International Women’s Day 2026 - Motherhood & Ambition networking

✨ Hosted across London, Birmingham & Nottingham

The Essential Woman International Women’s Day Gathering 2026, Sheriff’s House, Nottingham

Every movement needs a defining moment.

This International Women’s Day, Essential Woman invites 20 ambitious mums into an intentionally curated flagship gathering designed to honour ambition, identity and bold decision-making alongside motherhood.

This is not a casual panel.

It is a statement.

A room for women who are building, dreaming and refusing to shrink their ambitions just because life is full.

How do you build something meaningful… without losing yourself?

How do you honour your ambition…while navigating real life, childcare, doubt, growth?

How do you make bold decisions…when comfort feels safer?

Balance, Becoming & Bold Moves is a grounded, honest conversation about identity, confidence and the courage to pursue what’s calling you, even when life is full.

Essential Woman has hosted curated gatherings across London, Birmingham and Nottingham, welcoming over 240+ mums who are intentionally rediscovering themselves beyond motherhood.

From premium venue partnerships to intimate, sold-out experiences, our gatherings are known for depth, warmth and genuine connection.

This International Women’s Day marks our most intentional flagship event yet.

You arrive to a calm, beautiful setting.

You’re welcomed personally.

The conversation is structured, but natural.

There’s depth.

There’s honesty.

There’s laughter.

You won’t be sitting in a room passively listening.

You’ll feel seen inside the conversation and you’ll leave clearer than you arrived.

Hosted in the beautiful surroundings of Sheriff’s House, this gathering is intentionally capped at 20 women to protect depth and intimacy. It’s not a loud networking event.

It’s not surface-level motivation. It’s a thoughtful pause, for ambitious mums who are becoming something more.

✔ A curated panel of inspiring mums building businesses, projects and purposeful careers

✔ Honest discussion around ambition, identity and bold decisions

✔ Time for reflection and intentional connection afterwards

✔ Tea, coffee and light refreshments included

✔ A jewellery pop-up from Weld & Bloom, exclusive to guests

We’re also grateful to be supported by Free Soul (gift bags), Living Things Drinks (refreshments), and Cornish Bakery (fresh bakes) to help create a warm, welcoming atmosphere

This space is for mums who:

• You are building something of your own or preparing to

• You feel ambition rising again

• You’re navigating bold decisions quietly

• You crave depth over surface conversation

• You want to be in rooms where ambition and motherhood coexist

Whether you’re already in business or still shaping the idea in your notes app, you’ll feel at home here.

A small group of mums from different professional backgrounds will share their lived experiences of balance, becoming and bold moves. Panel speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.

Each has navigated ambition and motherhood in very different ways and the conversation will reflect that honesty.

📍 Sheriff’s House, Nottingham

📅 Friday 20th March 2026

🕦 11:30am – 2:00pm

👥 Limited to 20 women

We are intentional about the atmosphere we create.

If you attend and genuinely feel the experience wasn’t as described, email within 24 hours and we’ll make it right.

Your experience matters.

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This is a carefully curated International Women’s Day gathering, created to hold space for ambitious mums who refuse to shrink their dreams.

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