LinkedinLocal is a global, grassroots initiative that aims to bring virtual connections from LinkedIn’s professional network to the real world and build authentic human relationships. The meetings are non-commercial – their participants come to meet other people and their passions, not to sell products or services.
The story of LinkedinLocal began in Australia in 2017, and the idea quickly gained popularity around the world. The Tri-City community joined this global movement in July 2018, organizing the first meeting in the O4 Coworking spaces at Olivia Centre, which is currently one of the main partners of these meetings. Over the next two years, the initiative grew rapidly and the interest of participants continued to grow, but this development was abruptly halted in March 2020 by Covid-19.
After a pandemic break, LinkedinLocal returned for good to the Tri-City networking scene in June 2024. The core of the Linkedin Local – Tri-City organizational team is formed by a permanent, family team (the hosts of the meetings are Wojciech Wołoszyk and Kacper Wołoszyk) with the constant support of IURIDICO, which has been the main organizational partner of this series since the beginning of Linkedin Local’s operation.
The community around LinkedinLocal Tri-City is constantly growing, and tickets for subsequent editions are sold out well in advance. In addition to moderated networking, the program includes substantive lectures on a variety of topics – from health well-being, through strategic planning, to legal design, building a personal brand and asset protection.
– There is no single, dominant profile of the participant. Among our guests are representatives of various industries and organizations: law, real estate, production, logistics, marketing, financial and professional services, IT, education, psychology, culture, sports and gastronomy. It brings together SME entrepreneurs, mid-level specialists, managers, corporate employees, civil servants, freelancers and professionals – says Wojciech Wołoszyk.
The last edition of the event took place in the unique Olivia Star Top space thanks to the partnership with Olivia Centre, offering a panoramic view of the Tri-City from a height of over 140 metres.
– The meeting on the 34th floor with a view of the Tri-City metropolis – in my opinion – turned out phenomenally – emphasizes Bogusław Wieczorek, the representative of the management board of Olivia Centre – Olivia is a business hub that connects experts from various industries. This is exactly what the LinkedinLocal initiative does, so it’s the most natural collaboration you can imagine. Importantly, the meetings, despite the fact that they take place in an informal atmosphere, are always characterized by a high substantive level, which certainly contributes to such a large attendance during each of the meetings and influences such a high interest in tickets for subsequent events organized by Wojciech Wołoszyk and his team. And if you add a substantive program to it, there is nothing else to do but wait for the next edition.
LinkedinLocal is not only the Tri-City – meetings are also organized in many other Polish cities, including Poznań, Krakow, Warsaw, Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Częstochowa, Gliwice, Wrocław, Katowice, Łódź, Rzeszów, Lublin, Szczecin and Zielona Góra. The organizers cooperate with each other, exchanging experiences and good practices, thus building a nationwide community. Linkedin Corporation does not organize or fund the LinkedinLocal initiative, which is carried out under license.
The next LinkedinLocal Tri-City meeting will take place on April 16, 2025.
