This group is for professionals interested in developing their organizational skills to improve personal productivity, management ability, and to influence their organization to become more effective. Learn the principles and practice the disciplines of getting things done. Weekly workshop with monthly focus on: Personal productivity - getting things done Team productivity and project management Organizational effectiveness The workshops will integrate different approaches to personal and grou …

This group will get together to network, learn, and make friends with each other. It's a group for dog and cat professional service providers. Hopefully we can find a space to have meals/drinks and share our stories and goals with each other.

Hispanics Mean Business (HMB) is a great resource for professionals to build connections and receive: - Event Invitations - Presentations from experts in different industries and - Opportunities to generate more business HMB members are leaders, business owners, entrepreneurs and influencers who are proactive in achieving personal growth, community improvement and business success. HMB supports "Viva Diversity" a campaign that teaches kids about the value of cultural diversity. See video profil …

Create a Meetup account and register for this event by April 19th and earn a free event this year! The Bay Area Organization Development Network (BAodn) is a not-for-profit organization created and run by members supporting an organization development (OD) community of practice. With over 30 years history BAodn continues to evolve connecting people who are dedicated to expanding their knowledge, skills and experience in the field of OD. The BAodn is recruiting Board Members!  Please check the a …

The mission of the Young Filipino Professionals Association (YFPA) is to foster professional connections, ideas and expertise to support and engage Filipino professionals in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

Re-inventing coaching, career planning, health and personal growth through online services and social networks. Read more at Self-Development 2.0. Holding in-person gatherings in San Francisco, hoping to meet online as well.

iOS and Android Developers for iPhone Android iPad smart TV Apple TV Google TV. iOS and Android. We discuss mobile app and game development issues and strategies. The group shares among ourselves and brings in outside experts to help educate and advance our knowledge. Cross platform HTML5 and hybrid HTML5/Native solutions are encouraged We offer the opportunity for developers to share their projects and get feedback from group members and have live demonstrations of new apps that our members ar …

This group is for those interested in exploring and sharing the power of a foundation of strengths whether for personal development or career development. The strengths approach invites all of us to identify our unique talents, develop those into strengths and then focus on those strengths while mitigating weaknesses. Anyone who has used tools such as StrengthsFinder 2.0 or StandOut or any other strengths or personality assessment and would like to meet other strengths enthusiasts are invited to …

What is App School? App School is a local based meetup community dedicated to helping people learn to develop apps. We meet in Downtown San Francisco for a free Getting Started with iOS class. During this class we help beginners get the Xcode environment installed on their machine and show them how an app is made in real time. We also offer free Office Hours with some of the best developers in the bay area. So come in learn something new, get a bug fixed, or just come to meet others. We love to …

Our group is all about health, balance, personal development and professional improvement.  Meet us and create new and supportive relationships with  like-minded women. We'll share a meal, discuss various topics of interest and learn something we can immediately implement to improve our lives. Meetups will be held the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at a home in San Francisco. Topics on the second Tuesdays will focus more on professional/home topics and the fourth will focus more on well …

Looking to develop speaking and leadership skills? Win that job interview? Ignite your career? Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development. Our membership is 270,000 strong. These members improve their speaking and leadership skills by attending one of the 13,000 clubs that make up our global network of meeting locations. Membership in Toastmasters is one of the greatest investments you can make in yourself. At $36 every six months, it is also one of …

This Meet Up Community is for helping entrepreneurs and startups learn how to expand their creativity around business ideas, problem-solving, and team building to produce expansive results and competitive advantage. This group is being set up to offer a platform and space for creative coaching and guidance to help overcome challenges and learn new ways to be innovative- it makes having a problem, 'fun'. Did you know that most of us are trained automatically, through our education and societal sy …

Are you a modern, inspired woman who is multifaceted and capable of greatness beyond your wildest imagination? If so, Inspired Women San Francisco is a group with which you can grow, gather new understanding and connect with fellow inspired, successful women. Are you: a professional woman in her 30's or 40's? an entrepreneur (in reality or at heart)? living and/or working in the city of San Francisco? a woman who values integrity and excellence? a woman who does what she says she will do? willi …

Helping teachers grow by addressing common pain points in professional development. In our continuing efforts to encourage Innovative Professional Development (iPD), the Foundation has identified the opportunity to engage various stakeholders in solving some of the common challenges faced by school districts as they implement iPD systems.  While district iPD systems may ultimately consist of a variety of applications from multiple vendors, these applications should work together seamlessly as a …

This is the first meet-up city launched for Young Professionals that are part of YoPro Global. The www.yoproglobal.com website allows us to meet online, but these meet-ups will allow us to meet in person and network socially and professionally. We're starting this San Francisco chapter but look forward to more worldwide. Contact Ty Richardson at Ty@yoproglobal.org for info on starting a YoPro Chapter in a city near you! www.yoproglobal.com

This is a group for anyone interested in taking walks on beautiful Bay Area trails while discussing topics around life fulfillment, personal growth and professional development. We started this group because we appreciate the healthy and healing effects of the great outdoors and have discovered that fresh air, exercise and group sharing open the mind and heart.

