Beyond Business Foot Traffic: Lessons in Tech, Growth, and Community

What does it really take for a Harlem business to thrive beyond foot traffic?

Join us for an engaging, honest, and forward-looking conversation featuring some of Harlem’s leading business and creative trend setters who are redefining what sustainable growth looks like in today’s economy.

Success today takes more than great products or steady foot traffic. It requires stronger customer relationships, deeper community connections, creativity, adaptability, and smarter ways to engage customers in a rapidly changing marketplace.

This special post-NYC Tech Week event brings together voices from Harlem entrepreneurship, hospitality, technology, and culture for an insightful discussion on what it truly takes to survive, evolve, and grow in one of New York City’s most dynamic communities.

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Hear firsthand insights from:

Fabrice Warin – Longtime Resident and Owner of Barawine Harlem
Learn how customer loyalty, hospitality, and operational resilience have helped build an award-winning Harlem restaurant business.

Zakiyyah Modeste – Harlem Artist & Entrepreneur
Discover how authenticity, creativity space, and cultural connection can become powerful drivers of long-term business growth.

Price-Mars Delly – Co-Founder of Ideacoil
Explore how businesses can use reward-based customer feedback, smarter engagement, and real-time insights to strengthen relationships, improve retention, and uncover hidden blind spots.

Moderated by:

Kanene Ayo Holder – Founder, FutureFixer AI insights, Keynote Speaker & Brand Strategist.

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Expect an engaging evening featuring a dynamic panel discussion, interactive audience Q&A, and a live audience polling, where attendees will share perspectives on the future of local business, customer loyalty, and what Harlem businesses need most to continue thriving.

What You’ll Learn

• How successful businesses grow beyond relying on foot traffic alone
• Practical strategies for building stronger customer relationships
• What customer loyalty really looks like in today’s economy regardless of your industry
• How Harlem entrepreneurs are adapting to shifting consumer behavior
• The role technology can play in helping local businesses grow smarter
• How to identify business blind spots before they become costly problems

Event Format

• Curated Panel Discussion
• Interactive Audience Q&A
• Live Audience Polling
• Networking Opportunity After the Event

Whether you’re a restaurant entrepreneur, creative artist, influencer, startup founder, investor, or simply passionate about Harlem’s future, this event offers valuable insights on business ROI, performance, enterprise readiness, and new connections.

Tickets are first come, first served. Capacity is limited.

Come connect, learn, and be part of an important conversation about the future of Harlem business. This venue is ADA accessible.

To ensure a prompt start, we highly recommend arriving 20 minutes early. RSVP Required.

Harlem is evolving. How should local businesses evolve with it?

Disclaimer:

We'll be taking photos and videos at this event! By joining in, you agree to let us capture and share these moments. (If you'd rather not be on camera, just let our photographer know!) Entry and presence at the event constitute your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or recorded, and to Ideacoil’s use of your likeness in any and all media in perpetuity.

For more information about Ideacoil or how we can help your business or enterprise collect live reward-based insights at your next event, please reach out to us at: [email protected].

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