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As the year comes to a close, it feels important to pause and reflect on what Women Owned Essex has become. Because this community exists entirely because of the women who show up. The ones who walk into a room not knowing anyone and leave with new connections.The ones who support, recommend and collaborate.The ones who genuinely want to see other women doing well. This year has been full of conversations, coffees, walks, laughter, honest chats about business and life, and th

One of the things I hear most often from women in business is this: “I know I need better content, but I don’t know where to start.”or“I hate being in front of the camera.”or“I just want content that actually looks like me.” That is exactly why our Brand Content Days exist. They grew naturally out of Women Owned Essex, in the same way everything else we do has. By listening. By noticing what women were struggling with. And by creating something that felt supportive rather tha

When I started Women Owned Essex back in 2023, I was not setting out to build a big networking group. I was responding to a feeling I could not shake after going to a couple of networking events myself. The rooms were full of suits. The conversations felt formal. And the very first question I was asked was not “What’s your name”. It was “Where are you from”. What they really meant was, which company do you represent. For years, I had worked in large organisations with big, re