HEY BABE,
Join our creative club
Want a place to exchange creative ideas? Feel like you can’t relate to your friends about your career dreams? Boring your friends with biz chat?
Maybe you’re part of a “community” but it’s all spammy self promo & people shouting into the abyss.
Sounds like you need the Babes on Waves Business Club sis.
Our internet hangout lets you network with other entrepreneurial, creative and inspirational babes. And the best part? Most of them will be like-minded Black women or women of colour. So you know you’ll feel safe, respected and seen.
Join us for
Genuine connections and conversations about what it really takes to make it
Encouragement from other next-gen CEOs sharing insider tips & knowledge
Unlimited access to curated resources, grants & workshops - because googling is long af
What’s included in our membership?
Build your biz
Monthly work shops by industry experts
Educate yourself with help from the very best in the biz
Unlimited access to 100+ hours of content
From workshops & minicourses, to worksheets & biz templates- for when you're all zoomed out!
Access to grants
Access our grant database so you can fund your biz!
Get listed on our directory of diverse biz owners
Find amazing collab opportunities
OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH BRANDS
Ever dreamed of working alongside brands like Nike, Soho House & Beats? Sign up for exclusive opps representing BOW
Accountability calls with your designated partner
Hello to consistent work plans, or just a 3 hour debate about whether the new gossip girl is trash
Networking with Diverse like-minded Founders
Supperclubs, Skill-Swaps & Co-working offsites exclusive to our community
Quarterly finance training WITH our black-owned FINANCE partnerS
Bookkeeping, pensions, paying yourself- the works!
Build yo' friendships
Curated monthly matchmaking calls
Don't need weekly accountability? The option for those who still want to meet a new friend
Access to our Exclusive Slack Group
Private message other members and chat about everything from biz, to relationships, to swapping music playlists
IRL SocialS
Think supperclubs, co-working days, brand events!
Virtual Co-working
All the benefits of office life without the freezing air-con
Build yo' confidence
Q&A sessions with diverse female founders
Learn about their journey and feel reassured about your own
CELEBRATE YOUR WINS
Shout about your wins & we'll send you a cute gift in the post!
What you really get
Entry into a close-knit curated network of cool creatives, freelancers & biz owners.
Access to babes from diverse backgrounds to feel confident that you can do it too
The kick up the ass you need to stop coasting and start creating
Opportunities to collaborate, network & create with brands you love + follow
All the biz resources you want in one place, so you can save time and stress
Why we’re different
It’s the diversity for us
We are the first membership to intake members according to an inclusion policy (which means we prioritise women of colour and underrepresented groups). We’re also super proud to support business diversity, so all kinds of industries and levels of entrepreneurship are represented and celebrated here.
We’re engaged! But not like that…
We control who we allow into our space, just call us inclusively exclusive. This means we only allow biz babes in who genuinely wanna connect with our other members, increasing the likelihood of you finding some real business friends.
We’re also weirdly close
We only intake a limited number of members to keep Babes On Waves feeling like a family affair. We also have a max capacity to combat overcrowding.
community only
For babes that see community as a priority and wanna network with other inspiring entrepreneurs and make genuine biz friends.
If you’re a couple years into your Founder journey or don’t have time for workshops, wait for our next intake wave. You’ll become part of our exclusive community so you can network, collaborate, score new gigs and build endless connections with other like-minded biz power players.
Community only
(a grown up MSN to DM your biz besties)
- Exclusive Networking opportunities with a community of vetted, diverse talent
- Access to potential customers, collaborators & followers
- Become part of our talent roster for special events
- Feedback from Jazz & other members on your creative ideas
- Job postings
- Share your wins & news
- Local meet ups
- DM or call other members directly
- Hobby groups like #plantbasedhotties & #nonbizrandomness
Premium features
- Monthly Grant Roundup
- Curated Matchmaking & Accountability Calls
- IRL Socials like supperclubs, co-working days
- Get listed on our public directory
From £19.99/month
Waiting List - only 30 members per quarter
COMMUNITY & EDUCATION
MOST POPULAR
For Babes serious about taking it to the next level & want it all.
Everything you need to grow your business.
Community
(a grown up MSN to DM your biz besties)
- Everything in the "Community"-only membership
+ EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
- Weekly Workshops
- Educational Resources (PDFs , Checklists)
- Quarterly Finance Training with an accountant
Premium features
- Monthly Grant Roundup
- Curated Matchmaking & Accountability Calls
- IRL Socials like supperclubs, co-working days
- Get listed on our public directory
From £29.99/month
Waiting List - only 30 members per quarter
Who's in the club?
