The lunch is open to all women and is a chance to gather and compare notes. Whether you are working or juggling home life, thinking of going back to work, running or business or thinking of setting one up join us for an inspiring day.

This month our speaker is Sophie Maydon, the Founder and Director of PXL Talent, a global specialist headhunting and recruitment agency for the Visual Effects, Animation and Creative Industries. Her wealth of global leadership experience stems from positions as an agency head, and in-house roles, most notably at Double Negative, a multi award winning VFX and Animation studio. As Global Head of Talent Acquisition, at DNEG, Sophie grew the business from 300 to 7000 staff in 7 years. She also held the positions of Global Head of Human Resources and Global Head of PR and Communications for a period within the business. 

Her most important role however, is mother to her three children, which balanced alongside her professional career has not been without challenges. Sophie is passionate about supporting women in retaining their careers through motherhood & returning to their careers after a career pause, as well as looking at ways in which companies, communities and society can better support working parents. She is an ambassador for Uplift Her a group supporting women in their career journey.

Afterwards enjoy a delicious lunch cooked by our head chef Rich Townsend where you can meet and mingle - I find these conversations can lead to a host of new ideas and inspiration.