Community

Small rooms across NYC, all season long.

The Collective runs an intentionally short calendar of gatherings — free webinars, salons, founder dinners, working sessions, and the flagship Sunlit Strategy Series. Every format ends the same way — decisions made, intros warmed, next steps owned.

Choose your path

Two ways to be in the Collective.

Membership

The Collective

The open door. Everything public we make for women building in health innovation.

Free
for all members
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  • The First Check Collective newsletter on Beehiiv
  • The First Check Podcast
  • Free public webinars, like Let's Get You Unstuck
  • Seasonal calendar previews and open calls
  • A discount code toward a Sunlit Strategy Series seat
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Premium

The room behind the room. Members-only gatherings, the resource library, and warm intros.

$9.99
per month
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  • Everything in the free Collective
  • Members-only salons, founder dinners, and working sessions
  • The Collective resource library — templates, decks, grant one-pagers, operator playbooks
  • Warm intros to clinicians, investors, customers, and hires
  • Priority application review for the Sunlit Strategy Series
  • 30% off the Sunlit Strategy Series ticket

The accelerator — the Sunlit Strategy Series — is priced separately at $595, with 30% off for members. See the accelerator → More add-ons coming soon.

Upcoming events

What's coming up.

New rooms added regularly. Members hear first via the newsletter.

  • Let's Get You Unstuck — free webinar promo with founder Alenka Kyslik
    Free · Webinar

    Let's Get You Unstuck

    Live on Luma — RSVP for date · Free · Open lead session

    A working webinar with founder Alenka Kyslik on getting unstuck — the small moves that break momentum loose when a company (or a founder) stalls. Free, open, and a soft on-ramp into the Collective.

    RSVP on Luma →
Formats

How the Collective gathers.

Salons

Eight to twelve women, one topic, one operator leading. Two hours, no panels.

Founder dinners

Seated, hosted, off the record. Quiet introductions across stage and sector.

Working sessions

Slides, templates, and a deliverable to walk out with — decks, grant drafts, hiring plans.

Free webinars

Open, seasonal, no application. A public on-ramp into the Collective.

Strategy Series

The flagship full-day cohort — see the Sunlit Strategy Series page.

Get in the room

The fastest way into the Collective is the newsletter — and the flagship room this season is the Sunlit Strategy Series.