Did you forget that play is just as important as work? We started our own businesses for freedom, flexibility, and the ability to work on our own terms. We said we were doing this to choose our own hours, work anywhere in the world, and have all the independence we could imagine...and are surprised when we find ourselves chained to our desks, constantly producing and trying to squeeze in a little more work. Step away from that laptop! Wake UP Wednesday is a monthly community event for freelancer …

We provide innovative physical and virtual infrastructure that freelancers, entrepreneurs, and creative class professionals need to succeed in the 21st century knowledge economy. In an increasingly disconnected world, NextSpace creates a collaborative community that is revolutionizing the nature of work. Our business model is simple: NextSpace sells membership in that collaborative community. Our members come from a wide variety of industries: software, design, marketing, legal services, archi …

WE Labs The Meetup Group WE Labs (Work Evolution Laboratories) is a co-working space for creative professionals to succeed in project/goal completion. Our Meetup Group is aimed at connecting startups, entrepreneurs, freelancers and non-profits looking to be a part of strong creative network. WE will be hosting various networking events and mixers to help cultivate our creative community. WE Labs The Co-Work Space WE Labs is a gym for productivity. WE offer 1. equipment to enhance your capabiliti …

NextSpace @ Amplify is an innovative workspace & collaborative coworking community. Your Best Work Happens Here. Venice Beach is a unique convergence of art, tech, creativity and innovation. Smack-dab in the middle of it is NextSpace's 5th location on Amplify's new accelerator campus. The Amplify campus is purpose-built for working, learning and networking, and NextSpace @ Amplify will provide the perfect complement of coworking and community to the energy and talent found in the Amplify acceler …

We are freelancers and start-ups, we like working for ourselves and we really like to work around other people. We are here to bring the independent work force out of isolated home offices into shared spaces. We still do our own thing but we share the experience of working with a smart hive of free independent people.

Working Village is all about the local community. We are a co-working space in Santa Monica close by the beach! We started our space to help freelancers, start ups, small businesses and others have a place to work that isn't their home or a coffee shop. We also use our space to hold events for the local community. We host a monthly networking mixer, "Taste of the Town" which is sponsored by a local Santa Monica restaurant. This is a great opportunity for people from all fields to come together, …

I decided to start this group to see who's available during the week, M-F on the Westside of LA. If you work in the office 9-5, this group doesn't really appeal to you. This is for the screenwriters, filmmakers, actors, actresses, bartender, server, web designer, graphic designer, personal trainer, tennis instructor, yoga instructor, model, even the unemployed and/or poor students. Help meet others in your area with the same kind of schedule/hobbies/interests. Hang out at the beach, explore LA, …

#TechBeer is for the young internet professionals that want to exchange ideas and projects over beer. The idea of #TechBeer is to bring together the web/geek culture in Fullerton and North Orange County. By coming together once a month or more often, we can exchange ideas, projects, work together and make friends. Growing business and getting results are not happening in your home or office, but when you are out, meeting people :-) This is a social event! The meetup is organized monthly in Fulle …

You broke free of the cubicle, so why are you always working at home alone? Cowork LA makes escaping the home office easy. Over the past four years, we've hosted over 200 free coworking events. Now, we bring you more than 10 chances a month to meet driven and passionate people while having a productive day at professional coworking spaces in Los Angeles, Santa Monica and Culver City. "What is coworking?" you ask. Well, you could say "It's getting work done in a shared workspace with cool people …

CoworkOC is a free community service for the mobile workforce of Orange Country area. CoworkOC is part of Jelly movement; which is a casual working event. It's taken place in over a hundred cities where people have come together (in a person's home, a coffee shop, or an office) to work for the day. We provide chairs and sofas, wireless internet, and interesting people to talk to, collaborate with, and bounce ideas off of. You bring a laptop (or whatever you need to get your work done) and a frie …

We are a group of people starting a nonprofit coworking location in the heart of Downtown Riverside. Come join us!

I'm an independent freelance film producer and I've developed this program called “In the Field” (ITF) Film Production Initiative. You can check out my website here: itfinitiative.wix.com/itfi ITF aims to educate and train new and current filmmakers as practical working Producers (and members of the Production Staff which includes Co-Producers/Line Producers, Assistant Directors, Unit Production Managers, Production Managers, and more) and putting them “in the field” (on set in production). We a …

Meet fellow Internet enthusiasts and web designers near you! Come to a Dreamweaver, Internet, and Social Media Group sponsored by the Orange County Digital Arts - (http://www.OCDigitalArts.com/) to compare tools, tips, and templates; trade advice on careers, rates, and freelancing; and share cool websites and applications. Make valuable contacts as you mingle with new friends! Also, make sure you are registered on our official Adobe site at http://groups.adobe.com/groups/8b431a0d96/summary Dream …

