PLEASE JOIN ME IN SAYING A BITTERSWEET GOODBYE TO BALTIMORE 🧡

It was fast, furious, and so much fun! It also went four months longer than I initially planned! But now, it has come to an official end. As such, please partake in the bittersweet merriment of helping me say a beloved goodbye to all of you and to Baltimore. I’m attempting to do this in three parts, so choose the adventure that feels right for you and/or works best for your schedule:

 

GOODBYE #1: ASH—BAR

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Thursday, October 10th, from 4-7pm ET
Thursday, October 10th, from 4-7pm ET

Are you a Strut client? Are you a member of LTO? Did we work together at NEA or in some other capacity? Are you still wondering what the heck I actually do for work and/or would you like to meet the people I work for and with? Then this is the event for you! Drinks and merriment are on me 🥂

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Ash—Bar is located inside the Hotel Ulysses @ 2 E Read Street #6, Baltimore, MD 21202

GOODBYE #2: IDLE HOUR

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11th, FROM 5pm ET ONWARD
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11th, FROM 5pm ET ONWARD

Do you want to actively avoid people from work? Do you love events where you can come and go as you please? Have you always wanted to try Chartreuse? Do you want to experience South Baltimore in all its hipster glory? Then this is the event for you! Drinks are available for purchase🍸 Please be kind to Aubree (Idle Hour's Friday night bartender) and tip her well. There will be a 6:30pm ET pizza order on me 🍕

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Idle-Hour is located @ 201 E Fort Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21230

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12th, at 1pm and 3:30pm ET
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12th, at 1pm and 3:30pm ET

Who loves sleeping in on the weekends, followed by brunch? Have you always wanted to try the Lindsay Lohan? Are you insanely competitive? Do you love winning? Are you a boss who can hit the 10,000-point circle on skeeball? 🏆 Are you ready to throw your shoulder out in a game of duckpin bowling? 🎳 Do you think you can out Connect Four basketball a Division I basketball Towson alum? 🏀 Then THIS is the event for you!

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1pm ET: Outpost American Tavern is located @ 1032 Riverside Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21230

3:30pm ET: Ropewalk is located @ 1209 S Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • If this is news to you, SURPRISE! I'm sorry I didn't get to tell you or talk to you sooner. Alas, here we are, and (IMHO) it's better to see each other at the end than not at all. So come on down and join the fun!

    The tl;dr is that I've been splitting my time between Baltimore and San Francisco since June of 2023, spending roughly 4-6 weeks in each location at a time. This is to service and deliver community for my non-profit, Let's Talk Ops, which is a growing group of VC operators (aka my professional peers). This effort is also in service of Strut, my VC consulting firm, so I can continue to nurture our client and LP relationships in New York, D.C., and (yes!) Baltimore. If you didn't understand anything I just said, I encourage you to attend Thursday's (10/10) goodbye event at Ash—Bar and learn more!

  • Truly, whichever one you want to attend or that works best for your schedule is the right one. There is no wrong choice! If you want to attend all of them, please do 🥳 The more of you, the merrier I shall be.

  • My last full day in Baltimore will be Saturday, October 12th. The train officially leaves the station on Sunday morning, October 13th. I'm relocating from Baltimore to Pensacola, Florida, and will be giving that a try for the foreseeable future. If you've never seen the Gulf or the beaches of the Flora-Bama shoreline, then one of the best-kept secrets is now not a secret. You're welcome :) And good news: I will have a guest room, and you are welcome to COME. ON. DOWN.!!!

 

NEED LOGISTICAL OR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT?

Text me at 619-302-0058 or email me at kristen@strutconsulting.com, and we’ll get it sorted 🤗