For all committed to professional growth and embracing new exciting tools and skills. You are curious, authentic and moved to elevate not only yourself but those around you. Are you ready to swing full out to find new levels of success?

We are a group of enthusiastic eclectic professionals (but all kinds) interested in improving out speaking skills, particularly our public speaking skills.

Our first Group Summit with great speakers and venue will happen in 2013, projected month: October. Location: Maui, Hawai'i - beautiful Beaches, Palm Trees and Sunset! Yes, we are working to make good things happen!  Join us! Our non-profit LGBT Business Summit Meetup Group is focused on: Business Professionals, Managers and Owners in our Community. Bringing our Community of Business Professionals, Managers and Owners together. Acknowledgement of our Community Contribution, Talents and Accom …

Tech Recruiter Society's Bay Area Chapter is devoted to creating and furthering a community of technical recruiters for purposes of networking, exchanging best practices, professional development and mentoring, and promoting the field of technical recruiting. We will encourage software engineers to attend our events for insight and feedback as to what they want out of a technical recruiting experience.  Our agenda includes job fairs, seminars, and paid training events.  This is THE group to join …

“In the Future Everything Will Be A Cafe" ! 1. Universities will become Cafes (virtual classes and the high price of an education) 2. Book Stores have become Cafes(Ebooks are coming of age-you can keep your library in your pocket) 3. Cafes will Displace Most Retail Shops (you can shop from the comfort of a Cafe, while avoiding crowds, parking, bad service, etc on Amazon.Com). 4. Offices Become Cafes Again (with the exception of Yahoo employees, notice all of the empty cubicles in most offices?) …

Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Group Join us today Get Public Speaking and Presentation Skills coaching, training and support in a fun and supportive environment with like minded individuals Get professional feedback to improve and grow Learn the latest public speaking and presentation tips Attend our next Free public speaking workshops ************* Unleash your hidden power: We all have it as a presenter. Learn to bring yours out. Build and project confidence: in front of an audien …

--This is an event for customer service workers ONLY. Do not apply if you're in any department other than customer service or community. Sorry, we've just found that it works better that way.-- This is a meetup for online customer service professionals. The format is simple: a conversation between peers, over food. An opportunity to share tactics, ask questions, unload frustrations, and be part of a larger community. We hope you'll join us. :)

We are a group of professionals who place value in how we present ourselves to our clients and peers. We help one another grow our professional presence through networking, presentations, and group discussions. This meetup is for men and women alike. This group is ideal if you will need to give a presentation to a client, land a sale, get a promotion, or even if you're about to go on a date. Come join us in a friendly, constructive environment designed to help one another grow a powerful presenc …

Does this sound familiar? You are at the podium, speechless. No word is coming out; worse, nonsensical words are coming out that even you, the speaker, do not understand. The audience gives you the blank stare. The awkward silence is unbearable. You feel terrible and want to hide. Chances are you have been there. We all have. Public speaking evokes fear; but like all other skills, it can be learned and developed, and the fear subdued. At Toastmasters, public speaking is all we do. This is GGU To …

This group is for people who are interested in making a difference in the world through their business. Maybe you offer your services in a healing capacity, or a coaching capacity or a consulting capacity. Either way, you are committed to doing it authentically, with open hearts and a strong desire to make a significant impact in a way that sustains you emotionally and financially. In this grop, we are committed to sharing business & marketing strategies from this place, sheltered from a world o …

SF Tech Engineers is creating a community of Tech Engineers coming together to meet like-minded Engineers and exchange ideas and best practices in the evolving Tech scene in SF. Within this community we are promoting mentoring along with professional development within a general forum for Tech Engineers to share their experiences. And we plan to have fun doing it. Software engineers are also welcomed to join this group to gain knowledge and give feedback on what they seek from a technical recrui …

This a group for job seekers to come together and discuss what makes a great resume, how to improve their current resumes, and to share tips and tricks. Many employers spend less than 10 seconds scanning a resume, waiting for something to hook them... Let's get our resumes to stand out!