Four Ugly Talk alumni. Each with a you-cannot-make-this-up story that changed the way they build. The miss. The mess. The call that looked right until it absolutely was not. These are the stories that come out after the third drink. The ones with enough detail to be true and enough embarrassment to be useful.
You sit back. You laugh. Maybe even wince. Then you catch yourself nodding, and you don’t even know when you started.
Somewhere in between, the strangers stopped being strangers. By the time the mixer starts, your go-to networking dance doesn’t work here anymore. You’re just catching up with old friends.
🎯 Why You Should Attend
- Hear the version founders do not post, polish, or save for the panel circuit.
- Get the lesson without paying full tuition for the mistake.
- Feel the room loosen up in real time. Once one person tells the truth, everybody else can stop auditioning.
- Stay for a mixer that actually works, because the small talk is already dead by then.
🙋 Who's Getting In This Room
- Founders who are actively building. Not circling the idea. Not talking about someday.
- People at an inflection point. Ready to make a move, make a decision, or change something real.
- Builders who believe collaboration still matters, and that the best shortcut is someone telling the truth.
- Founders who are open-handed with what they have learned and curious enough to learn from someone else
📋 Run of Show
- 30 minutes, Check-in
- Arrive, grab a drink, and settle into the room
- 45 minutes, Ugly Talk Solo
- Four alumni stories, 7 minutes each
- Short audience Q&A between stories
- 15 minutes, Transition
- Let the room reset before the mixer kicks in
- 60 minutes, Mixer
- The real conversations start once the stories land
Host:
Jesse Multani - Founder
Jesse Multani is a founder based in NYC building to support creators.
Who's Backing This
Brooklyn Art Haus
Brooklyn Art Haus (BAH), is an arts organization that premiers new and innovative productions. For our artistic community, our mission is to serve as an incubator, social environment, and performance space built for the longevity and success of artists and companies that maintain high standards and take risks with their projects. Audiences will experience the best of Brooklyn art, as well as the beauty of our international community of artists and production companies. From inspiring artistic experiences, to delicious food and drink, to events and devising space, we invite you to make Brooklyn Art Haus your new home for the arts in New York City!
GREY Journal – Media partner spotlighting modern entrepreneurs (featured on Apple News + Google News).
⭐ About Ugly Talk:
Started in 2019, Ugly Talk has been transforming business setbacks into breakthrough “aha!” moments by hosting unfiltered, no-nonsense events where battle-tested entrepreneurs share their raw lessons and insights.
With a growing presence in cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Miami, we’ve built a vibrant community of thousands of founders and industry leaders making a profound impact on the entrepreneurial landscape.
Official Website: UglyTalk.com
Creators and Brands Open Mic & Mixer
Hosts
Tue, Aug 04, 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM (EDT)
To be shared on approval (New York)
100 attendees
Four Ugly Talk alumni. Each with a you-cannot-make-this-up story that changed the way they build. The miss. The mess. The call that looked right until it absolutely was not. These are the stories that come out after the third drink. The ones with enough detail to be true and enough embarrassment to be useful.
You sit back. You laugh. Maybe even wince. Then you catch yourself nodding, and you don’t even know when you started.
Somewhere in between, the strangers stopped being strangers. By the time the mixer starts, your go-to networking dance doesn’t work here anymore. You’re just catching up with old friends.
🎯 Why You Should Attend
🙋 Who's Getting In This Room
📋 Run of Show
Host:
Jesse Multani - Founder
Jesse Multani is a founder based in NYC building to support creators.
Who's Backing This
Brooklyn Art Haus
Brooklyn Art Haus (BAH), is an arts organization that premiers new and innovative productions. For our artistic community, our mission is to serve as an incubator, social environment, and performance space built for the longevity and success of artists and companies that maintain high standards and take risks with their projects. Audiences will experience the best of Brooklyn art, as well as the beauty of our international community of artists and production companies. From inspiring artistic experiences, to delicious food and drink, to events and devising space, we invite you to make Brooklyn Art Haus your new home for the arts in New York City!
GREY Journal – Media partner spotlighting modern entrepreneurs (featured on Apple News + Google News).
⭐ About Ugly Talk:
Started in 2019, Ugly Talk has been transforming business setbacks into breakthrough “aha!” moments by hosting unfiltered, no-nonsense events where battle-tested entrepreneurs share their raw lessons and insights.
With a growing presence in cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Miami, we’ve built a vibrant community of thousands of founders and industry leaders making a profound impact on the entrepreneurial landscape.
Official Website: UglyTalk.com