Orbit Collective Launch Party PDX - Networking Reimagined

House party style celebration of Orbit Collective launch. Theme? Back to school, back to business. Get in the sandbox! (All gender)

September means back to business - so why not make it fun? Step into the sandbox to connect, collaborate, and reignite inspiration with heart-centered community of entrepreneurs, creators, and disruptive leaders. 🪐 After nine years under "Upper Left Ladies", we're reopening doors to our membership under a new name, Orbit Collective, with a back-to-school, back-to-business themed party. So before you ask - no, this event is not for women only!

Think Magic School Bus, but grown-up: step inside a rainbow schoolbus to meet the collaborators, partners, and inventors who are rewriting the rules of business and creativity. This is networking, reimagined.

📍Private Residence in SE Portland (Address sent once registered)

✨ Who's invited? Entrepreneurs, creators, and business leaders dedicated to growth through collaboration and intentional expression.

This isn’t your typical networking mixer. Scholastic Book Fair nostalgia meets Magic School Bus adventure - with community, and plenty of room to mingle.

Let's Orbit - What’s Happening

📚 Book Swap – Bring a favorite book to exchange, and head home with new wisdom or creativity for your next chapter.

🎤 Open Mic / Show-and-Tell – Option to share your creatvity, or ingenuity! Bring a piece of writing, a song, a work of art, a product you’re building, or even an object that represents your next chapter. Anything that represents your ideas, passions, or vision for what community can be. You can also use this time to shout-out a new (or familiar) collaborator, celebrate a recent win, or ask the group a question to spark conversation. Just like classroom show & tell, but this time your audience is fellow entrepreneurs and creators who are ready to celebrate you, and cheer you on. This isn't required, and is not a hard sales pitch opportunity, but through connecting at the event, it'll be hard not to leave with more eyes on what you're building.

🤝 Connection & Collaboration – Meet fellow visionary movers, shakers, and dreamers - the people who know the future of business is rooted in community, authenticity, and creativity. So yes, get your dance on!

At Orbit, we believe that curiosity, expression, and collaboration are the spark that fuels innovation and growth. This event is your chance to:

• Celebrate the opening of the Orbit Collective (formerly Upper Left Ladies) member community
• Reconnect with Portland’s creative business and heart-centered leader community
• Swap ideas (and books!)
• Share your voice at our open mic
• Step into fall with fresh energy for your business

📅 Date & Time: 9/19 7-10 pm
📍 Location: Private residence in SE Portland, Oregon (5 minutes south of the Woodstock neighborhood; address provided upon RSVP!)
🎟️ Tickets: $20

If you decide to join our member community, your ticket price will go towards your first payment of Membership.

Ticket includes:

• Drinks (NA option available)
• Discount on first month of Orbit Collective membership (optional)

You're welcome to bring something to add or share with attendees - keep the collaborative class spirit going!

✨ Come ready to connect, play, and leave inspired - with new collaborators and strategies for heading into fall.