What makes Luminary different is our deep commitment to collaboration, professional development, and nurturing and advancing the careers and aspirations of our members.
In 2019, our first full year of operation, we delivered over 200 in person programs, workshops and events with 70% of our workshops being Luminary Member-led! In 2020, we have facilitated close to 200 programs and workshops both in person and virtually.
94% of Members believe that Luminary is focused on women investing in themselves and knowing how to advocate for their worth.
Luminary offers multiple in-person and virtual programs and workshops weekly, helping you navigate your personal and professional future, and allowing you to tune in from anywhere.
These members-only events and experiences are designed to help you develop new relationships and meet members of the Luminary community.
CONNECT. BUILD. GROW. ADVANCE. DEVELOP.
Provide Members with critical skills like understanding leadership strengths, influencing others, negotiation and building your personal brand.
Intentionally small for Members to learn from and connect with each other, with access to industry leaders who facilitate.
Running multiple sessions weekly.
Brings top leaders across all industries to have inspiring and intimate conversations with our Members about career journeys, lessons learned challenges, pivots, etc.
Speakers have included Diane Von Furstenberg, Sallie Krawcheck, Cynthia Rowley, Gary Vaynerchuk, Carla Harris, Mindy Grossman, Bobbi Brown, Sandra Campos, Geena Davis and more.
Running virtually up to 2x per month.
Provides brave space for candid conversations that impact women (and our male allies) in the workforce such as race, identity, parenthood, mental health and more.
Running virtually up to 2x each month.
Delivers an intimate dinner series with Founder and CEO, Cate Luzio, for small groups of Members covering tough topics facing women's advancement in the workforce and everything in between.
Currently running virtually each month.
Brings companies and/or individuals across industries together to connect early and mid-career women as well as entrepreneurs together for networking and peer mentorship.
Currently running quarterly.
A space especially for our Founder/Women Business Owner Community! Whether you've been a founder for years or just starting out, Members share advice, tips, and the ups and downs of entrepreneurship.
Currently running virtually each month.
Whether you're in a corporate role or running your own business, this 2-Hour Boot Camp is for anyone looking to write a strategic plan, build a business plan or modify an existing one, create financial projections and more, including a business model pivot, this is a workshop you don't want to miss!
Currently running virtually each month.
We are focused on holding space for community conversations around who we are, how we come to community, and work towards equity. Creating a sustained dialogue, for and with our community, join to reflect, learn and act in order to advocate for change.
Currently running virtually every week.
Programming and events are included in the membership. Tickets to select events marked with an asterisk are available for non-members to purchase via our events page. To reserve your spot to any of the programs below click here!
General Luminary Community Events and Networking Opportunities
Small Business / Entrepreneurial Development, Acceleration, and Growth
Career and Professional Development Programs, Workshops and Events
Upskilling, Advancing and Honing Your Skills
Wellness, Health, Self-Care and Fitness
August 17, 2020 from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Stay connected to Luminary and join us for coffee! Join Luminary's Head of New Membership & Affiliate Partner Programs, Jenelle De La Rosa for virtual coffee. Have questions about Luminary? Just looking to chat with Jenelle and other members? Stop by for some great conversation.
RSVPAugust 17, 2020 from 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Join Cate Luzio for The Whisper Network, an opportunity to connect with other members for an open conversation around your career, wellness, or any other topics that the conversation may lead to. There are limited spots available to keep the group intimate, so RSVP now!
RSVPAugust 18, 2020 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Does your pricing reflect your value? Join Cate Luzio and Deb Boulanger for a fireside chat on why pricing services is so hard for most women entrepreneurs and learn proven strategies for generating more revenue by charging what you're worth. In this session, you will learn three ways to rethink your revenue model and scale your business by aligning to the true value you deliver to your clients.
RSVPAugust 18, 2020 from 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
Real Women. Real Talk. Real Fun. Join Aliya Thomas, Luminary Member and Founder of Elevated Style by Aliya for Sip & Style- a curated virtual networking happy hour, allowing professional women the opportunity to make meaningful connections and be inspired. There will be real talk about topics that matter related to style, self image, and body positivity. There’s also an opportunity to bring your specific questions to an industry style expert during “Ask Aliya Anything!” This event is for Luminary Digital Members.
