Rethinking Productivity for Women
Rethinking Productivity for Women: How biology shapes energy, focus, and the way we work — and why wellbeing without the fluff matters.
Join us for an evening that challenges everything you thought you knew about productivity, burnout, and how women really work best.
The night kicks off with a fireside chat hosted by our chapter lead Lucy Hope (founder of Daughters of Mars), bringing together two brilliant founders for a frank, science-backed conversation on mental health, burnout prevention, and what genuine workplace wellbeing actually looks like.
Maggie McDaris, Founder & CEO of Phase, and Emma-Louise Fusari, Founder of In-House Health and Innovator of the Year 2023 (Women in Tech Excellence Awards), go beyond the buzzwords to explore what it really takes to protect your energy, prevent burnout, and build sustainable high performance — no fluff, no sticking plasters.
Following the fireside chat, Maggie leads a science-backed workshop diving into how the brain shifts throughout the menstrual cycle — and what that means for the way you work. You'll learn how hormonal changes affect focus, creativity, communication, and execution, and how to use that knowledge to plan more strategically across the month.
Practical workshop exercises include:
1. Mapping personal energy patterns to individual work tasks (admin, pitching, project management, etc.)
2. A guide to using tools like Phase to align workload with cycle phases and energy levels
3. Scripts and communication strategies for real-world contexts, including how to communicate needs, boundaries, and planning decisions with clients and teams.
Perfect for ambitious founders, this evening reframes productivity as a cyclical advantage.
Agenda for the evening:
5.30 pm - 6:00 pm Welcome and Networking
6:00 pm - 6.30 pm Fireside chat
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Workshop with Maggie
💖 Please note: Tea and coffee will be provided. You're welcome to bring your own drinks or snacks — keeping things simple means we can keep this event free, and we appreciate your understanding!
About the Event Organiser:
Female Founders Rise, Manchester and The North Chapter
Female Founders Rise is a B Corp community of 10,000+ female and non-binary founders. Our purpose is financial freedom for women through entrepreneurship. Join Emmie's Substack here.
Thank you to our chapter leads for hosting this event: Judy (Lee) Leung, Cristina (Roso) Cruz, and Lucy Hope
Questions?
Email us at [email protected]
Please note: You are welcome to pass your ticket on to another guest if you can’t make it. T's and C's here.
We can't wait to see you there!