Barefoot Businesswomen’s Network
is expanding throughout Melbourne
Host or join compassionate business women's brunch gatherings in your home
Bring the conversation to your place... you share your table, I'll facilitate and cater!
Melbourne Suburbs
Small Group Networking
Local compassionate businesswomen at your table
Real Conversation without the pitchfest or performance.
Facilitated by me, Victoria Maxwell-Davis
Are you a creative, compassionate woman entrepreneur who's tired of networking that feels like performance art?
You know the scene. The pitch fest. The business card shuffle. The rushed energy where everyone's in "professional mode" while their real self stays tucked away. You try to make the most of it because you need connections, but it's exhausting. You leave feeling more disconnected than when you arrived.
Working from home can feel isolating. Online communities promise connection but somehow still leave you feeling unseen. You're building something meaningful, but finding others who truly understand your heart-led approach to business feels surprisingly rare.
What if you could gather women who understand your approach around a table? In a space where authentic conversation flows naturally, where you can drop the facade and connect as real humans building real businesses?
That's what Barefoot At My Place creates.
There's something powerful about gathering in someone's home. Barriers come down. Real conversations happen. You connect from your authentic self rather than a professional persona.
I don't want to pop up in noisy cafes or sterile meeting rooms. This is about genuine connection in the most honest space there is - a home where someone feels comfortable being themselves.
I bring the whole facilitated and catered experience to you.
Why Your Home Changes Everything
When you invite women into your personal space, something shifts. The polite networking smile drops. People settle in differently. There's room for the kind of honesty that builds actual trust between businesswomen.
Your lounge room or dining table becomes a sanctuary for the kind of business talk that actually matters. No corporate meeting rooms, no travel time, no rushing. Just the comfort of your own space where deeper connections naturally unfold.
What This Creates for You
Stronger local relationships - Get to know businesswomen in your area on a deeper level
Natural referral network - When people truly understand what you do and how you work, referrals become effortless
Community leadership - Position yourself as someone who brings people together
Access to support - Build your own circle of women who genuinely have your back
Business growth - Real relationships lead to real opportunities
Flexibility - Choose timing that works for your schedule
What I Bring to You
Complete setup: All catering equipment, platter and drinks, table setting, even fidgets and colouring materials
Full facilitation: I guide the conversation just like at Studio Croxton, creating that safe container for authentic sharing, introvert friendly.
All the admin: Humanitix booking, registration management, attendee communication
Promotion support: Social media templates you can personalise for your network
Your free attendance: Enjoy the gathering without any cost to you
A priority spotlight in my newsletter: I’ll run a feature where you can introduce yourself and promote any offer to my email list of creative and compassionate women entrepreneurs
What Makes This ‘Real’
This isn't about having the perfect Insta-worthy home. We're all real women with real lives and real mess. There's no shame here, only compassion and gratitude for the generosity of opening your space.
Your dining table cleared off, some chairs arranged, and your beautiful willingness to connect women in your community. That's all we need.
The magic happens in the conversations, not the décor.
The Experience You'll Enable
I facilitate gentle conversations around the topics that matter to creative and compassionate businesswomen. No pitching, no pressure, no forced networking. Just space for women to be real about their business journeys, share challenges, celebrate wins, and discover how they can support each other.
Your guests leave feeling seen, supported, and more connected to their local business community. You've given them something genuinely valuable.
Three pricing tiers keep it accessible for all the women in your network.
FAQ
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A table of some kind is helpful to hold the brunch platter, and to have somewhere to put side plates, coffee cups, and glasses … but a coffee table and/or smaller side tables will be fine!
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As a host it is free for you! (We’ll just use some of your electricity to boil some water for a cuppa!).
For participants tickets are $27 plus booking fee … or only $20 for directory members.
We also have a few Pay What You Can spots starting at $5.
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If you have a small space, just let me know what your capacity is and I’ll adjust the ticketing to reflect what you have available, no problem!
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Good question - the directory is young and growing, and a great opportunity to get more eyes on your business (I actively promote members to my network).
For founding members, joining the directory is just $45/year!
You can join at:
https://www.victoriamaxwelldavis.com.au/bbn-directory-registration
And if you’re new to your business and not sure how to introduce yourself in your bio, I’m happy to help.
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That’s amazing!
The beauty of the Barefoot Businesswomen’s Network event is that everyone has an opportunity to participate, even the quieter ones.
We’ve found that 8 people is perfect … and a few more can always be accommodated, but beyond that and the vibe becomes less intimate and connected and valuable.
If you have lots of potential participants, perhaps you’d like to host more regularly to give everyone a chance to come. That is definitely an option if there’s a timeslot available.
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We have no rules about footwear … its purely about feeling relaxed and real and yourself … so whatever works for you. Personally, I love any opportunity to take my shoes off … so expect to see toes.
Hi!
You can host a one-off event, or you can become a regular host for your region and host regular events (monthly or more frequently).
We can’t accept every request to host, but if there is a community in your area looking for an event just like ours, we’d love to hear from you!
Fortunately, as an early adopter, we have lots of opportunities to host wherever you are.
Register using the form here, and I’ll email you with a few questions to find out more about how you’d like to participate and organise a Zoom chat to meet you if your suburban region is available.
Yay! Thanks xx
Victoria
You can register to become a host!
Want to attend a local event rather than host?
Local events are coming soon as hosts register and secure opportunities in suburbs across Melbourne.
You can register to stay in the loop and be updated about upcoming events here.
That page also has event registration for our Northcote events, so if there are no events in your area yet, you can make it to the inner North, you’re welcome to join us.
Our events will become available on this website, and will also be ticketed through Humanitix, so if you have that app you can follow us or search for Barefoot events in your area at any time.