RSVPAugust 18, 2020 from 2:00 - 3:15 PM
Join our Chief Impact Officer, Surabhi Lal, for virtual co-working and conversations. This session will start off with introductions and time spent getting to know other Luminary members. Following the conversations, bring with you a deep thought project you want to work on, what you need to get it done, and maybe even a snack. Using the community of others on the screen we walk away with a solid stretch of work done — and some new colleagues as well.
RSVPAugust 18, 2020 from 5 PM - 5:20 PM
Join us for a 20 Minute Arms & Abs IG Live Workout with Luminary Wellness Director, Jen De Leon. This butt and abs workout incorporates exercises that work both your glutes and your core, toning your abs and butt at the same time. Quick, sweaty, and efficient! No equipment needed.
RSVPAugust 19, 2020 from 6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Join us for Community & Connections! Learn for yourself why Luminary is the premier collaboration hub for women and women-identified who are passionate about professional development and expanding their networks. This is a great way for all those interested in learning more about Luminary and meet other new potential members. Please RSVP and we look forward to "seeing" you there!
RSVPAugust 19, 2020 from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Previously, when most were working out of an office, “water cooler talk” helped employees relax and get to know their colleagues in a more personal way. And at Luminary, being able to walk into the kitchen and casually start up a conversation with another member as you fill up your water bottle, was an amazing way to get to know others. Now that we're working remotely, it can be hard to connect with other members. Bring your lunch and join Cate, Founder and CEO of Luminary and other Luminary members for an informal discussion for members to connect and converse!
RSVPAugust 19, 2020 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Take a mid-week break to refresh and restart by taking an hour to get creative! Spend this hour with Rachel, Luminary's Community Director, and other Luminary Members while you work on your own creative project. Members in the past have worked on poetry, coloring books, card making, painting, embroidery and more! This event is non-structured by design, so feel free to bring whatever you want to work on during this hour and connect with other Members!
RSVPAugust 20, 2020 from 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Stay connected to Luminary and join us for our weekly Luminary Happy Hour! Although we can't be in-person, join us to meet new friends and have some great conversation with the other vibrant members of Luminary.
RSVPAugust 20, 2020 from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
For all of the popularity of pitch decks, business plans still serve an important function for entrepreneurs who are building a business. A study of more than 1,000 US entrepreneurs found that those with a business plan were more successful than those without. Cate Luzio, Founder & CEO of Luminary will be hosting Business Plan Boot Camp, breaking down each point and the basis for eight essential elements founders should include in a business plan, and why they matter. She will also focus on the pivoting process, sharing her experience with Luminary during the pandemic.
RSVPAugust 24, 2020 from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Stay connected to Luminary and join us for coffee! Join Luminary's Head of New Membership & Affiliate Partner Programs, Jenelle De La Rosa for virtual coffee. Have questions about Luminary? Just looking to chat with Jenelle and other members? Stop by for some great conversation.
RSVPAugust 25, 2020 from 2:00 - 3:15 PM
Join our Chief Impact Officer, Surabhi Lal, for virtual co-working and conversations. This session will start off with introductions and time spent getting to know other Luminary members. Following the conversations, bring with you a deep thought project you want to work on, what you need to get it done, and maybe even a snack. Using the community of others on the screen we walk away with a solid stretch of work done — and some new colleagues as well.
RSVPAugust 25, 2020 from 5 PM - 5:20 PM
Join us for a 20 Minute Arms & Abs IG Live Workout with Luminary Wellness Director, Jen De Leon. This butt and abs workout incorporates exercises that work both your glutes and your core, toning your abs and butt at the same time. Quick, sweaty, and efficient! No equipment needed.
RSVPAugust 26, 2020 from 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM
We are not alone, there is a tension and drama in writing that people will respond to from their own lives. Writing helps you to discover, reflectively record and observe. We all have stories, and especially during this special time, many are aching to express. Writing brings out all kinds of things that may surprise you. Writing for expression is not so much about the craft of writing, but to connect with others and allow for catharsis. In this workshop join Luminary Member, Debbie Maiocco, where we will have short writing prompts and then read to each other and share, or just listen. The sense of community and catharsis will leave you with a sense of oneness with others.
