No Gloss Launch Event: hard questions, real conversations, no polished answers.

No Gloss Launch Event & First Episode Premiere

What are we not talking about when we talk about entrepreneurship?

Quite a lot, actually.

That’s why we created No Gloss, a new conversation series by Rise Her Collective that looks beyond the usual founder advice and asks a few different questions.

On 10 November, we’re bringing No Gloss off the screen and into the room.

Join us for the premiere of our first episode, two live conversations and an evening of networking. We’ll be questioning some of the assumptions, expectations and blind spots shaping today’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

No polished answers. Just questions worth asking.

The Programme

17:00–17:30 | Arrival, Welcome Drinks & Networking

17:30–17:45 | Welcome to Rise Her Collective & No Gloss

Meet the community behind No Gloss and discover why we started asking different questions about entrepreneurship.

17:45–17:55 | Barclays Women in Business

A welcome from our hosts at Barclays.

18:00–18:20 | No Gloss Live Conversation 1

Are We Building Businesses or Performing Success?

With İrem Berberoğlu, Entrepreneur & Content Creator

Has the entrepreneurial ecosystem become so obsessed with visibility that founders now have to look successful before they can actually succeed?

From building a business to becoming its public face, we’ll explore the pressure to wear multiple hats and whether visibility has become another barrier to entrepreneurial success.

18:30–19:00 | No Gloss Live Conversation 2

Too Emotional to Lead?

With Rachel Seftel, Head of Impact & Research, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women

What if the problem isn’t that women entrepreneurs feel too much but that our ecosystems understand too little about the role of emotions in entrepreneurial life?

We’ll question what gets overlooked when we talk about resilience, ambition and entrepreneurial success and whether the way we understand and support founders needs to change.

19:00–19:30 | Closing & Networking

More conversations, new connections and a chance to continue the questions beyond the stage.

Meet Your Host

Dr Begüm TeramanNo Gloss Co-Development Partner & Conversation Host

An academic and entrepreneurship researcher at Birmingham City University, Dr Begüm Teraman has helped shape No Gloss alongside Rise Her Collective, bringing research and real-world entrepreneurial experiences together.

She’ll host both live conversations, bringing different perspectives into the room and asking the questions that don’t always get asked.

Event Details

📅 Tuesday, 10 November 2026🕔 17:00–19:30📍 Barclays, 120 Moorgate, London, EC2M 6UR

Hosted by Rise Her Collective, in collaboration with Barclays.

Come and be part of the first conversation.