Robin Sokoloff

About

Robin Sokoloff is a business owner, Commercial Pilot, and FAA Instructor Pilot who took her career "from the Stage to the Sky" — after spending twenty years building world-class venues and live events for Fortune 500 companies in New York City, she now leads SSRS Group, serving mid-sized clients across aviation, technology, real estate, and the pet industry. She previously founded and led Town Stages, a New York live-events venue that supported 300+ engagements a year and subsidized thousands of hours of free arts and civic programming. She's also a volunteer network pilot who flies patients to essential healthcare appointments across the country.

Who You Should Meet

Your top suggested 1:1s, matched on complementary needs, shared ground, and proximity.

Melissa Benson

Eleven Courses Catering & Event Co.

• You can help Melissa with: referrals for corporate event and gala clients
• Both building in hospitality events
• Shared craft: event production

Minal Patel

MP Hospitality

• You're both in Atlanta — this one can happen over coffee
• Both building in hospitality events
• Both building in real estate

Antoni Botica

Solamore Global FZCO

• You can help Antoni with: connections to global event industry peers
• Both building in hospitality events
• Shared craft: event production

Christopher Tarantino

Epicenter Management Inc.

• You can help Christopher with: resilience-training partnerships
• Both building in hospitality events
• Both new to the chapter this year — start the journey together

Chris Frutkin

City Center Properties

• You can help Chris with: fresh perspectives from newer EO members to mentor
• Both building in real estate
• Chris has 20+ years in EO — a great first 1:1 for your new-member year

On LinkedIn

Fun Facts

• One of roughly 6% of women aviators worldwide — Commercial Pilot and FAA Instructor Pilot
• Helped create the $16 billion SBA Shuttered Venue Operators Grant during COVID-19
• Volunteer pilot with a national network that flies patients to healthcare appointments
• Founded and led Town Stages, which generated $1M in payroll and subsidized 5,200+ hours of free arts programming in NYC

Conversation Starters

• Ask about her transition from building Broadway/NYC live-event venues to aviation
• Ask about learning to fly and becoming an FAA Instructor Pilot
• Ask about her role helping create the $16B Shuttered Venues SBA grant during COVID
• Ask about flying patients to healthcare appointments as a volunteer network pilot

EO Leadership

• MyEO Co-Chair - 2023/2024 - Local Leadership Position

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