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Case study: free-event registration & check-in
From Google Forms to 92 verified guests: how Network With Jean runs on Blend
Network With Jean is a recurring networking night run by the influencer Jean. For its latest edition, held free in Deir El Qamar in the Chouf, Blend replaced Google Forms, Instagram DMs and manual WhatsApp coordination with one event page, a real registration gate, and QR check-in at the door.
- 92 verified guests
- Free entry, mandatory registration
- QR check-in
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- Ticketing & check-inBlend
- Run byJean
Network With Jean at a glance
Network With Jean is a recurring networking event run by the influencer Jean, bringing together founders, professionals, entrepreneurs, students and athletes who want to meet new people. Its latest edition was held free in Deir El Qamar, in the Chouf, on Friday 25 September 2026.
Blend (blendapp.ai), an event ticketing and registration platform for organizers in Lebanon and the UAE, replaced Google Forms, Instagram DMs and manual WhatsApp coordination with one branded event page, a real registration gate, and QR check-in at the door, turning the event into 92 confirmed, known registrations.
- Network With Jean is a recurring networking event run by the influencer Jean (Instagram: networkwithjean).
- Its Chouf edition, held in Deir El Qamar, was free to attend but required registration to enter; 92 people registered and were confirmed on Blend.
- Before Blend, registration ran through Google Forms, Instagram DMs and manual WhatsApp coordination, with no single real attendee list.
- Nobody got in without registering first: a Blend device at the door scanned every guest's QR code to confirm it.
- Guests drove around an hour from cities across Lebanon to attend, and Jean is now turning future editions into paid events.
| Event | Network With Jean |
|---|---|
| Organizer | Jean, an influencer (Instagram: networkwithjean) |
| Event type | Networking events held in unique locations |
| Audience | Founders, professionals, entrepreneurs, students, athletes and people who like to network |
| Editions on Blend | Recurring; this is around the third edition on Blend |
| Location | Deir El Qamar, in the Chouf, Lebanon |
| Date | Friday 25 September 2026, 6:30 to 10:00 PM |
| Ticketing | Free for this edition, with mandatory registration; moving toward paid editions |
| Numbers | 92 confirmed registrations on Blend (brief's working estimate was around 150 attendees) |
| Main Blend features used | Free registration with a real gate, QR check-in, a branded event page, guest lists |
Network With Jean in photos
What is Network With Jean?
Network With Jean is a recurring networking event run by Jean, an influencer who brings together fellow founders, professionals, entrepreneurs, students, athletes and anyone who likes to network. Each edition is held in a different, often unexpected location.
The latest edition took guests out of the city entirely: a one-hour drive to Deir El Qamar, in the Chouf, with attendees coming from cities all across Lebanon to be there. Around the third edition run on Blend, it was free to attend but required registration to get in.
The problem before Blend: Google Forms, DMs, and a WhatsApp group
Before Blend, registering for a Network With Jean event meant filling out a Google Form, sliding into Instagram DMs, or getting added to a WhatsApp group, with no single place that held the real attendee list.
An influencer turning into an event organizer needed something more credible than a form link: a real event page, a real registration gate, and a real way to know who was actually coming, especially once people were being asked to drive an hour out of the city to attend.
How Network With Jean runs on Blend
Network With Jean now runs registration and check-in for every edition on Blend, from one branded event page. It is the same event ticketing platform organizers in Lebanon use for everything from community runs to classic car shows.
Free registration with a real gate
Tickets were free for the Chouf edition, but nobody got in without registering first: registration was the actual condition of entry, not a formality.
A Blend device at the door
Every guest's QR code was scanned on arrival to confirm they had registered through Blend, replacing paper lists and guesswork at the door.
One professional event page
A single page to send people to, giving the event credibility instead of a scattered mix of forms, posts and messages.
Guest lists
Used alongside public registration to bring in invited guests directly, without taking them out of the same system.
A path to paid
With several editions now run on Blend, Jean is going deeper into bigger editions and turning the event into a paid one.
The moment that proves it: an influencer turning into a real event operator
Network With Jean is proof that a ticketing platform can take an influencer-run meetup and give it the structure of a real event, without losing the personal, word-of-mouth feel that makes it work.
Edge cases Blend handled
A free event that still captured everyoneMandatory registration plus a door scan means Jean owns the full attendee list, even with no ticket to sell.
A remote venuePersuading people to drive an hour to the Chouf takes operations and credibility. A real event page and registration flow helped people trust the organizer enough to make the trip.
An influencer becoming an organizerEach edition on Blend teaches Jean more about how deep running events actually goes, from a Google Form to a full registration and check-in system.
What running on Blend showed
For its Chouf edition, Network With Jean went from scattered Google Forms, DMs and WhatsApp messages to one event page with 92 confirmed, known registrations and a real door check.
92confirmed registrations on Blend
~1 hourdrive for guests coming from across Lebanon
3rdedition run on Blend
Free → paidnext editions moving to paid ticketing
Why this case study matters
Network With Jean shows that an influencer-run meetup can grow into a real event operation without hiring an events team: one page replaced Google Forms, DMs and a WhatsApp group, a real registration gate made a free event worth registering for, and a door scan turned a guess into a known list of 92 people. Jean now goes into each new edition with a real attendee list instead of a scattered one, and is using that foundation to turn the event into a paid one.
Questions about Network With Jean and its ticketing
Network With Jean is a recurring networking event run by the influencer Jean, bringing together founders, professionals, entrepreneurs, students and athletes who want to meet new people.
Network With Jean is run by Jean, an influencer whose Instagram handle is networkwithjean.
Before Blend, registration ran through Google Forms, Instagram DMs and manual WhatsApp coordination, with no single, real attendee list.
On Blend, Network With Jean made registration mandatory to enter: tickets were free, but nobody got in without registering first, giving the organizer a real, known attendee list.
92 people registered and were confirmed on Blend for the Chouf edition of Network With Jean, held in Deir El Qamar.
A Blend device at the door scans each guest's QR code to confirm they registered through Blend before letting them in.
The Chouf edition was free to attend with mandatory registration. Jean is now turning future editions into paid events.
For the Chouf edition, guests drove around an hour from cities across Lebanon to attend.
Blend (blendapp.ai) is an event technology platform for organizers in Lebanon, the UAE and the wider GCC. It combines online ticketing, access control with QR door scanning, white-label event websites, and live sales and entry data in one system.
From the terrace to your event
Take what ran at Network With Jean to your own event
- The entryReplace Google Forms with a real registration gateThe same setup Network With Jean uses: free registration through one event page, so a no-cost event still gets a real, known attendee list.See free registration
- The doorScan every guest in with one deviceThe same QR check-in Network With Jean uses at the door, so only registered guests get in, with no paper lists.See QR check-in
- The credibilitySend people to one real event pageThe same branded event page Network With Jean uses to replace scattered forms, DMs and WhatsApp messages with one trustworthy link.See event pages
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