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ProductTank Barcelona April Edition - hosted by Dow Jones 🚀
**Two talks. Two frameworks. One question: how do you make the hard calls?**
🎤 **Olivier Brandicourt**, VP Product @ Gens de Confiance
*Trade-offs Between Short-Term Revenue Opportunities and Long-Term Vision* Monetization vs. trust. Growth vs. sustainability. Olivier will walk us through real decisions made at Gens de Confiance — a 2M+ member trust-based marketplace — and share a practical framework for knowing when to protect your long-term vision and when to seize the moment.
🎤 **Stefan Ritter**, VP Product, B2B platform @ Dow Jones
*From 0 to 800M ARR: The Real Playbook for People, Process, and Product*
This talk shares practical lessons from Stefan's experience building products, teams, and organizations - from early-stage environments to scaling businesses toward 800M ARR. He’ll walk through the core principles he has found to matter most across people, process, and product, and how they translate into real execution. Expect concrete examples - from shaping roadmaps and evolving processes to managing teams through change - focused on what actually works when you’re trying to build high-performing teams and deliver.
📍 **Location:** Dow Jones, Barcelona - Avinguda Diagonal, 123 · Barcelona
🗓 **Date:** Wednesday, April 16th
🕒 Doors open at 6:30 PM \| Event starts at 7 PM sharp
**NOTE: NO ENTRY AFTER 7PM.**
🎟 **RSVP matters!** Our events fill up fast and waitlists are real. If your plans change, please update your RSVP at least 24 hours in advance so someone else can join. Make sure your details are correct — you'll need a valid ID to enter.
Come for the talks. Stay for the conversations. 👋
N26 Tech: Lessons learned in AI agent development at Intent HQ
🤝 [N26](https://www.meetup.com/n26-tech-product-design-events-in-barcelona/) is very happy to invite you to discover how AI agents development works, this time with special guests from **Intent HQ.**
❗**Please provide your full legal name when registering - otherwise you will not be allowed entry to the event.**
**Be ready to show a photo ID at your arrival, exactly matching the name you provided**
🚀 **Talk description**
Join us for an evening exploring real-world lessons from rebuilding a product around AI agents. We'll share the journey from early assistant failures to production agentic workflows including the organizational shifts, technical decisions, and hard-won insights along the way. At the helm we’ll have two guest speakers:
**🗣Claudia Teres, Lead Product Engineer @ Intent HQ, Barcelona, Spain**
Claudia is a skilled software engineer helping bridge the gap between product and tech, currently leading the development efforts of Intent HQ’s agentic product.
**🗣Manuel Fidalgo, Senior Machine Learning Engineer @ Intent HQ, Barcelona, Spain**
Manuel is a hands-on machine learning engineer whose main focus is the development of agents, tools and the infrastructure surrounding these, empowering other engineers and data scientists to deliver the right value in the GenAI context.
**What we'll cover:**
**🎯 The Product Journey:** Why we chose to rebuild rather than iterate, how we validated the new vision with a constrained POC, and why making agent reasoning visible in the UI became critical to user experience.
**⚙️ The Technical Deep-Dive:** Finding the balance between deterministic and non-deterministic actions, designing agent boundaries, toolsets vs MCPservers, managing context windows, and building guardrails that actually work.
We'll also discuss high-impact bets (A2A, MCP), cross-functional team dynamics, and why speed of learning beats perfection in fast-moving AI spaces.
🗓 **Agenda:**
**18:00: Reception**
**18:30: Event introduction**
**18:45: Product talk**
**19:30: Tech talk**
**20:15: Networking & Pizzas**
**21:00: Session Ends**
📣 **Facilitators:**
**Jose Alamo, Senior Machine Learning Engineer @ N26, Barcelona, Spain**
Jose is a machine learning engineer at N26, currently working on the AI platform team. He has a robust background in building well architected services and infrastructure, helping shape the company’s AI vision.
**Tiago Costa, Senior Backend Engineer @ N26, Barcelona, Spain**
Tiago is a recent Domain-Driven design enthusiast, eager to keep learning more and currently working in the Cards domain.
