The Creative Hustle Network

Join like-minded creatives and make new friends as we discover one of Melbourne's best art collections and relax over a Sunday morning coffee.

“A ground-breaking exhibition of street art, The Outsiders Melbourne celebrates artists defying the art establishment.”

Sandra Powell and Andrew King have amassed the largest collection of street art in Australia, including the largest collection of Banksy artworks in the country. The Outsiders is an exhibition of these works all with free entry.

We will meet at The Journal cafe on Flinders lane to order coffee before we take a 5 min stroll to the gallery.

Unlike our networking events, this is a more casual event, still great for meeting new people but aimed at bringing our community together over shared love of art and creativity.

Join us at our April networking drinks at Runnerup Rooftop Bar in Melbourne CBD. This will be the night before the ANZAC public holiday.

Welcoming all professional visionaries, creators and artists in the Melbourne entrepreneur and creative scene. You may be a musician, writer, photographer, designer, model, dancer, comedian or perhaps you run a business in the creative field or anything in between.

The Creative Hustle is a social events group aimed at providing a hub for the professional artists, creatives and entrepreneurs of the Melbourne creative and arts scenes!

You know those conversations that just light you up? Make you remember why you started this journey and inspire you? This is where you’ll find them.

This group is more than just networking, it’s about meeting people who are on a similar journey to you where you can share your experiences to support each other, make genuine friends and perhaps find some people to collaborate with too!

Creativity can be bombarded by digital interactions, and require us to spend hours alone to work on our craft, often leading many people to mental health issues and feelings of isolation and loneliness. The Creative Hustle believes in the power of genuine friendships and human connection. As creatives, we know that some of our greatest inspirations and collaborations stem from the bonds we form with one another. This group is equally about social networking as it is business.

It’s time to stretch outside the comfort zone to forge new pathways in your profession all while building lasting friendships that enrich our lives in ways that only real connections can.

Format:
15 min - General networking & social chat
30 min - 45 min - Round table intros: space for each person to share their creative endeavour for 1 min
15 min - Conversation & discussion cues (let’s chat on some deep topics with a stranger 😉)
15 min - general networking & social chat
I’m excited to meet you all!

I know that coming to a meetup and meeting new people can feel scary for some people but we are a very welcoming and open group and can’t wait to meet new people. Most people that come to our events don’t know anyone! Life is better with great people in it!
Shoot me a message if you have any questions or just want a point of contact before your first meetup 🤗

Definition of a Creative Hustle:
Something that you are pursuing either as a side business, full time business or professional/semi professional that involves you creating something from nothing.
If you are a: Musician, Dancer, Fashion Designer, Photographer, Videographer, Graphic Designer, Actor, Interior Designer, freelancer, business owner, work for a company within the arts industry, or anything else I have missed that qualifies as creative, then this Meetup is for you.
Please respect that this is a group for people who put their heart and souls in to their work, and not just a group anyone can come to for networking unless you fall into the above categories. Please message if unsure.
Look forward to meeting you at our next event!
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CODE OF CONDUCT:

1. You have a creative hustle which means you are pursuing something which requires you to create, and you are pursuing this professionally as your full time business, side business, you work in a creative industry or because you love it.
2. All members will show respect to other members and patrons in the meetup/event/venue. Respect can be shown by not boxing people out of conversations, welcoming all new and old members, not continuously interrupting people, not continuously speaking over the top of others, respecting someone’s personal space and boundaries.
3. You must consider others in conversation and ensure it is two-sided, you may equally talk about your creative hustle as much as you are willing to ask somebody about theirs.
4. We encourage each other on our journeys and ask someone if they are open to advice before giving it. No one likes being told what they should do!
5. This is not a group or event to be used for dating. Contacts can be made on the basis of friendship or networking.
6. If anyone is made to feel uncomfortable for any of the above reasons, they should contact me directly.
7. People will not attend who are unwell, even if it is just a cold. People in this group rely on their health to show up to self-employed work, please do not put that at risk by showing up unwell.
8. Anyone who is understood to be breaching any of the above rules may be removed or banned from the group within reason. Some people may be given a warning, or if more serious, no warning will be given and people will be instantly removed.

Thank you all for your understanding and I look forward to seeing you at the next event.

Are you craving some conversations with other big thinkers? Realising your 9-5 friends can't relate to you anymore?

The Movers & Shakers monthly coffee is for those of us who are driven, are hustlers, are actively seeking to grow and look for new opportunities and are wanting to be around other dreamers and action takers. If you're seeking out those conversations that inspire you, that you leave you feeling motivated, then this event is for you.

STRUCTURE:

15 min - casual networking/order your coffee
40 min - round table intros and questions
30 min - guided conversations topics in small groups
Finish with casual networking

MINIMUM SPEND: Everyone who attends this event is required to purchase something from the cafe, minimum of 1 drink.