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Confidence Lab: When Being Yourself Changes Everything

**What becomes possible when you stop editing yourself to fit what you think other people want?** Being more fully yourself can change how you lead, how you connect, the opportunities you recognize, and the relationships you build. It can create deeper connection, greater freedom, more meaningful work, and a stronger sense of confidence in how you move through the world. But being authentic isn’t always comfortable. Showing up honestly can create tension, challenge expectations, change relationships, and require you to navigate conflict or uncertainty. And when you’re willing to keep showing up as yourself, even when it’s hard, it takes more than courage. It takes ways to rest, recover, and reconnect with what keeps you going. In this Confidence Lab conversation, we’ll explore what being your authentic self, confidently and publicly as well as in your relationships, has made possible; how you’ve navigated the tension and conflict that can come with it; and what helps you sustain that way of showing up over time. Come ready to share, listen, and consider what might change when you give yourself permission to be more fully you. **Featuring** **Annette Santiago Reyes** Annette has a rare talent: she makes the way you communicate feel like a discovery, not a critique. A connection catalyst and culture strategist, she helps people understand why they show up the way they do, and how to bridge the gap between intention and impact. Whether you're navigating change, life’s challenges, or simply trying to better understand yourself and others. Annette gives you the language and the lens to get there. **Lachandra Baker** Founder of LBB Edutainment and the kind of person who makes you realize you’ve been confusing confidence with performance your whole life. Lachandra blends psychology, research, and radical humanity to help individuals and teams stop code-switching their way through the day and start showing up as someone they actually recognize. Expect to be challenged, affirmed, and genuinely seen - sometimes all in the same breath. **What is Confidence Lab?** Confidence Lab is a community experience for bold, thoughtful leaders building confidence from the inside out. Whether you’re launching a business, leading a team, navigating change, or simply striving to show up more fully, you belong here. Living fully demands clarity, courage, and conviction, but the pace of daily life can erode our sense of self. Confidence Lab creates space to reflect, reconnect, and grow with others doing purpose-driven work. Confidence Lab is designed for entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, creatives, corporate professionals, activists, and anyone ready to live with authenticity and impact. ***Please note:*** *All are welcome! If cost is a concern, please use promo code PUBLIC to access a free ticket—we want you to join us.*

Dublin, OH

Judgment in the Fog: Making Better Product Decisions in the Age of AI

**The Product Skills AI Can't Replace** AI can synthesize research, analyze data, and prioritize work. But when everything feels important and there’s no clear right answer, how do you decide what matters most? Join **ProductTank Columbus** and **Mike Belsito, Head of Product Evangelism at Pendo and Mind the Product**, to explore three practical habits for cutting through the noise, uncovering the real problem behind stakeholder requests, and prioritizing work that makes the greatest impact. **AI can help you process more information. Great product judgment helps you know what to do with it.** Doors open at **5:30 PM**, and the talk begins at **6:00 PM**, followed by Q&A and time to connect. Food and drinks will be provided by ZoCo, our generous host. Parking is available directly behind ZoCo and in the lot across the street. \*Towing will not be enforced in the paid lot on the day of the event.

Business Agility TBD (Save the date)

**Columbus Business Agility is back!** ([Please give us some feedback](https://tally.so/r/yPbLag) \- what would you like this meetup to be?\) We started it back up on Aug 26, 2026 after five years, and have since joined forces with COHAA and Women in Agile Columbus to coordinate and collaborate on more events about everything agility, AI, and all modern ways of working. Watch AgileColumbus.com for events from all three of us (or find us where you always have) **Agenda** 6:00 Arrive. Mingle. Maybe grab a drink and chill. 6:30 TBD presentation and discussion about something interesting 7:30 (or earlier) more time to connect and discuss **Sponsored By**: ReadySetAgile.com - big thank you for our partnership with John Riley Hope to see you later this month! ([Please give us some feedback](https://tally.so/r/yPbLag) \- what would you like this meetup to be?\)

Evolve Elevate (Virtual)

Evolve is all about creating an Authentic Community, Deeper Connections, and Confident Growth. We are a group of entrepreneurial women who connect personally and professionally. We welcome every guest to experience our authentic community with no cliques and no judgment. Come as you are! There's a seat waiting for you. Elevate is an action-oriented connection experience designed to help women entrepreneurs move beyond surface-level networking and into meaningful growth, collaboration, and courageous action. Each session centers around a focused business or personal development topic, followed by intentional breakout discussions that encourage deeper conversations, real relationship-building, and practical next steps. Unlike traditional networking events, Elevate is designed to create momentum. Women are encouraged not only to share ideas, but to actively support one another through accountability, collaboration, brainstorming, and action-based growth. Every meeting is an opportunity to build authentic connections, gain fresh perspective, and leave with a clear action step to implement before the next session. This is a space where women rise together — not through competition or hustle culture, but through encouragement, courage, consistency, and intentional community. \*\*Evolve Women's Collective is a membership based professional women's group. You can find more information at [www.EvolveWomensCollective.com](https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.EvolveWomensNetwork.com&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw0UekYvD4PoVa7WUlFFVHyp). Feel welcome to be our guest anytime! [Join the Call](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://zoom.us/j/7894682064&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw127u1EMKvrsjTOPRaLUJ51)

Lewis Center Networking Lunch

Join us for lunch and meet our very successful group. We are each others sales team...always looking for referrals for our members. If you are looking for new clients, let us help you out! Bring your business cards and brochures to share with us. We have a speaker each week so that we can learn about their business. Because we have only one member per business, we have many of the spots filled. However, we are specifically looking for an estate attorney, a handyman/electrician, and an event planner. We have referrals for you! All visitors are welcome. Any questions contact [pmarchio@farmersagent.com](mailto:pmarchio@farmersagent.com)

