How The Crowded Table Started
When I moved to Raleigh from NYC at 32, I found it very difficult to make new friends as a married, child-free Millennial new to the city.
While in NYC, I was apart of every women’s group known to womankind and working at large companies like Verizon Media and Conde Nast, and still found it hard to turn professional connections into a night out for drinks or a coffee walk with someone.
Yoga classes were for yoga. Networking events were career-focused.
So I asked myself, what if... we had an intentional space for only making NEW friends?...
So The Crowded Table was born.
The inaugural event was in June 2022, and sold out at 60 people within the first week of ticket sales.
The event theme was Caftans & Cocktails, complete with conversation starters, a massive grazing table, open bar and a female stand up comedian to help break the ice!
Feedback from the event demonstrated the NEED for this...
93% felt comfortable starting conversations and meeting new people
“Everyone was so positive and actually seemed pretty vulnerable sharing why they were there…”