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FX October Luncheon

October 28, 2022 @ 11:30 am 1:00 pm

How to Win at the Portfolio Showcase


About this event:

With the FX of KC Portfolio Showcase right around the corner, FX founder and freelance rockstar Julie Cortés will provide tips and techniques to put your best foot forward to ensure you get noticed and remembered. Pictures of past events will be shared for inspiration. Be sure to bring your questions!

Members and nonmembers are welcome.

Networking starts at 11:30 a.m. with the presentation at noon. We will be located at Lula Southern Cookhouse on the second floor. Buffet-style lunch includes biscuits, house salad, fried chicken, London Broil steak, mashed potatoes with gumbo gravy, green beans, and a beverage. Vegetarian and gluten-free options are available. For virtual attendees, the presentation starts at noon via Zoom. The virtual luncheon will not include a networking portion.

Contact [email protected] with any dietary needs or questions about the luncheon.

Note: To accommodate varying comfort levels of the pandemic, we’ll be offering side-by-side and spaced-apart seating. If you would prefer to be at a table spread out, please indicate that with your order or notify [email protected].

To participate in the in-person luncheon, you must RSVP by Tuesday, October 25.

In Person – Members: $25 / Guests: $35
Virtual – Members: FREE / Guests: $10

Be sure to register in advance on Eventbrite in order to gain access to the Zoom link.

Questions? Contact [email protected]

Disclaimer: You understand that by attending this in-person event hosted by The Freelance Exchange of Kansas City that you’re doing so voluntarily and that it could result in illness, personal injury, or death. If any such event does occur, you agree not to hold The Freelance Exchange liable and not sue the organization, its board members, members, or sponsors.

About the speaker:

Copywriter by day. Freelance Rockstar by night. Julie Cortés lives, breathes, teaches, speaks, and coaches on all things freelance. She’s run her own business for nearly 25 years, is the founder of The Freelance Exchange of KC, and created a much-needed college-level course, Freelancing 101, for the world-renowned KC Art Institute, where she teaches as an adjunct professor. Awarded dozens of times over for her work, leadership, volunteerism, and community involvement, she’s regularly sought out for media interviews, coaching, and speaking engagements. Julie is loving life and living out her passion for helping creative freelancers succeed.

Lula Southern Cookhouse

1617 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64108 United States
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