"Entrepreneurship has emerged over the last two decades as arguably the most potent economic force the world has ever experienced!" Donald Kuratko, Chair of Entrepreneurship, Indiana University Do you consider yourself to be an ENTREPRENEUR?! Do you have what it takes to thrive in this economy?! Do you enjoy meeting other like-minded Entrepreneurs? Then join the newest networking opportunity for Entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, 'CLUB Entrepreneur'. CLUB Entrepreneur is the hottest super-charged …

Are you looking for new and innovative ways to build a profitable business model and emerging brand during tough economic times to gain funding, partners, investors,customers, evangelists, etc? The founders of this group are seasoned business strategists, brand strategists, venture capital and finance experts, website, internet marketing & business planning experts that desire to get your product,service,website, software, invention, or company growing. Learn how to acquire customers, investors, …

The 5Rhythms is a dynamic and invigorating, dancing meditation practice that is a lot of fun, great exercise and good for the soul. An amazing and eclectic soundscape of music is played while you are taken on journey and guided to dance to your own beating pulse as you dive into 5 different qualities of being through movement. Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical & Stillness. Each rhythm offers a different teaching and each class is unique. Your learning of the 5Rhythms unfolds every time you come. …

The question many people may or may not ask is, "How can I improve the overall quality of my life now rather than wait til something goes wrong later?" What if I told you that the main culprit to all our life's challenges is our inappropriate response to the multitude of day-to-day stress compiled over years and years? Such stressors like cell phones, computers, L.A. traffic, air pollution, job-related pressures at a dead end and thankless job, time constraints, polluted foods and poisons, fea …

The mobile applications market is exploding as more phones, pads, & devices emerge.  Keeping up with developer options, new platforms, and best practices can be a challenge.  This group explores the work of developing software applications for mobile devices & how to help developers & entrepreneurs get there faster. Some of the platforms we cover are iPhone, Droid, and iPad, also operating systems like Symbian & Microsoft Mobile.  There are many software IDEs (interactive development environment …

Are you looking to connect to your destiny and life path or find more meaning, abundance, happiness and balance in your life? Did you know that as women, our feminine essence is our greatest source of power to manifest our destiny and all that we want in life; including a successful career, passionate relationships, beauty and good health? In this meet-up, we will incorporate Eastern and Western methods and take an integral approach to reconnecting to our feminine essence and passion for life an …

Members of this group are talented Actors, Crew and writers looking to connect with like minded people to share ideas, learn from and help each other bring their talents to the decison makers in Hollywood and the entertainment industry.

Our mission statement: To create a robust community of stakeholders in the Southern California Gaming industry, driving the lively and ongoing discussion of gaming culture, social issues surrounding the industry, and all other issues found interesting in the eyes of the group, including the sharing of opinions of those working in the Gaming industry to create the very games around which our discussions center. I decided to start this group because of the role that gaming has played in my life. M …

Greetings! Welcome to Westside Geeks & Nerds! "Westside Geeks & Nerds Logo" - Allyson N. Jason © 2013 Come join us and get together with other nerds, geeks, and dorks who meet up doing engaging and stimulating things mostly at locations all around the westside of LA proper. Some of the most popular events, among newbies & regulars alike, are: Game Fest & Potluck - monthly gaming & potluck extravaganza The Geeky Salon - monthly gatherings of deep discussion on various stimulating topics Westsid …

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The New Music Business Meetup brings emerging artists and industry professionals together in a fun and productive environment to learn, network and share new opportunities.  It's also a great place to learn and discuss the NEW music business - artist development, DIY distribution, songwriting and publishing, music production, online strategies, and more... We bring top-tier experts to every Meetup - past participants have included: David Hodges (founding member of Evanescence, hit producer/songw …

Lupus LA, the West Coast division of the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation, promotes lupus research, awareness, and education, and serves the needs of people with lupus and their families in Los Angeles County. Our programs include: pediatric support groups to help children and parents learn how to cope with the challenges of living with lupus; monthly adult support groups in both English and Spanish; patient education, peer support, referrals to medical specialists and assistance navigating the entitleme …

