Executive Coaching New York

New York Resume Review & Career Pivot

Welcome to our Resume Review & Career Pivot coffee meetup! Whether you're polishing your resume, exploring a new industry, or preparing for a major career change, this is the perfect space to connect with like-minded professionals. All levels and backgrounds are welcome — no experience in resume reviewing needed, just a willingness to share and learn. We'll gather over coffee and dive into practical resume tips, discuss career pivot strategies, and share insights from our own journeys. Expect light prompts to spark conversation, a few icebreakers to get to know each other, and plenty of time to chat, ask questions, and offer support. Bring your resume if you'd like feedback, or just bring your ideas — we'll help you shape them. - **Cost:** Completely Free! - **Refreshments:** Complimentary snacks and drinks will be provided to keep the conversation flowing. - **What to bring:** Just your resume (optional) and an open mind — we'll provide the rest. Spaces are limited, so please RSVP to secure your spot. We can't wait to meet you and help you take the next step in your career journey!

The Un-Networking Night: New York

The only thing you'll pitch is your next UNO card. ​Most networking events ask you to perform: the elevator pitch, the forced small talk, the business-card shuffle. This one asks you to play. ​ We sit down, start a game, and talk like actual people (with pizza and refreshments on us). Between turns, we'll drop in the questions that quietly matter; how you're positioned, how you're seen in the market, how the right clients would ever find you, what premium buyers actually pay for, and how a stranger becomes a "yes." Your answers feed a live diagnostic as we play, and by the end of the night you walk out with **five personal action plans**: a clear read on where you stand in each area, and exactly how to build it. ​That's what your ticket gets you: not a talk you sit through, but five working blueprints you leave holding, plus an evening with people who fix things for a living instead of pitching at each other. ​ **Here's who this is for:** you're brilliant at fixing broken systems, optimizing workflows, and turning chaos into order; and outside your own building, nobody knows it. This night is the first step out of that. ​ When it ends, your next move is yours. Take your blueprints into the full build program, or sit down one-on-one with me to scope your own. No pitch, no pressure. Just a good game and the start of a practice the market chooses. ​ **Bring:** yourself, and the way you actually think about your work. We'll handle the rest. **Event Registration Fee: $55.** **[Get your pass here.](https://ops.malkant.com/?fluent-booking=calendar&host=smxdevadmin&event=120min-1)**

