IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION OR TO JOIN OUR GROUP, PLEASE VISIT http://www.breakthecycle.org/content/young-professionals or message Cristin O'Leary through Meetup.com. Break the Cycle Young Professionals (BTCYP) Leadership Committee is an auxiliary group that raises friends and funds for Break the Cycle. The Leadership Committee plans and promotes social gatherings to acquaint other young professionals with our work through events like Bingo and an annual benefit for Break the Cycle. Time …

Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP) is the largest network of young Taiwanese American professionals across the country, with chapters in major cities such as Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, and more! Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP) enhances the Asian-American community by bringing together individuals interested in professional/career development, cultural awareness and educational workshops. TAP provides resources and programs that inspire and empower; deve …

What are you looking for? - Improved Public Speaking - That Promotion - Leadership Skills - No more stage fright - Networking without having to shout Then come check us out! Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development. Join us and sharpen your presentation abilities in a no-pressure atmosphere.

(Formerly known as The Los Angeles Small Business Owners Group) ***Only people who fully complete their profiles and answer all of the profile questions adequately will be admitted. We are no longer approving applications from MLM/Network Marketing reps*** The Entrepreneur Connection™ is an organization where entrepreneurs network, exchange ideas, and improve their personal and professional development. This community exists for people who are serious about their business ventures – from so …

Los Angeles Product Managemers was created to foster professional development and networking opportunities. Meetings will cover topics such as product strategy, development methodologies, Product Marketing, Market Discovery, and industry trends.

Pretty Pink Ponies™ We're a group of small merchants who refer to ourselves as “girls making strides … in fancy high heeled shoes”. Through team activities, events, and volunteer service we develop each member's potential while improving the community. The Pink Ponies ETSY team provides applicable professional development experiences for the next generation of women. We provide mutually supportive and positive learning environments where each member has the opportunity to develop professional an …

LA Project Masters Toastmasters (laprojectmasters.toastmastersclubs.org) will give you the skills & confidence you need to effectively express yourself in any situation. Toastmasters is the most efficient, enjoyable and affordable way of gaining great communication skills. By learning to effectively formulate and express your ideas, you open an entirely new world of possibilities. You’ll be more persuasive and confident when giving presentations, and you’ll improve your one-on-one dealings with …

Wow! Now have 2,600 members and are the largest UX Meetup in the United States. So, what do we do? This group is an networking and professional development organization for everyone and anything UX in Southern California. We organize face-to-face events, and have an active email mailing list. The group is 100% volunteer, and is not affiliated with any of the various professional organizations. We are happy to list events sponsored by other groups on our calendar. For example, there are very acti …

How "Technology is Changing Fashion" is creating a community of Techies coming together to meet like-minded Fashionista's and Designers to exchange ideas and best practices in the evolving Techno Fashion scene in LA. Within this community we are promoting mentoring from the Design Community along with professional development within a general forum for the Software Engineers to share their experiences. And we plan to have fun doing it. Software engineers are encouraged to join this group to gain …

Having trouble finding a cool literary community in Los Angeles? Want to make new friends and network with accomplished writers & literary professionals? Then you've come to the right place! Every month, we host a networking event for writers & literary professionals at a bar in Downtown L.A. or West L.A. We also organize monthly book panels, readings and discussions featuring award-winning writers in many genres including fiction, memoir, screenwriting, TV writing, journalism and playwriting. T …

A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants (both seasoned and novices) hone their speaking and leadership skills in a friendly and non-threatening atmosphere. Learn more at www.toastmasters.org. SCMSDC’s version of the Toastmaster’s club is unique as it serves the interest of business owners and their employees by focusing on entrepreneurship, networking and business development.

LA-MSOD Alumni Network is a group for alum of the Pepperdine MSOD program. Due to our MSOD affiliation and shared values, we can come together monthly in various settings around Southern California where people really open and are generous in their sharing, more than in most professional groups. Our goal is to build upon the experiences we had in the MSOD program to create a space where people can build community and share knowledge around topics like succession planning, leadership developmen …

Will you like to be more articulate and persuasive in your speech, deliver a flawless presentation, as well as gain leadership skills? Then, you should join SpeechCrafters Toastmasters in South Pasadena, California. Toastmasters is a non-profit organization that helps people develop public speaking and leadership skills. For many years, Toastmasters has proven to help its members in many ways. The first Toastmasters club was founded in 1924 in Santa Ana, California. There are now approximately 1 …

We are a group of active real estate problem solvers. Whether you are an investor, seller or borrower our fact filled informational meeting will support your needs. This group is designed for investors in and around the Los Angeles area.  Enjoy a real estate investor networking group focused on connecting you with the local people & resources you need to take your life to the next level.  This Meetup group is focused around doing deals.  No educational products are being sold, but we may give yo …

