Aminata Diallo is a French native originally from Mali, West Africa. She has been working in digital marketing and affiliate strategies for over 20 years, primarily in the gambling industry.

In 2013, she launched Afiliapub, first in Costa Rica, then expanded to Madrid and Rio de Janeiro and is now planning to open in Nigeria.

Her mission is to help businesses grow their online visibility, and revenue through performance-based marketing. Since her niche is the gambling industry, especially sports betting, she believe our success comes from a mix of expertise and strong industry connections.

Linkedin link : www.linkedin.com/in/aminata-diallo-ceo

Whatsapp Business Number : +33 7 58 45 67 49

Sarah Ridge is an multi passionate entrepreneur and a huge supporter of women in business. As well as being the founder of The Sisterhood Networking Group, she is also the host of The Sisterhood....In Session Podcast and works as a podcast trainer and business coach.

She lives in beautiful Leigh-on-sea in Essex with her family and when she’s not working, she loves yoga, walking her dog Daisy and spending time with her friends.

An ex-performer and radio presenter, she also loves to dance and sing when she has the time! ​Networking has been a huge part of her life for fifteen years. She has taken part in and hosted many styles of groups in that time.​ She is proud to have launched The Sisterhood Networking Group providing relaxed and informal networking for women across the UK.

https://www.thesisterhoodnetworkinggroup.com

This episode is sponsored by Kenima Cyber Security, a managed security service provider (MSSP) based in the US but working around the world.

https://kenimacybersecurity.com/

https://mssp.kenimacybersecurity.com/freetrial

Rosie McGilvray is co-founder of 'The Networker', a comprehensive directory of networking groups/events, and funding opportunities. In addition the site hosts an online expo and a virtual marketplace.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosie-mcgilvray/

The-Networker.co.uk

This episode is sponsored by Kenima Cyber Security, a managed security service provider (MSSP) based in the US but working around the world.

https://kenimacybersecurity.com/

https://mssp.kenimacybersecurity.com/freetrial

Lilly Field has always believed that when we pursue our deepest passions, we all rise. That belief led her to create Womb Wise Co. and the Founder Flow Accelerator—where she supports purpose-driven women to launch their business with clarity, confidence, and care for their wellbeing. Her approach is rooted in sustainable business, women’s health, and the lived journey from burnout to balance. She teaches women how to align their business with their biology—leveraging the power of their hormonal cycle as a strategic edge, rather than pressuring themselves into the grind paradigm. If your vision feels huge, a little daunting, and deeply meant for the world—she's here to help you awaken it to life.

Links:

Founder Flow Accelerator:

https://www.wombwise.biz/female-founder-business-accelerator

Free Soulful Startup Guide: 5 Simple Steps to Move from Idea to Actualization:

https://www.wombwise.biz/challenge-page/simple-steps-to-start-a-business

For over 15 years Kris Morawski's passion & mission in life has been to help SMEs get more qualified leads & become more visible on the web, even if they're on a tight budget.

When built with intention and integrated into a smart, well-thought-out marketing strategy, your website becomes a powerful business tool: one that can increase sales, save time, and drive sustainable growth.

But here’s the challenge:

How can you compete online without a big business budget?

That’s the question that’s shaped everything Kris does. Since day one, he's been obsessed with finding affordable, effective ways to help small business owners grow—without wasting time or money.

He believes the perfect mix lies in combining:

• AI-powered automation to save time and scale smartly

• With intelligently designed websites that are built to convert

If you’re looking to:

• Attract more qualified leads

• Increase sales and revenue

• Find new customers

• Or simply grow your business sustainably

…then chat to Kris

📞 Book a free marketing strategy session:

+44 (0)7957 753727

📧 kris@a2com.uk

When it comes to networking, Kris says the best part is the people you meet, and the opportunities for trusted referrals.

Now in her 10th year of supporting local SME businesses, Helen Pethybridge brings to her business coaching all the skills and insights from her commercial corporate background, blended with SME specific strategies. She is passionate about the importance of leaders investing time and energy to build the right team, which often can dictate the success or failure of the business.

As Managing Director, Helen’s daily activities include one-to-one coaching sessions, group client coaching, together with business planning and business development. She also runs employee engagement programmes and 12-week training programmes building key business skills such as people management, leadership and sales.

During her decade running Chiltern Coaching Helen has supported over 100 businesses through her coaching programmes and hundreds more through her regular free educational webinars and seminars. She has helped clients consistently grow their businesses in scale and profitability, frequently achieving 50% to 100% growth year on year. Helen has enabled her clients to achieve their dream outcomes – whether that’s pursuing their passion, reducing to a four-day work week or preparing the business to sell.

https://growmybusiness.actioncoach.co.uk/

Matthew Stafford is a Venture Capitalist and founder of the 9others network.

He didn’t follow a conventional path into VC. Growing up on a farm in Northumberland the world of investments and start-ups was miles away.

After school he got a job at John Lewis, then started his own t-shirt company and then moved into IT with RBS before moving to Bank of New York.

He went to university a bit later in life at 27, where he studied computer science at Durham, where he convinced the interviewer that he would work really hard despite only having two very poor A-levels. He felt out of place with the other students; almost 10 years younger and in his words, they were much cleverer. However he worked hard and by the time he graduated in 2006 it was the time of the tech startup, which inspired Matthew and he decided to work for smaller companies to have more of an impact.

His journey into VC came in his early 30s after his MBA at Imperial College and he has coined the phrase “pay-as-you-go investor” to describe his approach. He wants to show people that they don’t need millions in the bank, like a Dragon, to get into investing in start-ups and how to make money from it. To date, he has invested in 24 startups, most of which have been sourced from his 9others network and has achieved five exits. These include what3words, Seep, Desmond & Dempsey and exits include FanBytes and NoblyPOS which was acquired by Revolut. He has invested in and negotiated investment transactions from £15k to £50m.

His pay-as-you-go model works by saving up some of your own money, investing it across a number of startups, saves up some more, exits or re-invests in the same businesses or new ones to keep his portfolio diverse.

His pay as you go model means that he can work full time on this business as well as continuing to run 9others with Katie Lewis, an expert in innovative collaboration for startups.

They co-founded 9others, a 5,000+ strong global community of startup founders, in 2011 as a way to connect founders with each other and help to solve problems over a relaxed dinner.

It is always you and nine others and he’s protected the community from sponsorship in orderto keep the conversation real and authentic between founders and the problems about what keeps them up at night.

Matthew and Katie have written a book called Find Your 9others about their experiences and the 10 questions that every founder should ask themselves with lots of stories from businesses along the way.

matthew@9others.com

www.9others.com

Read the 9others Substack here.

Kevin Harvey excels in helping ambitious professionals who need confidence to progress in life and business. By clearing deep blocks and fears, he enables them to speak out with impact, drawing on 30 years of experience that spans from warehouse to boardroom.

All of his courses are bespoke and 1-2-1 to help to awaken, aspire and achieve confidence, in interviews, meetings, and on stages.

www.kevinharvey.co.uk