“Every woman's success should be an inspiration to another. We're strongest when we cheer each other on.”
Serena Williams, tennis champion and entrepreneur
Do you get a buzz from face-to-face networking?
I have personally been networking generally and with Ladies Who Latte since 2007 and still to this day it fills me up and gives me a positive, joyful and motivational boost. Just having time to interact with people who are like minded and full of business motivation is incredible.
Yesterday I spent the day with my Expo buddy Julie Morris of Pinewood Asset Finance at the Thames Valley Business Expo in Windsor, and as usual it was a day full of fun and chatter with many lovely people who came to our stand to say hello. Among all the wonderful people we met yesterday, something quite unexpected happened...
For the first time – in 16 years of running Ladies Who Latte (with Mary Flavelle) – I was approached by a Lady who runs networking events to see what synergy we might have as organisations! The lovely Jo Luke of MD2MD, was so lovely to chat to and for those ladies who we enable to grow and flourish into larger organisatons, it looks like a good progressional step in the networking world.
I know that might seem hard to believe, but seriously, the first time in 16 years! AND then a little later at the same event, same day, the lovely Terry from 4N networking approached us for a chat too. I cannot tell you how utterly refreshing that was.
There are so many networking opportunities out there and there isn't one size fits all. So happy networking everyone.
A massive thank you to Julie Morris who once again gave up her day to be at the Thames Valley Business Expo with me yesterday. It was really lovely to be able to chat to her. As joint Latte Leader for Bracknell & Wokingham Ladies Who Latte, with Jann Michalak, I don't often get her to myself.
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If you would like to join our Ladies Who Latte meetings take a look at the details in our calendar and make contact with your local leader for further information.
Every single day there are new join requests to Ladies Who Latte groups across the UK and abroad. If you want to network for free with inspirational, businesswomen in your area, join us at Ladies Who Latte. Our concept is simple: We have over 100 FREE networking meetings every month. We have no speakers, no agenda, and no meeting fee. Our amazing Latte Leaders are back up and running physical meetings so you can, get out of that home office, turn up and grab yourself a coffee in the company of like-minded businesswomen who will inspire, motivate and drive your business forward!
We know lots of our ladies take their first networking steps with us, and they soon blossom into budding networkers that can then take on all the other networking groups having found their message and goals. We do hope you gentlemen understand and we are quite sure that if you fellas had the same apprehensions, then you would be attending men who mocha no doubt ;o)
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"Getting the courage to start networking last year and joining this group was definitely one of the best decisions I've made in my life!"
Anna Miree
Pocklington and The Wolds Ladies Who Latte
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SPOTLIGHT ON:
Mary Flavelle.
To be successful in business you need to be successful in life.
Learn one lesson from the other. Out of sight means out of memory for many people, so stay visible, network, and make every effort to remember as many people as possible.
Be kind to yourself and nice to others.
A smile goes a long way. It took a lot of years to learn this lesson, but it is well ingrained now.