I started this group because I believe that you, very young parents-to-be need to connect with one another. Becoming a premature parent isn't easy, it has its own set of challenges and issues. If you are under 20 years old and expecting your first child, please come hang out twice a month with other young mamas and papas-to-be and chat, learn some meditation tips while asking questions, socializing, making new friends. I'm here to facilitate and answer your questions but this is mainly an oppor …

Using the SoulCollage(R) process developed by Seen B. Frost, everyone can be an artist and explorer of the Soul. Using intuition, imagination and cut out images, your SoulCollage(R) card emerges before your eyes and offers insight into one of the many aspects of your Self. As you make additional cards, a 'deck' is created to use in many ways to explore parts of your Soul, your shadows and your innate wisdom. The process is open, creative, FUN and simply profound. It is easy to continue making ca …

This is a group for emerging and professional visual artists: painters, sculptors, photographers, digital artists, etc. Let's get together and plan group shows, citywide open studios days, plein air sessions, friendly critiques to help each other, artist dinners, etc.

This group provides inspiration, support, and learning opportunities for those interested in the cultivation, uses, and crafting of hard shelled gourds. We meet once a month at the San Gabriel Bead Company. Join us! For more information contact lauriefidler@mac.com

Hey folks thanks for visiting our group site. This group will be monitored and perhaps a little restrictive to make sure we achieve our goals. Hopefully, once in the group, our members will have a predictable level of game and competition. This group will be monitored by volunteers to achieve our 3 major goals. 1. Making sure all players in a meetup are of similar level (2.5, 3.0. 3.5, and 4.0 level). It is no fun for beginners getting disparaged by advanced players or for advanced players not b …

Technori Meetup LA is a group of impassioned starters, developers, designers, tech companies, investors and general startup enthusiasts who have a deep love for Los Angeles and who want to see our emerging startup community flourish. By way of editorial content and an assortment of events throughout the year, Technori is dedicated to fostering relationships and building a startup community, not just a startup economy. One of the group’s primary events is Technori Pitch. Held monthly, the event h …

These are not your typical software engineering events. Our events cover topics related to software engineering along with business but aim to change the perspective of those who attend. Our focus is on emerging technologies such as Big Data, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Nanotechnology, 3D printing, Machine Learning, MapReduce, Semantic Web technologies, alongside more traditional topics like Ruby on Rails, HTML5, PHP, node.js, and Python. We reach out to the entire Los Angeles metropolita …

At its heart, prepping is simply preparing for the future. And since there is no certainty of what that future may bring, we have created this preppers group for anyone interested in prepping for economic collapse and other catastrophic events. We are hoping for the best but are preparing for the worst. Our mission is to gain knowledge in self sufficiency, preparedness, safety, security in an unsafe world, You will learn about guns, ammo, training, food storage, gardening, tools, bug out bags an …

This is a great group for anyone interested in the most important connection in the history of thought. Two very profound areas of philosophy and thinking emerged in civilization -- The East and The West. There are so many interesting intersections but there have only been a handful of thinkers like Carl Jung or Herman Hesse that have let these traditions speak to each other. Our exploration is more than "he said, she said." We will generate a new way of looking at the world through our journey.

Global Circle is an emerging community of young professionals dedicated to supporting American Jewish World Service's mission to work directly with grassroots organizations in the Global South to help people realize their human rights and alleviate hunger, poverty and disease through sustainable models. AJWS Global Circle aims to inspire and engage young Jewish professionals in Los Angeles through personal philanthropy, social events, and social justice initiatives and educational events.

The latest brain research recognizes the value of quality early childhood education. Early Childhood Educators don't have much opportunity to get together to exchange information on what works and doesn't work in their programs. Let's get together to share information, share stories, visit programs and work together to study Reggio, Montessori, Tinkering, Constructivist, Play -Based, Emergent Curriculum and more in a collaborative ECE environment.

A Dream Circle is a conversation at the community level that is driven by the interpretation of dreams brought forward by the participants on any given evening. While I facilitate and guide the process, those that are gathered interpret as a group. A "living-dream" always emerges in which everyone has an experience that what is coming up in the Dream Circle directly reflects their own consciousness at the time. There is always a sense of deep and profound enlightenment available as well as a tre …