CFO AI Leverage Report: AI Budgets, ROI and Finance Sign-Off

**Event Title** Enterprise AI is moving from experimentation into the finance office. Open Future Forum has released the **CFO AI Leverage Report, Edition 1**, introducing the **Enterprise AI Buying & Budget Index** and the **CFO AI Leverage Index**. The report examines how CFOs and senior finance leaders are evaluating AI budgets, buying authority, ROI, productivity, governance and the question now sitting at the center of enterprise AI adoption: **Can AI help companies grow output without growing headcount at the same rate?** Read the report here: [https://openfutureforum.com/research/cfo-ai-leverage-report](https://openfutureforum.com/research/cfo-ai-leverage-report) This private executive discussion will focus on what the report means for CFOs, founders, finance leaders, AI operators, investors and enterprise executives. We will look at how AI buying is shifting, who signs off on AI purchases, what finance teams are measuring, and why AI ROI is becoming a CFO-level issue rather than only a technology issue. According to the report, enterprise generative AI spending reached approximately **$37 billion in 2025**, more than tripling from the prior year. At the same time, the share of AI spend funded from experimental innovation budgets fell from **25% to 7%** in one year, showing that AI is moving into core operating budgets. The report also draws on Open Future Forum’s 2026 executive community activity, including **200+ executive registrations across 20+ events**, with **60+ finance leaders and operators**, **50+ security leaders**, and **100+ founders**. In an early directional read, **3 in 5 finance leaders asked said the CFO or finance organization signs off on AI purchases**, rather than the CEO or IT. This discussion is connected to the **CFO Executive Forum**, Open Future Forum’s invitation-only community for CFOs and senior finance leaders of high-growth companies. The CFO Executive Forum hosts small, off-the-record gatherings across Silicon Valley focused on AI, capital allocation, governance, growth, risk, productivity and the changing role of the finance function. Learn more about the CFO Executive Forum here: [https://openfutureforum.com/cfo-executive-forum](https://openfutureforum.com/cfo-executive-forum) **What we will discuss** How CFOs are evaluating enterprise AI spend Why AI budgets are moving from innovation budgets into operating budgets Who signs off on enterprise AI purchases How finance leaders are measuring AI ROI Whether AI can create real headcount leverage Where AI improves productivity, margin and capital efficiency Why founders selling AI tools need to understand the finance buyer How boards and investors are starting to ask harder questions about AI value **Who should attend** This event is designed for CFOs, VPs of Finance, controllers, finance operators, CEOs, founders, investors, enterprise AI leaders and executives responsible for AI budgets, AI transformation, productivity, governance or capital allocation. **Why this matters** The first phase of enterprise AI was about adoption. The next phase is about leverage. Executives are no longer asking only whether AI works. They are asking whether AI creates measurable business value, improves productivity, reduces operating drag, supports growth and helps teams do more without simply adding more tools, more vendors and more headcount. That is a finance question. The CFO AI Leverage Report and Enterprise AI Buying & Budget Index are designed to track that shift over time. **Key links** CFO AI Leverage Report: [https://openfutureforum.com/research/cfo-ai-leverage-report](https://openfutureforum.com/research/cfo-ai-leverage-report) CFO Executive Forum: [https://openfutureforum.com/cfo-executive-forum](https://openfutureforum.com/cfo-executive-forum) Open Future Forum: [https://openfutureforum.com](https://openfutureforum.com/)

Summer Socials: NY/NJ Powerteam + Success Circles at Pier 57

Summer has a different energy. ​The pace slows just enough for the right conversation to actually land. And the right conversation in July can change what the rest of 2026 looks like. ​This is the NY/NJ Powerteam and Success Circles Summer Social, hosted at one of the best spots on the West Side waterfront. ​No panels. No pitches. No agenda. ​Just founders, operators, consultants, and growth-minded leaders coming together for an evening that actually feels good to be at. ​🗓 Sunday, July 12, 2026 🕔 5:00 – 8:00 PM ET 📍 Pier 57, 25 11th Avenue (at West 15th Street), New York, NY 10011 ​ ​**Who shows up to this:** ​ Real estate operators. Consultants. Founders building something serious. Financial professionals. Corporate leaders ready for their next chapter. The kind of room where the person next to you at the bar turns out to be exactly who you needed to meet. ​ ​**Why July. Why in person.** ​The second half of 2026 belongs to the people who spent the summer in the right rooms. ​Not scrolling. Not watching from the outside. Present, in person, in a room full of people who are actually building something. ​ ​**Your hosts:** ​ **Joseph Varghese** is the Organizer of the New York Powerteam and CEO of Success Circles. He builds rooms where established entrepreneurs and leaders find each other, not just exchange cards. ​ **Garth Sandiford** is an Empowerment Coach & Founder of The Daily Gratitude Movement and he's also the co-leader of the NJ Powerteam. ​If you can't locate us, SMS Joseph at 917-745-5313 ​ ​**How to find us:** ​Follow signs for "Market 57" and "Living Room." We'll be at the tables by the river-view windows. ​Sneak peek of the venue: [https://pier57nyc.com](https://pier57nyc.com/?utm_source=luma) ​👉 RSVP so we know you're joining us. ​ If your gut says yes, tap it now.

Being different isn't a soft skill. It's the next frontier.

