She Rocks Business

This event is now fully booked

You can still join us at our East Midlands event on 25 September 2024 at Cooper Parry’s offices. Please click here to book your place (you will be re-directed to the Cooper Parry website and will receive further communications from them directly).

SHE ROCKS BUSINESS – a brand new network for female leaders (and allies), set up by Cooper Parry Wealth and Shakespeare Martineau.

The network will bring together female leaders through a series of collaborative events, featuring some field-leading speakers and guests. We’ll make valuable connections, share stories, learn from each other, and frankly – have a good time.

To kick things off, we’re welcoming special guest speaker – Professor Helen Pankhurst CBE to our launch. Helen is a women’s rights activist, scholar, writer and senior adviser at CARE International.  She’s inspired and uplifted women, carrying on the incredible Pankhurst legacy, and we can’t wait to hear her discuss leadership styles and how to engage more women in democracy. There will also be a panel discussion with some of UK’s leading female entrepreneurs sharing their successes and how they overcome challenges.

PROFESSOR HELEN PANKHURST CBE
SENIOR ADVISER, CARE INTERNATIONAL

Prof Helen Pankhurst CBE is a leading women’s rights activist and Senior Adviser to CARE International. She is also a Professor at MMU and the 1st Chancellor of the University of Suffolk. Great-granddaughter of Emmeline Pankhurst, organiser of the British suffragette movement, and granddaughter of Sylvia Pankhurst, political activist and campaigner for women’s rights, Helen has built on her family’s work admirably, inspiring and uplifting women with her work and words.

SARAH WALKER-SMITH
CEO, AMPA

Sarah Walker-Smith is CEO of Ampa – the largest professional services B Corp in the world. With 20 years of leadership experience in the legal sector following time spent at Boots and PwC, Sarah was the first female non-lawyer CEO in the legal top 50 and was recently named as the UK’s most influential legal leader on social media. A Chartered Accountant, Chartered Director and an MBA too, Sarah strongly believes ‘good business’ is purposeful and profitable, with one leading to the other.

SARAH KING
CEO & CO-FOUNDER, OBU

Sarah King is Founder & CEO of Obu, where she embodies a passionate commitment to impact-driven entrepreneurship and investment equality. Her advocacy and lobbying have resulted in pivotal legislative changes, dismantling discriminatory barriers and fostering enhanced investment accessibility for diverse entrepreneurs and angel investors. Sarah’s achievements have seen her named in the Top 20 Female Impact Entrepreneurs in 2023 by HSBC and We Are The City, NatWest and The Telegraph’s Top 100 Entrepreneurs to Watch, and an EISA Finalist for Best EIS/SEIS Advocate.

MARIE SMITH
ASSOCIATE PARTNER, COOPER PARRY WEALTH

As Associate Partner at Cooper Parry Wealth, Marie helps her clients live a better life by taking care of their financial planning, managing their wealth, and helping them understand how they can achieve their goals. She works with entrepreneurs, trustees, professionals and families across the Midlands and London. Marie is a Certified Financial Planner, and Chartered Wealth Manager. Marie also founded CPW’s Female Leaders initiative which aims to improve outcomes for female leaders and encourage investment and support for female-led businesses.

PREETI SEHMI
FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR, SOMETHING PREETI

Preeti is a visionary entrepreneur making waves in the beauty and fashion industry. As the founder of Something Preeti, she has collaborated with renowned brands and high-profile clients, showcasing her artistry on runway shows, editorial shoots and special events. Her journey is marked by resilience and determination, overcoming challenges like dyslexia, financial and coercive control, and employment setbacks. Despite these difficulties, her commitment to maintaining her stance and push boundaries, has channelled her energy and fuelled her entrepreneurial spirit, which has made her an powerful force in her own right.

SUZANNE LEGGOTT
HEAD OF PRIVATE CLIENT & PARTNER, SHAKESPEARE MARTINEAU

Suzanne Leggott is Head of Private Client at Shakespeare Martineau and is involved in wealth planning for high net worth individuals, probate work, trust matters, wills and powers of attorney. Suzanne is particularly interested in advising family business owners and has the STEP Advanced Certificate in family business advising. She is a former Chair of STEP East Midlands, a full member of STEP and a full Accredited Member of Solicitors for the Elderly. She is also a trustee of the Laura Centre – a charity specialising in bereavement counselling.

We are launching in two locations. This date is now full but please join us at our East Midlands event on 25 September 2024 at Cooper Parry’s offices. Please click here to book your place (you will be re-directed to the Cooper Parry website and will receive further communications from them directly).