Join The City Girl Network as they bring together all genders in the diverse business community of Bristol for networking drinks. Bristol Business Connections is a brand new event offering, connecting our 30,000 strong Bristol Girl Community and the wider Bristol Business Network.

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Monday 28th April, 6pm – 8pm

£8 (including a drinks token) / Members of The Square Club can access this event for free (drink not included)

All genders can attend this event

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Who’s this event for?

– Business professionals across all sectors looking for a relaxed networking environment

– Entrepreneurs and innovators seeking to connect and share ideas

– Individuals from charities and organisations aiming to broaden their network

– Anyone interested in being part of Bristol’s dynamic business scene

Event Highlights

– Welcoming Atmosphere: Whether you’re a networking novice or a seasoned professional, you’ll find a comfortable and friendly environment to forge new connections.

– Diverse Community: This event is about bringing together Bristol’s vibrant business community, from startups and entrepreneurs to established companies and non-profits.

– Iconic Venue: Experience networking in the Square Club’s unique setting, known for its stylish interiors and exceptional culinary offerings.

– Relaxed Networking: Enjoy the ease of casual conversations over drinks, supported by our experienced networking team.

Experience Networking Differently

Bristol Business Connections is your opportunity to engage with the local business community in a setting that’s designed to be inclusive and relaxed. Come and discover the potential of networking when it’s done in a way that’s enjoyable and accessible to all. Be part of an evening that’s all about community, connection, and collaboration.

Confidence isn’t a given; it’s something we build over time, often behind the scenes. In this session, you will learn more about yourself and ways to boost your confidence at work.

Most people fuck up at some point…and nearly everyone lives to tell the tale.

Fuckup Nights is a global movement and event series that shares stories of professional failure. The event has been running in Bristol since 2023.

Events across the globe get three or four people to get up in front of a room full of strangers to share their own professional fuckup/mistake. The stories of the business that crashes and burns, the partnership that goes sour, the product that has to be recalled, stories like these will all be told.

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At this event we will have three fabulous speakers who are going to share their mistakes. No happy ending for any of these three stories!

Hanna Mepstead – was entrusted with the care of a politician’s daughter – and managed to lose her in London!

Steven Adjei – Steven will share his stories of a failed business, bankruptcy, and moral struggles!

Owen Jones & Fiona Graham will discuss nearly losing a key client following a rebrand.

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Hanna’s story is just one of the stories from her time as a celebrity’s PA. You might find out which one ‘on the night’!

In addition, Steven will tell us how he got duped out of hundreds of thousands of pounds in three continents!

Lastly, what do you do when a premium client hates your rebrand? Fiona from Devonia and brand consultant Owen reflect on a potentially catastrophic oversight.

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Let’s change the narrative, let’s #ShareTheFailure and learn from it.

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What’s Included

All tickets include a glass of wine or beer or two soft drinks plus some canapés (enough to keep your hunger at bay until later in the evening).
Timings

6:00pm – Doors open & networking

6:30pm – Canapés

7:00pm – Presentations start. Each presentation is 10 minutes with 5 minutes Q&A

8:00pm – Networking & drinks

9:45pm – Close
Your host

This event is organised by David Gilroy, Managing Director, Conscious Solutions. A serial entrepreneur David has for the last 30 years worked exclusively in the online space having been part of the early management team at CompuServe, cofounded Sift and for the last 20 years led the team at Conscious Solutions, the UK’s leading digital marketing agency for law firms.
Tickets

Anyone can come to the event. Square Club members get discount, email sophie.yardley@thesquareclub.com for your discount code.

Hilary Salzman explores how storytelling can help small creative businesses connect with customers, collaborators, and communities. You’ll learn why your unique story matters and how it can shape how others understand who you are, why you do what you do, and how you can help them.

Join the next Smart Cookies, where you’ll tackle one of the biggest missed opportunities for businesses – effectively aligning your sales and marketing strategies for maximum growth.

We are pleased to offer the opportunity to book a free of charge 30 minute 1:2:1 session for people strategy advice, specifically geared towards the needs of creative businesses.

These sessions are an opportunity to ask Richard any questions about your people strategy. These might relate to culture, employee engagement, talent retention or the establishment of best practice HR policies.

Bristol WordPress People are hosting their first live speaking event since reforming at the end of 2024.

The speaker, Matt Stone, is a Developer at Atomic Smash in Bristol, with prior experience as Head of IT / DevOps for a large media and marketing group. He is a CMS Development & Integration Specialist working with PHP, WordPress & WooCommerce for 18 years, as well as Laravel & Statamic.

We are very grateful to Atomic Smash (based at Temple Studios) and to the Temple Studios team (TCN UK) for allowing us to host the Bristol WordPress Meetup with them.

Every year, TMW sends our strategy team out to attend South by Southwest, the world’s biggest technology and arts festival, to learn about the changes that are likely to shape our world and the industry.

But you don’t need to go all the way to Austin, Texas to see we’re living through a period of chaos. The pace of change has become so rapid that predicting the future feels less possible than ever. The models we’ve traditionally relied upon to understand, predict and plan are failing.

There’s vigilantism and lawlessness. Hucksters and quacks. Unprecedented risks and enormous opportunities. You could say: we’re living in the wild, wild west.

Come join our breakfast session to hear the good, the bad and the ugly of SXSW, and our recommendations for how to wrangle the chaos.

Agenda:
08:45 Doors open for breakfast
09:15 Event Start
10:30 Event Finish

A quarterly Meetup for Conversion Optimisation and Experimentation enthusiasts. May’s topic is “How to supercharge audience resesrch with AI”.