GVL Connect: Aug 20, 2025

GVL Connect is a monthly event hosted by Joanna Reese.

• ✅ Delicious Drinks
• ✅ Yummy Food
• ✅ Great Conversations

Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, a young adult looking for friends, or a newcomer wanting to plug into local community, join us! Diverse, eclectic, multigenerational groups are so important to building a thriving community; everyone learns something new and meets people they typically wouldn’t.

Event Schedule:
5:00-5:45 - Arrive, Check-In, Grab a Snack+Drink, Meet some new friends
5:45-6:15 - Event Intro by Joanna Reese, Nonprofit Highlight, Guest Speaker (topic TBD)
6:15-7:00 - Grab another drink and make a few more connections!

Update on Joanna Reese:
GVL Connect Founder, Joanna Reese, sold her former business Tangible.Agency to Kiko Salazar in 2024. She has launched a full-time career in Residential Real Estate, better aligning with her advocacy work for Affordable Workforce Housing in Upstate SC.