The Henley Female Newtork will be taking a short pause until March 2026. The reason? I’m practicing what I preach, living my values and getting out of my comfort zone for a 3 month adventure in Central America with my husband and kids. A family adventure Taking my own advice My original plan was to hand things over to one of you amazing ladies so the events could continue while I was away - but the reality of all the work that would have involved was keeping me up at night an

I don’t like the name the Henley Female Newtork. I’ve actually never really liked it. It sounds bland and corporate to me. It doesn’t sound dynamic or exciting. It doesn’t sound warm and welcoming. The name came about one drizzly December day sitting in the Hart Street Tavern. I was sitting with my friend Ruth who was working at the Chiltern Centre at the time discussing the success of a recent ‘Night of Adventure’ - an event where we invited speakers to share their adventure

People often tell me they don’t want to come to a breakfast conversation because they hate networking. And I get it, because honestly, I kind of hate networking. I hate trying to reduce myself and my business to a one minute elevator pitch. I hate realising that people are deciding whether I’m worth speaking to based on whether I am their ideal client. I don’t want 20 business cards that I’ll just feel guilty when I find them abandoned in a pocket or a bag a few months later

If you’ve ever been to a Henley Female Network breakfast conversation then you’ll know that we love to celebrate the things we’re proud of. It is so easy to find ourselves focusing on the ways that we have ‘failed’. To fixate on the things we haven’t done or wish we’d done. To notice what everyone else is achieving whilst ignoring our own successes. Trick the algorithm (in your brain) So, every month on our ticketing website we ask people to share their wins. Small things, bi