**Ivan Llorente - Principal Engineer @ N26, Barcelona, Spain**
Ivan is an engineer at N26 with a product engineering mindset, a deep interest in clean architectures and DDD, and a passion for leveraging AI in modern software development.
**Fabrizio Di Napoli - Principal Engineer @ N26, Barcelona, Spain**
Fabri is a software engineer who enjoys solving complex problems. He’s also passionate about Domain-Driven Design, XP, AI and other practices.
Hablar es mejor (Clase de conversación y errores en español)
Buenas!
(English below)
Cada día aparecen formas nuevas de aprender español, (y otros idiomas) apps nuevas, métodos de gramática, IA, videos de profes explicando cosas, y están todas genial.
Si te ayudan a entender más y a hablar mejor están genial.
El plan de este grupo es mejorar tu español con juegos, actividades reales y ejercicios para hablar más.
Con la excusa de los juegos y las actividades corregimos la mayoría de errores:
Palabras difíciles, confundir pasados, preposiciones, verbos que significan muchas cosas, ser y estar en pasado, frases con dos verbos o mas, subjuntivo, expresiones coloquiales,
y también los errores "culturales”: ¿De que forma usamos los españoles el idioma en diferentes situaciones?
La gente que participa es (casi siempre) muy simpática, y normalmente deja reviews muy positivas de las clases.
Si te cuadra el plan ven a practicar tu español y hablamos de comida, de viajes, de trabajo, de cultura, de Internet, de temas locales, de noticias y de muchas más cosas.
Para participar hay una contribución de solo 10€ por persona/ clase de 2 horas (materiales incluidos, bebidas no incluidas) o de 30€ por 4 clases.
Vente y hablamos.
Rafa.
\-\-\-\-
Hi!
Every day there are new ways to learn Spanish, (or any language) new apps, grammar methods, AI, teachers explaining things on videos, and they are all great.
If they help you to understand more and to speak better, they are great.
The main plan in this group is to improve your Spanish with games, real activities and exercises to speak more.
All the games and activities are a good excuse to correct the most difficult/ frequent mistakes:
Difficult words, confusing past tenses, prepositions, verbs that mean many things, ser and estar in the past, sentences with two or more verbs, subjuntive, colloquial expressions,
and also “cultural" mistakes: How we, Spanish people, use the language in different situations?
People participating are (almost always) very nice, and usually leave very positive reviews of the classes.
If the plan fits you, come to practice your Spanish and we'll talk about food, travel, work, culture, Internet, local issues, business, news and many more things.
There is a contribution to participate of only €10 per person/2-hour class (materials included, drinks not included) or €30 for 4 classes.
Let´s talk.
Rafa.
MCP Connect Barcelona with Glovo, Encore Design and Alpic
\-\-\-\-\-This edition of MCP Connect is hosted by **Glovo**. **Please register [here](https://luma.com/km48w4jb)!-----**
Join us at **Glovo’s HQ** for another edition of MCP Connect.
MCP Connect is for developers, practitioners, researchers, and enthusiasts working with the Model Context Protocol and AI agents. We share best practices, new tools, and real-world use cases for building MCP servers and integrating them into agentic workflows. Whether you are building MCP servers for your internal or external use cases or just exploring how agents connect to applications, MCP Connect is a place to exchange ideas, learn, and help shape the future of AI workflows.
**Agenda**
**6:00 PM - Welcome.** Doors open, perfect to meet other guests!
**6:30 PM - Talks**
* [Pierre-Louis Theron](linkedin.com/in/theronpl/?utm_source=luma), Co-founder & CEO of [Alpic](https://www.linkedin.com/company/alpic-ai/?utm_source=luma)
* [Raphael Cantafaro](https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphacantafaro/), Principal Product Manager, and [Daniel Sandoval Cervelló](linkedin.com/in/daniel-sandoval-cervello/?utm_source=luma), Engineering Manager, at [Glovo](https://www.linkedin.com/company/glovo-app/posts/?feedView=all)
* [Toby Oliver](https://www.linkedin.com/in/toby0/), CEO at [Encore Design](https://www.linkedin.com/company/encore-design-ai/?utm_source=luma)
**7:30 PM - Networking**
The More Beautiful Work: Career Wayfinding Towards Meaning and Regeneration
In this interactive workshop, we come together to explore what it means to create work that is meaningful, alive, and in service to a more regenerative world.
