Join the Barefoot Businesswomen’s Network
A community of heart-centred entrepreneurs with business gatherings in cosy homes across Melbourne.
Tired of networking events that feel like sales pitches?
Done with standing up in front of crowds to "elevator pitch"?
Avoiding 7am breakfast meetings with forced referrals?
So are we.
We’re building community in a new way.
Barefoot Businesswomen's Network is expanding beyond our regular Northcote venue and into suburbs around Melbourne, because we believe business connections should feel more like... well, connecting, and women like us in micro business, need real connection more than ever.
Local business owners are opening their homes to host intimate gatherings where we can have real conversations, offer genuine support, celebrate each other's wins, and share wisdom from our experiences.
These are small, facilitated conversations (maximum 8 people) around dining tables and in lounge rooms across Melbourne. No presentations, no pressure, no performance. Just authentic community for business owners who want to be real people, not walking business cards.
What to expect:
Relaxed, authentic conversations about business and life
Gentle facilitation by Victoria Maxwell-Davis - a compassionate business communication specialist
Genuine support and encouragement from like-minded women in business
Creative problem solving based on real experience
Brunch platter (gf/df), tea, plunger coffee and good company
Fidgets and colouring in for those who find it easier to focus when their hands are busy
No pitching, no pressure, no early morning starts, and no background music.
Register your interest below and we'll let you know when there's a gathering near you.
What the Barefoot Community are saying:
I might not say much when I'm there, but there's an aliveness about being in that group. That common connection, being amongst people who get each other, even if we don't really know each other.
Katia Krassas, village crone - reiki & counselling
I love the connection that I find here that I don’t experience in other places. It’s very important to me to have that.
Lou K - web designer
Running my business from home while being a carer for my parents can feel isolating. Being able to meet with my kind of people who get it and to discuss ideas that we care about helps me centre into what I’m here to do. I love it.
Anna Tezzele - Pure Awareness Therapy
There's an energetic part of me that moves when I'm in that kind of environment. It moves in a good way, comes alive when I'm in that kind of environment.
Katia Krassas
First, Take note of what number on the map corresponds with where you live
Come to an event near you
New Barefoot gatherings will be opening up around Melbourne over the coming months. We'll keep you in the loop about what's happening in your area as hosts confirm their dates.
Feeling called to open your own home? You can apply to host local events for your community HERE.
Find out more about the Northcote events at Studio Croxton HERE.