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Inside This Edition:

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• Invitations to our final Peer Suite events of 2025, focused on women’s wellness and meaningful connection
• Emerging trends in personal branding, spending habits, and women’s health
• Smart reads on investing in yourself and building better financial habits
• Female-founded Black Friday finds and personal recommendations

This week, I wanted to dive straight in with an invitation to our final Peer Suite events of 2025!

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Since launching Peer Suite in April, we’ve hosted 10 in-person events and welcomed over 200 women. If each guest made just five new connections, that’s more than 1,000 meaningful connections created through this community.

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And that doesn’t even include our online events and 1:1 matches inside the Peer Suite membership!​

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Your relationships really are the foundation of your career and personal growth. As the future of work continues to change, more opportunities are being created through networks and trusted connections. I’d love you to join me in finishing 2025 strong at one or both of our women’s wellness-focused events in December.

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• ​Pivoting With Purpose - A Fireside Conversation and Networking morning with Lin Loke of Nuwa Wellness
• ​Women’s Wellness Evening - Craft Your 2026 Fragrance and Explore the Science of Scent with Art de Huile.

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All event details and RSVP links are below.

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I’m also delighted to be partnering once again with The Hearth, a beautiful women’s members’ space where I’ll be hosting both events. By joining either event, you’ll receive a complimentary half-day co-working pass to use the space in the future.

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📋 PERSONAL BRANDING Everyone and their mother on LinkedIn is posting about whether you should change your profile to male to increase reach. A recent investigation found women who changed their profile gender to “male” and reframed their language using more “agentic” buzzwords (like “drive”, “accelerate”, “transform”) saw spikes in profile views - some up to 1,600%.​
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What to do: Don’t rush to change your profile, it can confuse the algorithm and isn’t a long-term solution. Instead, do a quick personal brand audit to tighten your headline and experience. Try adding one thoughtful comment to someone else’s post each day, as engagement grows faster through conversation.
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🛍 SPENDING & SALES PATTERNS Black Friday Sales are around the corner, and the numbers are already revealing interesting shifts. In the UK, consumers are projected to spend £216 per woman on average this Black Friday, a 10 % jump from last year. Meanwhile, nearly 40% of shoppers admit to regretting impulse buys from past sales, with 27% saying they never even used some of the items.

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​What to do: Create a simple “needs vs wants” list before you check out and give yourself a 24-hour pause on anything that isn’t essential. Think of sales as a chance to spread out festive spending or stock up on products you already love, rather than impulse buying.

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💼 WELLNESS The “wellness for women” market and conversations around hormonal health, menopause, and lifelong vitality are no longer niche. These topics are shifting into career and productivity spheres too.​

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​What to do: Think about how your physical and hormonal well-being interacts with your career ambition. Could you use this week to schedule a check-in with your health (sleep, hormones, movement) and tie a small change to your work routine (for example: a midday 10-minute movement break, or ensuring your workspace supports posture & circulation)?

A few of our top picks for investment pieces from the BFCM sales, and what we are restocking*

FEMALE FOUNDED

• 25% off Astrid and Miyu jewellery​
• Varley just opened their VIP sale preview with up to 30% off
• ​Up to 40% off ​Lawful London bags​
• 20% off all week at The White Company​
• 25% off Strathberry bags, cashmere and accessories
• 30-60% off Slip silk pillowcases, masks and other accessories
• 20% of DeMellier bags​
• Up to 25% off at Katie Loxton customised gifts

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PERSONAL FAVES

• I've already placed an order for multiple gift sets from my favourite French skincare brand. I recommend these serums, this handcream trio and the rich cream.​
• I have my eye on this red light mask with 40% off - someone tell me if this is worth the investment?
• Patiently waiting for a sale from this food-grown supplement brand for my multivitamin and magnesium.
• ​These baking trays changed my cooking experience, and I cannot recommend them enough. Our Place has up to 44% off so you can upgrade your kitchen.
• Up to 25% off The Ouai. I'm restocking the St Barths hair scrub, detox shampoo, hair masque and leave-in conditioner. All great for very fine hair!
• And if you have ever walked out of the salon with brassy hair you need this Oribe treatment. It's an investment, but 1,000% works and has 25% off now.

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That’s it for this week’s edition.

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If you’re planning to join us in December, I can’t wait to welcome you in person. And if not, I’m always glad to have you here.

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Until next week,
Rebecca x

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