"If you’re thinking, "Networking feels awkward," or "I don’t have time for it," you’re not alone. Many people dread the idea of meeting strangers, unsure how to make meaningful connections that go beyond surface-level small talk. But what if you could learn to connect so naturally that those interactions turn into friendships, collaborations, or even lifelong mentorships? In this workshop with Sidebar member ROBERT TA, you’ll learn simple, actionable strategies to build genuine relationships — even if you’re an introvert or HATE traditional networking events. Whether you're looking to meet new peers, mentors, or business partners, this session will teach you how to superconnect, leaving behind the anxiety and opening up a world of new possibilities. Sidebar members can learn more and RSVP on Sidebar’s Event page. Interested in joining Sidebar events? Join Sidebar today! https://rb.gy/viwfs3
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Sidebar is a private leadership program that accelerates your career. We have the people, the process, and the technology to drive your impact and growth. Imagine tapping into a core group (think Fortune 500 execs and innovative start-up CEOs) who are best-in-class. Members say it’s like having their own Personal Board of Directors. Nothing will get you further in your career than learning from your peers — it’s a true competitive advantage. See what we mean at sidebar.com, and request an invitation to join.
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🚀 Unlock Your Potential with a Personal Braintrust! 🚀 Inspired by Lexy Franklin's insights into Pixar’s secret sauce, the Braintrust, we’re bringing this powerful concept to you! 🎬 Pixar's Braintrust is a unique gathering where directors and trusted colleagues share candid feedback to elevate films to greatness. Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar, emphasizes the importance of diverse perspectives in making better decisions and rooting out mediocrity. 💡 So, why not create your own Braintrust? Instead of relying solely on a single mentor, Sidebar gathers a group of 5-10 advisors who bring varied experiences and are genuinely invested in your success. 🔑 Here’s how to structure your Braintrust: Senior Exec: Guidance on climbing the corporate ladder. Inspirational Leader: Insights on effective leadership. Intellectual Sparring Partner: Challenge your ideas. Contrarian Thinker: Play devil’s advocate for a fresh perspective. Connector: Expand your network. Peer: Share the journey with someone at a similar stage. ✨ As Sir Isaac Newton said, "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Your Braintrust are those giants, providing the support you need to navigate life’s challenges. 🔗 Join us in NYC for an exclusive event to learn more about building your Braintrust and accelerating your career! https://lnkd.in/gNtatYDf Join Sidebar! https://rb.gy/0qyo8j #Sidebar #Braintrust #Mentorship #CareerDevelopment #Networking #Pixar #Leadership #SidebarEvent #GrowthMindset
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Pixar has a cheat code for creating award-winning output. The Braintrust (and how it will change your career and life): Post by Sahil Bloom (Sidebar event speaker) The Braintrust is a group of individuals who meet every few months at Pixar to discuss in process movies. The group includes the director of the movie, as well as a collection of others not directly involved in the film, but with a vested interest in its success via their role at the company. Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull explains: “Our decision making is better when we draw on the collective knowledge and unvarnished opinions of the group…we rely on [the Braintrust] to push us toward excellence and to root out mediocrity. It is our primary delivery system for straight talk.” The general model of the Braintrust—a group of individuals with different perspectives and lenses, asking questions and pressure testing assumptions to improve the quality of the final product—is one that we can all apply to our lives in the context of our own personal and professional pursuits. The logic here is simple: At each phase of your life and career, you're faced with a variety of difficult and new decisions and challenges. Traditionally, people have turned to "mentorship" to navigate the uncharted waters, but having one formal mentor often falls short. Your single mentor may not have encountered the challenge you're facing—they may not have a "map" that you can leverage to navigate the terrain. Rather than focus on finding a single mentor, we can leverage Pixar’s idea to form our own Braintrust—a personal board of advisors for our lives. Just as Pixar used the Braintrust to improve the quality of their creative decisions, we can use our Braintrust to improve the quality of our personal and professional decisions. Your Braintrust is a group of 5-10 individuals. - Unbiased (ideally not family). - Diverse experiences, perspectives, lenses. - Willing to provide raw feedback and candor. - Vested interest in your success (i.e. they want to see you win). As you construct your Braintrust, it may be helpful to think about each member as fitting one particular archetype: - Senior exec: navigating senior ranks. - Inspirational leader: leadership principles. - Intellectual sparring partner: pressure test. - Contrarian thinker: play devil’s advocate. - Connector: deep network. - Peer: similar stage to you. Sir Isaac Newton famously said, "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Your Braintrust are your giants—you will see further by standing on their shoulders. As you encounter key decisions or inflection points in your personal and professional life, you can turn to the members of your Braintrust for grounded perspectives, candor, feedback, and advice. The Braintrust is a concept that has the potential to accelerate your trajectory. Join our exclusive event in NYC using this link! https://lnkd.in/gNtatYDf
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🚪 Unlock Opportunities Through 1:1s! 🚪 Nate Silver’s On the Edge highlights that life is full of closed doors, each representing untapped potential. By scheduling 1:1 meetings with professionals outside your company, you can discover new ideas, collaborations, and growth. Here are three reasons to embrace these conversations: Creates Options: Opens doors to partnerships and fresh insights. Encourages Vulnerability: Sharing your uncertainties fosters deeper connections. People Are Open: Most professionals welcome genuine requests for 1:1s. At Sidebar, we’ve seen that the most successful careers thrive on these connections because they create a powerful network of support and inspiration. Engaging in meaningful 1:1 conversations allows individuals to gain diverse perspectives, uncover new opportunities, and build relationships that can lead to collaborative projects and partnerships. Join us today! https://rb.gy/0qyo8j #sidebar #1on1 #leadership #networking #connections
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Life-changing outcomes come from meeting the right person. How to create transformational 1:1’s: In Nate Silver’s new book, On the Edge, he shares this concept of doors. Throughout your life, you have potential doors that you keep closed. If you open a door, it then leads to more doors that show you new opportunities, ideas and solutions. Now, imagine these doors as people. Each person that you have a 1:1 conversation with outside your company brings something new to the table. Find an amazing professional and schedule a 1:1 meeting with them. The best executives in the world regularly have 1:1’s with people outside of their company. 3 reasons why this is a game changer: 1. Creates optionality: ↳This opens the door to partnerships, new ideas and collaboration. ↳Setting aside 5 hours a week to meet people 1:1 opens up so many potential doors. 2. Effective place to be vulnerable: ↳Vulnerability is effective for growth. ↳By saying “I don’t know what I’m doing”, you allow the other person to get to know you better and offer helpful solutions. 3. People are very accepting of 1:1’s. ↳Most people are open to 1:1's if there is a genuine request. At Sidebar, where we help people get better jobs through peer groups, the fastest-growing careers are those who do the most 1:1 meetings. Who is a dream 1:1 for you? Draft that cold email. I’m rooting for you. ♻️ Repost to share with a friend And follow Lexy Franklin for more.
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🌟 Celebrating the Everglades Group Anniversary! 🌟 This week at Sidebar marks the anniversary of the Everglades, a distinguished group of accomplished senior leaders hailing from diverse backgrounds. This group is united by their unwavering commitment to harnessing unique strengths and propelling their professional journeys to new heights. Each member contributes invaluable insights and experiences, enriching the collective growth of the community. Here’s to the connections built, the challenges overcome, and the exciting future ahead! Together, the Everglades continue to inspire and empower one another on this incredible journey. Christopher Veney, Liz B., Tanmay Rastogi, Judy Nguyen, Max Van Bel, Caleb G., & Sarah A. Cheers to many more years of collaboration and success! 🎉 Impressed by this group? Join us today! Link in comments. #Sidebar #EvergladesAnniversary #Leadership #Diversity #Community #Growth
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🌟 Thank You, Ha Nguyen! 🌟 We’d like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Ha for capturing the magic of our Sidebar community! Your reflections on the recent dinner hosted by Vidya Mahabaleswar perfectly highlight the power of bringing together diverse, growth-minded individuals. 💕 The moments shared, the stories exchanged, and the laughter had are what truly make our community special. It's all about connecting, learning, and supporting one another on our journeys. If you're a Sidebar member interested in hosting or co-hosting a dinner, please reach out! And for those not yet part of our community, what are you waiting for? 🤔😁 #SidebarCommunity #Gratitude #Connection #Growth
