Who This is For
You're in the right place if...
◉ You’re an accomplished professional navigating a major career transition
◉ You’re stepping into senior leadership and need peer support to navigate the challenges
◉ You’ve recently gone solo and need the business skills you never learned in med school, law school, or engineering
◉ You’re scaling a business and seeking visibility, strategic connections, and confidence as a founder
◉ You’re at a crossroads – returning from parental leave, pivoting industries, or reimagining your career – and need clarity and courage
◉ You want to connect with women who understand exactly what you’re navigating, not surface-level networking
This is NOT for:
✖ Early-career professionals still figuring out their path
✖ Women content with the status quo
✖ Anyone looking for quick fixes or passive networking
The Inflection Points We Support
We support women through critical moments
◉ Advancing in Leadership
Moving from manager to director, director to C-suite, or taking on your first board role. You need skills, confidence, and a network of women who’ve navigated the politics, pressure, and visibility that comes with senior leadership.
◉ Going Solo
Leaving corporate to start a consultancy, open a private practice, or launch a business. You’re brilliant at your craft but need to learn how to lead, price your services, market yourself, and build a sustainable business around your expertise.
◉ Scaling & Growth
You’ve built something real and now you’re ready to grow. You need strategic peers at your stage, visibility opportunities that elevate your profile, and connections that accelerate your path without the isolation of going it alone.
◉ Returning or Pivoting
Coming back from parental leave, changing industries, or reimagining what’s next in your career. You need support navigating the transition with confidence, clarity, and a community that understands the complexity of your decision.
It’s not just what you know, it’s who listens when you speak.
What Makes Novi Different
Why women choose Novi
Real community, not just networking
Curated peer groups with women at similar inflection points. Monthly virtual connections, quarterly in-person gatherings, and facilitated circles where you form deep relationships – not just collect business cards.
Business skills you didn’t learn in school
Leadership development, business strategy, personal branding, financial acumen – the practical skills that make the difference between surviving and thriving at your inflection point.
Recognition and visibility
From our awards (celebrating excellence for 15 years) to speaking opportunities to media features – we help accomplished women get the recognition their work deserves and the platform to amplify their impact.
15 years of credibility
We’ve supported hundreds of senior women through career transitions. We know what works because we’ve seen it. Our community includes award winners, corporate leaders, founders, doctors, engineers, and women driving change across industries.
Built for your stage, not your age
Whether you’re 35 or 55, employed or self-employed, what matters is that you’re at a pivotal moment and ready to invest in yourself and your growth.
Emma Wright
Partner, Harbottle & Lewis
“Being nominated and winning the Novi award was such ahugely positive experience for me – Griselda has built a wonderful network of accomplished women and I have found it such an honour to be able to join that network and when the battle cry came to support the investHER movement they didn’t hesitate.”
Jessica Okoro
Global Program Manager | TEDx Speaker | Board Member
“Being in this community has given me the confidence to go back into corporate work. I quit my job nearly a year ago, feeling very overwhelmed and not feeling comfortable working in a corporate environment. The resources made me realise that what I was missing was some guidance on how to overcome everyday sceneries which can be quite daunting on the onset. I wish I had embarked on this course whilst I was working, it would have helped me massively, I probably wouldn’t have quit my job. What was very enjoyable was getting to know a group of women who are in similar situations or have an array of case studies to share. It made me realise I wasn’t alone with some of my challenges. Thank you very much to Griselda and her dedicated team!”
Christina Lawford
Founder & CEO, Diamond Air
“I cannot tell you how much confidence and inspiration the Novi community (formerly Forward Ladies) has given me to continue building Diamond Air into an incredible business. All the challenges and set backs I have faced suddenly seem worth it all!
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Who's In The Community
Meet the women you’ll connect with
Our members include:
- Doctors and healthcare professionals opening private practices and navigating the business side of medicine
- Corporate executives stepping into C-suite roles, board positions, and senior leadership
- Engineers, scientists, and technologists launching consultancies and building innovative businesses
- Founders and entrepreneurs scaling community-driven, impact-focused, and purpose-led businesses
- Consultants and advisors who’ve gone solo and are building sustainable practices
- Women navigating transitions – returns from parental leave, industry pivots, career reinventions
50% are building businesses. 50% are advancing in organizations. 100% are at inflection points.
We are connected through shared experience, mutual support, and collective ambition.
Commitment To Inclusion
Built on inclusion, driven by impact
Novi is deeply committed to inclusion and representation. Our community reflects the diversity of women’s experiences, backgrounds, industries, and paths to leadership.
From our membership to our leadership programmes to our awards, we prioritise creating space where all women can thrive during pivotal career moments.
Impact beyond ourselves:
We’ve raised £33,266 for charities focused on social mobility, women’s empowerment, and supporting young people. Through our Novi Futures programme, we’re creating pathways for the next generation of women leaders.
This isn’t just networking – it’s collective impact and legacy building.
MEMBERSHIP TIERS
Choose the level of support that fits your journey
Novi Virtual
Connect ONLY
For women who want community and connection
Novi Virtual GROW
For women who want community + skills development
+
Monthly peer group coaching sessions
Leadership Summit
& Awards
Sessions
(worth £350 per hour)
Gifts
(worth £150)
Novi Trailblazer
Our premier membership for senior executives & entrepreneurs making an outsized impact.
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Executive coaching, media and speaking opportunities, private online community.
Leadership Summit
& Awards
facilitated by a Coach
Gifts
(worth £300)
Sessions
(worth £350 per hour)
(Annual Plan only)
We are connected.
Curated peer groups for female change agents, leaders and entrepreneurs.
Giving Back
More than just connections – we’re building futures. Our community has raised £33,266 for charities focused on social mobility, women’s empowerment, and supporting young people.
FAQ
Novi offers membership tiers for women at different stages of their business and career journeys. The Virtual connect is open to everyone who wants to meet amazing women and grow their professional network.
The Trailblazer Membership is a collective within the community that is more rigorously curated for women leaders looking to seriously uplevel themselves while uplifting other extraordinary women leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs.
When you join our private community, you’ll meet fellow leaders, founders, investors, consultants, community leaders, and women driving change within society and in business. 50% of our members are founders, 50% are corporate professionals, and all of our members are actively engaged in shifting the status quo in some way.
Our Trailblazers are established with impressive professional track records.
Our community is deeply committed to inclusion, with these principles forming the core of our operations. We are a very diverse and inclusive community. Our mission to empower women in business is not just a goal—it’s our passion and driving force. From our membership community to our leadership programs, we are dedicated to creating real, lasting change and prioritizing representation.
Novi is your secret weapon for making big, bold goals happen. It is also a place to form lasting friendships and collaborations. If you’re looking for a community to form deep professional and personal connections, contribute your own expertise, and learn from other incredible women, then you are in the right place. We can’t wait to meet you.
The opportunity to join Novi is a fraction of the cost of attending one-off networking events, industry conferences, joining a co-working space, or hiring coaches and consultants. All classes and programming activities are included in the pricing.
Your membership subscription is also a tax-deductible business expense that serves the dual purpose of increasing your chances of success while connecting you with extraordinary women doing extraordinary things.
Novi gave me confidence and provided me with ongoing support and resources to continue my personal development. I can now work towards making a better version of myself.”