Upcoming

Save the dates for our next Connections.

More opportunities to connect, learn and grow.

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 12:00 – 4:00 PM

Connections IRL: Halloween Edition

Who will you be? Come dressed as anyone or anything you want, or come as you are. Behind the costumes, we’re making real connections.

Alvin Sherman Library, Room 2053 3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
  • Free
  • Open to the community
  • Come and go

Looking for a job, hiring, or just want to connect? Stay for 20 minutes or stay for 4 hours.

What’s happening

  • Meet professionals and job seekers
  • Discover and share job opportunities
  • Résumé tips and feedback
  • Elevator pitch practice
  • LinkedIn connection corner
  • Referrals and introductions
  • Photo booth with our branded backdrop
  • Costume contest and prizes

Grab a sign, write what you’re looking for, and let the right people find you.

Everyone is welcome

Job seekers in any industry, hiring professionals, students and recent graduates, career changers, entrepreneurs, business owners and community members.

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Fri, Nov 20, 2026

Friends Giving

Gratitude. Good People. Greater Opportunities.

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Sat, Dec 12, 2026

Rising Into 2027

Set Goals. Share Insights. Take Action.

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Sat, Jan 23, 2027

New Year. New Connections. New Possibilities.

Expand Your Network.

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Sat, Feb 13, 2027

Love Beyond Romance: The Power of Connection

Build Meaningful Relationships.

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Sat, Mar 6, 2027

Celebrate Life: 34 Years, Infinite Possibilities

Celebrate your 34 acts of kindness!

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Connections IRL

Real conversations.
Real challenges.
Real possibilities.

AI is changing how we work. Let's talk about it face to face.

In person No pitch We listen first
Join a Connection → See What It's About
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Technology decisions are too personal to make from behind a screen. So we show up, ask good questions, and listen.

What is Connections IRL

A standing invitation to talk in person.

Wherever people already are

☕ Coffee shops🏢 Co-working🎤 Conferences🏘 Community spaces🏪 Local businesses

Whatever is on your mind

AIAutomationCareer shiftsHiringSoftware that fights youThe idea you haven't said out loud

Anyone doing the work

OwnersOperatorsEmployeesCareer changersStudentsFreelancersAI curiousAI skeptics

Why we're doing it

Your business is unique. Your solution should be too.

What works for the average business may not work for yours. So we listen first, then bring our experience and the right data to a solution built for you.

What takes too much time?
What's frustrating right now?
What are you trying to accomplish?
Where are you curious about AI?
What technology isn't working?
What would you like to make easier?

From conversation to possibility

How a good conversation becomes something useful.

Listen

Hear the challenge in your words.

Understand

Get clear on the goal and what better looks like.

Find the Gaps

See what stands between here and there.

Explore

Tech, AI, a better process, or none of the above.

Connect

We help, or we point you to who can.

No pressure. No obligation. A good conversation is worth having on its own.

Connections IRL & Insights

The conversation doesn't end when we leave the room.

? Ask. Notice.Answer. Share.
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You ask. Bring a real question to a Connection.
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We notice. When a question keeps coming up, we know it matters.
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We answer. We write it up in Insights, free for anyone.
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You share. It helps the next person, who brings their own question to the next Connection.
Join a Connection → Read Insights →

Looking Back

Past Connections

Places we've been, people we met, and what we heard. Photos from each Connection will appear here.

Sat, Oct 17, 2026

Coffee & Connections IRL

Broward County Government Center West Building

Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation.

Attendees of the October 17, 2026 Coffee and Connections IRL gathering at the Broward County Government Center West Building
Everyone who joined us
Coffee bar with fall decorations and the Coffee and Connections IRL sign
The coffee bar
Breakfast table with fresh fruit, yogurt and bagels next to the Coffee and Connections IRL sign
Breakfast spread
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Let's Talk

Let's Have a Real Conversation

Have a business challenge, a technology question, a career concern, or simply something about AI you have been thinking about? Let's talk about it.

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