# Introductory Conversation (30 minutes) with Emily Gerber

> A focused conversation to understand your current challenges, priorities, and goals. This is typically the first step for: Organizations exploring fractional operations or program support Consulting teams needing additional delivery capacity Leaders looking for clarity on how to move an initiative forward Most ongoing engagements begin with this conversation. If it makes sense, we’ll discuss potential next steps and what working together could look like.

- Host: Emily Gerber
- Duration: 30 min
- Location: Google Meet
- Host time zone: America/Los_Angeles
- Confirmation: The host confirms each booking; it stays pending until they accept it.
- Booking page: https://cal.com/gerberbusinesssolutions/discovery-call
- Event type id: 5153786

## Check availability

```http
GET https://api.cal.com/v2/slots?eventTypeId=5153786&start=YYYY-MM-DD&end=YYYY-MM-DD&timeZone=<IANA time zone>
cal-api-version: 2024-09-04
```

The response is `{"data":{"YYYY-MM-DD":[{"start":"<ISO 8601 with offset>"}]}}`; no API key is needed.

## Book

```http
POST https://api.cal.com/v2/bookings
cal-api-version: 2026-02-25
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "eventTypeId": 5153786,
  "start": "<UTC ISO 8601 start from the slots response>",
  "attendee": {
    "name": "…",
    "email": "…",
    "timeZone": "<IANA time zone>"
  },
  "guests": [
    "guest@example.com"
  ],
  "bookingFieldsResponses": {
    "notes": "…"
  }
}
```

- Required fields: `name` (Your name), `email` (Email address)
- Optional fields: `notes` (Additional notes), `guests` (Add guests)
- `name` and `email` go in `attendee` and `guests` is a list of emails; every other field goes in `bookingFieldsResponses` under its name.
- A successful response is a pending booking request.