On Monday evening we attended a storytelling supper club held by Hubdot.com at the South Kensington Club (a members-only health and wellness club). If you haven’t heard of Hubdot.com, it was set up over 3 years ago by ex-Goldman Sachs event organiser, jazz singer and mother-of-three Simona Barbieri. She originally invited 98 friends for coffee and asked them all to choose from five coloured dots to wear: green, ‘I’m here to be inspired’; yellow, ‘I have an idea, can anybody help?’; blue, ‘I’m here to socialise’ and purple, ‘I want to tell you about my story/charity/work.’ At the next event, 480 people turned up and there are now 16,000 members in 13 cities around the world. We loved listening to the stories – from the creator of a detox food company to a behavioural analyst – and we left feeling very inspired. The dots enable women to leave all hierarchy at the door and it really was a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
The next London event is on 3rd February at Anthropologie and if you’re looking for a mentor, for funding or just for a little inspiration, we highly recommend you sign up here.
