Small Business, Big Network

Maria Morgan is founder of Esker Fields a range of natural skincare products. Having become ill with work related stress Maria became interested in all things holistic when she found conventional medicine was unable to help her. Maria is a trained Professional Aromatherapist, Bio Energy therapist and Reiki Master. Maria first set up a holistic business giving treatments and initially mad...

Kavitha Soundararajan is the founder of Isifiso, an eco-friendly company that up-cycles unwanted fabrics and turns them into new products. She likes to network as female-only events where she has made friends and learned a lot too. https://theisifiso.com

 MSA Skincare is a natural organic vegan skincare brand that is eco friendly and plastic free. Suprina offers luxury vegan skincare products and facial experiences to give her customers a more holistic approach to their skincare journey. Her mission is to make self care enjoyable but easy on the planet, with quality products that celebrate the skin you're in.   Suprina likes taking...

James Church is the co-founder of Robot Mascot, a company that helps business owners to prepare for investment. He is also the author of a best selling book 'The Investible Entrepreneur' which has led to him being asked to speak at events. This has brought him into contact with even more people and helped him to grow his network. Download the free gifts James mentions at https://pitchready.co.uk/...

Jude Wharton is one of the co-founders of Ready Steady Websites®, an off the shelf website and membership site template service. Jude and her business partner and husband, Chris launched Ready Steady Websites® in 2019 and they have been running a successful digital design company, 2nd Floor Designs Ltd since 2010. They are also the co-authors of The Website Handbook. Website:  https://readyst...

Allegra Chapman is Co-Creator of Watch This Sp_ce, the award-winning organisational transformation team who solve business challenges through the power of inclusion. Allegra is also a writer, speaker, coach and mother of two. In 2023, Allegra was named as one of the most dynamic and inspirational female entrepreneurs in the UK by f:Entrepreneur. Links: Find out your organisation’s Diversity and In...

Erica Messer is an accomplished harpist, entrepreneur, and advocate for pet loss support. Inspired by a personal tragedy, she founded Wolfie's Wish, a renowned pet loss company that has garnered accolades, including a Best New Product Award for its remarkable grieving cards. With a lifelong passion for music, Erica has dedicated her career to the enchanting melodies of the harp. Her performances r...

Victoria Ajoku, is the founder and visionary of 'Fan The Glory With Tori'. As the craft of Fan Making is 'critically endangered' in the UK, her unique business aims to 'revive' the concept of 'the fan' through fun, engaging, therapeutic and team-bonding' workshops as memorable 'experiences'. Check out her online boutique where you can find a range of handmade items all pertaining to 'the fan'. Vic...

Andy Schulkind is the CEO of Andigo, a digital marketing agency that partners with mission-driven small and mid-sized businesses, Andy and his team use a wide range of digital marketing tools that support brands while helping them meet their sales goals. For Andy, networking is just a part of marketing. www.andigo.com

Yiannis Gavrielides is the co-founder and CEO of Covve, helping professionals grow and nurture their contact networks. He actively supports entrepreneurship as a partner at Envelopment Partners. Before turning to entrepreneurship, he worked in consulting and banking. He loves food, theatre, and connecting people.  www.covve.com

After originally training in Fashion Design, Esther is now an Apprentice Solicitor at Rands Solicitors, a Family Law Firm based in Wootton, North Lincolnshire. Esther along with her mum, Sue, and sister, Grainne, set up Rands Solicitors in November 2022 with an aim to provide a family law focused practice run by a family. Whilst Esther is training to be a Solicitor, she is heavily involved with th...

Cahill Camden is the CEO of Digital Vision Media Group, an agency that helps web3 and technology companies optimize for growth. As the Fractional CMO for Coinberry and Blockchain Foundry he helped guide both companies to successful 8-figure exits in 2022. He is currently focused on launching his latest startup Press Jockey - a tool that sorts 1,000s of press requests each week, to help busine...

