Off The Record #2
OFF THE RECORD
Hosted by Marlene Leiss and Adishree Bansal
The girls are going to the park. 🌸
This time we're doing it picnic-style- think sunshine, a blanket, and building flower bouquets together while we do the thing we share our recent wins and help each other move in the right direction.
🤫 We will also be announcing the launch of the Off The Record community membership.
Who this is for:
How many events have you been to where you left feeling like nothing actually happened? You made some small talk, you swapped a LinkedIn, you went home.
Off The Record is the opposite of that. Every seat at the table is intentional and every person in the room has been chosen because of what they are or want to be working on.
If you are feeling a little stuck, then this evening is for you!
What you need to prep:
Prepare a short slide about yourself. Include anything you'd like to share, including a recent win and - most importantly - your ask. Think: What do I want (right now) that can help me get ahead?
How the evening works:
The brag round: you share a win. Big or small. We are normalising women celebrating themselves in public, starting here.
The pitch round: you say "I want..." and finish the sentence. A co-founder. A book deal. A brand partnership. A raise. Five minutes of bravery, surrounded by people rooting for you.
The plot round: the picnic blankets mobilises and make bouquets. Who knows someone? Who's done this? Who wants in? This is where things actually move.
The move round: everyone commits to one concrete action inside your group before we meet again.
About us:
Marlene is the Co-founder & COO at Calibr, part of the Apprentify Group, named the UK's 30th fastest-growing company. She exited her first startup, The Graduate Guide, a community of 30k+ people looking to break into startup careers, in December 2025. Marlene has hosted several events (big and small) with partners like Google Cloud, LinkedIn and NatWest. Her biggest dream is to have a VC fund for (only) women-led companies one day.
Adishree is an engineer and founder. She runs NexusKCG, an innovation consultancy with clients ranging from preMVP-stage startups to FTSE 100 companies, and built RITON, an HR SaaS platform for employee intelligence, as its first product. She also founded Pleasantri, a female health social enterprise, which recently closed Women@Adobe and World Vision as strategic partners. Her biggest dream is closing the gap between the 130 million girls currently out of school and the rooms they should be sitting in.
🌿 Spots are capped at 15 and allocated by application.
☀️ We'll have picnic food and drinks (no alcohol) provided.
🌸 We'll be making flower bouquets together, all materials provided but you’re welcome to bring more!