EVENT
EntreprenHER- Hour:
Free event to help you grow your personal brand and get in the press
Thursday 22nd Oct 2020
Price: FREE
Date: Thursday, 22nd October, 2020
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
That's why we are delighted to bring you EntreprenHER-Hour to celebrate female entrepreneurship and, help you grow your personal brand and get in the press. EntreprenHER-Hour is brought to you by WOTC Magazine and She's Got This by Enterprise Nation.
Join us on October 22nd for a free evening virtual event, hosted by She's Got This by Enterprise Nation and WOTC Magazine, bringing you a night of inspiration, networking and support to help you grow your personal brand and get your business in the press. This event is taking place on the evening before the unmissable Festival of Female Entrepreneurs, bringing together some of the UK's most influential business leaders and brightest start-ups.
She's Got This by Enterprise Nation supports 15,000 women to start, grow and thrive in business across the UK powered by UPS, Xero, O2 Business and TSB.
Exciting agenda
18:00-18:10: Building a personal brand
Phadria Prendergast, editor-in-chief of WOTC Magazine will be discussing getting into press and building a personal brand as an entrepreneur.
18:10-18:30: Interview with Rachel Shaw: Subway Franchisee
Emma Jones, MBE, founder of Enterprise Nation interviews Rachel Shaw, Subway Franchisee, with a wealth of over 30 years experience in the fast-food world. In the past 12 years during her time as a Franchisee, Rachel has won Franchisee of the Year and Best Local Store Marketing for several years consistently. Outside of Subway, she spends her time mentoring, consulting and supporting women in business through sharing her own journey with them.
18:30-19:15: EntrepreHER Hour: honest chat with honest women in business
Panelists include:
Caroline Popoola, Alpha Childcare
Caroline Popoola is an entrepreneur and CEO of Alpha Childcare Limited, a leading UK childcare provider, a columnist, speaker, and leadership coach. Caroline currently runs over 13 childcare settings in the UK, leading a team of 75 childcare experts and helping over 500 children a day.
Whitney Bromberg Hawkins, FLOWERBX
Whitney Bromberg Hawkings is founder and CEO of FLOWERBX. She graduated from Columbia University in 1998 and started her career in Paris working for Tom Ford and Gucci. In 2016, she resigned from her position as SVP of Communications of Tom Ford after working for the designer for 18 years to found FLOWERBX, the online flower delivery service that has become the first global flower brand.
Sherrille Riley, Nails & Brows
Sherrille Riley achieved iconic status as the definitive brow expert after her boutique salon, Nails & Brows Mayfair quickly became the go-to beauty destination for royalty a-list celebrities and beauty editors. Jamaican-born, Sherrille launched her eponymous boutique in 2014 after two decades of hands-on work as a beautician in London's luxury beauty salon The Red Door Spa, Urban Retreat and Harrods.
Deb Dominic, Hairsmiths
Deb has been in hairdressing since 1998, training with Toni & Guy before setting up on her own in 2011 and now has eleven employees.
19:15-19:40: Get your business into the press
Panelists include:
Kaye Holland and Teresa Machan, founders of Away with Words
Professional journalists and former colleagues at a national newspaper, we both specialised in travel writing. In the course of our careers and travels we’ve amassed experience – not just of the world, but of life. We’re both passionate professionals with a range of interests. We like people and we live and breathe stories. As lockdown progressed we saw the important role being played by our local communities, businesses and social networks. How could we put our skills to use? Kaye heard that WOTC Magazine was awarding a match-funded community cheque of £500 to freelancers facing difficulties due to Covid-19, to help them launch a digital business.
Sam Brown, PR Mastercoach
Sam has been in the PR business for over two decades, clocking up well over 50,000 hours of experience. She has worked with global brands through to one-man-bands, across fashion and beauty, charities, food and drink, events, social change, and personal brand. Her work has won many awards including Best Product Launch (for Rubicon drinks), Best Youth Campaign (for the UK government anti-knife campaign), and Global Impact (for Selfridges Project Ocean). She now shares her experience by coaching brands, charities and founders to do their own PR to grow their awareness and increase their impact.
Goodness Samson, accounts director & Sandra Adu, creative director, Revolt
We are a women run digital agency bringing over 12 years of experience across fashion, beauty, lifestyle & consumer industries. We build brands that drive sales.
The Revolt team partnered with Women of The City Magazine and Enterprise Nation to design this years event branding!
19:40-20:00: 1-2-1 networking with like-minded women in business
