On-line networking platform Meeow is planning a 24-hour meeowathon to lift cash for Comedian Reduction.
The Leeds-based enterprise which lately took half in TheBusinessDesk.com’s first Speaking Tech roundtable in partnership with Armstrong Watson goals to lift as a lot cash as doable when its founders Chris Rabbitt and Simon Glenn host a full 24-hours of continuous networking beginning at 6pm on Thursday March 17.
And to maintain them going by means of the evening they hope networkers from the opposite facet of the world will take part to convey a global sense of humour to some typical British enjoyable.
Rabbit and Glenn are additionally taking their networking offline for the trigger and can host two in-person networking occasions in Leeds with solely a restricted variety of locations.
This networking nevertheless will swap the usual two-minute enterprise presentation, for networkers sharing the funniest story they’ve ever heard or expertise they’ve had..
Rabbitt stated: “That is energy enterprise networking with laughter, enjoyable and fundraising thrown in.
“At Meeow we take our networking critically however we don’t take ourselves too critically. Simon and I are all the time prepared for fun and we’ve received quite a lot of humorous tales from our enterprise careers to date.
“We need to hear folks’s humorous tales however they don’t need to be about enterprise. All it’s important to do is make folks snort, not the simplest factor to do in regular circumstances, however Comedian Reduction doesn’t do regular and with our viewers you’re amongst buddies.
“Let’s make a idiot of ourselves collectively and lift some critical cash for a superb trigger.”
The duo hope that whereas there’s no value to community on the day, contributors will as an alternative give sponsorship donations for Chris and Simon to Comedian Reduction by way of a JustGiving web page.
The in-person occasions will probably be held in Leeds metropolis centre on Friday March 18 at Mad Frans (8am-9am) and Platform (5pm-6pm) and numbers are restricted to twenty folks every, with Comedian Reduction assortment buckets readily available for good, old school money donations.
Glenn stated: “Meeow is, in fact, a web based platform launched throughout lockdown when folks couldn’t meet in individual however Comedian Reduction has given us the possibility to show the enterprise on its head.
“For the primary time ever we’ll be holding ‘dwell’ Meeow classes for small companies throughout the Leeds space which is de facto thrilling.”
The net networkers will get the identical 45 minutes to satisfy, chat and make connections however for Chris and Simon it’ll be a 24-hour marathon.
“We’ve been limbering up, stretching our vocal cords and flexing our laughter muscle groups and we’re able to welcome everyone,” the founders added.
Gelnn completed: “We don’t need to be speaking to ourselves within the small hours of the morning so we hope folks will attain out to their connections on the West Coast of America or over in Australia and urge them to leap on a Meeow for an unbelievable charity that simply retains on giving.”
For extra data on learn how to e-book or to donate by way of the JustGiving web page go to meeow.com/comic-relief/