Networking Made Easy
Ready for quality conversations and 1:1 connections with people who inspire? Welcome to a room filled with future friends, business connections, and opportunities. At Second Degree Society, we are a virtual and IRL community that handpicks who you meet while networking through curated connections. Our weekly programming is designed to inspire, propel and grow your personal and professional development. Let's take that second degree connection and make it a first, shall we?
Our mission is to provide an integrative approach to networking — focused on women and their personal, professional, and lifestyle development. We host a diversified series of monthly programming making connections easier and more authentic by handpicking who you meet, you'll learn to love networking.
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Your network is your net-worth
Have you ever walked into a room not knowing who to talk to? Rather, imagine knowing exactly who you wanted to talk to because you knew exactly who was in the room. At SDS, we do that for you. We handpick who you meet while networking, which means you can breathe. Re-imagine networking as a cocktail party with your future best friends (you just haven’t met them yet).
Imagine being your full self. Not just what your linkedin profile tells you you are. You’re whole self, the stuff that lies beyond the job title. We’re a haven for the dreamers, the builders, and those that want to grow and expand. We’re a hub dedicated to bringing your dreams to life and helping you create the catalysts for connection. And we’re a safe space for you to whisper your dreams into a shout.
What We Do at Second Degree
1:1 Coaching
Ready to grow your business through events, partnerships and community? Second Degree Society Founder, Emily Merrell helps you navigate the world of entrepreneurship with 1:1 coaching. Spots are limited and selective.
IRL + Virtual Events
Our community is about building real, authentic relationships, virtually. Our monthly events focus on bringing together women of all professions, ages and stages of entrepreneurship to experience fireside chats, moderated panels and intimate workshops geared toward personal, professional lifestyle empowerment and education.
Masterminds
We're Passionate About Connecting
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What to expect
- Access to our supportive community
- Meet successful and ambitious women from around the globe for collaborations, partnerships, support and more. Also, when you join, you’ll be invited to our private Facebook and Slack network where hundreds of women from around the world share advice, resources, and support.
- Genuine connections made easy
- Each person you will meet is handpicked just for you. That means at every event you’ll see familiar faces but also be connected with new individuals for a 1:1 connection.
- Unique programming
- Every speaker is picked to educate, inspire with content that is actionable and relatable.
Upcoming IRL & Virtual Events
Hey,
Have you been looking for a community of positive, curious, ambitious women? Are you eager to keep growing personally and professionally?
Look no further, you’re in the right place.
Six Degrees Society is a community of future friends that happen to do business together, inspire one another and change each other’s lives.
At SDS we are curious ambitious women that come together to connect for personal, professional and partnership connections through weekly virtual programming.
- At each event we handpick who you meet, with each connection lasting 15 minutes and spanning 1-3 connections
- Our daily programming is led by celebrity and thought leader experts that touch on topics from sexuality to business and everything in between
Who created this?
Emily Merrell is the Founder and Community Curator of Six Degrees Society, a Professional Speaker and Podcast host. She has supported thousands of ambitious women to get what they want in their personal and professional lives. SDS members often achieve their first paying clients, land a new job and a mentor by utilizing Emily’s expert knowledge shared through signature connection events, sold out masterminds and 1:1 coaching. Emily’s expertise has been applauded and featured by Refinery29, Girlboss, Forbes and Huffington Post.
We can’t wait to see you soon!
The Second Degree Podcast
The Second Degree Podcast is an interview style podcast for business professionals hosted by Second Degree Society Founder and Business Coach Emily Merrell filled with inspiring stories, actionable advice that allows you to learn from expert business leaders, founders to keep you inspired.
The Second Degree Blog
Check out the Second Degree Society blog for personal interviews, actionable advice for your personal and professional life.
- Thursday, August 31, 2023
