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Networking events that you should attend this October! Comment “OCTOBER” for links to all these events.

- AngelFest | For founders raising and first-time angels

- FQ Health Summit | For anyone building in women’s health @femalequotient

- SIGNAL NYC | For founders raising and investors at @reservepadel

- @theberrycollective.co | For anyone who’d rather make something than work a room

- NextGen Creators Summit | For creators and brands working with creators @next.gencreators

- Sip & Socialize | For women in PR, comms, and marketing @missempowher

#founder #networking #events #lawyer

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The best kind of networking doesn’t feel like networking at all.

Last week we brought together an incredible group of founders and entrepreneurs in East Hampton for a private dinner party centered around meaningful conversation and connection.

Thank you @flexsuperapp for helping bring the evening to life and supporting entrepreneurs as they build and grow their business.

#dinnerparty #hamptons #founderevent #summernight #entrepreneur

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Summer bits and bobs, here and there 🙂

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Things I find kind of chic ✨

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Vogue Business recently asked me about the legal risks of smart glasses and AI advertising.

Smart glasses can see what you look at, pick up, and react to in real time. For brands, that’s the most valuable advertising data ever created.

The problem is consent — these devices record everyone around the wearer, including people who never agreed to be recorded.

The more powerful the data, the bigger the legal risk. And the law hasn’t caught up yet.

Thank you to @amyeobrien for featuring my commentary.

https://www.vogue.com/article/the-next-ai-battleground-your-senses

#VogueBusiness #PrivacyLaw #AILaw #FashionLaw #LvlupLegal

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Entrepreneurship isn’t always glamorous. It’s gritty.

Social media makes building a business look exciting. What you don’t see is the founder staying late, solving problems no one else wants to solve, and doing work that’s way below their job title.

@shermin.lakha says the best founders aren’t afraid to roll up their sleeves. If something needs to get done, they do it.

No ego.
No shortcuts.
No waiting for someone else to figure it out.

The lesson: Success doesn’t come from calling yourself a founder. It comes from acting like a builder.

🎧 Listen to Shermin’s episode now on your favorite podcast platform. Comment “BUILDER” for the episode link, or find it in our bio.

#DealFlowDiaries #EntrepreneurMindset #FounderLife #BusinessGrowth #Leadership

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Everyone wants more clients. @shermin.lakha wanted to become more useful.

Instead of asking, “How do I get people to hire me?” she asked: “How do I give people tools they can use today?”

That’s why she started teaching AI workshops.

Not because every attendee would become a client. Because when you help people solve real problems, trust comes first. And trust has a way of turning into opportunity.

The lesson: Stop leading with a pitch. Lead with value. The business follows.

🎧 Listen to the episode now wherever you listen to podcasts. Comment “AI” for the episode link, or find it in our bio.

#DealFlowDiaries #AI #BusinessGrowth #PersonalBrand #FounderLessons

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🎙️ Comment POD for the full episode!

Being a girl about town is actually a business strategy 😉

@‌shermin.lakha calls herself a reform party girl and it’s exactly how she’s landed some of her biggest clients over the years

This week she spills why the connections you make OUT are the ones that pay off 💸

Full episode now live on the @‌unstoppablesuccess_podcast
with @‌jess.williamson8 & @‌shermin.lakha

Comment POD to listen!

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🎙️ Comment POD for the full episode!

This 2026, connections are the MOST VALUABLE currency you’ll ever have 🫶🏼

Not your follower count or your ad spend but the people who trust you and put your name forward in rooms you’re not even in 👀

This week I sit down with Shermin Lakha @shermin.lakha - one of the most connected women I’ve ever met and she pulls back the curtain on exactly how she does it!

Full episode now live on the @unstoppablesuccess_podcast
with @jess.williamson8 & @shermin.lakha

Comment POD to listen!

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🎙️ Comment POD for the full episode!

I’ve met a lot of the most connected women but the way @shermin.lakha moves through a room is a different thing entirely

I walked out of this ep rethinking how I build relationships at all, not to get something out of people but because that truly is the whole game now!

If you’ve felt like you’re doing everything online and still not in the rooms that actually move the needle, this is your sign!

Full episode now live on the @unstoppablesuccess_podcast
with @jess.williamson8 & @shermin.lakha

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The best networkers aren’t asking for favors. They’re creating them.

When @shermin.lakha was building LVLUP Legal, she made herself one promise: Connect at least one person every day without expecting anything in return.

No pitch.
No agenda.
Just helping people solve problems, make introductions, and open doors.

Because she understood something most people miss: If you’re always giving, people will market your business for you.

Your name gets mentioned in rooms you’ve never walked into. Your reputation grows before you arrive.

The lesson: Don’t build a network based on what you can get. Build one based on what you can give. The opportunities will follow.

🎧 Listen to Shermin’s episode now on your favorite podcast platform. Comment “NETWORK” for the episode link, or find it in our bio.

#DealFlowDiaries #Networking #RelationshipBuilding #EntrepreneurMindset #FounderStory

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