A reflection on the importance of women-only spaces for connection, growth, and support in today’s world.
In a time where digital conversations often replace real ones, and curated online lives mask our unfiltered truths, there’s an increasing need for spaces that offer something more meaningful, spaces that feel real. That’s exactly why “She Speaks” Supper Club was born. Launching this September in Surrey, “She Speaks” isn’t just a dinner event. It’s a response to the quiet craving so many women carry, the need to sit across from someone who truly gets it, to speak without pretence, to listen without judgment, and to be reminded that we’re not doing life alone.
Beyond Networking
For many women, especially those outside of London, spaces to connect and be heard can feel few and far between. It’s not about adding another networking event to the diary. It’s about creating room for genuine conversation, no pitches, no business cards, just honest, often vulnerable, exchanges over good food and shared wine.
Jessie Wales, the founder of “She Speaks” and a PR professional, recognised this gap after a heartfelt chat with a friend. That conversation lit a fire: why wasn’t there a place nearby where women, especially creatives, freelancers, and founders, could come together without the pressure to “perform”?
A Table Where Every Voice Matters
Each supper is carefully curated to feel intimate and inclusive. Women from different industries, backgrounds, and life stages gather not to compete, but to connect. Through story-sharing, guest speakers, and conversation that flows as naturally as the wine, these dinners offer a sense of belonging that can feel increasingly rare in a screen-saturated world.
The launch event on 11th September 2025 will feature a powerful voice: Jo Elvin, renowned journalist and editor, Jo is a woman that embodies the values of “She Speaks”, authentic, humorous, and a willingness to speak the hard truths with grace and generosity.
Why It Matters Now
We’re living in a time of burnout, loneliness, and curated connection. While the world becomes more connected digitally, the depth of our human connections can suffer. Women, in particular, often juggle careers, caregiving, societal expectations, and still find themselves feeling isolated.
Events like “She Speaks” matter because they remind us of something essential: we grow best when we grow together. When we sit in rooms that feel safe, when we hear someone else say “me too,” when we find community not through algorithms, but around a table.
A Movement, Not Just a Meal
Though it begins in Surrey, “She Speaks” Supper Club has a wider vision, to grow, to travel, to become a movement of women connecting face-to-face, heart-to-heart, one supper at a time.
Because when women speak (really speak), something powerful happens. Walls come down. Ideas rise up. And a little bit of healing begins.
Pull up a chair | Find your people | Leave uplifted.
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