Philadelphia Junto Kick-off!

Cool ideas? Want to Impact Philadelphia? Interesting meeting other awesome people who are doing awesome things in your home town? Then you need to be at this event!

The Junto was a club for mutual improvement established in 1727 by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia. We bring that spirit to life with guest speakers, idea exchanging, networking, brainstorming, entrepreneurial advice, and (of course), beer.

Be prepared to:

• Have lots of fun!

• Hear about local innovation & business

• Gain meaningful business relationships (guided, fun activities)

• Discuss new ideas ; improve everyone around you!

• Roundtable discussions to expand or grow your business!

• Expand your network of peers & colleagues!

---------------- Special Guest Speakers ----------------

Dhairya Pujara - Founder, CEO for Ycenter (http://y-center.org)

Dhairya Pujara is the Founder, CEO Ycenter. He received his Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Drexel University’s School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems in 2012. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Award by Drexel University graduate student association and a special recognition for creative leadership. His first e-commerce startup at the age of 20, was selected as one of the top 1000 emerging businesses in India by "The Economic Times” in 2009. He blogs at Huffington Post and is a mentor at Mobilize.Org teaching Civic/Social Entrepreneurship.

Sharon Rice - Director of Community Relations, Generocity.org (http://generocity.org/)

Sharon grew up in Burlington County, NJ and has spent most of her adult life getting to know Philly. Sharon is a proud alum of Bryn Mawr School of Social Work and Social Research and is a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) in Pennsylvania. At Bryn Mawr, her concentration was Social Service Management which included studying best practices for nonprofits and direct service work and Law and Social Policy.

At Generocity, Sharon helps nonprofits, businesses and people get involved with our platform, manages the community outreach plan, and user engagement projects.

Drew Foulkes - Community Manager, CityCoho (http://citycoho.com)

Drew Foulkes is a native Philadelphian who lives in the East Passyunk section of Philadelphia. He is the community manager of CityCoHo, and staff of the Sustainability Nexus the organization tasked with building community within the sustainability movement in Philadelphia and beyond. CityCoHo is Nexus' mothership in Philadelphia and is the space we're "professionals who give a rip" can collaborate and work together on a daily basis. After graduating from Temple University he went on to found Green Technology Recycling, a technology recycling company aiming to give small and medium sized companies access to local, safe, and transparent technology recycling services without the prospect of contributing to the growing electronic waste crisis worldwide. After joining the Sustainability Nexus and CityCoHo he has been a familiar face in the tech, entrepreneurship, and sustainability community here in Philadelphia.

------------------ Schedule -------------------

• 6:00 - 6:30 [Networking & Drinks]

• 6:30 - 7:00 [Introductions & Guest Speaker(s)]

• 7:00 - 8:00 [Guided Roundtable Breakouts]

• 8:00 - 8:15 [Takeaways & shout outs]

Come and check out our amazing Junto meet up! Drinks will be provided, so please update your RSVPs!