CO-CONSPIRATORS WANTED. PITCHES NOT ALLOWED.
NEXT MEETUP: JANUARY 28TH, NOON EASTERN (ZOOM)
Monthly virtual gatherings designed to connect you with people who actually get you—the ones who push your work further and make the chaos of creation (and humaning) a lot more fun.
WHO YOU'LL MEET
CO-CONSPIRATORS & FUTURE FRIENDS WHO....
• Tell you you’re not crazy when you need it most
• Leave a review for your podcast (without being asked)
• Introduce you to exactly the right person at exactly the right time
• Show up in your comments so your posts actually perform in merciless algorithms, or they can help fend off internet trolls
• Help spit-polish the project you’ve been obsessing over for months
They’re collaborators. Trusted allies. FRIENDS who make your work (and your life) more creative, bold, and impactful.
OUTSPOKEN VOICES IN...
• Marketing, Branding, & Communication – Storytellers, hype-builders, and audience whisperers
• Podcasting – Technically marketing-adjacent… but let’s call it its own universe
• Leadership & Organizational Development – The ones who actually know how to move people and ideas
• Strategy & Operations – Thinkers, doers, and occasional miracle-workers who keep everything on track
• Tech & Innovation – Builders, tinkerers, and accidental geniuses
• Finance & Risk – The number nerds who keep things from imploding
HOW IT WORKS
No one actually salivates after hearing an elevator pitch, no matter how well you’ve mastered that generic
“I help X so that Y” formula. That’s why pitching is forbidden at the Worst-Kept Secrets Hour.
🦝 NO PITCHING, NO WORK TALK
If we wanted to read the finer points of your LinkedIn profile, we’d be over there! We want what's not in bullet-points.
⚡BRING A CAREFREE ASK
Need new running shoes? A better enchilada recipe? That’s your carefree ask. Anything you’re curious about.
🤘🏼AND A LIGHTHEARTED OFFER
Tried a new app that you love? Stumbled upon a bingeable podcast? Cute pet pictures? That’s your lighthearted offer.
"Hands-down the most fun, no-stakes, engaging and entertaining virtual event I’ve attended in ages."
Anushree Desphande
Imagineer & Brand Strategist
"There is always more than one interesting and decent human being, and I always learn something! I enjoy these events."
Charlene Norman
Stewardship Architect
"Worst-Kept Secrets Hour is a very kind place to be. The hosting is brilliant and it always seems like every person who joins feels good being there. That's rare. Thank you !"
Mikhail Seriakov
Advertising & Marketing Strategist
"It’s the only place to be on the last Wednesday of the month. Worst-Kept Secrets Hour is the best event I’ve been to in a long time!"
Annie Archer-Byerley
Learning & Development Expert
FAQs + MEET YOUR HOST, ERICA BREUER
You’ve probably said it a million times: “Well, that event gave me the ick…”
You’re not alone.
I’ve had enough of events where everyone reheats TED Talk talking points. Enough Zoom rooms where someone pretends not to pitch me… while really pitching me (again).
And I’m not a fan of spaces where we’re meant to posture and impress each other.
So here we are.
Worst-Kept Secrets Hour is for thinkers and collaborators, cut from the cloth of largesse and curiosity.
This is the game. We win it together.
And if you’ve got a bold idea or a weird take… bring it.
This isn’t business speed dating or an hour of TDCs (Transactions Disguised as Conversations).
You’ll be paired with one new person across three breakout sessions.
After the event, you're given the option to easily swap your info with anyone who gave you a warm gut feeling during our group chats.
We usually have 25–30 participants per session.
Each session lasts 60 minutes, and participants often comment on how quickly the time flies with our structure.
P.S. No one is required to present or public speak to the whole group. Sharing is always entirely optional.
Anyone craving true co-conspirators—collaborators, supporters, people who make your work better… and more fun.
We’re thinkers and collaborators, cut from the cloth of largesse and curiosity.
We chat. We kid. We move bold ideas forward.
We’re here for happy coincidences, the sparks of real collaboration, and relationships that actually go somewhere.
If that sounds like your kind of crowd, we’d love for you to join us.
If I seem familiar, maybe you’ve read my branding advice in Fast Company, Forbes, Inc. Magazine, or my old column over on The Muse.
If I seem unfamiliar, it’s probably because I haven’t dropped a comment on your #WeirdLinkedIn post…yet.
In addition to leading The Worst-Kept Secrets Hour, I’m the co-host of Trash Talk (the podcast where cliched advice goes to die), and I’m a Creative Co-Conspirator for founders, firms, and consultants who need their ideas, brands, and strategy from scattered to market moves that make sense.
Cinematic evidence of why I turned out like this:
Back to The Future
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
Ghostbusters
Bonus: I’m currently obsessed with Vanderpump Rules.
Now that you know me a little better, come see what all the fuss is about.
60 MINUTES WELL-SPENT
NEXT MEETUP: JANUARY 28TH, NOON EASTERN (ZOOM)
Leave with new friends, new ideas, and maybe even someone to conspire with.
