UGLY TALK: UNMASKING THE FEMALE POWERHOUSE

High-achieving women can build successful businesses while simultaneously managing everyone else’s needs, second-guessing their instincts, and emotionally contracting after major wins. A heavy toll.

This Ugly Talk explores what happens when leaders stop outsourcing their authority, trust their intuition, and stay grounded through the uncomfortable moments of growth.

🎯 Why You Should Attend

• Learn how to expand your capacity for visibility and manage the post-success recoil after a big win.

• Recognize how emotional mapping pulls you away from your authenticity and erodes conviction.

• Understand how to balance logic, data, and intuition in high-stakes decisions.

• Build greater self-trust during periods of growth and expansion.

• Connect with women founders, investors, and leaders navigating similar challenges.

🙋 Who's Getting In This Room

• Women founders and high-achieving leaders scaling businesses.

• Investors and operators supporting women-led companies.

• Leaders navigating visibility, growth, and high-stakes decision making.

• Allies and ecosystem builders supporting women in leadership.

🎤 Who’s Taking the Stage

Moderator:

Viktoria Cornelius - Executive Coach at She's All That

Viktoria teaches ambitious women to become their own mentors, unlocking massive income and impact.

💬 What We Do Not Sugarcoat

• The tax of being seen How leaders stay visible without shrinking back.

• The room-mapping trap When managing everyone else's emotions comes at the expense of your own.

• Logic vs. intuition Knowing when data helps and when it keeps you from making the right leap.

• Post-win contraction Why major breakthroughs can trigger exhaustion and self-protection.

• The isolation of sovereignty What changes when you stop outsourcing your decisions and trust your own authority.

Who's Backing This

Belong NYC

Located in the heart of SoHo, BELONG is a hospitality-driven space built for people who don’t stop. With on-demand access to private workspaces, meeting rooms, and high-function amenities—including showers, changing rooms, lockers, luggage storage, and recharge areas—it’s designed for the in-between moments: to reset, refresh, and keep moving. Between meetings, workouts, flights, and dinners, BELONG keeps up with you.

GREY Journal – Media partner spotlighting modern entrepreneurs (featured on Apple News + Google News).

⭐ About Ugly Talk:

Started in 2019, Ugly Talk has been transforming business setbacks into breakthrough “aha!” moments by hosting unfiltered, no-nonsense events where battle-tested entrepreneurs share their raw lessons and insights.

With a growing presence in cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Miami, we’ve built a vibrant community of thousands of founders and industry leaders making a profound impact on the entrepreneurial landscape.

Official Website: UglyTalk.com

​​​​📢 ​Important Notice for Ugly Talk Attendees

Admission & Confirmation
Attendance is by approval only. Approved guests will receive a confirmation email along with a calendar invite. Invitations are non-transferable. Additional event details will be shared as the event approaches.

Code of Conduct
By attending, you agree to:

• Maintain respect and professionalism, adhering to all venue rules, policies, and applicable laws.

• Refrain from harassment, discrimination, unwelcome sexual advances (verbal or physical), intimidation, or inappropriate photography/recording.

• Report any violations to the event hosts immediately.

Violations may result in immediate removal from the event and exclusion from future invitations.

Liability & Risk
Participation is voluntary and at your own risk. The event organizers, hosts, sponsors, and venue are not liable for personal injury, lost or stolen belongings, or any other damages incurred during the event.

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