Untold Chapters: Stories of Resilience & Growth

Join Spence Club for a fireside chat with fierce female leaders who will share their personal stories of resilience and growth in the face of challenges and setbacks in their professional and personal lives.

Our line-up will feature women from different industries who are united by their strength to persist, their determination to forge on, and their ability to see opportunities for growth where others might have been discouraged.

Expect a panel discussion featuring inspiring stories, where you’ll gain practical strategies for navigating adversity and discover new ways to rebuild confidence and chart new paths. 

Join us to celebrate some incredible maverick women and be inspired by their courage, determination and grit.

We’ll also introduce for the very first time our new Spence Club Board Members who will have been announced at our 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and acknowledge and thank any outgoing Board Members for their dedicated service. It’ll be a fantastic celebration that you won’t want to miss!

🎤 Our Speakers 

💙 Kristen Eckhardt – Brand Storyteller & Purpose-Driven Leader
With over 15 years in senior brand and marketing roles, from Port Adelaide Football Club to Brand SA, Kristen has thrived through transformation. She shares how shifting industries and adapting to new cultures has built her resilience and leadership strength.

💜 Sharmilla Zaluski – Community Connector & Advocate
Sharmilla is passionate about social inclusion, health and community connection. From health challenges and career changes to the juggle of working motherhood, she’s developed an authentic, positive and pragmatic outlook. Her story reminds us to embrace imperfection, find balance and appreciate life as it is.

💛 Sophie Bretag – The Kindness Mentor
After facing high-functioning anxiety, burnout and a tongue-cancer diagnosis, Sophie emerged stronger and happier. She is THE Kindness Mentor, helping professionals turn kindness into their greatest performance advantage and moving from surviving to thriving. Her story is one of courage, compassion and rediscovering joy after adversity.

🎟️ Ticket Info

• Members: $50 (plus booking fee)

• Non-members: $80 (plus booking fee)

• Concession: $20 (plus BF - please contact Spence Club to obtain Concession code)

Tickets include tasty platter food, a selection of delicious drinks from Mylk Bar and, of course, plenty of networking with like-minded, ambitious SA women.

✅ Member Perk: Ticket Offer (save $30)

We are thrilled to offer members the chance to bring a (non-member) friend at the member price! Check your emails to find out how you can secure non-member tickets for $50 instead of $80, or email enquiries@spenceclub.com.au to find out more!

🌟 Membership

Not yet a member? Purchase your annual membership for $60 here and receive fantastic benefits.

🤍 Charity Partner 

As with all of our events, profits from this evening will be sent directly to South Australian charity Catherine House to support important outreach initiatives for South Australian women facing homelessness. 

💡 Event Sponsors & Supporters

A huge thank you to our event supporters: Mylk Bar and Duda Balestrin Photography.

Your attendance at this event implies your consent to the use, reproduction, editing and/or broadcast by Spence Club Incorporated of any and all photographs, video recordings and audio recordings of you taken by or on behalf of Spence Club Incorporated without compensation to you. All prints (digital or otherwise), video recordings and audio recordings shall remain the property of Spence Club Incorporated.