{"id":477,"date":"2025-06-15T17:19:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T17:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/?page_id=477"},"modified":"2026-04-20T03:39:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T03:39:06","slug":"gaba-sdgermans-business-mixter","status":"publish","type":"gallery","link":"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/gallery\/business-mixer-with-gaba\/","title":{"rendered":"SDGermans &#038; GABA Business Mixer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"477\" class=\"elementor elementor-477\" data-elementor-post-type=\"gallery\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e90e7e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e90e7e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4159463\" data-id=\"4159463\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400469d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"400469d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SD Germans &amp; GABA Mixer<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f86923 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f86923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thanks <a href=\"\/profiles\/gaba-san-diego\/\">GABA<\/a> for Joining Forces With the San Diego Germans Meetup!\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0188f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0188f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55d62f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55d62f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-230c56a\" data-id=\"230c56a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b9eb22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b9eb22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The May 2025 Business Mixer marked a special first: a joint event between the <a href=\"\/profiles\/gaba-san-diego\/\">GABA<\/a> San Diego Chapter and San Diego Germans.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2706b71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2706b71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We believe that it was long overdue for our communities to come together \u2014 and judging by the turnout and energy, it was well worth the wait. 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