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Welcome back to the Collective. This is another installment in our “What’s Happening in NYC” series, which we’ll be using to showcase and highlight events from within the Coeus Collective community!

Last time, we wrote about our Pitch Workshop featuring Anthony Rose of Seedlegals at The Front Yard at Pace University. Previous events have featured KIND Snacks Founder & Shark Tank Judge Daniel Lubetzky at Pace University and Michael Baum, Founder of Splunk (sold to Cisco last year for $28B) at NYU.

Today, we’re taking a dive deeper into the creator economy: we’ll be telling you about the Career Creators Summit taking place this Monday, May 12, at The Front Yard at Pace University! RSVP here.

Nicole Casperson, the visionary behind Fintech Is Femme Media, will reveal how she transformed her journalism degree into a thriving, creator-led media empire. Her journey from newsroom reporter to influential media entrepreneur offers a masterclass in leveraging content as career currency.

Katrin Kaurov, co-founder of Gen-Z money app Frich, will share how she applied Nicole's blueprint to raise an impressive $2.8 million and build a community of over 1 million users in just one year—starting with "no skills, no money, & no network."

Just a few weeks ago, Nicole Casperson's Fintech Is Femme Leadership Summit took over The Times Center, an exclusive event that brought together the brightest minds in fintech media.

Now, we're bringing Nicole directly to you: for free!

In partnership with The Front Yard at Pace University, we're taking Nicole Casperson and Katrin Kaurov out of the exclusive conference halls and placing them in a college classroom where the next generation of creators can access their wisdom without barriers.

The Afternoon Journey

The event unfolds in four segments:

1. Check-In & Networking: Connect meaningfully with fellow creators as we gear up for the session.

2. The Blueprint to How She Built the Future of Media: Nicole Casperson shares her unfiltered path from journalism to media entrepreneurship, revealing why content creation is your most valuable career asset.

3. Money Mindset with Katrin Kaurov: Rapid-fire advice from Nicole and Katrin on starting from zero, recognizing your value, setting your rates, and negotiating confidently from day one.

4. Book Signing & Open Networking: Secure your signed copy of Fintech Feminists (first 50 attendees only!), discover creator-friendly tools, and establish new collaborations.

The Founder Showcase

It’s our mission at Coeus Collective to not just showcase the leading minds in entrepreneurship but to also showcase those who are just starting their journeys.

At the end of the day, you’ll get to meet these up-and-coming startups, who are all affiliated with The Front Yard at Pace University and embracing Nicole and Katrin's Career Creator blueprint:

• Victoria Kersnovska of Nanonit

• Sawari Hisham AlRushaid of green

• Carlos Tacchetto and Giovanni Gallina of New York Business Fellowship

• Rodrigo Chacon of Teōtl

• Tyler Yeung of Averent

We hope to see you on Monday afternoon. RSVP here!

Welcome to the Collective

If you’re new here: welcome! This newsletter is written by Coeus Collective Co-Founders Antonio DiMeglio and Leon Li.

Coeus Collective is a founder-powered media and community platform elevating the most innovative minds in entrepreneurship, technology, and venture capital. Through podcasts, events, and digital media storytelling, we help founders and VCs develop their audience of builders and innovators. Past events have featured Daniel Lubetzky (KIND Snacks, Shark Tank), Michael Baum (Splunk), and Siya Raj Purohit (OpenAI).

Typically, this newsletter revolves around an idea we can’t stop thinking about (like The Dopamine Economy), a behind-the-scenes look into what our team is working on (like this article about our live podcast recording with Siya Raj Purohit of OpenAI), or even a deep-dive into an iconic company or individual in our industry (as we did in our Icons Series: IBM article).

Our goal is to provide a unique perspective for a community of Founders & VCs who read in between the headlines.

Stay tuned for the next issue on Monday: this time about what it was like for our Co-Founder Leon to visit the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting in Omaha, NE last week!

See you Monday,

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