Past Events
Entrepreneur Lunch feat. Taylor Chapman (SEI Ventures)
January 24, 2020, NYC
At The Forcing Function Entrepreneur Lunch Series, we gather founders and executives together for healthy lunches and intimate conversation at our favorite NYC restaurants.
Join us at Covina on January 24th, 2020 at 12:00PM for great food and inspiring conversations with fellow entrepreneurs. Our keynote speaker is Taylor Chapman, Principal at SEI Ventures, where he invests in companies that are building better onramps to employment and opportunity for American workers - via higher education, training, bootcamps, software, and beyond. He will be joined by our hosts Bonnie Halper (StartupOneShop) and Amanda Espiritu (The Forcing Function).
We always keep these events small so that attendees have the opportunity to introduce themselves, chat with the keynote speaker, and connect with other entrepreneurs. Tickets are $40 in advance or $50 at the door. If paying at the door, cash only, please. Lunch is included with the ticket price.
Entrepreneur Breakfast feat. Jeff Stewart (LENDDO)
December 5, 2020, NYC
Join us on Thursday, Dec 5th, at 8:30AM for another Entrepreneur Breakfast at Covina Restaurant, this time featuring Jeff Stewart from Lenddo as our guest keynote!
Jeff Stewart is a serial entrepreneur, inventor, and investor with deep experience scaling technology-enabled international businesses and a blockchain enthusiast. He is the Founder and Chairman of Singapore based FinTech pioneer, Lenddo, the world’s first online service that empowers the emerging class to use their digital footprint to build their creditworthiness and access financial services.
Mr. Stewart is also the Founder and former CEO of Mimeo.com, a state-of-the-art, Internet-based document production service included in the 2004 and 2005 Inc. 500 lists of the fastest-growing companies.
In 2014, Lenddo was recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer, and Jeff was recognized as the William F. Glaser Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year.
Your hosts will be Bonnie Halper of StartupOneStop, Chris Sparks, and Amanda Kelly Espiritu of The Forcing Function.
We always keep these events small so that attendees have the opportunity to introduce themselves, chat with the keynote speaker, and connect with other entrepreneurs.
Tickets are $40 in advance or $50 at the door. If paying at the door, cash only, please. Breakfast is included with the ticket price.
Founder Summit #2
November 9, 2019, Brooklyn
How have you tackled challenges that came your way during 2019? Would you like to take your performance to the next level? Are you ready to 10x your progress and level up your business for 2020?
Hosted by Chris Sparks, an executive performance coach and former top 20 online poker champion, Founder Summit is a curated gathering of successful entrepreneurs with personalized coaching to overcome your largest challenges.
In a single day, you will make massive progress in reaching the next level in your business.
This could be the most productive day of your entire year.
You will:
Receive clarity on your long-term goals and set milestones for your business.
Establish the habits and routines that allow you to perform at your peak.
Learn how to maintain superhuman levels of energy and focus.
Create systems and metrics which ensure daily progress on your top priorities.
What last year’s attendees said:
“Empowering insights.”
“Powerful feedback.”
“Immediately actionable.”
“Incredible value.”
Join us in NYC on Saturday, November 9th for this year's Founder Summit.
Behavioral Alpha 2019
November 8,2020, NYC
The Forcing Function’s Chris Sparks is joining Behavioral Alpha Conference this year as the host and moderator for Poker Night. Other speakers at BA19 this year include Charles Duhigg (Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and best-selling author), Brandon Snow (Principal and CIO, Cambridge Global Asset Management), Amy Oldenburg (MD, Morgan Stanley Investment Management), Ted Seides, CFA (CIO, Perch Bay Group and Host at Capital Allocators), and Denise Shull (CEO and Lead Performance Coach at The ReThink Group).
Behavioral Alpha is a unique event for portfolio managers and investment leaders, focused on the application of behavioral science to active investment management.Past speakers include Dan Ariely, Denise Shull and Maria Konnikova, with a range of key topics for asset management innovators.
Entrepreneur Breakfast feat. Jason Cahill
October 24, 2019, NYC
Join us on Thursday, Oct 24th, at 8:30AM for another Entrepreneur Breakfast at Covina Restaurant, this time featuring Jason Cahill from Carbon Ventures as our guest keynote!
Jason Cahill is an early-stage investor, advisor, mentor, and entrepreneur. As managing partner of Carbon Ventures, his interests sit at the intersection of new technology disrupting older industries. His expertise spans cleantech, transportation, supply chain, infrastructure, and agtech.
Your hosts will be Bonnie Halper of StartupOneStop and Amanda Kelly Espiritu, Director of Events and Partnerships at The Forcing Function.
We always keep these events small so that attendees have the opportunity to introduce themselves, chat with the keynote speaker, and connect with other entrepreneurs.
Tickets are $40 in advance or $50 at the door. If paying at the door, cash only, please. Breakfast is included with the ticket price.
Quarterly Review #1
October 1, 2019, Brooklyn
Have you set time aside to reflect on your successes and lessons learned from the last three months? Have you set your goals for Q4 and created a plan to accomplish them? In one evening, you can walk away knowing you have set yourself up for success.
