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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.
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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.
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!