Davida Janae

October 3 holds a little extra meaning for me this year. 🩷

Seven years ago today, I hosted my second @phillyinfluencermixer event.

At the time, I was simply creating something I felt Philly needed. A space for creators to connect, learn from one another, meet brands and media, and build relationships right here in our own city.

I believed then and I believe even more now that Philly’s creator community deserves experiences worth showing up for. We shouldn’t always have to look outside of our city for the rooms, resources, conversations and opportunities we want. There is so much talent here. So many stories here. So much possibility here.

And somehow, seven years later, October 3 finds me one week away from PIMCON, Philly’s Creator Conference.

That part gets me.

What started as a mixer has grown into something I once only imagined: a full conference bringing together creators, entrepreneurs, media, brands and industry professionals for a day built around this community.

Building it hasn’t always been easy. There have been moments when I’ve questioned myself, moments when I wished more people could see the vision before it was fully realized, and plenty of moments when I’ve had to keep going anyway.

But I know why I created this.

Because Philly deserves this.

And I’m incredibly proud that instead of waiting for someone else to build it here, I did.

One week from today, we do it again; bigger than that girl hosting her second mixer seven years ago probably could have imagined.

October 10. PIMCON 2026. Philly, this one is for us.