Hello wonderful people,
Welcome to the third edition of our community newsletter! In this edition, I have so many exciting updates to share, including - the speakers for our next networking dinner (first in Plovdiv), the recap of our casual meet-up in Varna, details about upcoming events, as well as some digital marketing news, community posts, and so much more!
Let's dive in!
plovdiv Networking dinner - speakers π€©
Our very first in-person networking dinner in Plovdiv - we're so excited!
Topic: Freelance VS. Employed
βDate: 26th (Thursday) in September
βLocation: Smokini restaurant, Plovdiv
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Mila Chervenkova on Freelance
Mila (a.k.a. The Slowpreneur) is a slow Solo Entrepreneur, SEO & Affiliate Marketer. She exited traditional employment in 2016, and never went back!
Mila has spent 12 years building and growing websites, SaaS, and business relationships and has had some remarkable achievements as a Freelancer, including:
- building online assets and websites, bringing her tens of thousands of $ each month
- co-founded an epic SaaS product
- consulted many great Bulgarian SaaS/content websites
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I will briefly summarize my short career journey and what made me quit my βsecureβ corporate job. I will also discuss the challenges and lessons learned in finding clients and setting up higher-than-salary pricing for consulting projects and the challenges and insights gained from working remotely.
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Additionally, I will explain the benefits of building things for myself as a form of freelance work, where I am both the client and the consultant. I will briefly touch the surface of slowing down life and focusing on one priority at a time.
~ Mila on what she'll cover in her lecture
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Roberta Tihomirova on Employed
Roberta Tihomirova is the Head of Marketing at the venture capital fund Eleven Ventures, an ambassador for the organization supporting women entrepreneurs, Future Females Sofia, and a co-founder of the accelerator program DEA Accelerate.
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The freedom of being employed. I'll talk about the career choices we make; how important it is to gain experience before venturing into something of your own; and for the opportunity to test, experiment in the workplace to find yourself and build your own business afterwards.
~ Roberta on what she'll cover in her lecture
As usual for our networking dinners, seats are capped at 20, so don't delay reserving yours. β¬οΈ
Recap of our casual networking in Varna π
7 of us had a relaxed evening of networking with fellow women in marketing in the sea capital, Varna! This event was all about connecting and sharing experiences in a casual settingβno lectures, no formal program, just great conversations.
We had the opportunity to meet each other as local professional women in marketing, and got to talk about topics like remote work, managing routines and daily struggles, personal wins and life events, as well as the latest and greatest marketing trends and how they impact us.
Other digital events and opportunities worth checking out
brightonSEO
Two-day conference in Brighton, UK for search marketing and more.
Our community members get 10% off tickets.
Our community is a partner at the conference.β¨
βCheck it outβ
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Antalya Conference
Two-day conference for tech, start-ups, and marketing in Antalya.
Our community members get 35% off tickets.
βCheck it outβ
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SheIsTech
Free Online conference with over 2,000 women attending in the wold of tech, leadership, and marketing.
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Our community is a partner at the conference.β¨
βCheck it outβ
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content from our community members
I'd also love to highlight some of the brilliant content and requests from our community members, shared over the past couple of weeks:
casual networking opportunities with Wim-bg π§π¬
A small reminder of a couple in-person community casual networking events, happening in October π
Community Attendance at BrightonSEO
Join us for casual networking in BrightonSEO. 7 of us will be there π±.
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Community Run at MORNING RUN '24
Join us for a 5K run as team Women in Marketing - Bulgaria in October. 6 of us will run alongside you πββοΈ.
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help us grow π±
There are so many ways to help us grow. Here are just a few:
If you're a member of the community:
If you are an ally to our cause:
If you are part of a business, whose mission aligns with ours:
We're on the lookout for Networking Dinner Sponsors, Mini-conference Sponsors, and Community Partners - reply to this email if you can help us find them!
Thank you so much once again for subscribing, becoming part of our community, reading, and engaging with our mission.
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~ Lazarina & Women in Marketing - Bulgaria π§π¬ Team
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