Jade
She/Her
Events and culture consultant
With over eight years experience in cultural production and event programming, Jade has worked with industry leaders like Soho House, The Wing and Lost Village. She now runs her own consultancy biz and hosts the best events London’s ever had.
Lydia Bolton
She/Her
Sustainable fashion designer
The darling of eco-friendly fashion, Lydia is loved on Instagram and beyond for her upcycled clothing collections and reworked designs. She’s been featured in Forbes, Refinery 29, Vogue and Stylist, and has collaborated with Reebok and Nicce. Iconic.
Adjj
She/Her
Depop Coach & Top Seller
Ranked in the top 10% of all Depop sellers, Adjj is a fashion resale icon with a following of over 45k. She’s even given her expert advice on selling pre-loved clothing to the likes of Vogue and ScreenShot. So she’s pretty much unstoppable.
Heeral
She/Her
Founder of Amica
Building the world's first app for solo female founder. I was highly commended in Tech Round's list of 50 under 50 BAME entrepreneurs & secured my first round of investment last year!
Chloe
She/Her
Designer for beauty brands
The ultimate designer for beauty brands, Chloe specialises in making skincare, wellness and cosmetic companies look cool af. Her clients have featured in Goop, Elle, Marie Claire and Beyonce’s directory of Black-owned businesses. We stan.
Jade
She/Her
Events and culture consultant
With over eight years experience in cultural production and event programming, Jade has worked with industry leaders like Soho House, The Wing and Lost Village. She now runs her own consultancy biz and hosts the best events London’s ever had.
Lydia Bolton
She/Her
Sustainable fashion designer
The darling of eco-friendly fashion, Lydia is loved on Instagram and beyond for her upcycled clothing collections and reworked designs. She’s been featured in Forbes, Refinery 29, Vogue and Stylist, and has collaborated with Reebok and Nicce. Iconic.
Adjj
She/Her
Depop Coach & Top Seller
Ranked in the top 10% of all Depop sellers, Adjj is a fashion resale icon with a following of over 45k. She’s even given her expert advice on selling pre-loved clothing to the likes of Vogue and ScreenShot. So she’s pretty much unstoppable.
Heeral
She/Her
Founder of Amica
Building the world's first app for solo female founder. I was highly commended in Tech Round's list of 50 under 50 BAME entrepreneurs & secured my first round of investment last year!
Chloe
She/Her
Designer for beauty brands
The ultimate designer for beauty brands, Chloe specialises in making skincare, wellness and cosmetic companies look cool af. Her clients have featured in Goop, Elle, Marie Claire and Beyonce’s directory of Black-owned businesses. We stan.
Coming up in the club
Tuesday 14th March @ 7pm
Community Gardening with Rani, Managing Director at Calling
Join us for a community gardening session with Rani, Managing Director at Calling
Rani Patel is an award winning creative leader, who is now MD of creative purpose agency Calling. Rani has spent the last three years as business partner and director of cultural collaborations at youth marketing and purpose agency, Livity. Rani has been an industry voice with 15 years experience helping lead young agencies like The Digital Fairy, to working at established institutions such as Ogilvy as Global BD, with her career beginning at iris. Rani holds the firm belief that brands can be purposeful, affecting real change at a local and societal level. Notable pieces of work where she led the partnerships include an Adidas London campaign championing female visibility and challenging fixed ideas about inclusion in the spheres of sport, art and culture, as well as a ground-breaking campaign for breast cancer charity Coppafeel!, which put the UK’s first naked female breast on daytime TV, influencing an upsurge in public awareness of breast cancer prevention. More recently, Rani worked with Speedo to launch a brand platform and initiative – #SwimUnited – to encourage diverse children from some of the country’s most deprived areas into the pool and build their confidence in the water.
Tuesday 21st March @ 7.30pm
Community Gardening with Stefanie from F*ck being Humble
Join us for a community gardening session
Join us as we welcome Stefanie from F*ck being Humble at this community gardening session!
Stefanie Sword Williams is the founder and author of F*ck Being Humble. She created the business to encourage individuals to be unapologetically proud of their achievements and overcome the fear of self-promotion. Named as Forbes 30 Under 30 in Europe, she has delivered workshops for global brands including Unilever, Google, Adidas, Unilever, Microsoft, Innocent, Vodafone, The Guardian, The BBC and spoken at conferences such as Cannes Lions Festival and D&AD New Blood. In 2020 Stef released her first book ‘F*ck Being Humble: Why self-promotion isn’t a dirty word’ and also delivered a TEDx Talk on why the world needs to be a little less humble. Most recently she became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts following the significant contribution to social impact she has made since building F*ck Being Humble. In 2022 Stef launched a community platform ‘This Might Help’ offering guidance, reassurance and peer-to-peer support to people who are helping others through mental health issues and trauma. Stef hopes to provide close the ‘support gap’ in the mental health industry by sharing resources that can support carers.
