Career Level Up for Immigrant Women in Corporate UK
The Unspoken Rules of Climbing the Corporate Ladder for women as immigrants, ethnic minorities, or from other underrepresented backgrounds
A half-day gathering for early and mid-career professional women, the conversation most of us don't often get to have with each other and the women who've already walked the path ahead of us.
Hosted by Ellen Nguyen
Community builder, Director in Financial Services, host of the Landed podcast, and author of How You Heal in Your 20s. Ellen moved to the UK from Vietnam to study, and over the past decade, she has built an abundant life and thriving career at Mastercard, J.P. Morgan, alongside a community of 40K+ across Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn.
The Event
Most career advice for immigrant women is incomplete. It tells us to lean in, work hard, raise our hand, build our brand. What it doesn't tell us is how careers actually get built behind closed doors, what happens in promotion calibration meetings, what gets someone sponsored vs not, how evaluations really work, what the women who climbed wish they'd known at 5, 8, 12 years in.
This event is built around closing that information gap.
Full agenda
1:00 – 1:30 · Arrival, registration & light refreshments
1:30 – 1:40 · Welcome Ellen Nguyen
1:45 – 2:45 · Fireside chat with Purnima Pratap
Managing Director, UKI Financial Services Transformation & Delivery Excellence Lead, Accenture
A candid conversation about what it takes to climb, what actually gets people promoted, what holds people back, the unspoken rules of senior careers, and what Purnima wishes someone had told her earlier.
2:45 – 3:00 · Break
3:00 – 4:50 · Interactive coaching session including Q&A
Natasha Neeson, Executive Communication & Career Coach
Live role-plays of the hardest conversations: asking for a promotion, negotiating salary, asking for sponsorship, pushing back when credit is taken, preparing for a pivot. Followed by open Q&A.
4:50 – 5:00 · Break
5:00 – 5:45 · Small group breakouts with Ellen Nguyen
Ellen shares the lessons learned from her own experience candidly. The room breaks into small groups to share what they've been noticing, what they've been wrestling with, and where they've been getting stuck. An honest conversation among peers in an intimate format.
5:45 onwards · Closing & Networking
Connecting in a beautiful space. Refreshments continue.
Who this is for
Early and mid-career professional women on a work visa or people from underrepresented groups looking to progress in their careers
Women who want the real conversation, with peers who get it, and senior women who've lived it
About the coach Natasha Neeson, Executive Communication & Career Coach
Natasha is an Executive Communication & Career Coach helping senior leaders and teams communicate with clarity, confidence and impact. Drawing on behavioural psychology, 20 years working in live television and executive coaching for clients including professionals from companies such as Google, Amazon, PWC, BlackRock, the Bank of England and Oxford University, she helps professionals craft clear, persuasive messages, build authentic presence, and perform with confidence in high-stakes situations. She focuses on strengthening leadership presence, influencing decisions, and driving stronger organisational outcomes.
What you'll leave with
New language for what you've been navigating
Specific tactics for the conversations you've been wanting to have, but are not sure how
A small group of peers sharing similar experiences
A way to stay in the conversation through the community we're building, if you want it
Details
Saturday 20 June, 1pm – 6pm
Central London TBC
In-person or livestream tickets available
Online attendees will receive a Zoom link closer to the event date
About Landed Community
A community for immigrant women navigating careers, relationships, and the inner and outer work of building a life that's actually theirs.
Our meet-ups and workshops are where the community comes together in person to talk honestly about the things that don't get said publicly.
We bring in women who've lived it and people who can teach the practical skills, and an inclusive room where women share what they're actually noticing, experiencing, and asking each other the questions they can't ask anywhere else.