NYC SUG is thrilled to host Joanne (Jo) Perold again in person in NYC. A former keynote speaker at one of our Big Apple Scrum Day conferences, Jo is now running annual **[Satir Leadership Development Workshops](https://www.virginiasatircenter.com/trainings-workshops/satir-leadership-development-workshop).** Join us for this very special session and enjoy the opportunity to learn about Virginia Satir work from one and only Jo Perold! **Session Description:** We got very good at changing how we work. We built frameworks, refined processes, ran retrospectives, and shipped faster. And something still isn't working. Because methods can only take you so far. At some point, the constraint isn't the process. It's the person running it. In conversations with leaders across four countries, the same patterns emerged regardless of methodology, team size, or industry. Urgency replacing discernment. People going through the motions without authorship. Teams delivering but not believing their voice changes anything. Leaders protecting their people from above while quietly wondering if any of it is worth it. These aren't process problems. They're human ones. Virginia Satir spent her life asking what it means to be more fully human — and her answers turn out to be exactly what agile practitioners need next. Not better tools. Not more frameworks. The inner capacity to lead well in complexity, uncertainty, and change. This session explores what that capacity looks like, why it matters more than ever now, and what becomes possible when we do our own inner work first. **The next frontier isn't a better process. It's a different person.** \-\-\-\-\-\-\- You too can become a speaker at our meetups! If you have an idea you would like to share, come see us at the Meetup, or tell us about it here: \*\*[https://www.papercall.io/nyc-sug**](https://www.papercall.io/nyc-sug**) \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Meetings are now the **3rd WEDNESDAY** of the month **In person** meetings: **6-6:30 Networking, 6:30 session start** =======Would you company be interested in hosting us?======= The NYC Scrum User Group meets monthly to talk about Agile and Scrum, to share experiences, to network, and to provide support for local Scrum practitioners. We are on the look-out for in-person venues, either as a one-off or ongoing. DM us to let us know if you're interested!

PRACTICE PUBLIC SPEAKING - Hybrid Meeting

**🎤**🌟 **Speak Up, Stand Out: Conquer Your Fear with Us!** 💪**🎤** Are you ready to kick those public speaking jitters to the curb? Join us at Graybar Toastmasters for an interactive meeting designed to improve your public speaking and leadership skills. We offer a safe and supportive space to: ✨ Boost your confidence ✨ Improve your communication skills ✨ Manage social anxiety ✨ Deliver impactful presentations with ease ✨ Ace your next interview With help from our members, you'll unlock your full potential and become a skilled and confident communicator. It's also a great way to practice your English and network with a dynamic and diverse group of professionals. The Graybar Toastmasters family is here to support you every step of the way on your journey to become a confident public speaker, and the leader you were meant to be. See you there!

🌱OralSpa w/ The Bate Coach (32nd St)

Master the Art of Public Speaking & Leadership while having fun!

Bergen Toastmasters has been active for more than 25 years. With over 25 members, there is a solid base of experienced speakers and new members joining each month. You can also network with fellow communicators and leaders at regional Toastmasters conferences and training events. Stop by and join one of our meetings, We'd love to meet you and have you as a guest! Please give us your email in the comments so we can contact you. Thank you.

*In Person* Practice and improve your public speaking skills!

New location! Meeting at Berkeley College, 3 E. 43 St. in room 402. We are moving the start up up a bit to avoid running up against the building close time (21:00) and potentially allow for more socializing. We are one of few Toastmasters clubs in NYC offering in-person meetings and we encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity for in-person communication and networking. Interested in improving your public speaking skills? Want to meet new people and engage in interesting discussions? Hoping to make new business and life connections? If so we welcome you to attend the next Greenspeakers meeting. Greenspeakers is a Toastmasters club that was founded by Green Party members to provide a forum for engaged progressive activists and professionals to improve their public speaking skills. Guests of all political persuasions are welcome and we have no official connection to any political party. All attendees will have a chance to practice public speaking and will learn helpful tricks to become a more confident public speaker and communicator. Hope to see you there! Please note that our meetings require active listening and it's expected all in attendance will be respectful to each speaker by giving them your attention and refrain from making noise during speaking roles. Any who are disruptive or do not follow the behavioral guidelines of Toastmasters may be asked not to return.