Through dialogue, reflection, and shared inquiry, we’ll explore questions such as:
\* What challenges do we face when creating work that truly matters to us?
\* How might meaningful work unlock human potential and contribute to a regenerative economy?
\* What is the “more beautiful world” we each feel called toward?
\* How do our personal stories and lived experiences shape the contribution we’re here to make?
\* What holds us back from stepping into that contribution?
\* How can we navigate uncertainty with greater courage, trust, and clarity?
This is a space to listen deeply, to ourselves, to each other, and to something greater that wants to emerge through us.
Facilitated by Sunil, Career Coach and founder of [Free Your Flow](%5Bhttps://freeyourflow.org%5D(https://freeyourflow.org)).
About Culture Jam
**ESP**
*Creemos firmemente que para ser eficientes y saludables en el manejo de la actual crisis ambiental y social, necesitamos equiparnos con herramientas y conocimientos que nos ayuden a empoderarnos y cultivar nuestra "esperanza activa". La serie Culture Jam tiene como objetivo hacer precisamente eso.*
**CAT**
Creiem fermament que per ser eficients i saludables a l'hora de fer front a l'actual crisi ambiental i social, ens hem de dotar d'eines i coneixements que ens ajudin a empoderar-nos i a conrear la nostra "esperança activa". La sèrie Culture Jam a pretén fer-ho.
**ENG**
*We strongly believe that to be efficient and healthy at dealing with the current environmental and social crisis, we need to equip ourselves with tools and knowledge that help us to be empowered and to cultivate our "active hope". The Culture Jam series aims to do just that.*
Professional Development Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
Meditación guiada grupal Barcelona
Soy Danwei Huang, terapeuta en hipnosis y energética.
Os invito este encuentro para ofrecer la meditación grupal semanal.
🧘♂️ Meditación en Barcelona
¿Te gustaría empezar la semana con más calma, claridad y energía?
Te invito a una sesión especial de meditación guiada grupal en Barcelona, donde podrás desconectar del estrés del día y reconectar contigo mismo/a.
✨ Esta es una sesión gratuita de presentación, ideal si:
* Nunca has meditado (no necesitas experiencia)
* Te sientes estresado/a o con mucha carga mental
* Buscas un espacio seguro para parar y cuidarte
* No estas solo/a en tu proceso, sentir el apoyo del grupo
* Quieres conocer un grupo de meditación guiada semanal
📅 Fecha: Viernes 17 de abril de 2026
⏰ Hora: 19:00 – 20:00
📍 Ubicación: (Barcelona – se compartirá al reservar)
💫 ¿Qué haremos?
* Breve charla introductoria (simple y práctica)
* Ejercicio de respiración consciente
* Meditación guiada en grupo
* Espacio final para integrar y compartir
🌿 Será una experiencia cercana, sin juicios y accesible para todos.
🎁 Evento gratuito (plazas limitadas)
👉 Reserva tu lugar y ven a probar sin compromiso
Si sientes que necesitas un momento para ti… este puede ser el comienzo.
Nos vemos en la sesión 🙏
“Learn Like a Leader” Brunch in Collaboration with Women4Space
Discover a way to build leadership skills while networking. You'll explore practical techniques in this interpersonal-dynamics workshop, led by an expert in leadership and communication.
In this interactive session, you will:
* Connect with professionals through a moderated activity
* Discuss conflicting workplace dynamics
* Practise recognising and overcoming interpersonal challenges
* Share insights to support professional growth for yourself and others
Designed for those who want to strengthen their presence, build impactful workplace connections and master the skills behind confident leadership.
The session will be led by the current President of Women4Space, bringing unique insights from aerospace leadership and communication.
**How to get there:** Enter the venue and walk all the way through to the back where the garden is located. Look for the event sign on the reserved table.
**IMPORTANT:** You must buy your own food & drinks at the venue
Limited seats so register now to experience leadership development done differently!
Hablar es mejor (Clase de conversación y errores en español)
Buenas!
(English below)
Cada día aparecen formas nuevas de aprender español, (y otros idiomas) apps nuevas, métodos de gramática, IA, videos de profes explicando cosas, y están todas genial.
