CMX x Blomma: Growth, Career & Community in SF

Community professionals are under more pressure than ever. Budgets are tighter, teams are leaner, and the ask to prove value keeps growing. And yet, the one area that often gets the least attention? Our own growth.

The community field is still relatively young. There are no established career ladders, few built-in mentorship structures, and many of us are figuring it out in real time, often alone.

That's exactly why this event exists.

Join us for an intimate evening in SF bringing together a small group of community pros for networking, an honest fireside conversation, and real hands-on time with tools to help you advance your career and your practice.

What you'll walk away with:

→ A practical framework for professional growth: Silvia, founder of Blomma, walks through the decision-making framework she's used at key career inflection points: how to know when it's time to make a move, how to de-risk it, and how to trust yourself through the uncertainty.

Silvia Oviedo Lopez is the founder of Blomma, a career coach built to make growth more human and accessible. After leading global teams at companies like Canva and Pinterest and helping them grow to hundreds of millions of users globally, Silvia saw firsthand how much talent gets lost not because of a lack of ambition, but because of a lack of support, reflection, and belonging at work. Her work sits at the intersection of technology, culture, and human development. She writes and speaks about professional growth, time and energy, leadership, and what it really means to build humane, high-performing workplaces in an AI-shaped world. Silvia believes growth isn’t something you “fix”—it’s something you nurture. Blomma exists to help people do exactly that. 

→ A community pro's perspective on self-advocacy: Aaron Weiss, seasoned community leader and consultant, reflects on what these themes look like in the day-to-day of community work and what it actually means to advocate for yourself in this field.

Aaron Weiss is hand-writing this bio in an old fashioned style (sorry, Claude!).

He's led Community teams at very big/cool/good companies like Autodesk, Square, and Procore. He's supported dozens of founders on community-led growth strategies as the Chief Eel Officer at his consultancy: The Eel Seminar. He's also the host of AI Hot Takes.

Throughout his career he has thrived and learned. He has also crashed + burned, and hopes to share the valuable parts of those experiences with you.

→ Live 1:1 coaching using Blomma: hands-on time to apply the framework to your own career, in real time, with real support.

During the interactive portion, you will get live access to Blomma and experience using an AI career coach in real time. You will be guided through prompts tied to real career moments, such as navigating difficult conversations, taking a professional risk, advocating for yourself, or exploring what’s next. From there, Silvia and Aaron will lead a Q&A about the experience, giving you space to reflect individually, chat with the people beside you, and unpack what came up during the session together.

→ Complimentary access to Blomma: plus, an exclusive discount to continue the work after the event.

→ Food, beverages, and good company 🙂

Space is limited to keep the setting intimate and high-value. We hope to see you there!