A Collaboration
Empowerment through connection
Those who know Karen know that these projects are always brilliant and quite often designed to help others.
The Great Women in Business Meetup was one of these ideas. Although it was originally dreamed up long before, Karen approached the three other women in business involved with her idea in 2023.
The four networks quickly pulled together to create a fabulous event that connected women from across the Midlands in March 2024. The aim of the day was to empower professional women through collaboration.
This first Great Women in Business Meetup inspired so many women that it could not be a one-off event. Within 24 hours it was decided that we would be back in 2025 for another amazing day of connection! Our ongoing collaboration promises to bring more extraordinary events designed to inspire great women in business across the country.
This spirit of empowerment through connection brought these great networks together, a gift the Great Women in Business Meetup aims to give to all those who attend. It is a day to gain support and belonging, not just business.
Stronger Together
THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY
We are often asked why we have created this event together. As four leading women’s networks in the Midlands, we are often seen as competition.
However, the spirit of our event is what brought us together.
We believe that we are stronger together.
Your Event Hosts
The four great networks that united to create the Great Women in Business Meetup
Karen Heap
Karen Heap founded Socially Shared in 2015 with only a handful of women attending.
The network was created to welcome women into a supportive space in which they could connect, share knowledge and learn over a cuppa.
Over the years Socially Shared has grown to host more than 12 meetings across the Midlands each month!
Sandra Garlick
Sandra Garlick MBE founded Woman Who in January 2016.
Her mission is to create more women in business role models to inspire others, through group mentoring and support to get visible, to nurture a passion for your personal brand whilst building trusted relationships, to grow yourself and your businesses in a safe, supportive and fun environment.
With Woman Who, Sandra provides a range of opportunities and events throughout the year including; awards, networking events, public speaker training, an online academy and the Woman Who Chat podcast.
Sharon Louca
Sharon Louca founded her network in 2020. It is a network dedicated to providing a safe, supportive and empowering space for female entrepreneurs to connect, learn and flourish.
Women’s Business Network is an inspiring community that celebrates the strength, resilience and boundless potential of women in the business world.
This Multi-Award-Winning network offers bi-monthly networking meetings, guest speakers, business clinics, empower hours and VIP membership all contribute to the growth and success of the Women’s Business Network.
Dawn Owen
Dawn Owen combines business strategy with deep developmental work to provide a unique take on how to achieve goals and the success YOU want.
The High Vibe Tribe is an online community where you can engage with others, ask questions, learn and make progress on a personal or business level.
A vibrant but safe space to be inspired and motivated to succeed!