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Wise people always say, “Never be the smartest person in the room,” so we’ve got that covered!!
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The blogs blend humor, storytelling, and insightful commentary about the experience of attending top-industry events as an outsider trying to learn. I document what is said (and not said).
Two Events by a Self-Proclaimed ADHD Networker in Seattle
TLDR: Author attends a founders' mental health meetup and a community BBQ-style tech event featuring startup pitches on hyperspectral cameras and AI infrastructure, leaving energized after five people approached her wanting to intern and a VC friend told her to just build with a team of five.
AI for Startups to Explore + Exploitive Coaching from Not Sean Kingston
TLDR: Author attends a basic AI tools talk for founders then gets intensive one-on-one startup coaching from a mentor who helps her draft three rounds of her edtech pitch, but the session is marred by repeated boundary violations and unwanted physical advances she documents candidly.
AI and the Workforce: A Panel of Hype, Humor, and Hope
TLDR: A lively panel discussion on AI's impact on jobs and skills featuring VCs and a Google Cloud rep, where the author not only learns about workforce trends but also makes a valuable funding connection.
Across Town for Some Leadership and Equality
TLDR: A women's leadership and entrepreneurship event where Kelly arrived an hour late, found the first workshop on "bad business ideas" unhelpful, switched rooms to a career narrative rewriting exercise, and sat through an AI 101 resume talk, with the main takeaway being two consecutive events telling her to replace "hope" with action.
Permission to Fail on Social Media
TLDR: Attending a friend's first speaking event about growing social media influence, covering identity shifting, overcoming fear of being on camera, video hook strategies, and how posting consistently for 20 minutes a day can lead to 10k+ followers.
AI Underutilized in Education and Healthcare: Observing Bored Tips amid Board Tricks
TLDR: A day covering an education networking session on workforce skills and student engagement, followed by a healthcare AI event exploring how artificial intelligence remains underutilized in both education and medical settings despite its transformative potential.
Benevolent Busking Breakthroughs while Managing Marvelous Mediocracy
TLDR: The author shares tips and patterns from street busking experiences, attends coworking events, and navigates career fairs while balancing mediocrity and ambition in her entrepreneurial journey.
Free Lunch and Furrowed Frolicking to the Aesthetic of Caring about Climate Change
TLDR: Author spends a full day at a climate-tech coworking space attending startup pitches on drones, batteries, and waste-to-hydrogen, but finds the scene dominated by performative activism, drinking culture, and founders more interested in extracting money than solving climate problems.
Buskwoman Begins: No Tax on Tips?
TLDR: After receiving compliments on her singing during a hospital stay, Kelly buys a guitar and starts legally busking downtown Seattle, reflecting on bravery, the "no tax on tips" policy, frugal living, and her creative renaissance era.
Hailing Hinds’ Feet Post-Dancing with Depends
TLDR: A deeply personal reflection post covering Kelly's refocused mission on financial literacy, child protection, and MOASS advocacy, alongside vague but emotional references to crossing national borders and a stay in a mental health facility where she found healing through vulnerability, dance parties, and structured care.
One by Sea, Two at Cruise, Three with Drone
TLDR: A triple-event day covering an underwhelming kelp innovation showcase, a Seattle port cruise tour learning about shipping logistics and tariff impacts on agriculture, and an impressive drone company demo showcasing SWAT and law enforcement drone technology.
My Turn to Speak at the Maybe Mayor’s Breakfast: Vulnerable Youth Need Stable Parents/Homes… NOT “Offsite Weekly City-Sponsored Meetups” for High Schoolers (Middle Schoolers Welcome, Too)…!?
TLDR: Kelly attends a mayoral candidate's community breakfast event, sharing her perspective on vulnerable youth needing stable homes rather than city-sponsored offsite meetups, while reflecting on local government outreach and leadership.
Theorizing Global Logistics: One Law-Led Maritime Panel at a Time
TLDR: Notes from maritime law panels covering global shipping investments, US-China shipyard competition, tariffs, trade wars, and long-term infrastructure planning, connecting it to Kelly's theories about e-commerce and global trade futures.
The Journey to Mars: Reflections while Literally Flying to See Not-Literally Mars, Again!
TLDR: Stream-of-consciousness reflections written on a budget flight to LA for the Mars Society annual conference, covering trip planning, entrepreneurial hustle on a tight budget, a packed schedule mixing Mars lectures with Venice Beach skateboarding, and personal goals for building educational content.
The Weekly Leadership Post I Said I Wouldn’t Make
TLDR: A detailed recap of a weekly leadership course covering active listening levels, the difference between implicit and explicit expectations, how unspoken expectations erode accountability and trust, and practical frameworks for turning assumptions into clear communication.
Hirin’ Homage Hangout w/ Leadership @ Lunch
TLDR: A jam-packed day attending a hiring festival, a leadership skills class, and working on tutoring worksheets, where the author multitasks between events and has a meaningful encounter advising a developer to think about purpose over job titles.
Hour You Justifying Your Fee? (Webinar Attendance, Not Whether We Attend Dance)
TLDR: A short Dress for Success webinar on salary negotiation and defending your hourly rate, with the key advice being to research thoroughly using websites and AI before interviews, and to aim high on wages because showing up happy and motivated is hard to replace.
Semi-Refurbished Computers, for this Tutor’s got Seconds for Salsa
TLDR: The author receives a free refurbished laptop from a women's nonprofit tech organization, reflecting on her journey as a low-income entrepreneur building her tutoring business, followed by attending a salsa/bachata dance social.
Humans Looking to Work Alongside Screens and Robots, Independently Cowork Together (with robots & screens)
TLDR: A recap of an AI-focused coworking and job-seeking meetup in Seattle covering resume building, LinkedIn strategy, climate tech, and the startup ecosystem. The post reflects on intentional networking, the gap between big corporate culture and human fulfillment, and the promise of AI tools for career changers.
Social Media Suspension, VC-Cowork, & Re-Pitching
TLDR: Kelly announces an indefinite social media break to focus energy on building her tutoring business ecosystem -- live classes, podcast, worksheet packets, and website improvements -- while also attending a coworking/pitch event at a VC space.
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