Event Recap | Level Up 2025 - A day of growth, connection & authentic leadership

“The world doesn’t need more women in leadership. It needs more women leading as themselves.” – Alexandra Joy

On Friday 29th August, our community came together for Level Up 2025, a day filled with growth, connection, and inspiration. We’re still buzzing from the energy in the room as we explored what it truly means to build a bold, confident personal brand, make small shifts that have a big impact, and live well with the basics of self-care.

The message was clear: don’t put yourself last. What will you change about your day for you?

Our Key Takeaways

• Reframe obstacles into opportunities. Embrace growth challenges. Stay the course. – Boldside

• “Do it scared.” Sometimes the bravest step is showing up before you feel ready.

• Success looks different for everyone, we are all doing the best we can.

• Balancing the messy, beautiful chaos of careers, family, and personal wellbeing is possible with the right support and perspective.

• Leadership starts with showing up as your authentic self.

Our Speakers

We were fortunate to be guided by an incredible lineup of speakers and panellists:

• Shelley Johnson – HR Consultant & Leadership Coach, Boldside

• Alexandra Joy – Speaker, Author, and Leadership Expert

• Elle Sproll – Cancer Survivor & Health Coach

• Bianca Bartlett – Co Founder of The Full Circle Collective

• Stacie Shaw – Founder of Bubbasket & Partner at PKF

• Shereen Morris – Founder of An Apple A Day

To all our attendees: thank you for your time, your presence, and for holding space for each other. This conference was a true testament to the power of women empowering women.

We left with new tools, new connections, and a refreshed perspective on what success looks like—being your true, authentic self.

Our Sponsors

Events like this wouldn’t be possible without the support of our sponsors:

• Genea Newcastle – Fertility change starts here.

  • Every fertility journey is different, and at Genea they’re committed to helping you fulfil your dreams. They’re here to support you at each important step, and to assist you with preserving your fertility and planning your future family

• Hicksons | Hunt & Hunt Lawyers – Legal advice that makes a difference.

  • Hickson Hunt & Hunt build relationships founded on a genuine interest in our clients, characterised by understanding and trust.They maintain a client focus in everything they do.

• Beilby Downing Teal – 50 years of executive recruitment expertise.

  • Beilby Downing Teal (BDT) merges the experience and knowledge of 50 years in the recruitment industry. It is born from two longstanding expert executive search and recruitment companies Beilby Recruitment and Downing Teal.

• FinBiz Advisers – Helping you find financial certainty and clarity.

  • Integrating financial and business advice to provide you with financial certainty. Finbiz love identifying goals, breaking down complexities, and holding you accountable to what is important to you.

Our Annual Partners

A huge thank you to our partners who helped make the day even more special:

• Swell Magazine – for the beautiful magazines

• LH Agenda – for thoughtful speaker gifts

• MOA & Co – for keeping us caffeinated with coffee vouchers

• Myf Garven Creative - for capturing the day

The Venue

We couldn’t have asked for a more stunning backdrop than Belmont 16s. A big thank you to Rowena and her events crew for ensuring everything ran seamlessly.

You can check out the full event gallery here.

Thank you again to everyone who joined us for Level Up 2025. We hope you left feeling energised, inspired, and empowered to lead as yourself.

The Gen Collective Committee 💙