Office Hours Networking by Pleased to Meet You

About this event: Office Hours is a curated networking event centered on connecting emerging creatives with established, successful industry professionals. You’ll get the chance to chat with a curated group of professionals who can share their experiences and expertise, and meet other like-minded people who are new to the industry landscape. We aim to remove the intimidation from networking and create a comfortable environment for engaging and learning from others across creative industries. When: Wednesday, June 10th 2026 Time: 6:30-9:00PM, doors will open at 6:30pm Where: Land to Sea, 402 Graham Avenue Ticket price: $25 Our Industry Guests: Rachel Brandt: CEO and Co-Founder of Corner Table Creative, a female-founded, social-first agency creating content through the lens of memorable connections for brands like Little Spoon, Sweetgreen, and Marriott. Corner Table Creative is dedicated to great work, game-changing results, and a culture of hospitality -- working nimbly and iterating fast to drive performance across strategy, creative, production, influencer, and media. Kelsey Reifler: Founder, graphic designer, and creative director at Reifler Studio. After years of working across agencies, publications, and global brands, she founded the studio to create a more personal and collaborative way of working rooted in thoughtful design and close creative partnership. Clients include Vogue, Mother, L’Oreal, Lululemon, and Adobe. Grace Antino: New York-based designer, photographer, and producer. Her work explores the intersection of fashion, music, and identity. She is a recent MFA graduate in Communications Design from Pratt Institute and currently works as a freelance creative. Her freelance and agency clients include Nike, Canada Goose, Converse, Elephant Magazine, American Express, and Oscar de la Renta. Her independent artwork is rooted in queer studies and advocacy for collective liberation. Lauren Alice McCurry: Melbourne-born, NYC-based Creative Lead and Brand Strategist with over 12 years of experience developing campaign platforms and brand worlds across beauty, fashion, and technology. Clients include Hinge, Macy's, Elle Magazine, Kulfi Beauty, and Little Plains. Awarded Gold for Design Strategy by Good Design Australia, 2024. Lauren Kaufman: Talent Manager, Manifest Agency. Lauren is People Director at Manifest, a brand communications agency. She leads hiring, team development, and culture-building, focused on bringing in great people, helping them grow, and creating environments where individuals can show up as themselves and do their best work.Known for her intuitive, people-first approach, Lauren is big on cutting through the 'work persona' and bringing a more honest, human dynamic into how people and teams operate. Grounded in empathy and a go-with-the-flow mindset, she cares deeply about helping people build careers that put them in their flow and move them toward their goals. Olivia Trotter: New York-based 3D artist and designer with a background in 2D animation & illustration and an MFA in motion media design from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Past clients include Google, Disney, Xbox, and Target. Laci Harmon: Brooklyn-based brand designer and illustrator creating human, emotionally resonant visual identities for thoughtful founders and growing brands. With a background in marketing, storytelling, and the arts, she brings a strategic, collaborative approach to brand building. About your host: Pleased to Meet You is a Brooklyn-based community events collective founded by Taylor Koontz and Kelsey Manganiello, focused on bringing the local community together through markets, workshops, and panel discussions. We started Pleased to Meet You in 2025 because we believe that NYC deserves more spaces that support small businesses, encourage creativity, and provide ways for people to give back. You can learn more about us here. Drinks: Land to Sea's cafe, wine and beer menu will be available for purchase throughout the evening. Access+Seating: There will be mostly standing room avaible for this event, any seating is first come first serve. We'll be on the first floor of a cafe/wine bar with limited seating and standing room available for attendees. If you need special accommodations, please let us know by emailing events@landtoseanyc.com For any questions related to this event please email events@landtoseanyc.com ---- Upon purchase of these tickets, you are acknowledging the below: You understand that we have a zero-tolerance policy for unacceptable behavior that will make other attendees uncomfortable (harassment, unwelcome advances, inappropriate language, discrimination, etc) and will result in your removal from the premises. This event is a safe and welcoming space. You may appear in recordings or images on our social media + online platforms. ---- Accessibility Information: Entrance: Land to Sea is located on the ground floor and is an ADA Compliant space. The front entrance has one step, with wheelchair ramp available. There are no steps beyond the entrance to our space. The width of the front door entrance is 35" wide including the doorway. We do not have an automatic door. If you need to access our space using a ramp, please reach out to events@landtoseanyc.com in advance of the event date. Cafe Space: The cafe counter leads to an open-floor, most often occupied with cafe seating. Seating will be available during the event. The narrowest area is 6’5” and the widest area is 14’2” Access to our back room is available through a doorway ramp (no stairs) that is 35.5” wide. The bathroom is accessible from the back room. The cafe serves vegan and non-vegan snacks, teas, coffee and wine (subject to availability). Snacks cannot be guaranteed to be nut-free. We have paper cups and napkins. Air conditioning and electric fans are available in the space. Bathroom: There is one bathroom, which is 6 ft x 4ft. The door is 35" wide. It is not automatic. The sink is 33.5" high. Counters: The main counter where the register is and drinks are served is 42" high. COVID-19 Safety: Masks are available upon request