RSVPAugust 26, 2020 from 6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Join us for Community & Connections! Learn for yourself why Luminary is the premier collaboration hub for women and women-identified who are passionate about professional development and expanding their networks. This is a great way for all those interested in learning more about Luminary and meet other new potential members. Please RSVP and we look forward to "seeing" you there!
RSVPAugust 26, 2020 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Take a mid-week break to refresh and restart by taking an hour to get creative! Spend this hour with Rachel, Luminary's Community Director, and other Luminary Members while you work on your own creative project. Members in the past have worked on poetry, coloring books, card making, painting, embroidery and more! This event is non-structured by design, so feel free to bring whatever you want to work on during this hour and connect with other Members!
RSVPAugust 27, 2020 from 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Stay connected to Luminary and join us for our weekly Luminary Happy Hour! Although we can't be in-person, join us to meet new friends and have some great conversation with the other vibrant members of Luminary.
RSVPAugust 27, 2020 from 9:30-10:30 AM
A concise and relevant story is a powerful tool to create connection with your community and clients. No doubt that we may each have a collection of stories that we have used in the past for workshops, talks, website copy, and social media. BUT WHAT IS THE STORY THAT MAKES SENSE NOW? In the midst of a GLOBAL PANDEMIC, what is the story that is going to resonate the most and cut through all the digital noise? In this talk, Debra will share both a powerful framework to uncover your "Story of NOW" and also how to then share that story courageously! Debra Driscoll - Program Manager & Facilitator, Fearless Communicators Debra is a professional story facilitator, applied theatre practitioner, writer, speaker, and coach. She has developed a strong framework for intuitive listening, embodied action, and intentional engagement of individuals, teams, and communities. Debra is an author and teacher dedicated to sharing stories to build communities and individuals. She has been engaged with Fearless Communicators since 2016, first as a participant of the Fearless Force program, and now as the manager of that program, plus the 100+ Alumni of women leaders of Fearless Force. Debra manages and facilitates various programs and deliverables for Fearless Communicators. Fearless Communicators is a dynamic and inclusive public speaking coaching agency that works with thought leaders on what they say and how they say it.
RSVPAugust 31, 2020 from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Stay connected to Luminary and join us for coffee! Join Luminary's Head of New Membership & Affiliate Partner Programs, Jenelle De La Rosa for virtual coffee. Have questions about Luminary? Just looking to chat with Jenelle and other members? Stop by for some great conversation.
RSVPSeptember 1, 2020 from 5 PM - 5:20 PM
Join us for a 20 Minute Arms & Abs IG Live Workout with Luminary Wellness Director, Jen De Leon. This butt and abs workout incorporates exercises that work both your glutes and your core, toning your abs and butt at the same time. Quick, sweaty, and efficient! No equipment needed.
RSVPSeptember 10, 2020 from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Personal Brand Alignment is strategic communication and business development for the self -- showing up as the best version of yourself and well-positioned to get paid to do the work you want to do. The concept of a personal brand is a little uncomfortable for most of us. Writing our own bio is hard, let alone replacing unproductive narratives around our professional identities. However this work is essential for self-actualization. In this workshop, Luminary member and business and brand strategist Janna Meyrowitz Turner will lead you through a series of perspective-shifting exercises to help you weave together the tapestry of everything you are and everything you’ve done in order to move forward.
RSVPOctober 8, 2020 from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Do you wish that your dreams could come true? The Mighty Wish Roundtable can support you in gaining traction in realizing them! A wish becomes a goal when there is an investment of consistent action driving it. Too often wishes are made at special occasions like birthdays or at the start of a new year and then secretly locked away. The Mighty Wish Roundtable will expose them! This is a collaborative hour in which participants expose their wishes and goals and inspire one another to manifest, validate, and bring them to life. It is a motivational circle of women supporting one another in setting goals/wishes that align with the moment, and inspiring them to self-lead in building them out. Attendees will leave the roundtable uplifted and encouraged, with a sharper vision, and the tenacity and elevated energy to take action on the choices and possibilities at hand. Together we will create wishes that stick!
RSVPPart of the power AND the success of Luminary is that the women of our community contribute to it. Whether you are a subject matter expert or would like to facilitate a program, become a mentor, speak at an event, hold "office hours" or simply just want to get involved, we’d love to hear from you. Drop us a line at getinvolved@luminary-nyc.com.
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