Si te ayudan a entender más y a hablar mejor están genial.
El plan de este grupo es mejorar tu español con juegos, actividades reales y ejercicios para hablar más.
Con la excusa de los juegos y las actividades corregimos la mayoría de errores:
Palabras difíciles, confundir pasados, preposiciones, verbos que significan muchas cosas, ser y estar en pasado, frases con dos verbos o mas, subjuntivo, expresiones coloquiales,
y también los errores "culturales”: ¿De que forma usamos los españoles el idioma en diferentes situaciones?
La gente que participa es (casi siempre) muy simpática, y normalmente deja reviews muy positivas de las clases.
Si te cuadra el plan ven a practicar tu español y hablamos de comida, de viajes, de trabajo, de cultura, de Internet, de temas locales, de noticias y de muchas más cosas.
Para participar hay una contribución de solo 10€ por persona/ clase de 2 horas (materiales incluidos, bebidas no incluidas) o de 30€ por 4 clases.
Vente y hablamos.
Rafa.
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Hi!
Every day there are new ways to learn Spanish, (or any language) new apps, grammar methods, AI, teachers explaining things on videos, and they are all great.
If they help you to understand more and to speak better, they are great.
The main plan in this group is to improve your Spanish with games, real activities and exercises to speak more.
All the games and activities are a good excuse to correct the most difficult/ frequent mistakes:
Difficult words, confusing past tenses, prepositions, verbs that mean many things, ser and estar in the past, sentences with two or more verbs, subjuntive, colloquial expressions,
and also “cultural" mistakes: How we, Spanish people, use the language in different situations?
People participating are (almost always) very nice, and usually leave very positive reviews of the classes.
If the plan fits you, come to practice your Spanish and we'll talk about food, travel, work, culture, Internet, local issues, business, news and many more things.
There is a contribution to participate of only €10 per person/2-hour class (materials included, drinks not included) or €30 for 4 classes.
Let´s talk.
Rafa.
ACTIVA TU ABUNDANCIA
El sábado 18 de abril tienes una cita contigo en el Eurohotel Gran Via Fira (L’Hospitalet de Llobregat) para vivir una jornada de transformación, aprendizaje y expansión personal.
Junto a otros ponentes compartiremos herramientas y experiencias para:
🔹 activar tu potencial
🔹 reconectar con tu propósito
🔹 abrirte a tu abundancia
🎙️ Ponentes
• **Lluís Busom Pérez** (organizador) — terapieslluria.com Experto en UCDM y árbol transgeneracional
• **David Garrido Masmitjà** — dreammentordavid.com.
Psicólogo, mediador y experto en ley de atracción
• **Albert Cervelló Griso** — albertcervello.com
Coach y formador en liderazgo y transformación profesional
💫 Te esperan novedades, momentos de conexión profunda y oportunidades reales para dar un paso adelante en tu crecimiento consciente.
Hablaremos desde diferentes enfoques de como desbloquear las limitaciones y desarrollar la mentalidad para vivir una vida con abundancia y plenitud
⚠️ Aforo limitado
🕘 Horario: 09:00–18:00 h
🎟️ Reserva tu entrada
Escríbeme por DM para info y reservas. Condiciones preferentes por reserva anticipada.
📣 Es el momento de escuchar la llamada.
📣 Es el momento de activar tu abundancia.
[#crecimientoconsciente](https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/crecimientoconsciente/) [#activatuabundancia](https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/activatuabundancia/) [#desarrollopersonal](https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/desarrollopersonal/) [#abundancia](https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/abundancia/) [#liderazgo](https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/liderazgo/) [#motivación](https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/motivaci%C3%B3n/)
Conferencia 🎯 Encuentra tu Propósito
**Conferencia 🎯 Encuentra tu Propósito**
**Claves para dar dirección a tu vida**
El propósito no es solo una idea inspiradora ni una meta que se impone desde fuera: es una dirección que emerge cuando comprendes quién eres, qué valoras y hacia dónde quieres ir.
En esta conferencia combinaremos una mirada profunda de autoconocimiento con un enfoque práctico de desarrollo personal, para ayudarte a dar claridad y sentido a tu vida, tanto a nivel personal como profesional.
