Innovation Marketplace (July 2025)

Stop Networking. Start Trading.

What if your "side skill" is someone else's million-dollar missing piece?

Traditional networking asks: "What do you do?" Smart professionals ask: "What do you need, and what do you have an abundance of?"

TRADE UP

In 75 minutes, you'll participate in something most professionals spend months trying to achieve: meaningful professional exchange that creates immediate value.

Recent real exchanges:

• PhD mycologist traded fungi expertise ↔ Business strategy insights

• AI specialist shared automation training ↔ Executive coaching sessions

• Trauma healing expert found alpha testers ↔ Nervous system regulation tools

• 3D animator offered skills ↔ Indigenous innovation knowledge

FOR CONNECTORS & INNOVATORS

This is for you if you:

• Are building breakthrough technology, researching complex challenges, or creating meaningful impact

• Understand that your best collaborators might not look like typical "industry connections"

• Value efficiency: getting in 75 minutes what traditional networking takes months to deliver

• Recognize that innovation happens when unexpected minds connect

You'll connect with: Founders, scientists, researchers, inventors, and innovation professionals from three continents who believe in trading value, not just business cards.

THE METHOD

Our structured marketplace transforms how professionals exchange value:

What you'll identify and trade:

• Deep expertise and specialized knowledge

• Skills you've mastered (both professional and unexpected)

• Resources and opportunities you can share

• Specific needs that could accelerate your work

• Connections that could change everything

No PowerPoints. No pitches. No surface-level small talk. Just structured dialogue designed to create breakthrough partnerships.

PROVEN OUTCOMES

Participants report:

• 100% would recommend to peers

• Connections made in minutes that take months of traditional networking

• Immediate access to alpha testers, collaborators, and expertise

• Ongoing partnerships spanning continents

"An unexpectedly amazing experience! Makes other half-hearted collaboration attempts pale in comparison."

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Tuesday, July 1st, 2025
Time: 2:00-3:15 PM PST | 5:00-6:15 PM EST | 10:00-11:15 AM NZT (July 2nd)
Format: Virtual via Zoom
Capacity: Limited to 25 participants for optimal exchange quality
Community scholarships available - no one turned away for lack of funds

YOUR FACILITATORS

Meg Buzzi, PCC - Designer of high-engagement spaces, working across US and New Zealand innovation ecosystems

Sarah Durlacher, MBA - Change management and facilitation expert, 7+ years in cutting-edge technology and innovation

Together, we've facilitated thousands of hours of meaningful professional connection and have refined this methodology through continuous participant feedback.

READY TO TRADE UP?

The question that changes everything:
"What unexpected skill do you have that could solve someone's breakthrough challenge?"

This isn't another networking event. It's professional arbitrage for people building the future.

Limited to 25 participants. Registration closes when full.