Nick Blanchard is the founder of ZoCo, an online and in-person networking community which came about thanks to the pandemic. Nick has been involved with networking for many years and the lockdown gave him the impetus to start up his own network, which has gone from strength to strength ever since.

Mark Clements is a Senior HR Consultant and Employee Relations Specialist with extensive experience of managing transformational change and complex sensitive people issues. He founded his business, Authentic HR Limited in 2019. Mark is Fellow CIPD qualified, a qualified Workplace Mediator and Mindfulness professional with a friendly, pragmatic and authentic approach. In addition to his business Ma...

Cas is a Graphic Designer, Illustrator and Artist with studios in Cornwall and Nottinghamshire. She studied art and design at Falmouth University, graduating with distinction and furthered her education at Coventry University, graduating from her Graphic Design degree with Honours. She owns her own Graphic Design Agency, Flying Lizard Design Ltd and sister Illustration company, Charlotte Anne Stud...

Leena founded Citrus Connect Recruitment over 12 years ago, helping companies grow by matching them with the perfect sales candidates. Business Women of the Year nominee, and winner of the Best Sales Recruitment company in Yorkshire in 2021, Leena works incredibly closely with her clients to create a recruitment plan for the short and long term business planning. In her personal life, Leena has a...

Karen is a veteran of the Live chat sector, previously spending 15 years at Which? The Consumer Rights Organisation, where her passion for digital customer service developed. Highlights have been Project Managing implementation of live chat as another channel for Which? members. Driving forward the training, managing, and developing customer service and live chat teams.  Finishing a project a...

Sarah is a Self Esteem, Confidence and Identity Coach, passionate about supporting professional women who are ready to break their self sabotage patterns and change their inner story from “not worthy or deserving” to attracting success in every area of their lives.  She guides women to reprogramme their negative thought processes which began in childhood with a difficult relationship (often w...

Chris Nicholas has worked in the creative industry for over 25 years in various roles, including creative direction and project management, before setting up the creative agency Sumwot 12 years ago. Sumwot helps ethical brands raise awareness around their products and services. As strategic consultants, we guide and teach our clients about digital platforms, reputation management, storytellin...

Carl Hewitt is the CEO & Co-Founder at Hewitt Matthews, a Paid Media and Web Development agency specialising in working with Insurance brands & brokers targeting Gen Z. Having started the agency whilst at college with no network and no experience, Carl dropped out of a Russell Group university a few years later, aged 19, to run the business full-time Now, Carl and his agency have worked wi...

Through coaching and workshops, Jane support people as they go through MidLife Transitions. MidLife is an opportunity to stop, take stock and decide which direction to take. It's a stage of life when we start to think about how to spend our time before and after retirement, question our identity as a parent or carer, consider what goals remain for our 'third age' or take up new interests. We might...

GRAND IPR® is led by Céleste The Empress Of Trade Marks, who is a fully-trained master of Law (or Candidata Juris) specialising in helping scale-up businesses with a  premium  system, programme, service, process or product  find  and  register  that  elusive  trade mark. She is also a multiple award winner. Her  mission  is to help or inspire you t...

Kathryn Strachan is the owner and Managing Director of Copy House Ltd., a leading content marketing agency for fast-growing fintech and technology brands. Kathryn started her career agency-side before striking out on her own. She’s taken Copy House from ground zero to a £1 million turnover within three years, turning Copy House into a successful technology content marketing agency.  As well a...

Melanie Perry is a film maker, broadcaster and owner of Poppy Perry Media, a company that helps businesses create great video content. She also one of the founders of the Cr38tives network - a network for people who work in creative industries.

Jayne Anne O'Flynn is a Director of Driver Hire Grimsby and the founder of the O'Flynn charitable foundation. The primary purpose of the O’Flynn Foundation is to focus on mental health, supporting those in the community whose mental health has been affected by Covid and other causes, but who are unable to pay for the professional therapy and support they need.  O’Flynn Foundation will wo...