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April
19
Wednesday
6:45pm
78541

Dine with the founder of BorrowMyDoggy: Building a company based on passion

at Aubaine Mayfair, West End (map)

Who's coming

  • Swen

    CEO / NED / Author, FTV Ltd.

  • Simone

    Founder

  • Rikke

    Founder, BorrowMyDoggy

  • Francesco

    CEO, Doggy & Co

  • Emma

    Founder & Insights Director, Per4mance Insight

  • Gil

    Pioneering Fastest growing Retiremet Lifestyle Market- Active 50+ Retirement Holiday Living Community Resorts, summers Villages

  • Aneka

    Hostess Extraordinaire, TableCrowd

  • Joanna

    CEO, Makelight

  • Urenna

    Founder, Cashmere App

  • Tine

    Director, Equaleyes Solutions Ltd

  • Ollie

    CEO, CycleBar UK

  • Carmen

    Content creator//Creative copywriter, Go Forth creative consultancy

  • Louize

    Director , ConnectTVT & GROW@GreenPark

  • Denisa

    Head of Business Development, MindX

  • Kim

    --, Blue Array Ltd

  • Ellie

    Junior Quantity Surveyor, Thames Water

  • Camille
  • Kirill

    Founder and CEO, Reputation Transfer - we unlock the sharing economy's user data for insurers

  • Andrew

    Founder & CEO, PitPat

  • Grace

    Social Media and Communications Executive, Felcana

  • Tom

    Head of Product, Felcana

  • Julie

    Co-Founder, Cat in a Flat

Venue

Aubaine Mayfair

French
31 Dover Street, London, W1S 4ND
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Enjoy dinner drinks and a chance to meet…
Rikke Rosenlund is the founder of BorrowMyDoggy, a community platform that connects dog owners with dog lovers who then share the care of their dogs. BorrowMyDoggy is an active online community of dog lovers throughout the UK and Ireland, and has raised funding to scale the operations. Rikke will be speaking about the journey of BorrowMyDoggy and specifically how they grew to a huge community of dog lovers.

This dinner is perfect for…
Business owners, CEOs and marketing professionals interested in growing a community, those in the pettech sector & those interested in a female success story. If you'd like to join but don't fall neatly within the above categories, please email us to discuss whether this is the right dinner for you.

The dinner conversation will be…
As the founder of BorrowMyDoggy, Rikke has been at the centre of its growth from initial conception through to scale. She will be speaking about:
✓ Building and scaling a community platform.
✓ Converting online audience to active and returning members.
✓ Managing customer expectations as active membership scales.
✓ Key lessons learnt from building and scaling a two-sided marketplace.
Expect invaluable insight and tips from an experienced entrepreneur and founder who has grown and scaled a community from scratch, as well as the opportunity to chat with others facing similar challenges and opportunities.

Who is Rikke Rosenlund?
Rikke Rosenlund founded BorrowMyDoggy in 2012 after taking care of a neighbour’s dog “Aston” for the day. She soon realised that dog owners could use a helping hand to look after their dogs and the concept for BorrowMyDoggy was born. Rikke previously studied and worked in the US, UK and Latin America, has an MBA and moved to London 12 years ago. She is an appreciator of life & passionate about making a difference and with BorrowMyDoggy aiming to leaving 'Pawprints of Happiness' on the lives of dogs and people.

What’s included?
You get a private dining experience with a knowledgeable speaker, 2 course dinner with wine plus highly curated and relevant crowd.
#MeetandEat

P.S. TableCrowd are offering complimentary cab rides home (£15) thanks to their partner, Gett, on first download of the app. Download the app in advance.

Rikke Rosenlund founded BorrowMyDoggy in 2012 after taking care of a neighbour’s dog “Aston” for the day. She soon realised that dog owners could use a helping hand to look after their dog and the concept for BorrowMyDoggy was born.

BorrowMyDoggy is now the most active online community of dog lovers, with 100,000s of members throughout the UK and Ireland. They have successfully connected thousands of owners and borrowers and the business continues to go from strength to strength.

Rikke previously studied and worked in financial services and entrepreneurship in the US, the UK and Latin America, has an MBA from INSEAD and moved to London 12 years ago. She is an appreciator of life & passionate about making a difference and with BorrowMyDoggy aiming to leaving 'Pawprints of Happiness' on the lives of dogs and people.

For any dietary requirements, worry not, we have it covered, as long as we know in advance. If you are vegetarian, vegan, dairy free or gluten intolerant let us know by filling out the dietary requirements section in the your preferences section of your profile on the TableCrowd website.

STARTERS

Soupe du Jour

Bayonne ham, Cantalouple melon, rocket, honey & balsamic dressing

Grilled halloumi, heirloom tomatoes, chive dressing

MAINS

Pan-fried sea bream, braised fennel, black olive & spring onion sauce vierge

Sun-blushed tomato & mozzarella gnocchi, butternut squash puree pesto & wild rocket

Confit chicken, mash potato, green beans, red wine jus

You will be welcomed through the door by Aneka, one of the TableCrowd hosting team.

Aneka started her career as a professional dancer but due to becoming ill with meningitis she hung up her tutu and discovered her love of turning nothing into something - entering the life of a entrepreneur and since then has not looked back. Setting up a Lifestyle Management company that has thrown celebrity events that has received international press coverage to providing business development for clients in the entertainment industry Aneka is a natural host!

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