Successful in your professional/financial life, are you now at the stage where you want to find a way of 'giving something back' to society - or simply 'leaving something behind' that will help others less fortunate than you? Maybe you've reached middle age, you're confronting mortality (!) and you want to make a contribution but you don't quite know how....? This is a group for those who want to make the last quarter-century - or more - the most meaningful, purposeful, authentic and loving that …

Are you creating your own opportunities? Increasing the value you deliver as a professional or entrepreneur? Each month we produce a FREE high impact educational and networking event for leaders like you. Recent topics have included Acquiring Corporate Sponsors, Negotiation Skills, and Producing Your Own Events. A FREE community service, brought to you by Toastmasters District ONE Speakers Bureau. (www.CommunitySpeakersBureau.org)

The goal of this group is to support the Los Angeles user experience professional community in advancing our knowledge and use of usability best practices. We are an official chapter of the User Experience Professionals Association International (UXPA). More information about our UXPA and our chapter can be found on the "Pages" tab.

We offer you more than networking and referrals because we are a “Business Development” group. Our program offers you more value for your time, money and resources because in addition to gaining valuable and credible business contacts that will help you to weather the storm of the current economy, we also help you to become a stronger business owner. Most importantly, we help you to create targeted co-marketing bonds with other members that will work to drive new customers to your business. We d …

Can't get enough of Salesforce.com and the Force.com platform? You've come to the right place! This meetup is intended to serve the Greater Los Angeles area community of Salesforce.com(SFDC) and Force.com administrators, developers, power users, and other IT Professionals looking to expand their breadth of knowledge with like minded individuals. We will focus on development, but will focus on in-house business process development as well as 3rd party app development and ISV topics. We will cover …

The COOLEST live networking group for job hunters, students, professionals and career changers to get help, meet others, get tips & techniques, and GET MATCHED to jobs. If you want to network with other awesome professionals, are actively or passively looking for a job (or a better job) anywhere in the Southern California region, this is the Meetup group you want to be in. We are about matching people with jobs, and with recruiters, human resource professionals, career counselors, and resource …

Los Angeles Black Professionals - Uplifting One Another! Los Angeles Black Professionals meet-up group is gear towards the uplifting of black professionals in LA area. An informative and relaxing network focuses in developing quality business and social connections among members of the group. Joining this group is easy and every black professional are welcome. Join Free and network with people that share similar values and interest. This group host social and business events year-round. Periodic …

To provide a venue for Vertica Analytic database users to share ideas, tips and solutions among their peers. To encourage you to make more out of the data you already have.  Big data users can meet to network and get a fresh perspective on things. Vertica was just voted #1 in big data!! http://wikibon.org/wiki/v/Big_Data_Market_Size_and_Vendor_Revenues

This group gathers web designers, developers, and other people interested in working on the web. We will talk about web technology and the design process. Meetings are scheduled to be held on a monthly or bi-monthly basis.

If you are a business owner or decision-maker in any stage of the development of your business, it is time to try a new entrepreneurial strategy for your business. We really are a different sort of business group, and that is why we call ourselves a "Business Development Group," rather than a "Networking Group." We enable you to take your business contact and growth process to a whole new level. In fact, our group can help you to get more out of the other networking groups that you may be attend …

This group is for software developers working with spatial or location enabled platforms. We aim to be platform and vendor neutral. Technologies we may discuss include: ESRI, Google Maps, Bing Maps, iPhone, the OSGeo stack, Open Street Map, SimpleGeo, and Social Location APIs from Foursquare, Gowalla, Brightkite, Twitter, Facebook, etc. All levels of developers are welcome, from seasoned GIS professionals to those new to geospatial or mobile location development. We are open to creative input …

Who wants to be a Millionaire? No, this isn't the game show, this is real life! Have you had a dream of running your own business with passion & purpose? Have you ever felt unappreciated, underpaid or even worse not enjoying going to work? Have you ever felt fearful financially or emotionally when thinking on you need to make a change but feel trapped & don't know how? Have you ever dreamed of having a better life, full of excitment, purpose, & a knowing that your adding value to the world & bec …

The Empowering Women Every Day meetup group is a inclusive, non-judgmental and supportive group of women dedicated to empowering women globally to live a fulfilling and purposeful life of self-love, community and contribution. We meet monthly and have a Women's Night Out workshop which include socializing, networking, personal & professional development. Stay after for drinks and dancing as well! The intention behind the evening is that all women want to socialize, network, conduct personal and …

The MeetUp companion to the popular business networking series that brings top thought leaders and their ideas to Los Angeles, in a live conversation over breakfast.