u/TheCreatorJewels

Hey Frisco! I’m looking to meet more local women who work in entertainment, wellness, real estate, design, marketing, or other creative/entrepreneurial spaces.

I’d love to find some women’s networking groups, meetups, recurring events, or even casual gatherings in the Frisco/North Dallas area. I’m really looking to build genuine connections with other women, learn what everyone is working on, and become more involved in the local community.

Any groups or events you’d recommend? I’d love to check them out! 💕

Hi Chicago! I’m bringing an original music and storytelling project to the city on October 17 and would love some local advice.

I’ve previously done shows in Austin, LA, and San Francisco. For Chicago, I’m hoping for a cozy fall feel with live jazz and an intimate setting.

What venues, coffee shops, lounges, galleries, or creative spaces would you recommend for something like this? I’d also love recommendations for where Chicago jazz musicians connect, especially drummers and guitarists. Looking to hire a guitarist and drummer at least.

The project combines original music with an animated series I’m creating about three women pursuing their artistic dreams in the big city. The audience is typically 25 to 40 and interested in live music, art, storytelling, and creativity.

Any Chicago-specific recommendations or communities I should check out? 🍂🎷

Hi Chicago! I’m bringing an original music and storytelling project to the city on October 17 and would love some local advice.

I’ve previously done shows in Austin, LA, and San Francisco. For Chicago, I’m hoping for a cozy fall feel with live jazz and an intimate setting.

What venues, coffee shops, lounges, galleries, or creative spaces would you recommend for something like this? I’d also love recommendations for where Chicago jazz musicians connect, especially drummers and guitarists.

The project combines original music with an animated series I’m creating about three women pursuing their artistic dreams in the big city. The audience is typically 25 to 40 and interested in live music, art, storytelling, and creativity.

Any Chicago-specific recommendations or communities I should check out? 🍂🎷

Lately, my approach to finding clients has changed a lot. It’s made things harder, but I also think it’ll pay off in the long run.

I’ve realized that almost every good business opportunity I’ve had has come through relationships. All of my current marketing clients started as personal connections first, and I’ve found that I do my best work when there’s trust and transparency.

One of my other businesses is a community organization focused on helping people find their place as leaders or within other organizations after choosing creative entrepreneurship, going through an identity shift, or making a career change. Building that community and organizing events has naturally brought a lot of people and opportunities into my life.

I know events work. I know community works. I know relationships work.

But I have six different businesses and projects, and right now I’m specifically trying to grow my marketing business. My goal is to bring in one more client, ideally around $1,500/month, with $4,500 to $5,000/month being the dream.

And this is where I get a little confuzzled 😂

Do I partner with other businesses? Go to more conferences? Host another event? Focus on meeting people one-on-one? I know I could create another event, but honestly, I don’t feel like I have the energy to produce something else right now.

I’m 30, I’m still building, and I’m in one of those seasons where the direction just feels a little foggy.

I don’t want to force relationships or sell my soul trying to grow. I want to meet interesting people, get inspired, build genuine relationships, and let business come from that when it makes sense.

So I’m genuinely open to feedback, direction, or just hearing other people’s experiences. If you’ve been through a season like this, what ended up moving you forward?

Lately, my approach to finding clients has changed a lot. It’s made things harder, but I also think it’ll pay off in the long run.

I’ve realized that almost every good business opportunity I’ve had has come through relationships. All of my current marketing clients started as personal connections first, and I’ve found that I do my best work when there’s trust and transparency.

One of my other businesses is a community organization focused on helping people find their place as leaders or within other organizations after choosing creative entrepreneurship, going through an identity shift, or making a career change. Building that community and organizing events has naturally brought a lot of people and opportunities into my life.

I know events work. I know community works. I know relationships work.

But I have six different businesses and projects, and right now I’m specifically trying to grow my marketing business. My goal is to bring in one more client, ideally around $1,500/month, with $4,500 to $5,000/month being the dream.

And this is where I get a little confuzzled 😂

Do I partner with other businesses? Go to more conferences? Host another event? Focus on meeting people one-on-one? I know I could create another event, but honestly, I don’t feel like I have the energy to produce something else right now.

I’m 30, I’m still building, and I’m in one of those seasons where the direction just feels a little foggy.

I don’t want to force relationships or sell my soul trying to grow. I want to meet interesting people, get inspired, build genuine relationships, and let business come from that when it makes sense.

So I’m genuinely open to feedback, direction, or just hearing other people’s experiences. If you’ve been through a season like this, what ended up moving you forward?

Hi everyone! I'd love some advice from women who have been through this stage of business.

