Social Pictures from the IMAGE Business Club ‘Bright Sparks’ networking event

On Thursday 24 August, the IMAGE Business Club hosted a ‘Bright Sparks’ networking event in the beautiful surrounds of The Westbury, Balfe Street, Dublin. The event brought together a trio of young businesswomen of considerable achievement, giving our guests the opportunity to learn how they are doing things, their way, to achieve phenomenal results.

On the evening, we heard from beauty entrepreneur and social media native Aine Kennedy, creator of The Smooth Stick and founder of The Smooth Company; groundbreaking product developers Ailbhe and Izzy Keane who are the founders of the bright, distractive Izzy Wheels; and Ciara Byrne, an Irish woman in the international media world as VP of New Business Innovation with Condé Nast. Each told their story and unique learnings in conversation with IMAGE contributing editor Melanie Morris.

Our panel of speakers each took a distinct route to success, and each has made a considerable impact in their field within a short space of time. Shedding a light on how the next generation of Irish women in business are approaching their work, how they face challenges, how they stay on top of their game, what tools have proved invaluable, and how they prepare for a lifetime in the fast lane ahead, this event was one for the books.

As always, the evening included Malfy and Fever-Tree cocktails on arrival, opportunities to network with fellow IMAGE Business Club members, and a luxury gift bag from Holos Skincare, which included their Super Natural Activity Pre and Probiotic Spritz, designed to boost the skin’s immunity by introducing prebiotics to feed the skin microbiome, alongside probiotics (microorganisms or good bacteria).

As well as all that, one lucky IMAGE Business Club member took home a €300 Nicki Hoyne voucher! Nicki Hoyne is a slow-fashion footwear and handbag brand designed in Ireland and handmade in Spain, founded in October 2020.

To see all the gorgeous social photos from the ‘Bright Sparks’ networking event, browse through our gallery below…

Photography by Dora Kazmierak