GEELONG WOMEN’S BUSINESS CLUB

Bringing like-minded women together to connect, network and socialise in June

Æ Driven by the belief that every woman can achieve amazing things in business and life, the wildly successful women’s networking event Geelong Women’s Business Club (GWBC) is back with its latest hometown event.

Taking to Bellevue Receptions on Friday, 2 June, GWBC will bring together like-minded speakers to both inspire and empower guests across life, business and career topics.

Leading the guest panel and speaker lineup this year includes social media star and model Tess Shanahan, Tully Humphrey from Tully Lou, former MAFS alum Nadia Stamp, GT Magazine’s Fashion editor Emelia Morris and GWBC founder and local influencer Merrin Schnabel.

Alongside the keynote speeches, panellists and the gold nuggets of knowledge and wisdom they will share, the event will also feature canapes and champagne on arrival followed by a sit-down dinner, and dessert, all served with a side of amazing networking.

Since Merrin Schnabel launched GWBC back in 2019, the event has gone from strength to strength with a boom in women starting their small businesses and the demand for empowering networking opportunities - so much so the event has expanded internationally.

“We are so excited to bring GWBC back to Geelong. We’ve got a huge international rollout this year of our events, with New Zealand also happening in September, so to start the year with the first event in our hometown of Geelong just makes sense,” says founder Merrin Schnabel.

An experienced businesswoman herself, Merrin is a master networker who has been able to bring in an impressive list of speakers to the events, with charity being a key part of what GWBC stands for.

“Not only are our events a way to network with like-minded individuals, gain knowledge and wisdom within that you can then implement into your daily life and business, but we also align with charitable organisations to give back to communities most in need.”

The Geelong June event will be donating to the Sharing Tulli’s Smile Fund to support their invaluable work and to bring smiles to children’s faces in hospital with music therapy.

GEELONG WOMEN’S BUSINESS CLUB

BELLEVUE RECEPTIONS, GEELONG FRI 02 JUN

Tickets are on sale now from the Geelong Women’s Business Club website.

WORDS BY TAMMY WALTERS

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