Small business social club
Market & Me
The Market & Me social club is a community for people building a business in retail, hospitality, leisure or lifestyle, or supporting these spaces behind the scenes.
Whether you’re a shop owner, a chef, a maker, stylist, beauty therapist, PT, photographer, or similar, the social club gives you the chance to regularly meet and socialise with other business owners in your city. You also get some additional learning and knowledge sharing throughout the year.
What to expect
- In real life meet up’s: coffee mornings, more co-working days, book clubs, socials, dinners and anything else that takes our fancy
- Quarterly masterclasses: focused sessions on things like strategy, brand, marketing, growth and customer experience
- Private community space: ask questions, share ideas, talk things through and be linked up with people we think you’ve got things/ventures in common with
- Bonus sessions throughout the year: from members spotlights to expert Q&A’s and office hours to connect, learn and feel supported as you go
- Chance to host or contribute: maybe it's testing a new creative workshop idea, hosting a supper club, or writing blogs and updates. Whatever it is, we’d love to explore ideas with you
Eligibility requirements
A space to show up - as you are - and be met with “same.”
In-person. Around a table.
Market & Me
One business owner I worked with grew his profit 15% while cutting over 350 labour hours. He’s exercising again, he’s more present with his family, and he read 23 books last year.
I work 1:1 with growing and established founders and businesses in retail, hospitality and lifestyle. If the tills aren’t busy enough, you’re working harder than ever and the profit isn’t moving, working harder won’t fix it. Strategy will.
And sometimes the problem is that you’re second-guessing decisions, carrying the lot on your own, and playing smaller than you could be. I’ll be your anchor here too, because your business will never outgrow the person running it.
I’ve spent 20+ years in retail and hospitality, half running teams and shops, half on the landlord side at Westfield and Transport for London. I know what founders need because I am one. I know what brands need because I grew up in them. I know what landlords need because I’ve sat in their meetings and developed their strategies.
If you’re not sure what’s next, I’ll look at the whole business with you. That might be a new site, a price rise, a tough call about your team, or working out where the profit has gone. You leave with a plan you can act on.
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