At TFF Quarterly Reviews we provide the structure and support you need for deep reflection and structured planning. With an evening of personal coaching from Chris Sparks, you will uncover your biggest opportunities for growth and accelerate progress on your most challenging projects. You will walk away with clarity on your goals, milestones to track progress, and action items to kickstart finishing 2019 strong.
Join us for our Quarterly Review event on Tuesday, October 1st from 6:30PM - 9:00PM at CLASS&CO in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Drinks Sponsored by GTS Kombucha.
Webinar AMA #2: Rad Reads
September 10, 2019
After the release of Experiment Without Limits, our team launched a series of live online webinars to answer questions about the workbook, while also creating an online forum for Chris to personally answer productivity and peak performance questions. At the first webinar, Chris presented key takeaways from the workbook and walked the audience through how to get the most out of the workbook’s personal experiments. The first webinar was hosted August 21st as a massive success, with listeners joining in from around the United States and sharing thoughtful, compelling questions.
The Forcing Function partnered with RadReads for the Webinar AMA on Tuesday, Sept 10th, take a look at the RSVP here.
Entrepreneur Breakfast feat. Bonnie Halper (StartupOneShop)
September 4, 2019, NYC
Want to get your day started right? At Entrepreneur Breakfast, we gather founders and executives together for healthy breakfast and intimate conversation at our favorite NYC restaurants.
During each breakfast, there will be an interactive keynote with a venture capitalist or successful startup founder.
Our next breakfast is on Wednesday, September 4th at Covina Restaurant will feature Keynote speaker Bonnie Halper (former Showtime celebrity reporter, turned founding Editor-in-Chief at AlleyWatch, who is now a startup consultant and runs StartupOneStop). You’ll have inspiring conversations with fellow entrepreneurs and walk away with insights on how to take your business to the next level.
We always keep these gatherings small so that attendees have the opportunity to introduce themselves, chat with the keynote speaker, and connect with other entrepreneurs.
Check out the event page here.
Worksprint
September 8, 2019, Brooklyn
Do you have a project you’re ready to tackle? Would you like to take your performance to the next level? Are you ready to make a ton of progress?
At our next TFF Worksprint on Sunday, September 8th, we will provide the structure and support you need to make serious headway on your most challenging projects. You will accomplish more in a few hours than you thought was possible—and have fun doing it.
Check out the event page here.
EWL Webinar AMA #1
August 21, 2019
After the release of Experiment Without Limits, our team launched a series of live online webinars to answer questions about the workbook, while also creating an online forum for Chris to personally answer productivity and peak performance questions. At the first webinar, Chris presented key takeaways from the workbook and walked the audience through how to get the most out of the workbook’s personal experiments. The first webinar was hosted August 21st as a massive success, with listeners joining in from around the United States and sharing thoughtful, compelling questions.
The Creative Process (Hosted By Chris Sparks, Tiago Forte, and David Perell) :
July 1st, 2019, Brooklyn
The Forcing Function teamed up with Tiago Forte and David Perell (creators of Building A Second Brain and Write of Passage) to host The Creative Process, a sold out interactive workshop building systems for consistently creating quality content.
From capturing insights and ideas all the way to regularly publishing world-class writing that moves a career forward, it was a hands-on experience designed to level up attendees relationship to the information they consume.
The Creative Process is a radical new approach to work in the modern economy. The smartphone in the pocket can energize your writing life. By changing your relationship with information, you can avoid writer’s block, clarify your thinking, establish domain expertise, and write faster. In this workshop, we’ll show you why the writing process is not as mysterious as it seems. We’ll go through each step of the writing process: finding an idea, researching, organizing ideas, sorting through assets, and putting the pieces together into a finished product. This writing workshop is dynamic and interactive. By the end, you’ll have a trusted and repeatable system for on-demand writing.
TFF x Personal Development Nerds AMA
2019, Brooklyn
Thanks for everyone who came out last week and asked insightful questions at The Forcing Function x PDN "Ask Me Anything" event.
For those who asked about peak performance training, taking the performance assessment quiz is the best way to uncover growth opportunities and get personalized help from us.
Founder Summit #1
October 2018, NYC
The Forcing Function partnered with Executive Coach Ian Jarvis to create Founder Summit, gathering a select group of entrepreneurs to illuminate the essential skills needed to own their company’s future beyond the first stage. The goal: to transform outlook, character, and actions for long-term leadership and fast-track from Founder to CEO.
The Forcing Function “Getting Things Done” Meetup
2018, NYC
"The Forcing Function: Getting Things Done" is a community for improving and honing skills in peak performance, productivity, and personal development. The Forcing Function's community mission is to support talented entrepreneurs and peak performance enthusiasts in maximizing their effectiveness at work and building a life with greater freedom and purpose.
This group is for anyone currently practicing or interested in learning more about peak performance training, personal development, and productivity in NYC.
CFAR: Productivity & Peak Performance Presentation
2017, California
Chris Sparks presented in a breakout group at CFAR (Center for Applied Rationality) Alumni Retreat in Northern California, discussing ways alumni could improve their habits, systems, and routines. CFAR’s mission is developing clear thinking for the sake of humanity’s future.
