Aug 20, 11:00 PM – Aug 21, 1:30 AM (UTC)
Screencastify Office, 320 North Sangamon Street Suite 700, Chicago, 60607
Join us for The Chicago Cold Email Summit, where you’ll learn how to stand out in the inbox, stop overthinking outreach, and send emails that actually move the business forward.
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No business grows without sales. And sales starts with getting in front of your customer. One of the best ways to do that? Cold email.
Whether you’re chasing your next customer or your next investor, it's all about getting the meeting. If your emails are hardly worth opening? Radio silence.
If they're intriguing? You're on your way to TRACTION.
You have to be understand your audience, write effectively, and know how to play the game.
So do you want traction? Join us for The Chicago Cold Email Summit, where you’ll learn how to stand out in the inbox, stop overthinking outreach, and send emails that actually move the business forward.
🎤 Featuring:
RajNATION – aka Startup Hypeman, expert in storytelling and pitch writing. Has gotten responses from cold outreach to the Founder of Nike, Owner of the Cubs, and regularly uses cold prospecting to generate sales.
Leslie Venetz – Top 1% B2B Sales Expert, Founder of Sales-Led GTM Agency, and a master of outbound strategy. She literally wrote the book Profit Generating Pipeline.
And an additional panelist To Be Announced!
Moderated by Sid Khaitan – Founder of Milan, Community @ Startup Grind Chicago, & Product Marketing at Beekeeper.io. Known to a write a few emails.
If you want an inbox full of "Yes" responses, this Summit is the place to be.
🗓 Date: August 20, 2025
📍 Venue: Somewhere cool in Chicago
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Startup Grind Chicago / Startup Hypeman
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Founder
Beekeeper
Sr. Product Marketing Manager
August 20 – 21, 2025
11:00 PM – 1:30 AM (UTC)
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