I've been to a lot of events in London.
And tbh I've left most of them feeling exactly the same as when I walked in.
Last Friday was different.
15 incredibly ambitious and driven women walked into a room
think software engineers, bankers, creatives, teachers, founders, operators
and for three hours, nobody shrunk.
Nobody waited to be asked.
Nobody did the thing where you give a vague answer to "what do you do" because you're not sure the room can handle the real one.
Everyone just said their thing:
Their wins.
Their dreams.
What's holding them back.
What they actually need.
And the room responded, with ideas, connections, and "wait, I know exactly who you should speak to"s.
That's what Marlene and I were trying to build when we put this together in about 48 hours on pure adrenaline:
A room where ambition isn't something you dial down to make other people comfortable.
Where your goals are everyone's problem to solve.
And believe me, problems were SOLVED (more on this soon ;) )
It was so refreshing to be part of a room where “she’s bold” was something to celebrate, not something to shame.
I don't think we fully understood what we were creating until we were in it.
OFF THE RECORD is just getting started.
August is coming. Watch this space.
And if you want to be in the next room, dm me :)💗
Shoutout to the absolutely amazing women that came:
Vitaliia Cherepanova Husaina Yusuf Fawziah H. Sonia Toqqe Sanjana Iyer Meryem Hamdani Leah Mainwaring Tesneem S. Izzy Urbanski ayana d’Aguilar
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I’ve been seeing a lot of posts about open roles lately, so I have a quick question for those currently hiring:
Are you hiring for growth, or hiring to replace?
In other words:
Is your team expanding because demand is increasing and you need to scale?
Or are you backfilling a role after someone has moved on?
Trying to understand what’s really driving hiring right now :)
(Any additional insight in the comments would also be super helpful!)
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hit 3k on here recently :)
I don’t really talk about my background much,
mostly because it’s not the most linear story,
but this felt like a good moment to reflect
so here’s a little backstory + what I’ve been building <3
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Just 2 seats left at the table.
If you've been sitting on this, this is your sign!
And if the hater in your head is saying
"I'm not sure I'm impressive enough"
that's EXACTLY why you need to be here.
OFF THE RECORD is not about how far you've come.
It's about how far you want to go.
The only thing we're looking for is ambition and a genuine drive to lift the women around you.
I promise you, that's it.
So, no more excuses…
See you this Friday in London.
Remember, only 2 seats left. Don't let someone else take your seat! 💖
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What I learnt from watching F1 at Silverstone…
Step AWAY from ur laptop every once in a while, you’ll come back refreshed, reenergised and better for it!
Sincerely,
A girl that often sleeps next to her laptop 😭
(Sorry if you thought this was going to be some B2B SaaS Sales wisdom xx)