The Melting Pot and Startup Grind Scotland are delighted to invite you to our third in-person, cross-community networking event. We’re bridging communities to help you spark new connections and collaborations.
At The Melting Pot and Startup Grind Scotland, community is at the heart of everything we do. It is where we get advice from people who have done it before, find support when things aren’t going to plan, and celebrate our wins.
But without challenging our perspectives, innovation slows and ideas silo. Stepping out of our usual networks offers us a chance to build relationships with people with different worldviews, expertise and experiences - and create a lasting impact.
In our third event together, we will take a collective breath and broach one of the most challenging moments for any business or community: change.
Whether it’s a planned move, or a series of events out of your control, change makes the most resilient of us shy away. But change can also lead to incredible new ideas, innovations and connections – helping us transform into something bigger and better than we once were.
Join us on March 22nd, where our speakers will share their stories about change, the impact it has had and what they have learnt along the way.
Our speakers
Nikki Gibson - Founder of SWURF and Director at Naked Events.
No stranger to change, Nikki has forged a colourful career in Hospitality spanning 25+ years. Starting work at 16 in operational roles she moved to explore life in sales before settling into corporate event planning, where to date she has supported delivery of over 3000 events.
Justine Mitchell - Consultant
Justine is a Business Consultant and Lawyer specialising in business growth, with previous experience in the legal, property and beauty sectors. She currently advises several companies on strategic development and is actively involved from conception to implementation of the new strategies.
Bruce Walker - Cofounder, FutureX
As the Cofunder of Future X, Bruce's mission is to help everyone discover how to use purpose to start, grow and scale their business. He works with purpose driven entrepreneurs, corporates and governments to create scalable and profitable businesses that put values and purpose at the heart of their growth strategy.
What to expect:
Hear from cross-sector experts about how change has the power to transform, shake up and question the status quo
Learn about the different business communities in Edinburgh
Share your business passions with like-minded people
Engage in facilitated, purposeful networking
Connect with peers and new friends in a casual setting
Wine, beer and nibbles
Share an ask or a project you’re excited for with the community