Exploraremos el propósito desde una doble perspectiva:
por un lado, como algo que se descubre al mirar hacia dentro;
y por otro, como algo que se construye a través de decisiones, acción y compromiso.
Durante la sesión trabajaremos:
✅ Qué es realmente el propósito — y cómo descubrirlo y definirlo
✅ Misión, visión y valores personales — la base de una vida coherente
✅ El enfoque IKIGAI — alineando lo que amas, en lo que eres bueno, lo que el mundo necesita y lo que puede sostenerte
✅ Metas y objetivos con sentido — cómo definirlos desde tu identidad, no desde la presión externa
✅ Claves prácticas de autoconocimiento — preguntas y dinámicas para avanzar con claridad
✅ Herramientas de Coaching y PNL para orientar tu camino
Será un espacio para reflexionar, ordenar ideas y empezar a trazar una dirección más consciente y alineada contigo.
**Formato:** conferencia presencial
**Instructor**: Alejandro Alonso
**Linkedin**: [www.linkedin.com/in/aalonsoas](www.linkedin.com/in/aalonsoas)
👉 **Colaboración**: 5€ (Esta conferencia se impartirá dentro del espacio redConsciencia. Se pedirá una colaboración para la agrupación, en concepto de costes de sala y costes de organización)
***
Hatha Vinyasa Yoga with Larisa
**\>\>\> TICKETS ARE €10\,\- \, paid through** [Revolut ](https://revolut.me/larisa_petro) **,** [Wise ](https://wise.com/pay/r/hvx0pnvWTjbVgf4) **or €12,- at the door. <<<**
[Don't forget to join our community WhatsApp group for latest updates!](https://chat.whatsapp.com/LuRw9VfBIKlEfwO2PAqow3)
**Disclaimer: Translations are available below in English, en Español, i en Català.**
***ENGLISH***
This is a Hatha Vinyasa Yoga class ***taught in English***, meant to bring a calming end to your week.
I have a degree in dance as well, so I add elements of movement that take care of the body as well as challenge it.
If you are looking for a yoga class to help deal with stress, tension, or stiffness, this flow will relax both mind and body.
Come as you are in confortable clothes you can move in. This first week we will be focusing on releasing the spine and back to relieve any built up tension. Give yourself a pause and some kindness at the end of your week and **don’t forget to bring your mat**!
***ESPAÑOL***
Esta es una clase de yoga Hatha Vinyasa impartida ***en inglés***, pensada para aportar un final tranquilo y relajante a tu semana.
También tengo formación en danza, por lo que incorporo elementos de movimiento que cuidan el cuerpo a la vez que lo retan.
Si estás buscando una clase de yoga que te ayude a gestionar el estrés, la tensión o la rigidez, este flow relajará tanto la mente como el cuerpo.
Ven tal como eres, con ropa cómoda en la que puedas moverte. Esta primera semana nos centraremos en liberar la columna y la espalda para aliviar cualquier tensión acumulada.
Date una pausa y un poco de amabilidad al final de tu semana, y no **olvides traer tu esterilla.**
***CATALÀ***
Aquesta és una classe de ioga Hatha Vinyasa ***impartida en anglès,*** pensada per aportar un final tranquil i relaxant a la teva setmana.
També tinc formació en dansa, així que incorporo elements de moviment que cuiden el cos alhora que el desafien.
Si estàs buscant una classe de ioga que t’ajudi a gestionar l’estrès, la tensió o la rigidesa, aquest flow relaxarà tant la ment com el cos.
Vine tal com ets, amb roba còmoda amb la qual et puguis moure. Aquesta primera setmana ens centrarem en alliberar la columna i l’esquena per alleujar qualsevol tensió acumulada.
Regala’t una pausa i una mica d’amabilitat al final de la setmana, i **no oblidis portar la teva estoreta.**
> > > TICKETS ARE €10,- , paid through [Revolut](https://revolut.me/larisa_petro) , [Wise](https://wise.com/pay/r/hvx0pnvWTjbVgf4) or €12,- at the door. <<<
Science Meetup
Join us for the science event in el Born Barcelona happening this weekend. The activities and presentations in Catalan and mostly for children, but still worth a visit.
