2025: You Showed Up (& That Changed Everything)

Remember that feeling when you first moved to Atlanta and didn't know a single person in health innovation? Or when you had this idea but no one to bounce it off?

That's what we built this for. And you made it real.

By the numbers (because everyone loves data)

1,199 RSVPs. 712 different humans. 331 organizations.

But here's the stat that truly matters to me: 248 people came back after their first event.

That's not luck. That's you telling your coworker "hey, this is actually worth leaving the office early for." That's someone from Emory texting their friend at Georgia Tech. That's people from BIP Ventures, Rimidi, CDC, Atlanta VA, Eleanor Health, and Health Data Atlas becoming regulars.

July was something else: 399 RSVPs in one month. We still don't know what cosmic alignment happened, but we're not mad about it.

The stuff that doesn't fit in a spreadsheet

Stats are great for LinkedIn. But what keeps us doing this?

It's the emails. "I met my co-founder at your happy hour." "That conversation turned into a partnership." "I finally feel connected to Atlanta's healthcare scene."

It's overhearing "wait, you work on that too?!" at the bar and watching two strangers become collaborators.

It's 96 people who came to three or more events. And 20 absolute champions who came to six or more. You know who you are.

We expanded beyond happy hours this year: added coffee chats, webinars, even a yoga session. Turns out you wanted more ways to connect. So we gave you more options.

See you in 2026

We're taking December off from events to spend some quality time with loved ones. But January? We're coming back with fresh energy and new ideas.

Thank you for showing up. For bringing friends. For making newcomers feel welcome. For having conversations that turned into something real.

This community exists because you decided it was worth your time.

Let's make 2026 even better.

Nadine Peever, Executive Director & Co-Founder