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ICYMI 📣 You can now catch our #LetsGetOutThere webinar! 💻 Watch our wonderful panel of experts identify and dismantle barriers that women from Black and Asian backgrounds face in getting active outdoors and the success stories of those who've overcome them. 🍃 (Re)watch it now. ⬇️

If you advise clients on M&A matters such as company sales and don’t have a tax department in your firm you (and your client) may have a problem. The tax clauses in the SPA will need to be reviewed to ensure the risk of unforeseen tax liabilities is fairly allocated between buyer and seller. This work requires a tax specialist to ensure your client is properly protected. Potential issues include: ➡ Time limits on notifying a claim ➡ What must be included in a claim ➡ Exclusions from claims ➡ Who takes charge of the conduct of any claim (always a hotly contested clause) ➡ What information must be included in the disclosure letter in respect of tax matters … and many other issues which are bespoke to each client. We regularly work alongside law firms as part of their team when their clients are selling companies to cover off the tax issues alongside the corporate work. Please do send me a DM if you would like to discuss. If you’re a woman in the M&A world please do come to the next March Women - Women in M&A hike which I am leading on Friday. Details below.

😍 👉 Glad to see Puget Sound Research Forum is kicking off their season! Anybody involved in marketing should value insights prior to executing a marketing plan. PSRF offers a glimpse of what some of the biggest brands in the region are doing to dominate their industries and capture marketshare. #NWMediaAllies #PSRF #PugetSoundResearchForum #InsightsCareers #MarketingResearchers #MarketingResearch

The best cause marketing partnerships raise awareness and create tangible results for mission- and market-aligned causes. One 2024 Golden #Halo Award Winning example is the #WomenKnowHow campaign, driven by CARE and its partners, which showcases: 💡 Maximizing a marquee annual campaign focus: International Women's Day and International Day of the Girl are already a powerful campaign days for CARE. 💡 Aligning on goals: CARE and partners built a 360-degree campaign plan to increase the reach and impressions and ultimately raise awareness of CARE's year-round work to support women and girls worldwide. 💡 Co-identifying KPIs: For example, securing a set number of celebrity social mentions. 💡 Working as "one team": This allowed for rapid adjustments and flexibility between the teams. Learn more about this campaign: https://lnkd.in/ecR_WfEE. How do your partners work together to deliver results? We'd love to hear from you in the comments below ⬇️. Photo courtesy of CARE.

Lessons from a Tuscan Retreat: Claiming Your Power and Sparkling At the bottom of the grand staircase in the Tuscan castle, I spotted a pair of high-heeled shoes, casually left behind. And it struck me—this wasn’t an old-fashioned fairytale. This wasn’t Cinderella losing her shoe, waiting for a prince to come and save her. These shoes belonged to women who were throwing off what didn’t serve them, stepping into their power, and celebrating all the more freely. These weren’t women waiting to be saved. They were women leading, creating, and claiming their own stories. That’s the energy we cultivated during the CEO With SOUL retreat. It wasn’t about waiting for something to happen—it was about creating it. It was about recognising our power, embracing what lights us up, and celebrating every step of the journey. By the end of the week, we weren’t just talking about our successes—we were dancing in sequins, sparkling inside and out, and reconnecting with what truly matters: joy, community, and purpose. So, as the year comes to a close, I invite you to reflect: What would it look like to throw off what’s holding you back? What would it feel like to celebrate yourself fully—not because someone else told you to, but because you’re claiming your power? If you want some encouragement to do just that, book a discovery call with me, or sign up for our newsletter to hear about next year’s events, including Tuscany in June 2025, Edinburgh, London, or online gatherings. Let’s step into your power together. #LessonsFromTuscany #WomenInBusiness #ClaimYourPower #CelebrateYourSuccess #LeadershipWithSoul #WomenSupportingWomen #CEOWithSoul

The Ecosystem Membership is designed for women who are ready to dive deeper—those who are serious about their growth and eager to be part of something more intentional. This isn’t just about attending events; it’s about stepping into a community that is actively working towards connection, empowerment, and expansion in both their personal and professional lives.  When you become a member, you’re not just gaining access to our exclusive events each month. You’re becoming part of a network that’s tailored to your needs—whether that’s through our thought-provoking panels, powerful in-person gatherings, focused business solutions sessions, member directory, or collabs.  This membership is for the woman who wants more—more connection, more empowerment, more growth, IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE. It’s for the woman who knows that her journey is better when shared with others who understand and support her. It’s for the woman who knows she is meant for something big and ready to go make it a reality.   Try your first month free, then $25/month. Cancel Anytime.  Click Become a Member on our website to join. https://lnkd.in/gdYTknxN #venturacountybusinesswomen #womenentrepreneursunite #womennetworking #supportwomenbusiness #womensnetworking #somis #santarosabeach #santarosacalifornia #thousandoaks #thousandoaksstrong #oakpark #westlake #westlakevillage

Uncommon Women, we already know the drill! 💃 We're exactly One week to our Monthly Town Hall! 💃💃💃 Our Monthly Town Hall Meeting is one way we engage each other in the Uncommon Woman Movement Community. We can't wait to see you there! It's going to be live on zoom, where we will celebrate our wins for the previous month, delve into the latest updates of the Uncommon Woman Movement, have our breakout sessions, and explore our empowering word of the month. To be a part of this, follow these simple steps: 1. Get the FREE MASTERCLASS by Coach Ifeoma Chuks-Adizue by filling in the details from the prompts when you click the link on our bio 2. The link to join our Telegram Community should be in your mail in less than 24hrs. 3. Stay rooted - the details for the meeting will be in the community, so you get to see it towards the D-Day. This is how we stay connected, informed, and inspired. Don't miss out! #IphieAdizue #careerbarriers #communityengagement #womenempowerment #UncommonWomanMovement

