Advisory Circles are based on multiple factors including time zones, career levels, and areas of interest and expertise. They’re designed to be compact and effective, bringing together 3 to 5 people. Once admitted, you’ll receive an email introducing you to the rest of your Circle with tips to get started.

Orbit meetings bring together all Advisory Circle group participants to share ideas, skills, knowledge; and to collectively tackle creative and professional challenges.

Orbit Salons, a salon-style workshop, are kicked off by three members who share knowledge with the rest of the group. These short presentations can be organized by theme and typically cover a practical skill, a soft skill, and a storytelling skill. Leading up to each salon style meeting, VC’s Creative Development Manager reaches out to Advisory Circles to ask for presenters for the next Orbit Salon meeting. Everyone, no matter your career level, is encouraged to participate. We all have knowledge to share!

Orbit Solutions, meanwhile, is a collective problem solving experience. At these meetings, one or more participants offer a problem they're facing that they'd like help to solve. The facilitated discussion starts with a questions only period, when members of the group can ask questions about the issue presented. This is followed by a facilitated discussion and brainstorming session designed to offer multiple solutions or paths forward. Think of it like a work in progress screening, but for your creative and professional challenges!

We’ll do our best to make a great match for you, but if it’s not the right fit, just let us know and we’ll connect you with a new group.

Orbit Meetings are held every other month, and the dates and times will be shared with Advisory Circle participants multiple weeks in advance. We’ll also take into account the multiple time zones of participants and vary the meeting time throughout the year.