Today we’d like to introduce you to Carson Gibbons.
Carson, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I’m a lifelong networker that always used the 501C3 space as a way to give back and further my career. I always found it advantageous to have a second hat to wear when approaching professionals, as it made me more helpful to them. Networking always augmented by day-job, leading go-to-market teams scaling agencies and startups.
I’ve built consecutive startups from $0 – $30,000 Monthly Recurring Revenue, and was invited to participate in Y Combinator’s W19 Batch with the first startup. Now I lead DallasMeetup, the #1 Networking Mixer in DFW.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
There’s no such thing as a smooth road. Many of the bumps I encountered along the way prepared me for what I do today. The sum of the parts makes more sense than any individual component, and I now see that I needed to spend time in various roles surrounding media, advertising, branding, sales and go-to-market strategy to become a capable practitioner that could shepherd a brand successfully to market.
As you know, we’re big fans of DallasMeetup. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about the brand?
DallasMeetup is a prominent networking organization in Dallas, Texas, renowned for hosting quarterly, industry-agnostic mixers that foster connections across various professional sectors. Embracing a “big tent” approach, it aims to accelerate connection velocity by bringing together practitioners from diverse verticals, rather than focusing on niche special interest groups .
Where do you see things going in the next 5-10 years?
In the era of hybrid and remote work, distributed teams and office hoteling, “IRL” experiences will become a premium in the new ‘norm’. Many attendees to DallasMeetup say that it’s the largest professional event they’ve ever been to, especially if they’re in the crop of new professionals coming out of college anytime after 2019. We’ve created an authentic marketing engine that delivers sticky and sought-after content while giving value to the networker and their journey.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.dallasmeetup.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dallasmeetup/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575134308214
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dallasmeetup/?viewAsMember=true
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeetupDallas
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@meetupdallas
- Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@dallasmeetup?
Image Credits
The Drake Studios