🔊 🔊 🔊 FOR OUR NEW COMMUNITY MEMBERS: ... Introducing Our Flagship Initiative to you: Woman and The Society Sessions #WATS / #watsSessions Our Woman and The Society sessions #WATS serve as a cornerstone of our mission at WTAL. These sessions enable us to scrutinize the multifaceted challenges women face in society through a resolute female-specific lens. These sessions foster thought-provoking dialogues on the existential hurdles, opportunities, and triumphs encountered by women on their paths to success despite the odds. Providing a platform for seasoned women leaders from diverse industries, our sessions feature lectures, talks, debates, and discussions tackling social issues confronting women. We meticulously curate esteemed women speakers, representative of our society’s diversity, to lead these conversations. Our aim is to inspire women to listen, learn, and engage in discourse, facilitating a convergence of perspectives and opinions to drive initiatives aimed at improving the situation around the discussed themes. Additionally, we aspire to: a) Increase awareness of the spotlighted issues and instill/improve a sense of community involvement and responsibility. b) Create an additional platform for women to utilize their voices for societal development. The themes of all the conversations are derived from surveys collected within the female community. Every woman interested in being part of highlighting societal challenges and the dialogue towards change is encouraged to complete the surveys that guide the themes of our events. This initiative underscores WTAL’s commitment to community inclusivity and representation. We take pride in being socially driven, socially led, and socially resolved. We are halfway through the year and have yet to hit our 3,000-participant survey mark. Therefore, we invite you to complete our survey to ensure that #WATS continues to deliver value to and for all of us. By the end of 2024, we aim to be armed with ample information to plan another year of meaningful events. We are excited to hear from you and build on the catalog we are developing for next year. Please take our 2-minute survey here: https://lnkd.in/d6sjKSqe Our next event is coming up on the 24th of August. Tickets are running out, reserve your seat now: https://lnkd.in/dZhrMyai #centeringwomen #allthingswomen Dr. Chika Daniels, MRAIC, NOMA, RIBA., Christa Hill.

📣 Calling all women who are growing businesses, leading organisations and building communities that seek to connect, change, and heal the world 📣 Are you craving connection with other women who understand the brilliance and challenges of leadership, entrepreneurship or community building? Our work can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also feel lonely, unpredictable, and uncertain. We all need a community to lean on, learn from, and laugh with. Join our Women in Wellbeing Community Calls; monthly, free-of-charge, virtual gatherings, to find inspiration and motivation with our work. 📅 When: First Tuesday of every month ⏰ Time: 10-11am (BST/GMT) 🌍 Where: Zoom 🎟 Cost: Free to attend 💌 Questions? Email katy@thejoyfulactivists.com 👉 Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dsU69GRq During these calls, we'll dive into everything, including: - Practical: The best apps, systems, and tools to lead and run our businesses, organisations and communities - Personal: Imposter syndrome, communication skills, self development and self-care - Purposeful: Vision boarding, blue sky thinking, and sharing our boldest ambitions for our work, communities and the world We can set intentions for our month ahead, and check back on the next call to see how we're getting on. Don't worry if you can't make every call - sign up to the mailing list to get the joining info each month. I am passionate about collaboration, not competition. The world needs as many people doing community, healing and social justice work as possible. So let's get together once a month and support each other to build businesses, organisations and communities that can change the world. Our values are feminist, anti-racist, trans-inclusive and decolonial. Our community calls are inclusive of trans women and non-binary people. You are welcome to forward this invite to anyone who shares these values. See you there! #womeninleadership #womeninbusiness

Let's talk about the elephant in the luxury hotel ballroom: these so-called "women's empowerment events" that cost more than most women make in a week. You know the ones, high teas with designer cupcakes, networking brunches with three-figure tickets, and conferences where the price of admission could feed a family for a month. Now,here’s what bothers me to my core: We're packaging privilege as empowerment. When your "empowerment event" is only accessible to women who are already empowered, you're not lifting anyone up, you're just building a prettier penthouse on top of an existing tower. I recently asked women about their experiences at these events. The responses were telling: vague platitudes, recycled motivational quotes, and business cards exchanged over champagne. But where's the tangible impact? Where are the stories of women whose lives were genuinely transformed? The brutal truth? These events aren't designed for the women who need empowerment most: - Not for the single mother working two jobs - Not for the ambitious young woman from an underserved community - Not for the immigrant professional struggling to break into her field - Not for the countless women fighting daily battles against systemic barriers Instead, we've created an echo chamber of success stories talking to other success stories, while the women who could truly benefit from mentorship, resources, and opportunities remain locked outside, their faces pressed against the glass ceiling we claim to be shattering and peeping over the walls of your social media pages. Real empowerment isn't a ticket you can purchase. It's not a motivational speech in a five-star hotel. It's not a selfie with a successful CEO. Real empowerment is about creating accessible pathways to success, providing tangible skills, and offering concrete opportunities to women across all socioeconomic backgrounds. If you're organising these events, I challenge you to OPEN YOUR DOORS. Create scholarship programs. Take your wisdom to the communities that need it most. Stop hiding transformation behind a paywall. Because right now? We're not empowering women. We're selling exclusivity and calling it elevation. #Womeempowerment #TopWomen #Eventorganisers #Careerpaths #Glassceilings