Sisterhood as a Business Strategy
A Cocktail Hour & Dinner for Women Entrepreneurs
March18 5:00 pm-9:00 PM
Industry City, Brooklyn
cash bar cocktail hour
$90 for dinner with facilitated conversation
What to expect:
Join a curated group of women entrepreneurs for an evening designed to deepen trust, spark collaboration, and explore how authentic relationships accelerate business growth.
Wednesday, March 18 2026 5:00 PM- 9:00 PM at Industry City
❋ Cocktail Hour at Carreau Club 5:00-7pm
68 34th Street Building 6 Industry City
After a full day of entrepreneurship, unwind, move your body, and connect with fellow women business owners at the Insta-worthy Carreau Club.
Learn to play Pétanque, enjoy delicious cocktails and nonalcoholic beverages, and light fare as you mingle in a relaxed, playful setting. Picnic tables and a Pétanque court are reserved just for our group, and you’re welcome to display your business wares. Frozen drinks, Pastis, sparkling water — we’ve got you! Free admission + cash bar
❋ Dinner at Waku Waku 7:15-9 pm
269 36th Street Building 3 Industry City
At 7 pm, we’ll stroll to Waku Waku, a nearby restaurant, to experience Japanese hospitality. W
The space is quiet, warm, and intentionally designed for deeper conversation. We’ll talk about our identities and our businesses, and explore ways to heal divides among women.
$90 per person includes chef’s choice dinner, two beverages, tax and gratuity.
Register by March 18 10 am.
Map
Carreau Club Building 6 68 34th Street 5-7 pm
Waku Waku Building 3 269 36th Street
Subway: N, R, D to 36th Street
Carreau Club Petanque
Tatami Room at Waku Waku
Japanese Omakase Dinner
Who This Dinner Is For
This gathering is designed for women entrepreneurs who:
• Believe relationships are essential to long-term business success
• Want deeper conversations than typical networking events offer
• Believe that if women were more united across difference, we would all be more safe and free •
• Value intimate, intentional experiences
If this sounds like you, we would love to have you in the room.
In July 2025, the Interracial Sisterhood Coalition and BARBARI BEAUTY cohosted an Intersectional Feminist Supper Club at Chavela’s in Brooklyn to unite women across difference for meaningful conversation.
“Sisterhood As a Business Strategy” March 2026 dinner in Industry City is the first of a series of dinners Karen Fleshman, founder of the Interracial Sisterhood Coalition, is planning to help women entrepreneurs prosper by developing stronger bonds with each other.
Karen Fleshman
Founder, Interracial Sisterhood Coalition
Karen guides women to build trustworthy, resilient relationships across difference, especially where past harm has resulted in distrust. She creates spaces for women to slow down, tell the truth, practice accountability, and learn how to relate across difference as equals. Key offerings: Becoming Trustworthy coaching for white women, Interracial Sisterhood Retreats and Events, and an Online Membership Community to support women who want to form sisterhood circles. She believes that relationships are one of the most powerful tools for building a society where every body thrives, Connect with Karen on LinkedIn and Instagram.
This dinner is intentionally limited to 16 women business owners to preserve a meaningful and intimate conversation.
Spots are expected to fill quickly due to the limited capacity.
Questions? email karen@karenfleshman.com or text 9176862041