November Founders Forum Event
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
September Rising Board Dinner
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
June Rising Board Dinner
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Founders Forum Event
Our Founders Forum will feature activation stations, highlighting unique entrepreneurs in a demo like fashion. We will also host speakers from both Morgan Stanley and outside the firm to walk through important topics of the founder’s journey from startup, to midstage, to becoming CEO and exit. If you have been to a Rising Board event, these are considered our alumni gatherings and you are welcomed back to meet new and familiar faces.
Rising Board Dinner
Looking to fundraise or meet new and innovative companies and founders? Want to hear from renowned speakers and experience an intimate and purposeful evening? Let us know you are interested in joining. We will be bringing together 16 incredible founders and family office and venture capital investors to learn product led growth companies, consumer packaged goods, financial technology and SaaS, e-commerce and other major industries.
Beauty & Essex Rising Board Dinner
Guest Speaker: Rachel ten Brink, Founder of Red Bike Capital, Founder of Scentbird
Guests: Morgan Stanley’s Multi-Cultural Innovation Lab, Morgan Stanley Family Office Philanthropy
Dirty French Rising Board Dinner
Guest Speaker: Carla Harris, Author I Senior Advisor I Board Member
The Centrale Rooftop x US Open & Break the Love Event
An intimate fireside chat with women’s professional tennis coach, Wim Fissette, who coached Osaka, Halep, Azarenka, Clijsters, and Kerber, all women players who have spent time as the #1 player in WTA rankings. We discussed mental and physical endurance on and off the court.
We put this event on in collaboration with Break the Love, a tennis community that matches you with other players, helps you find a club that works for you, and helps you make friends whether you’re on the court or on your phone.
Dirty French x Digital Assets (Crypto + Web3)
We had our guest speaker, Denny Galindo, speak about the digital asset landscape. We had another full dinner with ~ 30 guests from various industries
La Pecora Bryant Park x Social, Cultural, Economic Update
We had two guests speakers, the first of which was our Founder spotlight and the second served as our speaker for intellectual curiosity. LeAnn Darland spoke about her Naval Academy experience, growing into a leader, and the challenges, pivots and frustrations she faced when becoming a founder and how she overcame these obstacles. Dan Skelly from Morgan Stanley spoke about the macro economic trends, the global competitive landscape and the effects on markets, interest rates and trade. We had ~20 guests for this dinner and we all had the opportunity to pick out a leadership book at the dinner to take home.
Freeman’s Alley x Inaugural Dinner
Our inaugural Rising Board dinner was held in January 2022, at Freeman’s Alley on the lower east side of Manhattan. We had siblings, family members and a rising generation of leaders at the table, including founders and investors to discus what money, wealth and their charitable intentions meant to them.