International Women's Day - Panel and Party!

Our favourite day of the year is almost here - and in honour of a day that's all about celebrating women's achievements, we're bringing you our biggest event yet.

A mixture of social and inspiring, this is an event in three parts that combines all our favourite parts of Girls Who Boss.

Here's the agenda:

2pm - Arrival
2.30pm - Fireside chat with three women who inspire
3.15pm - Activities, including the trivia and board games you've loved this year
4pm - General mingling, friend-making and networking

About the fun, social side

As with all our events, our focus is still on allowing new friendships to develop, and we'll be running some of our signature activities to help you meet new people.

We're bringing along board games, icebreakers, trivia and more to help you move around the room with confidence and make new friends.

About the fireside chat

Our fireside chat is themed "Women Who Inspire", and you'll hear from the following women.

Kathy - Thankly

Kathy is the Re-Founder and Creative Director of Thankly, a Melbourne-based online card and gifting business making gratitude simple, personal, and part of everyday life through handwritten-style cards and thoughtful curated gifts.

After 13 years in management consulting and advisory across Deloitte, Accenture, and Microsoft, Kathy stepped away from large-scale transformation and change to question what success, impact, and connection really mean.

In 2023, she took a career break to reimagine what truly matters and re-launched Thankly as a part-time, purpose-led venture alongside a co-partner, focused on making “thank you” feel human and easy again.

Shaped by personal loss and loneliness, Kathy lost both parents by the age of 21 – experiences that deeply inform her mission. In a country where 1 in 3 Australians report feeling lonely, she believes gratitude can be a powerful bridge back to belonging.

At the start of 2025, Kathy became the sole owner of Thankly and stepped into founder life full-time, committing fully to re-imaginig a scalable and sustainable, purpose-led brand founded on gratitude and real human connection in the modern world.

Zoe - Owner and Organiser of Girls Who Boss

Zoe's career has spanned more than a decade of charity work (alongside international diplomats and on her own projects), study in five countries, advocacy for safer cities for women, an ongoing career as a lawyer and community building through Girls Who Boss. You'll likely have met her at one of our events - read more about what this event means to her here.

Julianne Valles - Identity and Decision Authority Coach

Having rebuilt her identity and life from scratch multiple times - across different countries, career pivots, and seasons - Julianne understands the grit required to choose yourself when there are no guaranteed outcomes.

She helps women break free from the "work-hard" trap and stop waiting for the "perfect moment" to act by tapping into unapologetic self-trust. By anchoring into their own authority, her clients move from paralyzing overthinking into a life defined by purpose and freedom of mind.

Julianne works with women who are ready to stop seeking permission and start owning their power, creating a reality that is as bold as their ambitions - no matter their circumstances.

Through a facilitated discussion, we'll learn about twists and turns in each panellists journey and take inspiration from how they went about building lives they love.

Come solo, or bring a friend

Guests are welcome at this event - but as with all of our events, friend-making remains central and you are more than encouraged to come alone and meet some new incredible people.

Who is this event for?

In short, this event is for anyone looking for inspiration and to grow in themselves - whether that's in business, career or just life generally. There is no "one size fits all" description of our members and we look forward to the diversity in the room at this event.