30s/40s Smart is Sexy Speed Dating with Thought Provoking Icebreakers

This is a prepay event. Please see info and tickets at: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992181446334](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992181446334) \*\* 1 on 1 Speed Dating Event for Singles in their 30s & 40s \*\* **Do find intelligence important in a partner? Come meet other like minded people at our Speed Dating event.** **Suggested Age Range: 30s & 40s** *\* Check in starts 15 minutes before event start time so if possible please arrive a bit early.* At this event you will be going on a series of about 7 to 12 mini dates with each date lasting about 5 minutes each. Women stay seated and the men rotate from table to table until they meet each woman. *We will have fun, thought provoking ice breaker questions available to pull out of an envelope on the tables so there will never be a lull in conversation. The questions are also a great way to gauge chemistry with the other person.* You will get a match sheet and at the end of each mini-date you'll indicate whether or not you'd like to see the person again. At the end of the evening you will hand your match sheet in to the event host. If you both select each other, you'll receive an email within 48 hours with the first name and email of your mutual matches. We do not give out names or contact info unless there is a mutual match. Our Speed Dating events tend to attract quality, single professionals who are done with the dating games and ready to meet that special someone. Most people know within a few minutes if they would like to see someone again. *\* Check in starts 15 minutes before event start time so if possible please arrive a bit early.* Get tickets at: See more upcoming NYC events at: **[WWW.FRIENDZYEVENTS.COM](http://www.friendzyevents.com/)**

Team "So What" weekly meeting Essex, Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, Morris Counties

• What we'll do We are a team of men who support one another and help each other grow concerning our "Way of being" in what occurs in our day to day lives. The most important relationship a man will have in his life is the relationship he has with himself. How he shows up in the world stems from that relationship. I experience great joy watching men grow and come to terms with who they are. This is not about figuring out who we are. It's about creating a vision of the best we can be and making that happen. Captain Roloff We are a part of an international men’s organization consisting of over 850 throughout North America and is open to any adult man who seeks to live a purposeful, passionate life and seeks to achieve new levels of personal success. Get an inside view here: http://www.legacymag.org/ Within North America, there are hundreds of men’s teams that consist of anywhere from 5 to 25 men per team. Teams usually meet weekly at men’s homes, places of business or public areas. Teams strive to provide an environment where men get to step out of their daily routine and get another perspective, unload any emotional or mental burdens, commit to success as they define it, and have fun in the process. • What to bring Bring your "A" game • Important to know Contact: Captain John Roloff 856-419-3372 johnr207@gmail.com

40s-50s Smart is Sexy Speed Dating with Thought Provoking Icebreakers

This is a prepay event. Please see info and tickets at: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992181073218](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992181073218) \*\* 1 on 1 Speed Dating Event for Singles in their 40s & 50s \*\* **Do find intelligence important in a partner? Come meet other like minded people at our Speed Dating event.** *\* Check in starts 15 minutes before event start time so if possible please arrive a bit early.* At this event you will be going on a series of about 7 to 12 mini dates with each date lasting about 5 minutes each. Women stay seated and the men rotate from table to table until they meet each woman. *We will have fun, thought provoking ice breaker questions available to pull out of an envelope on the tables so there will never be a lull in conversation. The questions are also a great way to gauge chemistry with the other person.* You will get a match sheet and at the end of each mini-date you'll indicate whether or not you'd like to see the person again. At the end of the evening you will hand your match sheet in to the event host. If you both select each other, you'll receive an email within 48 hours with the first name and email of your mutual matches. We do not give out names or contact info unless there is a mutual match. Our Speed Dating events tend to attract quality, single professionals who are done with the dating games and ready to meet that special someone. Most people know within a few minutes if they would like to see someone again. *\* Check in starts 15 minutes before event start time so if possible please arrive a bit early.* Get tickets at: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992181073218](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992181073218) See more upcoming NYC events at: **[WWW.FRIENDZYEVENTS.COM](http://www.friendzyevents.com/)**