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Melbourne Founders & Flutes: An Intentional Evening for Female Entrepreneurs (Wed. May 27th @5h30 pm)

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Imperial Hotel on Bourke Street - PARLIAMENT ROOM (2nd floor)
Melbourne VIC, Australia
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Melbourne's Founders & Flutes


This is a different kind of energising event, just for women entrepreneurs.

Tired of networking events that go nowhere?

Not the 200-person ballroom.
Not the cold conference centre or the networking event where everybody already knows each other.
Not the awkward “So… what do you do?”
Not another night where you leave with zero real connection.

Founders & Flutes is a curated, intimate room for women building ambitious businesses where conversations go deeper, connections are easier, and you leave with actual potential for collaboration and momentum (not just business cards).

If you’ve been craving a founder space that feels intentional, elevated, energising, this is it.


What you’ll walk away with

  1. Real conversations with women who get it

  2. Collaboration connections (not random mingling)

  3. Fresh perspective + strategic insights + energy for your 2026 growth

  4. A room that feels supportive, smart, and fun

This is for you if you’re:

  • Building (or scaling) a business and want more clarity + momentum

  • Over surface-level networking and want real entrepreneur relationships with like-minded women

  • Ready to get out of your day-to-day and back into vision + possibility

  • A newish founder, established entrepreneur, or ecosystem enabler, all stages welcome


What to expect on the night

🥂 Guided connection activities (no awkward small talk)
🥂 15-min power content drop: “The Real Talk on greater growth in 2026”
🥂 Facilitated networking designed for collaboration
🥂 Sip & Share lightning talks (short value-add shares from select founders)
🥂 Beautiful canapés + bubbles (and a few surprises)

Included in your ticket:

  • 1 sparkling drink on arrival

  • Lots of nibbles/canapés

  • Curated format + facilitation to make meeting people easy

Here's a little of the vibe you can expect with a Founders & Flutes event by Leap Lab, watch the video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14bABr712Cl2mcwdZfXGv4fHYVTTSH5iD/view?usp=sharing


Venue + Arrival info

Parliament room in the Imperial Hotel on Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD
2-8 Bourke Street

Come upstairs to 2nd floor into the Parliament room!


Closest Train Station: Parliament Station.

Closest Tram Stops: Spring St/Bourke St (Stop 9) is just a 1-minute walk (51 meters) away.


Tickets

Ticket: $40 + GST

Bring a Business Bestie Deal (come together and make it a full founder night out): 2 for $65.

🍸 Stay and enjoy more after our 8h00 pm event closing
You’re welcome to stay after for dinner/drinks and make a night of it with your new connections & friends.


This isn’t “show up and mingle”

It’s a guided, curated, energetic room that makes connection easy and actually worth leaving the house for.

Spots are limited. If you want to be in the first Sydney Founders & Flutes room, grab your ticket now.

🥂 Secure your seat. Sip something sparkly. Meet the women who can change your next chapter.


Want to be considered for Sip & Share?
A few founders will be invited to share a short, value-packed lightning talk. If you’d like to put your hand up, message me after you book your ticket.

FAQs

  • Who's behind Melbourne Founders & Flutes?

    Founders & Flutes Melbourne is hosted by Caroline Starecky, founder of Leap Lab, a serial entrepreneur, business growth strategist and certified business coach for ambitious female founders for over 15 years. Caroline creates intentional rooms for women who are building real businesses and want more than surface-level networking: clarity, connection, and momentum. Expect elevated energy, practical insights, and a space where collaborations actually begin. Caroline has coached hundreds and hundreds of founders & entrepreneurs and is a guest speaker and business coach in many accelerator programs such as Tech Ready Women, Farmers 2 Founders, Launchpad for Regional Female Founders, UQ Ventures and many more. Visit www.leaplab.com.au for more details about Leap Lab, a strategy, innovation and business coaching advisory firm.

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Imperial Hotel on Bourke Street - PARLIAMENT ROOM (2nd floor)
Melbourne VIC, Australia