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Posted: Fri 10th Jun 2022
Enterprise Nation is on a mission to take the loneliness out of entrepreneurship. Through our local meet-up campaign, we're offering a ready-made support network to small business owners across the UK and Ireland.
These monthly meet-ups wouldn't exist without our army of Local Leaders; amazing individuals who are passionate about supporting small businesses, and are committed to their local community.
Here, we meet Lucy Kebbell, your Local Leader for South East London.
I'm a sustainability advocate and writer, as well as an entrepreneur. In 2018 I founded The Vendeur, a media platform that allows me to explore the true meaning of sustainable living and share this with others.
I also host a podcast called Style With Substance. More recently I founded The WIP, a digital membership platform for sustainable small businesses and entrepreneurs to find community and helpful resources.
Prior to this I worked for 10 years in luxury fashion media, for publications like Harpers Bazaar, Town and Country and InStyle. I have a strong background in digital media as well as holding previous roles as a social media strategist for sustainable businesses.
I currently live in a half-finished house in South East London with my fiancé, our toddler and an ungrateful cat. We are slowly renovating and hope to have our kitchen finished this year. I enjoy Pilates, going for walks, good books and podcasts.
I first learned about Enterprise Nation through a contact who was herself a Local Leader. At the time, during lockdown, we were running our own digital events supporting entrepreneurs with skills they needed.
She suggested I give a presentation at her own local meet-up and I really enjoyed it. I was then put forward as a leader for South East London, and I haven't looked back.
In recent years, a lot of people have moved from central London to South East London and so the scene is very vibrant, creative and growing. It's a wonderful mixture of consultants and services as well as small, customer-facing businesses and wellness experts.
In recent months, our meet-ups have covered a lot of topics, from loneliness, to social media and email marketing, as well as starting a business. Product-based businesses are also struggling to feel seen; they find limitations with social media frustrating as they can't afford to pay the money needed to reach a wider audience.
I’m a friendly and chatty person who loves finding out about people and their businesses. We have a fairly laid-back approach to our sessions and have a really diverse community of entrepreneurs and business owners.
I encourage every attendee to share their challenges – if they feel comfortable – and to ask questions. Our group just love sharing experiences and tips with one another.
Local meet-ups take place every month. Find your nearest and reserve your place