A little about me. I own a marketing business and currently manage marketing for a med spa, a property management company, and an interior design firm. Over the last month, I've also been touring the U.S. performing my original music. Now that I'm home, I've re-focused on my number one goal, which is landing one new marketing client.

I've been consistently posting on social media, reaching out to new LinkedIn connections, letting my business contacts know I'm available, and introducing myself to agencies for freelance and white label marketing opportunities. I feel like I've grown a lot professionally, and I'm trying to reach the next level. Right now, though, it feels like nothing is clicking.

I'd love to post my website here for honest feedback, but I don't want it to come across as self-promotion or get flagged. So instead, I'd love to ask, if you were in my shoes, what would you do next?

Is there a client acquisition strategy, networking approach, or positioning change that made a big difference for you when things felt slow?

I really appreciate any advice. Thank you! 💛

Hello friends and Jems! ✨

My name is Jem, and I'm the creator of an original animated series called The Jems Universe.
This year I've been touring the U.S. with intimate pop-up events that blend live music, original artwork, storytelling, animation, and community. So far we've hosted events in Austin (75 attendees), Los Angeles (35 attendees), and San Francisco (20 attendees), and now we're bringing the experience to Chicago.

I'm looking to collaborate with a Chicago venue on Saturday, October 17, from 8–10 PM.

I'm especially interested in:
• Art galleries
• Creative collectives
• Boutique hotels
• Cocktail bars or wine bars
• Coffee shops that host evening events
• Intimate music venues
• Beautiful, design-forward spaces that encourage conversation and community

If you know of a venue that might be a good fit, or someone I should reach out to, I'd be incredibly grateful for an introduction or recommendation.
Thank you so much! 💛

I'm 30F and he's 26M. We dated for about 75 days.
Before we started dating, I was already friends with his mom and sisters. He had also met my parents.

From early on, he talked about marriage, our future, and repeatedly told me I was "the one." Before I met his extended family, he told me one of my greatest superpowers was that I was the most dominant yet the softest person he knew.

I normally wait about three months before making someone my boyfriend, but because he seemed so certain about us, I moved faster than I normally would.

Before we got together, I told him I wouldn't marry someone without meeting their father. He hadn't spoken to his dad in two or three years because of their relationship, but he reconnected with him and introduced us.

Then I flew out for the Fourth of July and met his grandparents, stepdad, and extended family.

The timeline looked like this:

Wednesday: I arrived.

Thursday: Everything felt normal.

Friday and Saturday: We spent time with his family.
During the weekend, I started feeling him becoming emotionally distant. We didn't have a major fight, but I could tell something had shifted.

Tuesday: He told me he was unhappy in the relationship.

When we talked Tuesday, he said our personalities were too different, that I was too dominant, and that he felt he would "wither away" in a relationship with me. He compared me to his dad, who he has a difficult relationship with, and said he'd been in a relationship like this before and it became messy.
He also said I crossed boundaries that weekend by not listening when he wanted to leave and by having his sister come over after the weekend.

Looking back, I can understand why he felt that way. I had grown close to his sister and genuinely cared about her. I also already felt him pulling away, so I think I was trying to hold onto connection instead of recognizing what was happening between us.

When I asked if he wanted to break up, he wasn't very direct. I asked if he wanted to take a week to make sure he wasn't making a rushed decision. He agreed but said there were no promises.

I later found out he had planned to attend a singles event with a friend before that week was over.
At this point, I'm not trying to get him back. I'm trying to understand what happened.

My questions are:
Can someone's feelings genuinely change that much over one weekend?

Or does this sound more like someone who had doubts building for a while but didn't communicate them?

Has anyone experienced something similar, and what helped you make sense of it?

Hi SF! I am a content creator. I sit in the middle of tech and Art. I’m currently going across the US doing pop-ups for the animated series that I’m creating.

I would love to work with a nonprofit that aligns with my core values of courage, class and confidence.

I have a show coming up at the wave collective on July 17. I know that’s kind of soon, but would love to make it happen!

One of my board members recently gave me. Any suggestions on who I should reach out to or is there anybody here that would be interested in talking further?

I just got to the part in the audiobook where Princess donut tells off Beatrice. And oh my God that is like the perfect breakup speech of all time. When she says I loved you and I thought that meant you loved me, I started crying. Did anybody else get emotional?

I'm 30, currently on a tour that I built from scratch, and lately I've been struggling with a feeling I can't quite shake.

I don't really have a home right now.

Physically, I'm bouncing between cities.

Emotionally, I feel split between different versions of myself.

For most of my adult life, I've been reinventing myself.

Since 2016, I've been a writer, community builder, entrepreneur, musician, consultant, event producer, and probably a dozen other things in between.

