Hustle Hard. Slide Faster.

🤝 Forget awkward networking—this is where the real sh*t happens.

Welcome to Hustle Hard. Slide Faster., the only monthly event where business meets actual human connection. No boring elevator pitches. No stiff handshakes. Just fast-paced, no-BS storytelling that helps you make better connections.

💡 What’s the deal?
Each month, we gather at Graybox (107 SE Washington St #700, Portland, OR 97214) to bring people together in a way that actually works. This is Pecha Kucha style—a storytelling format where speakers get 20 slides for 20 seconds each to tell a compelling, hilarious, weird, or thought-provoking story. No fluff. No filler. Just real talk in real time.

💃 March’s Theme: "Women Who Don’t Get Enough Air Time"
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re handing the mic to stories that deserve center stage. Anyone can present, not just women—because amplifying women’s voices benefits everyone. Got a story about a badass woman who’s been overlooked? Want to talk about gender dynamics in business? Have an experience that fits the theme? This is your chance to step up.

🌎 An Inclusive Space for All Voices
This isn’t just another bro-heavy business event. We welcome our friends of all gender identities and aim to be a space where marginalized voices—who don’t always get the mic in other rooms—get the stage they deserve. We’re different. We don’t operate in bubbles.

🍷 Did we mention it’s FREE? And we have refreshments?
Because let’s be honest—everything’s better with snacks.

🕔 When & Where
📆 Last Tuesday of every month
⏰ 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
📍 Graybox | 107 SE Washington St #700, Portland, OR 97214

🔥 Why the hell should you come?
Because business shouldn’t be boring. Most networking events try so hard not to be salesy that they end up stiff as hell, and before you know it, you’re tossing business cards into the void. This is different.

✔ Have fun. Who said business has to be stuffy?
✔ Make real connections. Loosen up, get to know people, and actually remember them after.
✔ Activate your humanity. Talk about sh*t that actually matters, because people don’t do business with robots.

Who’s this for?
Entrepreneurs, creatives, founders, freelancers, curious humans—anyone who’s sick of cringey networking and wants to meet interesting people in a way that doesn’t suck.

🎤 WANT THE MIC? APPLY TO SPEAK!
Got a story that fits the theme? We want to hear it. Speakers get 20 slides, 20 seconds each—no text-based slides, just visuals to guide your storytelling. Submit your application and drop your slide deck link below.

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(Seriously. It’s free. It’s fun. And if you don’t like it, well… you didn’t pay for it anyway.) 😏

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

GRAYBOX, 107 Southeast Washington Street, Portland, United States