Luminary LIVE NYC 2026

Date: September 30th Location: Luminary HQ 1204 Broadway

Luminary LIVE! happens in cities across our community all year long, and on September 30th, it's coming home to our Headquarters in NYC.

Ambitious professionals, entrepreneurs, community builders, and industry leaders will gather for panels, workshops, and conversations built around practical insight and honest dialogue, plus direct access to the people shaping what's next across industries.

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Event Agenda

Cate Luzio, CEO & Founder, Luminary

Manny Tocco, National Head of Sales Coverage, Business Banking, Citizens

Danielle Becker, CEO & Co-Founder, Leftys Right Mind

Katie Palenscar, Co-Founder & CEO, Starmoire

Melissa Gallardo, Founder, Valorosa

Moderated by Diane Britt-Smith, Speaker, Author, Coach, Content Creator, Pivot to Your Purpose

Maria Rassoulis, Senior Vice President, Market Executive, Citizens

Meline Gasparyan, Head of Business Banking Treasury Solutions, Citizens

Moderated by Tricia Taitt, CEO & Chief Financial Choreographer, FinCore

Manny Tocco, National Head of Sales Coverage, Business Banking, Citizens

Jennifer Tsay, CEO & Co-founder, Shoott

Ramona Cedeño, CEO, Fibrick

Moderated by Cate Luzio, CEO & Founder, Luminary

Jessica Spaulding, Founder & CEO, Harlem Chocolate Factory

Product Businesses Unfiltered: The truth about manufacturing, retail, and scaling

Product founders across categories share how they got their products made, how they paid for it, how they got into retailers, what social and PR did and did not do, and what they would do differently. You will leave with the operational truths most panels omit.

Michelle Hsiao, CEO of Revenue Growth Advisors, former Chief Merchant, SVP & Buyer with Macy's, Lord & Taylor, and Boscov's

Jamila Wright, Co-Founder, Brooklyn Tea

Nicol Varona Cancelmo, CMO & Co-Founder, OCOA

Price It Like You Mean It: How to price your services and say your price with confidence

There’s no magic formula for pricing your services. In this workshop, we’ll talk about how to figure out what to charge, choose a pricing model that works for your business, get comfortable saying your price out loud, and know when it’s time to raise your rates.

Jac White, Founder, Honeybees Group

Interactive Workshop

Shermin Lakha, Founder & Attorney, LVLUP Legal & Tiger Tiger Creative Agency

Cindy Dodd, Co-Founder & Chief Strategist, PEMA.io

Maria del Pilar Casal, Founder, Santo

Moderated by Caroline Dell, Co-founder & CEO, Goodword Company

Angie Tebbe, Co-Founder and CEO, Rae Wellness

Cate Luzio, Founder & CEO, Luminary

John Belle, Chief Revenue Officer, Justworks

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The Speakers

Cate Luzio

Founder & CEO, Luminary

Caroline Dell

Co-founder & CEO, Goodword Company

Cindy Dodd

Co-Founder & Chief Strategist, PEMA.io

Maria del Pilar Casal

Founder, Santo

Danielle Becker

CEO & Co-Founder, Leftys Right Mind

Diane Britt-Smith

Speaker, Author, Coach, Content Creator, Pivot to Your Purpose

Maria Rassoulis

Senior Vice President, Market Executive, Citizens

Tricia Taitt

CEO & Chief Financial Choreographer, FinCore

Jac White

Founder, Honeybees Group

Angie Tebbe

Co-Founder & CEO, Rae Wellness

Michelle Hsiao

Founder & CEO, CEO of Revenue Growth Advisors, former Chief Merchant, SVP and Buyer with Macy's, Lord & Taylor and Boscov's

Jessica Spaulding

Founder & CEO, Harlem Chocolate Factory

Jamila Wright

Co-Founder, Brooklyn Tea

Katie Palenscar

Co-Founder & CEO, Starmoire

Melissa Gallardo

Founder, Valorosa

Shermin Lakha

Founder & Attorney, LVLUP Legal & Tiger Tiger Creative Agency

Danielle Hughes

Chief Personality Officer, More Than Words Marketing

Nicol Varona Cancelmo

CMO & Co-Founder, OCOA

Manny Tocco

National Head of Sales Coverage, Business Banking, Citizens

Molly McCartan

Chief Revenue Officer, The Whisper Group

Meline Gasparyan

Head of Business Banking Treasury Solutions, Citizens

Neetu Patel

Account Executive, Justworks

Hazel Mathieu

Account Director, Justworks

Gabi Carachilo

Vice President of Growth Operations, Luminary

Cristina Marin

Partnerships Marketing Manager, Luminary

Mindi Zim

Growth Marketing Manager, Luminary

Jennifer Tsay

CEO & Co-founder, Shoott

Ramona Cedeño

CEO, Fibrick

Real attendees, real takeaways from past Luminary LIVE! events.

The whole day was rooted in something so much bigger than networking; it was about giving leaders real access to the resources, education, and community they need to build on their own terms. That's exactly what Luminary delivers, and I felt it in every session today.

Fatima

Amazing event! The panels were so insightful and I appreciate how you can work a room and keep the energy up! Looking forward to future events!

Grace

WOW. What an incredible event yesterday with Luminary LIVE. The conversations from the panelists left me deeply inspired — from leading with purpose to developing your CORE skills (not “soft” skills!), to the art of the pivot and the power of authenticity. YOU HAD TO BE THERE!

Radiance

As I navigate the next steps in my career, I had the incredible opportunity to attend an event hosted by Luminary. Focused on small business owners, the day was jam-packed with great speakers, discussion, and networking.

Stephanie

I loved the Luminary Summit! Each year is better and the workshop, conferences and speakers are full of authenticity and real-life examples of what it takes to grow your business and/or create your ideal life. What I love the most is the community. I do feel like home.

Leonela

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