Friday 24th March @ 5:30pm
International Women’s Day: Making Waves with Babes on Waves and size?
📣📣 Making Waves is Back!! 📣
Babes on Waves has partnered with size? once more to bring back our MAKING WAVES IWD event, showcasing Black, Brown, Asian other underrepresented creatives from marginalised genders. And better yet, 100% proceeds of the event will go to @Sistahspace_, a charity supporting Black women affected by Domestic Abuse.
What can you expect?
🏄🏾♀️ WOC business pop-ups starting from just £5
🏄🏾♀️SNEAKER LINER STATION- now you can match your Graphic Liner to your sneakers by getting glamed up by a pro MUA
🏄🏾♀️FREEEE food, flavoured by WINGSTOP
🏄🏾♀️Martial arts performances showcasing female strength
🏄🏾♀️Free Tooth-Gems, but only from 6PM – 8PM. Come early to call your dibs‼️
🏄🏾♀️ All Black Female DJ lineup- expect dancehall, amapiano, UKG and Afrobeat vibes all evening by 🌊Edith Escobar 🌊JJess and 🌊 size?sessions set by DJ Talia A. Darling
When? 24TH MARCH 2023, 17:30
Where? DALSTON ROOFPARK, VIA The Print House Entrance. Door to the right of The Print House sign on Ashwin Street. The venue is currently accessible through 4 flights of stairs.
2 mins walk from Dalston Overground Station
Accessibility:
– Our venue is on a rooftop- beaut views but up some stairs! If you require a lift due to accessibility, let us know when booking your ticket
Ramdan inclusivity:
– Our food partner Wingstop is halal
– Individuals who are breaking fast will be allocated fast track identification to skip ahead of the queue. Let us know when booking your ticket!
– Separate prayer room available as needed
Thur 30th March @ 11am
Co-Work and Catch-Up Day
11am to 5pm
What to expect:
Socialise with fellow members
Achieve tasks
Scholarship Consultation
ps. if you work day requires you to only join for 2 hours that is also okay Babe
DON'T BELIEVE US? WORDS FROM OUR MEMBERS
Bex
Yoga Teacher & Wellness Founder
ADJJ
Top Depop Seller & Coach
Sadia
Mindset Coach & Speaker
Join the club
FAQs
Just join the waitlist sis and when the next intake opens you’ll be sent a link to join.
If you manage to get a spot, you’ll get access to monthly workshops, meet-ups, worksheets, discounts, access to all recordings of past workshops plus entry into our Slack community. That’s where you can network, ask questions, communicate with your accountability partner and make friends!
If you don’t want to wait until the next intake, you can sign up to a Level 1 events-only membership rn.
What a question gurl. You can expect it ALL, but if we had to sum it up:
- You’ll make amazing biz friends and be less lonely
- You’ll gain opportunities for new gigs, to collab and to network
- You’ll learn how to grow and manage a modern-day business
Plus you’ll become part of our tight-knit community of babes where we’ll celebrate all your successes and support you through challenges. We got you bb. Come join us.
Well it’s not a Facebook group lol.
But seriously, we can promise you a level of diversity you won’t find anywhere else, tons of accountability to keep your biz on track and a fun social place with loads of laughs and a really lovely vibe.
No way, we have babes all over the world in our club. From Singapore and Indonesia to the UK and the USA. We take timezones into consideration when booking workshops, and encourage members to meet locally IRL too. It’s cute.
Not all of it! We’re primarily all about that URL life as have members across the world, but always encourage you to meet other local babes. We host some IRL events when we can (think a big xmas blowout and sexy summer BBQs!)
Of course. If you start growing your network and behaving like a founder now, we’re pretty sure it will increases the likelihood of you having a successful business. Why not start with a Level One membership and see how you go. After launch, level up!
The best kind of people. We have founders from tech, beauty, lifestyle, fashion, art and wellness startups. Plus freelancers, like graphic designers and web developers. We also have aspiring entrepreneurs who are either in the ideation phase, or are still working out logistics. All our members are from extremely diverse backgrounds, and obvs the majority of our babes are women of colour.
That depends on your needs. Membership starts from £9.99 per month. Ready to join us babe?