We will meet in front of Estation Francia, and walk from there.
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Columbus Global Laptop Lifestyle – $1,000 Daily Blueprint
# Transform Your Career: Location-Free Awaits 🌍
In just a fortnight, completely reimagine your work life. Develop multiple income avenues, hone remote work skills, and create global connections that last a lifetime.
**URGENT: Spaces Are Limited!** To secure your place, RSVP *and* finalize registration. Act now!
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### Is This For You?
This intensive offers an exceptional fit if:
* You dream of location independence and the digital nomad lifestyle.
* You are ready for a bold career change, leaving behind rigid office life.
* Developing varied income sources as a digital entrepreneur appeals to you.
* The idea of earning while traveling ignites your passion.
**Imagine...**
Envision starting your day with coffee abroad, then seamlessly transitioning to focused, productive work – earning from anywhere. Stop imagining, and start doing.
This powerful 14-day experience offers the tools to make it real. Step away from the 9-to-5 routine and join a thriving community of remote professionals worldwide. From Spain to Thailand, Japan to Brazil, our alumni are living their dreams. Through practical training, you'll master diverse income streams, ace remote workflows, and discover the best locations for productive and free location-independent living.
**Real Outcomes**
By the end of the bootcamp, you will:
* Forge a lasting remote career, built on skill, not chance.
* Employ proven frameworks to craft your dream travel-and-work lifestyle.
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Receive personalized support and resources immediately upon approval.
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Agile Coaching Circle -- IN-PERSON
Join other experienced and aspiring agile coaches and professionals to:
* develop and practice your coaching skills in a peer-to-peer environment
* share current successes and challenges in your work environment and get support from each other
* learn from each other, build better relationships and experiment with new ideas
***NOTE:*** Pre-registration is required for this event. **Please arrive 10 minutes early** to check in at the security desk.
Prompt vs. Paintbrush
AI is changing how art is made. But when does it stop being your work and start being the machine’s?
This month we're going to be doing a panel with with digital image, music, and written word artists, talking about at what point, while using AI in the creation process, does the work become not the artist creation?
We encourage audience participation during this event that will be moderated by Chris Slee.
Whether you’re deep in the field or just getting curious, come connect with others building and exploring AI in Columbus.
Sponsored by [Transform Labs](https://www.transformlabs.com/services)
Sign up also accessible via [Transform Labs Luma](https://luma.com/55umjqta)
Building a Voice Over Business
Join Voice Over Pros Of Ohio for an exciting morning of networking, and exploring opportunities in the world of voice acting. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, this event is perfect for expanding your network, learning how to start a VO business, and for honing your skills. Connect with fellow voice actors and VO experts, that will help you succeed in your voice over business.
This event will feature discussions on professional development, entrepreneurship in the voice over industry, with tips for navigating the world of voice acting. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn from others, collaborate with like-minded individuals, and take your voice over career to the next level. Join us Saturday, March 28, from 10am - 12pm and learn how to start or grow your voice over business. Let your voice be heard! The $10 fee covers refreshments and door prizes.
The Story So Far: A WiA Reflection Circle
A WiA Collective Wisdom Exchange
At the start of this year, we gathered to look back, set intentions, and imagine the next chapter.
This is the follow-up.
Not a check-in. Not a progress report. A small, facilitated circle to reconnect with what you said mattered — and honestly explore what’s actually happening now.
Together, we’ll explore:
• What you intended at the start of this year - and what that looks like three months in
• What’s surprised you, supported you, or shifted
• What the next chapter needs now that you know what you know
If you were at our January gathering, bring whatever you made or wrote — your word, your artifact, your intention. We’ll look at it with fresh eyes. If this is your first time, you belong here too. You’ll start where we all started: with what’s true right now.
Optional art materials will be available for anyone who wants to reflect creatively alongside conversation. If you brought something home from January, you’re warmly invited to bring it back.
The intention is the same as always: everyone leaves feeling more clear, more connected, and a little lighter.
Space is intentionally limited to keep the experience intimate.