Every few years, life seems to push me into a new chapter.

Sometimes by choice. Sometimes not.

The thing is, I'm in another one of those transitions now, and this one feels different.

For the past several years, I've been chasing ideas, building businesses, creating music, hosting events, and trying to build community around creativity, courage, and connection.

Now I'm in the middle of a nationwide tour that somehow became real.

In a lot of ways, it's been successful.

In other ways, I still feel like I'm searching.

I don't feel fully at home in the entrepreneur world.

I don't feel fully at home in the music world.

I don't feel fully at home in the creator world.

And recently I started a relationship with someone who makes me feel genuinely loved and accepted. For the first time in a long time, I'm thinking not just about building a career, but about building a life.

I guess what I'm wondering is this:

Has anyone else gone through a season where it felt like your identity was shifting, but the next version of yourself hadn't fully arrived yet?

Did it eventually come together?

Did you find your people?

Did you find a place that felt like home?

Or is this just part of the process when you're growing into a new chapter of life?

I'd love to hear from people who've been through something similar because, if I'm being honest, I feel a little lost right now.

Has anyone had a slow down this Summer? I thought usually the slow months we're in the winter but my fb marketplace listings have not been driving the normal traffic. And I have been posting them in many many groups. I am in Texas, North primarily for reference.

I'm taking over my mom's wholesaling and land business. One thing I've noticed is that yellow signs still produce actual deals in our Texas market.

I'm adding Facebook Marketplace, LinkedIn outreach to acquisition managers, SMS marketing, and online advertising.

For those who've modernized an old-school operation, what marketing channels surprised you the most?

Hi everyone.

I'm 30 and starting to take over my mom's land and home business in Texas.

She's built it through old-school methods:

• Yellow signs.
• Local networking.
• Word of mouth.

Those still work surprisingly well.

I'm trying to modernize things by adding:

• Facebook Marketplace.
• Local FB groups.
• LinkedIn outreach to acquisition managers.
• eVoice.
• Text message marketing for new inventory.

Right now we have:

• 3 homes
• 1 mobile home
• 3 parcels of land

Curious what has generated the best ROI for everyone recently.

What's working in 2026?
Cold calling?
SMS?
Facebook?
LinkedIn?
Bandit signs?
Something else?

Would love to hear what's actually moving deals.

For context, I'm an independent artist building an animated music project called The Jems Universe.

I use AI as part of my workflow. Not to generate ideas, but to prototype characters, organize thoughts, speed up production, and help me communicate concepts that would otherwise take me much longer to create on my own.

A close friend of mine is an artist who believes AI-generated content is not art and that using AI removes the struggle that gives art its soul.

We spent days debating it.

What surprised me wasn't that we disagreed.

It was that the conversation eventually shifted from:
"Is AI art?"

to

"Can I trust that these are even your thoughts?"

At one point she told me that if I use ChatGPT to help structure captions or communicate ideas, she no longer trusts that she's talking to me.

Eventually she ended the friendship and blocked me.

I never shared her messages publicly and I respected her request for privacy. But the experience left me wondering:

If someone uses AI the same way they use editors, spellcheck, CAD software, cameras, Photoshop, or other creative tools, at what point do we stop considering the human being behind the work the author?

And more importantly:

Can two artists fundamentally disagree about AI and still remain friends?

Hi everyone,

I'm a self-funded independent artist currently touring while building an animated series on the road. I'll be in San Francisco this summer and am looking for a coffee shop or community-focused space that might be a good fit for a small gathering.

Ideally it would have a projector/TV and a small area for live music, but I'm mainly interested in places that genuinely foster creativity and connection. The event is free I just ask people to sign up for my Patreon if they want to follow along or re-watch the episodes until the full first season drops publicly. :) Hope thats not tmi or too promo-y just thought the coffee shop might need that info.

I'd love recommendations from locals—especially artists, musicians, filmmakers, writers, and coffee shop regulars. What spaces in SF do a great job bringing people together?

Thanks!

Would you be interested in coming to our event?

Next Thursday — May 21st 🌴
7PM–10PM
📍 Creator Space — 1533 26th St., Santa Monica

Hosting STAY SOCIAL: LA — a panel on leadership + community followed by an artist showcase featuring local musicians and comedians.

How To Be Social is a health + wellness community for creative entrepreneurs that’s been building community for the last 10 years through events, collaborations, and conversations around creativity, entrepreneurship, and connection. Over the years we’ve worked with brands and companies like Bumble and Virgin Hotels.

Would love to see you there 🤍

https://partiful.com/e/LRv9GVQFKBrEogb8QvGn