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Lectures After Dark with Drew Knowles

A speaker series for creatives and marketers: one talk, good drinks, better company.

when
31 mar
where
Freeman & Grey
format
in-person
$25 nzd
per pair · all-in
  • seats remaining19 of 30
  • formatin-person
  • meals includedall 5
  • cancel-by28 aug
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what Lectures After Dark with Drew Knowles is.

Lectures After Dark is back. Big ideas. Good drinks. The usual.

Our guest this round is Drew Knowles, a behavioural advisor to top founders and executives worldwide, specialising in leadership under pressure, stress mastery, and high-stakes decision-making.

The Human Alchemy Lab with Drew Knowles focuses inwards, on biology, behaviour, and the self.

Led by Drew Knowles, this session explores how we can better understand our stress responses, build resilience, and enhance both mental and physical performance.

It’s a space for experimentation, reflection, and growth, where science meets self-awareness, and small shifts lead to meaningful change.

After that, we open the bar.
No panels. No forced networking. Just good drinks and better conversations.

Your ticket gets you:
✔ An intimate keynote with Drew Knowles
✔ A free drink on arrival
✔ A room full of marketers, creatives, tech people, and curious minds
✔ A subscription to Your Attention Please

This is not a conference. It’s a one night creative hang with sharp ideas and better outfits.

By signing up to this event, you're also saying "yes please" to joining The Attention Seeker mailing list. That means you'll hear from us about future events, ideas worth stealing, and the occasional unsolicited opinion on social media. You can unsubscribe anytime (but we'd prefer you didn't).

Please note: This event will be filmed and photographed for promotional purposes. By attending, you consent to the use of your image or likeness in future content published by Lectures After Dark and The Attention Seeker.

the 36 hours.

day 01 · friday · the brief
09:00

arrive · coffee + the only icebreaker.

everyone says the one thing they want to leave with sunday afternoon. it gets written on the wall.

10:30

brief lock.

each pair in a room with stanley or maeve. we agree the exact thing being shipped by sunday.

14:00

first draft sprint.

three hours, heads down. we walk between rooms, unblocking.

19:00

shared dinner · k road.

not optional. not work. (mostly.)

day 02 · saturday · the work
09:00

kill the bad version.

read draft one out loud. circle what's not earning its place. cut it.

11:00

second draft.

most of the day's work happens here. team is on call, never on top.

17:00

ship rehearsal.

read the live version with the room. last edits.

20:00

send.

newsletter goes out, podcast uploads, post goes live. champagne is paid for.

day 03 · sunday · the rhythm
10:00

retro · what worked, what didn't.

cold-eyes review of the shipped artefact and the working day.

12:00

set the drumbeat.

weekly cadence agreed on paper before anyone leaves the room.

14:30

30-day check-in booked.

we book the follow-up call before you walk out.

karangahape rd · auckland.

our usual room above sweat shop · 320 k road, newton. private floor, two breakout rooms, blackout glass on the street side, espresso machine that's older than the agency.

walk to st kevins arcade for lunch. closest carpark is the one across from peach pit. uber from the airport runs about $58 nzd.

accommodation isn't included · we recommend hotel britomart or qt auckland, both 12 minutes by uber.