Found & Flourish presents a PR Power Hour with some of the UK’s leading female PR experts who specialise in SMEs and entrepreneurs. Following a panel discussion hosted by Lucy Werner, you have the opportunity to speed network with our panel for an hour for one-to-one bespoke advice.

Workshop goals

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to understand the basics of what PR is, grab some top tips to get started and pick the brains of industry experts to start implementing your own publicity today.

Is this workshop for me?

This workshop is for ambitious female founders who might not have the budget to spend on PR coaching or consultancy but want access to the hive mind of some of the top UK PR talent. This workshop is for you if you're struggling with where to start with publicity, how to write a guest post, what your story is, how to approach journalists and secure media coverage.

What to expect on the day:

Arrival & refreshments: 10:30
Panel discussion and Q&A: 10:40-11:10
Power Hour of 1:1 bespoke advice: 11:10-12:10
Workshop wrap up and informal networking: 12:10-12:30

The price of the workshop includes:

One-to-one coaching with specialist PR consultants who would typically charge £100+ each for bespoke advice and teaching. You will have access to multiple PR coaches, listen to a 30-minute expert panel discussion with the chance to ask questions on anything PR related. Plus, all coaches have a range of free tools and blog content they can share afterward.

About your trainers

Lucy Werner (Host)

Lucy Werner is the founder of The Wern, a communications consultancy for small businesses, entrepreneurs and independent brands. She is a PR expert and alongside her own clients creates toolkits, events and one-to-one coaching to teach people how to do DIY PR. Her first book “Hype Yourself” is launching January 2020.

Antonia Taylor (Panellist)

Antonia helps fast-growth businesses engage with and grow their audiences through creative 360-degree comms strategies. Since starting out in London agency life, she’s created a lane to help SMEs share their message and establish brand position.

In 2018, Antonia launched Elevate, with her co-founder, Helen Perry. Elevate is an events series that helps freelancers, bloggers and creative entrepreneurs build their brands.

Rachel Bradley (Panellist)

Rachel Bradley is founder of Gossip Girl PR, a PR and social media consultancy based in Berkshire. A trained journalist she has worked for the BBC, L’Oreal and Wella as well as consulting for a range of London based PR agencies on a freelance basis.

Rachel founded Gossip Girl PR in 2017 and is passionate about helping businesses communicate their story in an authentic, compelling way.

Ronke Lawal (Panellist)

Ariatu PR Founder, Ronke Lawal, was born in Hackney, East London. Having graduated with honours from Lancaster University and the University of Richmond Virginia (USA) with a degree in International Business (Economics), she started her own PR and Communications business in 2004.

Her varied passions outside the business world include food (Founder of Food Blog www.whosfordinner.co.uk), travel, music, literature and most importantly living a life she loves.

FAQs

Is your event for women only?

We welcome anyone who identifies as a woman or a non-binary woman. We're on a mission to close the opportunity gap for female founders, so if Found & Flourish is a fit for how you identify then we'd love to have you join us.

What's the refund policy?

You can receive a full refund up to 7 days before the event.