Wish you could meet other people who work at the local coffee shop or in their slippers at home? Want to share ideas for business, freelancing, etc.? Join us and other coworkers who are discovering the value and power of working side by side on your own projects. We'll be highlighting events all around the L.A. area, at existing coworking spaces as well as forming ones. Welcome back to Coworking Los Angeles (formerly WhereMMM). We're reviving this long-dormant MeetUp group to make it so …

Are you a Startup? Freelancer? Entrepreneur? Coder? Tired of working alone through the night? We've got you covered. Twice a month, from 7pm - 12am, come to Coloft and work the night away in an inspiring, and creative atmosphere, around like-minded, ambitious people. Who knows what can come out of this... the next billion-dollar idea perhaps? A $15 cover charge applies. Coloft members get priority registration and pay no cover. Added Bonus: work space, wifi, super awesome people. p.s. Follow us …

We are a group of character animation professionals and students who gather regularly to share our work and critique it, discuss animation workflow and technique, and just have an excuse to get away from our computers for a while. If you are working professionally, studying animation, freelancing and between jobs, creating new work and want feedback (and are tired of receiving it through the internet), or just want to join the discussion and improve your animation, you should join us! If you've …

If you're near Pasadena and work with WordPress, why not come on out and meet other people who are also working with one of the most popular web publishing platforms out there. All experience levels are welcome to attend. This is a good meetup group for small business owners looking to optimize and build their online presence and freelancers who work with the popular CMS.

Entrepreneurs do better when they work together. Most of us are too busy to network enough. Most of us don't feel we have time to get the kind of training we need. Most of us need ad hoc support from other entrepreneurs in order to make big leaps forward. This group helps solve all these issues for Entrepreneurs on the West Side. We will meet at least twice a month to discuss topics like: How to start a successful business quickly How to sell and deliver products and services effectively online …

Social Media Campfire Social Media Campfire is for and by Social Media Professionals who come together to discuss Social Media. This is a higher level discussion for people who work in or with Social Media. Social Media Campfire is: "Content over Tools", we have a focus on Social Media Strategies, results and how we can achieve them. The meeting is an open discussion group. Everybody has a chance to share their wisdom related to the theme of the meeting. The meetings are -not- geared towards …

The Hair & Makeup Artist Network is a nationwide professional organization for working freelance Hair & Makeup Artists in the entertainment, fashion, salon, and bridal industry. Being self-employed isn’t easy. Our philosophy is to provide artists who are serious about their craft the essential tools for success by through networking, benefits, coaching, and development of your ideal career path. This group is for serious professionals only who are interested in networking and continuing the educ …

Come enjoy the company of your own kind! Meet new people! Form alliances that will change the face of…you get the idea. Whether you’re a freelancer or working for The Man, communing with like minded folk is a great idea. Serving the Torrance, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Long Beach areas. We meet regularly once a month, usually the third Tuesaday at 7PM. Venue subject to change.

The power of great words both spoken and written provides the foundation for ToastWriters, a weekly Meetup intended for writers who need to be better speakers and speakers who want to move their speeches to the highest level and expand their communications repertoire into all things written. ToastWriters enables members to take their careers to the next level, Literally Speaking! Through the fun structure of a Toastmasters meeting, we deliver prepared speeches, do impromptu exercises, and get f …

WELCOME TO SEO SUMMIT! Get together with other local professionals who work in search marketing, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, social media optimization, social media marketing, pay-per-click advertising, and all other forms of internet marketing. Come learn something new and share what you know with others! This group is for those who are passionate about the art and science of online marketing. No business pitches or highly structured meetings - just good, thought-provok …

Indie Desk is a coworking space—a middle ground between working out of your loft and renting your own office. More importantly, though, Indie Desk is a community. We want to help creative people get to know others who are going through similar things in life and in business. We're looking for freelancers, startups and anyone else who is looking for a place geared toward doing work in the company of creative people. Because our concept is built around community, we're especially looking for p …

Coworking Fullerton is the ideal office for all people who have a business or work on a business but do not (always) have a regular office to go to. We try to be that home. Where you can walk in, feel at home, drink some coffee, bring your lunch and get work done! Its a productive environment for people that need to be productive now and then, but sometimes miss the watercooler to bump into some cool coworkers you can talk to and help each other out. Coworking Fullerton is a place where any (hom …

We are a group of literary translators living in Southern California. An informal forum/workshop for sharing our work in progress, getting feedback, and connecting with a local community of translators. We might also want to organize readings or other activities. We are aiming for weekend gatherings on a monthly basis, in different corners of our rather large geographical area.

Welcome to the Cyclist + Marketing Professionals Bike Club for Los Angeles. If you have a passion for marketing and your idea of relaxing is a long casual bike ride around Los Angeles then this group is for you. All kinds of bikes are welcome along with all levels of riders. If you ''re a hardcore endurance rider keep in mind the rides are mapped for more casual rides. But us slowpokes will do our best to keep up! On that note...grease the chain, air-up the tires, tighten your bolts, and hop on …