Lady Val's Professional Women's Network ONLINE SESSION SEPTEMBER 24

September 24 : Zoom from 11-1 pm

Join us and help a good cause at the same time

We've had to cancel our Network lunches at Browns  Courtrooms in St Martin's Lane for the time being but the work of helping those in and out of prison needs to continue.  As there are no admin costs, 100% of  your £20 donation goes into our prison reform work. So thank you for participating in this event, we appreciate your support very much. Timeline: From 11 Sam Smith; From noon - 1 pm Workshop.

TWO AMAZING SPEAKERS ...

Keynote Speaker: Sam Smith - still the only female CEO of a leading City broking firm,

Topic: How to win against the odds

One year after launch, Sam found herself in the middle of the financial crisis. She was a single mum, moving to new home and also starting her daughter at school for the first time. “I remember thinking: "What have I done?"' Everything was against her. She could easily have given up. Instead, Sam Smith dug in and made such a success of her new business that today she is the youngest and only female CEO of a City broking firm. Her company, FinnCap is now one of the leading and fastest-growing independent brokers in the City.

How did Sam Smith navigate this challenging period to expand her firm into one of the fastest-growing, leading independent brokers in the City? Join us to listen to the story of leadership, resilience and the road to success.

Sam started her career in 1998 joining the private client broker JM Finn, after qualifying as a chartered accountant with KPMG. In April 2010 she completed the purchase of the remaining shareholding from JM Finn. Under her leadership, as the youngest and still the only female chief executive of a City broker, FinnCap is now one of the leading and fastest-growing independent brokers in the City and ranked No1 Nominated Adviser and Broker to Alternative Investment Market companies.

Outside her duties as the CEO, Sam is actively involved in various mentoring projects and organizations such as  “Women of the Future” awards, of which Sam is a former winner. Sam is also a patron for the Modern Muse project, aimed at millions of young girls throughout the UK to encourage and inspire them to look at business careers and entrepreneurship as a way to achieve their dreams. Her awards include 2010 Business XL, 2009 Business XL, Power Top 50 – no 3 in the City, National Business Woman of the Future Award, Top 100, Financial Rising Stars Award. With others, 
 
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Topic: Time to kick some a**!

Imposter Syndrome is the biggest loss leader for women in all spheres of life. Listening to that inner voice that says ‘You’re not up to this, you’re not good enough, other people are better’ has resulted in losing many brilliant business leaders, politicians, women in positions of power all because of this niggling erosion of self-belief. You are not alone worrying about being "found out" by the No-Talent Police - so are Michelle Obama, Olivia Coleman, Ellie Golding and many others

It’s time to change! In this interactive workshop, Suparna Malhotra offers tried and tested techniques that have helped her, and used by, among others, the Head of Executive Coaching at Google and senior executives at Coca Cola, find their unique superpower and beat the imposter syndrome which exists in many of us. This workshop will enable you to identify your personal “blockers” and transform them, so that they no longer have power over you, able to set and maintain boundaries. Design your "Kick-A** Manifesto” – is a practical step by step action for how you would like your career to play out. Most of all, you will recognise and own your worth and be able to celebrate, knowing that you are enough.

Suparna is an executive coach & facilitator who grew up to witness great gender disparities. Her 15-year corporate experience spans two decades across three Continents, after which she established the Suparna Way to support female professionals achieve higher pay, equality and equity. She has spoken on International Women’s Day at the House of Lords, Ellevate, BEI Network, and has run workshops at internal women’s network events at the Fortune 100 companies she works with and is the creator & host of the London-based Rise with Confidence seminars, the last covering Imposter Syndrome topic held at Google's London offices. 

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 TO GET THE BEST OUT OF OUR EVENT!

 If you do not already have Zoom, please download it in good time for our webinar. You can do so here: https://zoom.us/ The link to our Zoom meeting will be sent after you book. Please simply click this link and join us at 10.55 am.Click Gallery View at top right of the screen to see all participants;,  click Speaker View to see each speaker in full screenIf you wish to pitch or ask a question, please put your hand up to catch my or Chris' eye. Keynote speaker and Workshop Facilitator are primed to expect Qs and As.

On the Wednesday morning before our event, I will email a guest list of those taking part; please let me know if you don’t receive it. In the spirit of our Network motto, email our icebreaker to relevant networkers and ask: how can I help you and how can you help me?

7 MORE IMPORTANT POINTS

1. BLOCK OUT TIME (11-12 for keynote speaker & 12-1 pm for workshop)  It's a good idea to put a sticky note on your computer or laptop to remind you of the time!

2. SHOW UP EARLY: Show up at least 5-minutes early so you don't miss anything. 

3. USE A DESKTOP OR LAPTOP:  You don't get the best of  Zoom on a mobile.

4. KEEP YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION CLEAR: Downloading movies, watching Netflix or even family members playing games online, can sometimes interrupt the smooth playing of Zoom.

5. USE THE CHAT BOX: so we know you are there and engaged.

6: GET YOURSELF A DRINK so you won't miss a minute!

7. TURN OFF MOBILE PHONES or on silent. Please.

Look forward to seeing you all 

Best and keep well and safe

Lady Val