Fall Philly Influencer Mixer Recap. Last week we hosted our 2nd Philly Influencer Mixer at Stratus Lounge. We welcomed members and non members from the tri-state area. There were not only some new faces but many familiar faces that come time and time again. The first Philly Influencer Mixer brought us about 55 people and at the Fall Mixer we had over 100+. To see the event growing is wonderful! This Fall Philly Influencer Mixer was an inspiring night of networking and learning from industry leaders and our peers. If you are new around here and not familiar with the event, we host the event twice a year: in the Spring and in the Fall. Our goal is to create a night where you leave feeling inspired. We want to help you build and grow your business while connecting with each other to create relationships. Here is how this past mixer went and all photos can be found here.
Stratus Lounge located inside of Hotel Monaco
The Fall Mixer was held on the rooftop of the beautiful Hotel Monaco. The hotel is in the heart of Old City Philadelphia. The only thing that would have made the night 100% perfect would be the weather holding out for us but it still did not rain on our parade. We made a slight adjustment to the location by using one of the two large rooms for the evening. The theme of the night had hints from the movie “Mean Girls” since the event took place on October 3rd which is “National Mean Girls Day.” Upon walking in, everyone was greeted with the welcome sign which was a Mean Girls inspired “Burn Book.”
Keeping the cocktails and drinks flowing for the night we had the help of some awesome drink sponsors. Single Prop Rum was our liquor sponsor for the night. Many people enjoyed Single Prop Rum and Fever Tree Ginger Ale cocktails. Fever Tree supplied us with an assortment of flavored mixers. The Aromatic Tonic Water mixed with the Single Prop Rum made for a pink drink which I affectionately called “The Glen Coco.” Our beer sponsor was Narragansett and they brought us two flavors: a lager and the shandy. If you were going for those “chill vibes” CBDelight was at your service with their CBD infused sparkling drinks. The flavors of the night were lemonade and ginger beer.
Workshop
After a brief introduction of the night, attendees were told of the workshop being taught later on. This was the first time that we added a workshop into the mix of the night. The one takeaway was that everyone really enjoyed it so we will have to have more! Davida of Vida Fashionista taught a workshop on Blog Photography. More specifically, “How to take your own photos.” For our next mixer, we will ask you all what you would like to learn about so we can have a great topic for the next workshop. Since we were at full capacity in the room and didn’t want to break up the festivities, Stratus allowed us to go over to the other room which is on the other side of the rooftop for the workshop.
Davida is known for taking most of her own photos using her tripod so the workshop was very educational and informative. After the workshop was finished we opened the floor for questions. Many of the questions were about photography and it turned into everyone being able to chime in and help if an answer was unknown. Afterwards we went back over to the party to join in on all the fun.
Once back in the room it was time to do some giveaways! The first of the night was our Mean Girls trivia. Alisa (pictured below) was the winner. She walked away with gifts from Ubran Decay, Ouai and Living Proof! We also did a few raffle ticket giveaways, one which was a gift for the guys donated by Ethos GSFM and that was a complimentary service at their men’s grooming salon.
The night ended with more giveaway and our speakers of the night, Alex and Mike. They talked about their blogging journey, aspirations for their blog (Can we get these guys a skincare line!?) and they gave some great blogging tips.
If you came to the event you probably left with some swag. Huge thanks to Jason Matthew Salon for the complimentary blow out coupons and T Tribe for 20% off at the store.
We can’t thank you all enough for joining in all the fun last Thursday. To have a community of creatives where you feel encouraged and inspired is really life transforming. If you would like to stay up-to-date with our events feel free to always check the events tab as it’s always updated. If you would like to take it one step further and become a member, that is encouraged as well. Check our membership guidelines and get ready to join a network where you will feel uplifted. Until our next Mixer thank you all for coming and reading!
Workshop Leaders and Speakers
Thank You to Our Sponsors
- Hotel Monaco and Stratus Lounge
- Slay Displays
- Maple Street Modern Designs
- Gifadelphia
- Crafthaus Events
- Single Prop Rum
- Narragansett Beer
- Fever Tree Mixers
- CBDelight
Giveaway and Gift Bag Sponsors
- South Moon Under Philly
- T Tribe
- Jason Matthew Salon
- Ethos GSFM
Video by Christian Lamar Photography
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