and communicate in their professional and personal lives.
An improv and live comedy performer, Louis uses a light-hearted and candid approach to sharing tools and strategies for developing confident, human & outcome-driven communication skills.
About Tes Cohen:
A facilitator and experience designer, Tes Cohen guides purpose-driven organizations in creating gatherings that foster belonging, connection, and continuous learning with her company, Gather Better. From transformative workshops to leadership training, Tes brings curiosity, warmth, and a deep belief in the power of intentional gatherings.
A former Peace Corps Volunteer with experience in nonprofits and corporate philanthropy, Tes is also the co-founder of Radical Reset, creating a movement of rested leaders and a world in which rest is democratized, normalized, and celebrated.
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