Upcoming Events 

Join us each month for coffee and conversation. Events are subject to change so PLEASE be sure to subscribe to email updates to stay up to date.  (click HERE to see a few photos)
All creative entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial creatives welcome, please RSVP.

--> VT Female Farmers with Internationally Acclaimed Photographer JuanCarlos Gonzales

Wednesday, October 4th, 8am at Billings Farm in Woodstock, VT

Join internationally acclaimed photographer JuanCarlos Gonzales as he discusses his new photography collection, as published in his new book, Vermont Female Farmers, and showcased in his fall exhibition at Billings Farm. The exhibition and the book focus on the meaningful and impactful contributions that female farmers are making to Vermont’s culture, identity, and economy; JuanCarlos's presentation will cover the art, technique and inspiration behind his work, while inviting questions from attendees. Currently based in Plymouth, Vermont, JuanCarlos was raised in Maunabo, Puerto Rico and describes himself as a photojournalist, storyteller, and event and landscape photographer. His work has been featured in LFI (Leica Fotografie International), Vogue Italia, the Boston Globe, National Geographic and many other publications and venues.

MeetUp Monthly


Always informative. Always coffee. Always 8am.

​Previous guest speakers have discussed  start-ups in the Upper Valley, media reach, crowdfunding, NFTs, nonprofit engagement, and other topics.

Join us each month for coffee and conversation. Events are subject to change so PLEASE be sure to subscribe to email updates to stay up to date.

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AmeUp Co-Founders

Elizabeth Wilcox is a writer, producer, programmer and founder of AuthorPods.com, a platform and service that seeds remarkable conversations between authors and readers. She has worked as a journalist in England, Hong Kong, and the US. Her latest book is The Long Tail of Trauma.
Marion Abrams is a content creator, strategist and coach with deep experience in podcasting, video and social media. Her work has aired on all the major networks; most recently she developed content for Spartan Race and its founder. She currently serves as Director of Content at Dartmouth Health.

Previous Events

--> Growing Your Business with AI tools including DALL-e & Chatgpt with Tim Tregubov

Hear how entrepreneurs, creatives, nonprofits and other organizations are using AI technology like DALL-e and Chatgpt in innovative ways to help their business thrive and grow. The talk will be lead by Tim Tregubov, Senior Lecturer at Dartmouth’s Computer Sciences Program and Co-Founder & Director of Dartmouth’s DALI Lab, an experiential learning program where student designers and developers build technology tools for partnership organizations. The presentation will include live examples and invite participation from the audience.

JAM – Junction Arts & Media
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---> Coffee with Matt Dunne 

Matt Dunne, Executive Director of the renowned Center on Rural Innovation, will be talking to AmeUp members at the new CATV / JAM studios in White River Junction.

Matt is a true thought leader when it comes to rural innovation. In addition to an early career in politics during which he served seven years in the Vermont House of Representatives on progressive economic efforts and youth empowerment, Matt was employed by the Clinton Administration as Director of the AmeriCorps*VISTA program overseeing 6000 full-time people in the fight against poverty. Following his later work as a strategy consultant to nonprofit and for-profit companies, Google hired Matt to create their community affairs program. More recently, his passion for empowering rural communities was turned into action with an appointment at the MIT Media Lab and when he founded the Center on Rural Innovation, an action tank dedicated to closing the opportunity gap in small towns and where he now serves as Executive Director.

Don't miss hearing what Matt has to say about what Vermont and U.S. rural businesses need to know to thrive.

---> Entrepreneurial Resources for Creatives: 8am The Space on Main Bradford, VT 

Grab a coffee from Vittles drive thru or Vittles coffee shop before joining The Space on Main Founder, Monique Priestley as she opens up her coworking space to talk about entrepreneurial resources for creatives in the Upper Valley. We will be reaching out to other VT Arts and Creative experts in the Upper Valley to participate as well. https://thespaceonmain.org/

---> Cocktail Mingle: 5:45pm Wolftree, White River Junction

Based on a number of requests to put together an after work get together, we are going to meet outside at Wolftree in White River Junction. It's a neat bar founded by Elizabeth's neighbor, Max Overstrom-Coleman. Read more about him here: https://www.vnews.com/New-White-River-Junction-bar-serves-classic-craft-cocktails-with-local-ingredients-32203923

--->  Innovation Field Trip

 We will visit the Black River Innovation Campus in Springfield, Vermont. We will tour this innovative space and then meet members of the Springfield Digital Collective (a local coalition of digitally-enabled and tech-enabled businesses) for coffee and a discussion of how to more effectively engage digitally to grow your business. RSVP required. 

---> Informal Working Coffee at Mon Vert in Woodstock 

Join other community members and discuss successes and challenges of our creative and entrepreneurial ventures. We will have no speaker but we ask AmeUp members to come prepared to provide feedback and/or a one-line description of one of their business successes and its ensuing challenge. RSVP requested.

---> ​ Guest Speaker Nini Meyer​
Founder & CEO, Positive Tracks  
​LOCATION: Positive Tracks, 35 South Main St Hanover, NH

---> ​  Coffee Conversation MeetUp : Creative Entrepreneurs & Entrepreneurial Creatives

With Trevor Barlow, Executive Director, Black River Innovation Campus (BRIC)
​LOCATION: Mon Vert Cafe Woodstock, VT

---> ​ Guest Speaker  Rob Gurwit

Journalist & Founder, Daybreak Newsletter
LOCATION: Tuckerbox, White River Junction, VT

---> ​ Guest Speaker Ryan Munn

Bitcoin investor, NFT expert, & host of interchain.live
​LOCATION: CATV Studio, White River Junction, VT
---> ​ Coffee Conversation MeetUp: Talking about Crowdfunding
With AmeUp Members
​LOCATION: Artistree Community Arts Center, South Pomfret, VT
---> ​ Coffee Conversation MeetUp: Voices from the Land
Gallery conversation amidst Voices from the Land, A Photography Exhibition by Jim Westphalen
​LOCATION: Billings Farm, Woodstock, VT

Thank you to the generous venues that have shared space with us:


  • Artistree Community Arts Center
  • Billings Farm
  • CATV
  • Tuckerbox
  • ​Mon Vert Cafe
  • ​Positive Tracks
Are you a venue in the Upper Valley / Woodstock area interested in hosting us? Let us know.