Phoenix Networking Events This Week — September 7, 2026

Phoenix Networking Events This Week — September 7, 2026

Here is a list of events happening in Phoenix this week for entrepreneurs, marketers, and small business owners who want to trade the laptop for a room full of actual people. From a coffee-shop meetup to a two-day construction expo at the Convention Center, there is a reason to leave the house pretty much every day between Wednesday and Saturday.

Growing & Glowing Monthly Networking Meetup

Wednesday, September 9 · 10:30 AM – 12:00 PMWeBe Coffee Roasters, 3831 E Thunderbird Rd #6, PhoenixCost: FreeGet tickets on Eventbrite

Realtor Nikki Medina hosts this monthly coffee-shop meetup with a simple pitch: connect, swap ideas, and build a circle of people worth knowing. It skips the stiff formality of a chamber breakfast in favor of something closer to a standing appointment with the local business community — good for anyone building a referral network or just tired of networking events that feel like a job interview. Ninety minutes, good coffee, low pressure.

WomenHack – Phoenix

Wednesday, September 9 · 6:00 PMPhoenix (venue confirmed upon registration)Cost: Free for candidatesRegister at WomenHack

WomenHack runs speed-interview-style hiring events that put women and non-binary tech professionals in the room with 15 to 20 employers actively hiring — think structured, three-to-five-minute rotations rather than standing around with a name tag. For marketers and entrepreneurs working in or adjacent to tech, it doubles as a fast way to read the local hiring market and meet people building teams across fintech, SaaS, and healthtech. Free for attendees; companies apply to participate.

Venture Café Phoenix: Thursday Gathering

Thursday, September 10 · 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM (LEGO® workshop starts 3:30 PM)850 N 5th St, PhoenixCost: FreeSee the full agenda and RSVP

This week's Thursday Gathering is stacked. The headline conversation features Terry Goddard, President of the Central Arizona Water Conservation District Board, on the state of the Colorado River — but the session worth circling for anyone in media or marketing is the 5:00 PM fireside chat, "Get Seen, Get Known: How Green Living Magazine Grows Brands," with founder Dori Morales. She built a mission-driven publication from nothing and will walk through what it actually took to grow an audience and a brand with staying power. The evening also includes a LEGO® Serious Play® workshop for business leaders, free mentor-hours sign-ups on hormone health and estate planning, and a session on launching e-commerce brands on Amazon. No cover, no pitch decks required — just show up.

ExpoContratista Phoenix 2026

Friday, September 11 – Saturday, September 12 · All dayPhoenix Convention CenterCost: Registration required (attendee passes available)Register to attend

Billed as the largest Hispanic construction and contractor trade show in the country, this two-day expo brings together thousands of contractors, suppliers, and Latino entrepreneurs for training, live competitions like RooferoCon and Maistro Ninja, and the Pink Site program spotlighting women in construction. It runs primarily in Spanish and is squarely built for the trades, but for anyone marketing to, selling into, or partnering with the construction and home-services industry in Arizona, it is a floor full of prospective clients and collaborators in one building.

Be on the lookout tomorrow for online events listings — including EE online every Friday.