Cocktails & Economics

Introducing Cocktails & Economics, a next-level, interactive, multi-city event for top minority CEOs to connect with leading investors, economists, and business industry experts. This is not your average conference. Our goal is to demystify economic topics and further elevate the financial acumen of already successful Minority Owned Businesses, particularly in markets that have large minority populations, but a small representation of Minority Owned Businesses.

Locations:

Philadelphia

Charles Suitt

Publisher & Patti’s Good Life Partner

Charles M. Suitt joined Gallery Books in 2021 as Publisher of 13A, a new imprint publishing renowned and relevant Black voices in culture and politics. Charles began his career in entertainment after attending St. John’s University and The City University of New York. In 2008, Charles partnered with Simon & Schuster, co-founding Karen Hunter Publishing. The imprint's New York Times bestsellers included Janet Jackson's True You; Patti LaBelle’s Recipes for the Good Life; Congressman Keith Ellison’s My Country, Tis of Thee; Kris Jenner’s...

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Cocktails & Economics

Locations:

Philadelphia

Charles Suitt

Publisher & Patti’s Good Life Partner

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