What to Expect
• A small, welcoming circle (not a large meetup)
• Structured conversation so everyone has space to speak
• Reflection, listening, and lived experience — not advice-giving
• Optional creative reflection alongside conversation
• A calm, supportive environment
Who This Is For
Women and underrepresented folks working in or around agile, product, technology, leadership, or organizational change — especially those looking for honest conversation and community beyond frameworks and buzzwords.
Good to Know
• No preparation required
• If you attended in January, we invite you to bring anything you created or wrote (or something that represents your intention at the start of the year) - it’s optional but invited
• Participation is invitational; listening is always welcome
• Creative activities are optional
Site Building with Etch (Class 01 of 10) (FEE BASED)
**PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT NOTES:**
1. The dates for this series are simply placeholders at the moment. We are working on our 2026 schedule, and adjustments are forthcoming.
2. Each class in this series has an attendance fee.
3. Each class, from BOTH a sign-up and fee perspective, is a separate entity.
4. As the Etch toolset evolves, so too will the class outline below.
**Introduction:**
Our Site Building with Etch class provides detailed instructions on the philosophy of the Etch development framework, as well as in-depth, hands-on instruction on using the Etch environment and associated tools. Anyone familiar with Kevin Geary and the Digital Gravy set of products will tell you that they offer ground-breaking approaches to professional WordPress site development.
As we write this, the Etch toolset and environment are rapidly taking shape, with weekly quantum leaps forward in WordPress development methodologies. As early investors in the Etch product offering and its development process, we are actively testing and evaluating the toolset as it takes shape. We are beyond excited to see how WordPress site development is being modernized, and can't wait to bring this course set to you. It will be a paradigm shift in page and site development within WordPress, as well as moving your development mindset light-years forward.
Join us as we explore Etch and dive deep into development approaches that will genuinely elevate your craft as a website developer and agency provider. Scalable, responsive, compliant websites are now within easy reach, and Etch provides both the platform and toolset to take you there.
**The breakdown of the 10-class series is as follows:**
* Class 01 - TBD
* Class 02 - TBD
* Class 03 - TBD
* Class 04 - TBD
* Class 05 - TBD
* Class 06 - TBD
* Class 07 - TBD
* Class 08 - TBD
* Class 09 - TBD
* Class 10 - TBD
Throughout the class sessions listed above, we cover the following key areas of web development with Etch:
* **Introduction to Etch Interface:**
* Familiarization with the toolset's layout and understanding how to navigate and interact with its various components.
* **Visual Site Building:**
* Techniques for creating layouts using Etch's interface, incorporating sections, divs, containers, and elements to build semantically correct page structures.
* **Styling and Design:**
* Utilizing Etch's styling approach to customize elements, apply global CSS classes for consistent design, and leverage features like Flexbox and CSS Grid for responsive layouts.
* **Dynamic Content and Custom Fields:**
* Integrating dynamic content from custom post types and custom field plugins (like ACF, Meta Box, and even built-in fields) to build data-driven websites.
* **Component Building:**
* Creating and managing reusable components for headers, footers, post type layouts, and other site-wide elements.
* **Performance Optimization:**
* Understanding how Etch contributes to fast-loading websites and implementing performance best practices.
* **Advanced Features:**
* Depending on the class level, it might delve into advanced topics such as conditional logic, interactions, and custom code integration to enable more complex functionality.
The series aims to equip participants with the skills to efficiently build, customize, and maintain WordPress websites using Etch, catering to both beginners and experienced web developers alike.
COhPy Monthly Meeting
**Improving Office in Franklinton**
Physical location:
Improving Office
330 Rush Alley Suite #150
Columbus, OH 43215
Schedule:
6:00 p.m.: Socialize, eat, and drink. Improving will be providing pizza and beverages.
6:30 to 8:00 pm. Main meeting and presentation(s).
Topic: This month Chris Pazsint will be talking about Agentic Coding. How does one use CLI Based Agents, and Agentic IDEs such as Cursor, Kiro, Antigravity? How to include agentic coding plugins for IDEs you already love such as Visual Studio Code.
We meet on the last Monday of each Month. Presentations are given by members and friends of this group. If you would like to do a presentation (small or large) on a python topic, please contact Central OH Python at centralohpython@gmail.com





























