LADIES Club

£31.50 per person

Venue: The Mayan, 170 Wharfside Street, The Mailbox, Birmingham, B1 1RL
Date: 10th June 2025
Time: 12pm – 2:30pm

About The Mayan

Step into The Mayan – where the bold flavours of ancient Mayan traditions meet the vibrant energy of modern Mexican cuisine.

This stunning spot celebrates the rich heritage of the Mayan civilisation, serving up a dining experience that’s both unique and unforgettable. From traditional ingredients to contemporary twists, every dish is a beautiful fusion of past and present.

Get ready to explore a menu full of colour, flavour, and creativity – all in a setting that feels just as special. 🌮💫

Event hosted by
Tessa Rhodes
Talbots Law

About the Event

The Ladies Lunch is a curated networking event designed for professional and entrepreneurial women who value genuine connections and meaningful conversations. Held in stylish venues across Birmingham, each lunch offers a relaxed yet purposeful setting to expand your network, share ideas, and gain inspiration.

Attendees benefit from engaging discussions, new collaborations, and the opportunity to build lasting relationships in a supportive, female-focused environment. Whether you’re looking to grow your business, find new opportunities, or simply connect with like-minded individuals, the Ladies Lunch provides the perfect balance of professionalism and warmth—over delicious food and drinks.

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Meet our Speaker Karen Wouhra of Level Up Finance

Karen is a Qualified Financial Planner with a strong background in pensions, long-term investments, trusts, and estate planning.

Her diverse career includes roles on investment committees and financial planning teams, where she developed expertise in portfolio analysis and strategic decision-making. She is committed to aligning financial strategies with her clients’ goals.

Coming from a working-class background, Karen values financial education and is passionate about making it accessible to everyone, especially women. She believes everyone deserves the tools to achieve financial security and peace of mind.

Karen’s love for planning extends beyond finance—she enjoys organizing events in her personal life, a skill that enhances her ability to craft tailored financial plans.

Outside of work, Karen and her husband share a love for cooking and travel, balancing their adventures with a commitment to staying active and healthy.

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Starters

Beef croquettes with chilli and lemongrass sauce

Spinach and mozzarella empanadas with chilli and lemongrass sauce (V)

Baja fish taco

Main Course

Spicy chicken breast with tempered lentils

Cod with spiced chickpeas

King oyster mushroom, smoked aubergine and Mexican rice (Ve)

Business Owner Benefits

Personal Profile: as an individual professional, you will raise your own profile in the industry and business in general. You can connect with other leading professionals and start to get both your name and your skills known.
Career Drive: as people start to get to know you, you might find that they start recommending you for job vacancies that they have within their own company, or a fellow business owners company. You will also hear about more vacancies and businesses that are looking to employ, giving you a head start in the job search.
Industry Leader: again, as people start to get to know you and your skills, these will start to think of you as to go-to person, by sharing your knowledge and ideas you could become of the industry leaders.
Knowledge and idea sharing: networking is a great way to learn from other people, both the knowledge they have about the business and ideas that they have had to impact their business positively. Not only will this give you a better understanding, but you can adapt the ideas and knowledge you learn to suit your current role, to make you more successful within it.
Support: is a fantastic thing to have in the business. By cultivating relationships with other professionals, by offering them guidance and help, you will in turn receive their support.
Confidence: you need to be confident to succeed in your role, to get your voice and your opinions heard and to make a good impression during meetings and future interviews. Networking and speaking to new people will help you to develop upon your confidence.

Individual Professional Benefits

Free welcome drink and a 2 course meal, depending on the venue, PLUS drinks on the table.
Network: the opportunity to network with other professionals and business owners, to make connections and expand your business network and potentially your company itself.
Knowledge-sharing: sharing knowledge of business in general, as well as industry-specific business, is a fantastic way to learn and grow as a business owner, after all, nobody has all the answers, yet.
Idea-sharing: learn from other business owners about what has worked for them and see if you can apply that to your company.
Branding: show yourself as the face of your business and become synonymous with your company name. Doing this establishes trust in your business and develops on the awareness of your company in the industry.
Confidence: confidence is key in business. To sell your product/service, to sell yourself to future investor and employees alike. Networking can help develop upon that confidence.

If you would like to benefit from our networking event, book our Ladies Club now through our booking form. If you are interested, but you aren’t sure that the Ladies Club is for you, then take a look at our other two events. Held at a different time and in different locations to the Ladies club, we also have other Clubs, which might suit your availability and business needs better.