Matriarch Mixer Tempe
Schedule
Fri Aug 22 2025 at 04:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
PERA | Tempe, AZ

About this Event
Celebrating Indigenous Business, Entrepreneurs, and Professionals : A Night of Wellness and Community
We are excited to announce our next Matriarch Mixer.
Join us as we celebrate community and connections!
We are excited to collaborate and uplift the work of our relatives:
- Business Highlight: Tinhorn CX
About Tinhorn CX
We are a team of majority Indigenous Professionals with a diverse perspective ensuring the voices and needs of Indigenous communities are heard and prioritized. We specialize in enhancing business wellness and elevating customer experience via custom tailored solutions for our clients, such as Pfizer, Gila River Broadcasting Corporation, U.S. General Services Administration, and ASU Thunderbird for Global Management. Tinhorn Consulting, LLC, d.b.a. Tinhorn CX, was founded by April Tinhornin 2010 and is the 2017 American Indian Business of the Year recipient.
Theme: Wear Yellow!
Highlights
- Interactive "Get to Know You" Activity
- Our famous earring exchange!
- Drinks and Appetizers
Meet and network with other professionals in a space that aims to uplift others in their work and acknowledge the achievements of matriarchs in their respective fields.
#MatriarchMixer is a networking experience that is made for Indigenous, Women-Owned Small Businesses, Entrepreneurs and Professionals. Our goal is to create an environment that fosters kinship, connection, and community building centering our innate knowledge and values. Matriarch Mixer is created by Indigenous Community Collaborative and co-hosted with fellow sisters and business owners Turquoise Devereaux - @indigenousskye Mikenzi Dupree - @stillshelives and Jillian Waln - Konekted Media and Katherine Jacobs 💕
The evening is about celebrating the brilliance of Matriarchs today while honoring the cultural and generational foundations that make this excellence possible.
Updated information about venue:
The event will take place on SRP campus at the PERA Conference and TrainIng Facility.
When you come on campus you'll be greeted by security drive up attendant. Simply let them know that youre here for an event at PERA.
We welcome ALL Indigenous-Owned Businesses, Entrepreneurs and Professionals! We look forward to seeing you! RSVP is required and is limited to 2 per person.
Additional Event Details:
The event will take place in the PERA Event and Conference Center which is labeled as building B on the map (attachment). Parking for guests is indicated as Main Visitor Parking on the south side of the property.
To Indigenize the networking experience, we incorporated an earring exchange. If you're anything like us, you own many pairs of earrings.
To Participate Instructions:
- Bring a pair of your gently used earrings that you want to exchange with another
- Place earrings on a designated table. We will provide an earring card to share details about your earrings to share with their new owner.
- Each participant will receive a number which will correspond to their time to “shop” Numbers will be randomly selected throughout the night.
- Prior to the event, please take a moment to complete a quick questionnaire
PLEASE NOTE: We limit 1 (one) Pair of earrings to be entered into the Earring Exchange. Any additional earring will considered a donation. Please gift earrings that you would appreciate receiving.
Please note that photographs and footage will be taken throughout this event. Indigenous Community Collaborative LLC and its affiliates for marketing and publicity in our publications, on our website and in social media.

Agenda
🕑: 06:00 PM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Host: Matriarch Mixer Hosts
🕑: 06:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Collaborator Remarks
Host: Startup Tucson
🕑: 06:30 PM
Group Activities to Connect
🕑: 08:00 PM
Matriarch Mixer Earring Exchange
Host: Katherine Jacobs
🕑: 08:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Host: Matriarch Mixer
Where is it happening?
PERA, 1 East Continental Drive, Tempe, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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