EVENTS
Collaborators – Pictured ( from left ) are Beccy Owen , Natalie Larkin , Alex Williams and Sarah Carlton ( all Ladies , Wine & Design Boro ), Sharon Williams ( Shout Louder CIC ), Scarlett Reeves ( Brave Bold Digital ) and Sophie McKenna ( Power of Women ).
She ’ s All That Play Brew Taproom , Middlesbrough
A unique collaboration event drew a crowd of around 100 creative business owners to a microbrewery in Middlesbrough .
The She ’ s All That summer social was organised by Ladies , Wine & Design Boro , the Power of Women , Shout Louder CIC and Brave Bold Digital , and held at Play Brew Taproom on Cannon Park .
Talented local performer Marina Josephina provided the entertainment , and the first 40 guests were treated to a free drink , courtesy of sponsorship by Tees Business , while food was supplied by Lucky Teds .
Sarah Carlton of Design By Kinship – Tees Business designer and one of the organisers – said : “ The fact that one chat turned into 100 people coming together one rainy Tuesday night just shows how much we all crave the same thing – support and friendships while navigating being a woman in business .
“ These women pictured sure do make me feel like I ’ m not alone in that juggle .”
Ladies , Wine & Design Boro – a local chapter of the global non-profit initiative – was set up by Beccy Owen , Natalie Larkin , Alex Williams and Sarah to encourage more female creatives in and around Teesside into senior roles , whether as creative director , senior designer or owner of their own business .
Organisers thanked Aaron Lythe , event manager at Play Brew , for the event space , as well as singer Marina and talented local photographer Megan Geddis .
Supporting sponsors were Studio Resolve , Design by Kinship , The Digital Gene and Alex Williams Design .
PICTURES BY MEGAN GEDDIS
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