Real Estate Investor Networking Columbus | Investors, Developers & Agents

**Free monthly real estate investor networking in Columbus.** Bring a deal, find capital, JV partners, agents, lenders and developers. 👉 **Grab your FREE ticket here (required for entry):** https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/real-estate-investor-networking-columbus-property-deal-network-pdn-tickets-1998993454233 Property Deal Network (PDN) is a relaxed monthly meetup for real estate investors, developers and professionals who want to do business face-to-face. **What happens at PDN Columbus?** People bring deals. Others bring capital. Some are sourcing their next project, others are looking for JV partners or professional services. The format is simple: arrive, grab a drink and start conversations. No presentations, no pitches from the front – just direct networking with people who are actively working in real estate. **Who attends?** Investors (from first-timers to portfolio owners), developers, sourcing agents, brokers, attorneys, architects, lenders and accountants. If you're involved in real estate – or want to be – you'll find relevant people here. **Practical details** • **When:** Tuesday 27 October, from 7pm local time • **Venue:** Mainline Bar + Courtyard, 216 East Main Street, Columbus, OH, 43215 • **Cost:** Free to attend. The venue asks that everyone buys a drink at full price • **Dress:** Smart casual (no sportswear). Over 25s only; ID may be requested This is an established event that runs every month (except December) – if this date doesn't work, there's always next month. All Columbus dates: https://www.propertydealnetwork.com/locations/north-america-networking-events/usa-networking-events/columbus-ohio-usa-property-networking-event/ **Industry professional?** Paid promotion tickets (max 2 per event) are available on the ticket page for architects, accountants, builders, mortgage brokers, insurance brokers, interior designers, lenders, realtors and surveyors. *Property Deal Network – real estate investor networking in 190+ cities worldwide. Join this group to hear about PDN events everywhere.*

Data & Analytics Wednesday - Analytics in Publishing

**Seven Portals, No North Star: Running Analytics for a Newsroom That Has to Pay the Rent** Every morning I open seven affiliate portals, Google Analytics, our beehiiv dashboard, and whatever social media is saying about us today. Then I try to answer one question: what do we do now? In other words: how do I drive more revenue, while preserving the integrity of the brand? At [Daily Drop](https://www.dailydrop.com), a daily travel rewards newsletter, the content team runs on newsroom time while the business runs on revenue time. Those two clocks are often in conflict. There’s no single KPI to hide behind; we have to grow the list and turn readers into revenue without becoming the newsletter nobody opens anymore. Many days those goals fight each other. This session is an view into the analytic strategy behind a newsletter-first business. I’ll cover which numbers I check first, which ones lie to me, how to tell a good new subscriber from a hollow one, and why depending on other people’s affiliate programs feels a lot like sharecropping. I’ll also share how to turn findings into direction I can give a team of writers and content creators. You’ll leave with a practical way to decide what matters when everything does. **About Our Speakers** [April Wilson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilwilson/) is Director of Content and Conversion at Daily Drop, where she leads the team behind a daily travel rewards newsletter and spends an unreasonable part of every morning inside affiliate portals. She has 24 years of executive leadership experience across analytics, content strategy, and healthcare revenue cycle software. She is the author of seven books on healthcare revenue cycle management and the consumer guide Your Hospital Bill Survival Guide, and she writes the only weekly RCM 2030 newsletter on LinkedIn. April holds a master’s in sociology and has taught at Otterbein University, Southern Methodist University, and Stanford. Long before any of that, she was the first official band photographer for the Dave Matthews Band, back when they were the crappy local act. She is also totally Tim’s cousin, no matter what he tells you. **Thanks to our 2026 sponsors:** [Clarivoy](https://www.clarivoy.com/), [What Box Consulting Group](https://www.whatboxconsultinggroup.com/), [Conductrics](https://www.conductrics.com/), and [Piwik PRO](https://piwik.pro/) More info at [cbusdaw.com](https://cbusdaw.com/)

AWS Columbus: Topic to be announced

Topic to be announced. This is a mirror posting from our main meetup group located here: https://www.meetup.com/columbus-aws-amazon-web-services-meetup/events/316272009/ **THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: https://www.franklin.edu/ **DIRECTIONS** Franklin University Fisher Hall 300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215 Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8 Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map. NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct. **Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?** Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com

topic to be announced

topic to be announced **THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: [https://www.franklin.edu/](https://www.franklin.edu/) **DIRECTIONS** Franklin University Fisher Hall 300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215 Map: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8](https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8) Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map. NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct. **Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?** Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com

Women, Wealth & Connection: The Empowered Sisterhood Network

Ready to grow your network and your business? Join us for an inspiring evening of connection, collaboration, and meaningful conversations with ambitious women who are serious about building relationships and supporting one another's success. ✨ Build powerful connections ✨ Generate quality referrals ✨ Learn from like-minded women ✨ Grow your business in a supportive community Whether you're an entrepreneur, professional, or business owner, this event is designed to help you expand your network and create opportunities that can move your business forward. Seats are limited—register today and connect with women who believe in collaboration over competition. sign up with this link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002771184526?aff=oddtdtcreator

Bytes & Boards Ongoing event

Join us for Bytes & Boards First Thursdays at the Forge: \- fully hosted happy hour and your choice of food selections 5\-7PM at the Forge Tavern\, Columbus\. \- multiple game hosts ready to teach you fun board games or feel free to watch and join in when ready\! \- You can’t lose\! All of your friends are already coming\! Seriously\! If they aren’t coming yet- remind them! Everyone in IT careers around Columbus and any of their friends are WELCOME! We’re fully backed by harness.io with the goal of bringing the networking community together. ❤️ See you soon!