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What do you get when you bring a diverse group of growth-minded people together in person? 💕 You get magic! 💕 A gift to yourself of being fully present in the moment. 💕 You find your people. 💕 You get to connect, learn & grow together. 💕 You breathe in energy and wisdom. 💕 You build friendships with folks who will continue to support & cheer you on throughout your journey. Another amazing Sidebar community dinner was hosted last night by Vidya Mahabaleswar. We shared life stories, the mountain we are climbing, and the peak when we get there. And we gained wisdom over meaningful facilitated dinner conversations with a few laughs in between. So great to connect with so many old and new Sidebar friends: Padmini Chelluri, Tianyue Yu, Ph.D., Juhi Ranjan, Ph.D., Ben Rounds, Andrew Warren, LP Peterson, Glenn Block, MBA 🍉 (he/him), Tanjina Shapiro, MBA, Rob Hall, Debarati Goswami, Will Murphy, Nupur Thakur, Neelam Chakrabarty, Vidya Mahabaleswar, Mansey Amin, Vidya Hegde and me! :) If you are a Sidebar member and want to host or co-host a dinner with me, please do reach out! And if you're not yet in Sidebar, what are you waiting for? 🤔 😁
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🌟 Celebrating the Everglades Group Anniversary! 🌟 This week at Sidebar marks the anniversary of the Everglades, a distinguished group of accomplished senior leaders hailing from diverse backgrounds. This group is united by their unwavering commitment to harnessing unique strengths and propelling their professional journeys to new heights. Each member contributes invaluable insights and experiences, enriching the collective growth of the community. Here’s to the connections built, the challenges overcome, and the exciting future ahead! Together, the Everglades continue to inspire and empower one another on this incredible journey. Christopher Veney, Liz B., Tanmay Rastogi, Judy Nguyen, Max Van Bel, Caleb G., & Sarah A. Cheers to many more years of collaboration and success! 🎉 Impressed by this group? Join us today! Link in comments. #Sidebar #EvergladesAnniversary #Leadership #Diversity #Community #Growth
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🌟 Introducing Sidebar’s Newest Groups! 🌟 At Sidebar, we believe that matching matters. Our meticulously curated groups are designed for maximum impact, and we’re excited to showcase some of our longest-running groups meeting up this week: ✨ Beacons: Senior product leaders illuminating the path to leadership excellence with their insights and guidance. 🌳 Birches: Senior leaders committed to setting new standards of excellence, fostering a culture of mutual encouragement and innovative thinking. 🎨 Creators: Cross-functional senior leaders dedicated to driving innovation, collaboration, and strategic growth across various industries. 🌌 Eclipses: Founders and CEOs who embody a spirit of grandness and adventure, inspired by the cosmos. ⚡ Thunders: Founders and solopreneurs propelling their businesses forward at lightning speed, rumbling towards the next level of success. Feeling inspired by these groups? Take the next step with Sidebar and apply to get matched with a group like one of these! Join us! https://rb.gy/0qyo8j #Sidebar #Community #Leadership #Networking #Innovation
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🌟 Featured Affinity Groups in the Sidebar Community! 🌟 We’re excited to share that our Sidebar community continues to grow, and we’re adding new Affinity Groups to help members connect beyond their small groups. Here are a few favorites: 🔧 People in Engineering: A space for engineering professionals to share resources, ideas, and best practices while tackling the unique challenges they face together. 🌍 People in Climate Tech: A group for those working in or interested in the climate sector to exchange insights, resources, and strategies to address common challenges. 🤖 People in AI: A vibrant community for individuals involved in or passionate about AI to share knowledge, ideas, and best practices as they navigate the complexities of this rapidly evolving field. Join us to connect, collaborate, and grow with like-minded professionals! #AffinityGroups #Community #Networking #Sidebar
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Sidebar Member wins 2024 Product Leader Award Luxi (Lucy) Huang to be named a 2024 Product Leader Award winner by Products That Count. What drives Lucy is building and growing products, teams, and companies. Congratulations! #sidebar #productleader
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