Portfolio Career Podcast

The Community Led Growth "CLG" Conference on October 2nd 2026 was a big success. We had an over 95%+ attendance rate and got lots of great feedback. In this episode, we share our reflections right after the conference while it is fresh. You will learn about how CLG2 compared to CLG1 earlier this year as well. Enjoy and happy hosting!

Where you host an event matters. The people who attend are very important, but where you host matters too. Zach, Ruthie and David talk about venue selection for events and how they decided to pick Fabrik as the venue for The Community Led Growth conference on Friday October 2nd. They all are Founding Members and have hosted a bunch of events at Fabrik. You will also learn behind the scenes information about the conference origin story and more! Enjoy!

David Nebinski, Founder of A Chief of Staff, is interviewed by Kriti and Andrew who have attended his A Chief of Staff Mixers about starting and building A Chief of Staff. In this episode, you will learn about David’s prior Chief of Staff-like roles, his solopreneurship journey, and the starting the A Chief of Staff community and events in New York. This episode was originally published on the A Chief of Staff with David Nebinski podcast in late July 2026. Learn more about A Chief of Staff at www.achiefofstaffpodcast.com

David reflects on how Community-Led Growth Conference 2 (CLG2) came together — from a spontaneous catch-up call with Ruthie Berber to Zach Hawtoff's immediate "let's do it" — and why he keeps coming back to the idea of compounding: building on projects, relationships, and momentum instead of starting from scratch each time. CLG2 happens October 2 in New York at Fabrik. More info at luma.com/clg2.

Cristina Ciaravalli, Founder and CEO of Valli Ventures, shares about building a community-first business — from fitness-focused Founder events to a growing recruiting and advisory practice. She shares how her recruiting arm grew out of casual favors for friends, what it took to scale from a solo operation to a team of seven, and about the flywheel she has built that fuels everything.