Hi there,
If you work in partnerships, BD, sponsorships, or sales - you probably already have a big network.
But having a big network and having a real community are two different things.
Peers who get what you're navigating. Leaders who've been where you're trying to go. People you can actually talk shop with, swap notes, and lean on - not just exchange business cards with.
That's why we created Arena's Partnerships Cohort.
It's a curated community of mid-to-senior level partnerships leaders across the industry - from brands, leagues, teams, platforms, studios, and venues - who are building relationships that go far beyond the transactional.
We're talking mentorship, career development, peer support. And yes, new business opportunities too but rooted in trust, not transactions.
Every week, you get intros to leaders based on what you're actually working toward. When there's mutual interest, you meet - simple as that.
Applications close this Friday, Jan 16 at 11:59pm ET.
Here's what members are saying:
"𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪-𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴, 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘦𝘵𝘤."
"𝘈𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦."
NOTE: Arena is rolled out through focused cohorts, each with different criteria. Once the Partnerships Cohort closes, Arena will shift focus to other functions and it may be months before partnerships leaders are eligible again.
👉 Apply to the Partnerships Cohort (Closes Jan 16)
If you work in marketing, content, or any role outside of partnerships, Arena will be sharing new opportunities to join Arena for professionals working across these roles very soon.
Share your background and interests and we’ll reach out when something aligned opens up.
Our goal is to make each Arena experience feel intentional for everyone in the community.
Best,
Arena’s Founders | Parul Khosla, Adriene Bueno & Olivia Schwartz
