32 Below: Young Professionals Networking Mixer

32 Below is an industry-agnostic, open-forum networking mixer for young professionals to interact and engage in professional relationships, partnerships, or new friendships. We're creating an opportunity for you to share what you are working on and potentially gain insight, collaboration, and support.

For Young Professionals 32 and under (in age or in mindset).

No Agenda - No Formalities. Hosted by Francois. Complimentary Beer & Wine will be served.

Anthony Del Monte, President of Squeaky, will host a Fireside Chat with insights from the Storytelling Sommelier, Anthony Giglio.

Anthony Giglio - "I am a journalist who studied to be a sommelier, figuring if I could use those tools to taste, I could write about wine with authority. What I didn’t expect was that those tools would redirect my career toward tasting and writing about practically everything. After getting my diploma with the Sommelier Society of America in 1992 I became a volunteer sommelier at Windows on the World’s Cellar in the Sky at the top of the World Trade Center. During the day I was the youngest managing editor at Wine Enthusiast. I was a restaurant critic for New Jersey Monthly, Robb Report, Worth and The New York Sun. I was a senior editor at the late, great ’90s lad mag’ P.O.V. Magazine. I was the wine critic for Boston Magazine. I was a wine columnist for Details. I ghost wrote legendary bartender Dale DeGroff’s wildly successful “The Craft of the Cocktail” (Proof Publishing Limited, 2003), before writing my own first book, “Cocktails in New York” (Rizzoli, 2004). I followed that up by writing several editions of the “Mr. Boston Official Cocktail Guide,” and then tasted thousands of wines to write three editions of Food & Wine Magazine’s annual “Wine Guide.” For nearly 15 years I was a wine reporter for CBS News Radio.

I’ve appeared as a guest on NBC’s Today Show, Food Network, CNBC, and FOX Business News, and have been invited to speak at food and wine festivals and events around the world, including the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, The Cayman Cookout, The Barbados Food, Wine & Rum Festival, Pebble Beach Food & Wine, and Ojai Food + Wine, to name a few. I’ve written hundreds of articles for publications that include New York Magazine, Esquire, Every Day With Rachael Ray, Travel + Leisure, Marie Claire, Self, Redbook, Reader’s Digest, Parade and more. I’ve also been invited to speak twice at The Moth."

Anthony Del Monte, Jersey City native & NJCU alumni, is a New Media veteran with credentials in the Interactive space dating back to 1993. He founded Squeaky Wheel, a creative digital agency and is an overall nice guy.

Host or Publisher Squeaky Wheel