Still We Stay: An Evening for Women Who Are in It for the Long Haul
Building something meaningful takes more than ambition. It takes endurance. And if you’ve spent any time as a woman of colour navigating business, leadership or the creative industries, you’ll know that endurance isn’t just a strategy – it’s a practice. A daily, sometimes exhausting, always deeply personal one.
That’s exactly why we created this Still We Stay event.
Join us on 5th March at the British Library for PRECIOUS Nights, an intimate panel and networking evening hosted by Foluke Akinlose MBE, founder of PRECIOUS, bringing together Black female founders who are playing the long game.
No shortcuts, no surface-level conversation, just honest, open dialogue about what it really means to stay. To sustain your work without losing yourself. To lead with integrity when the road gets long. To keep building, even when the world doesn’t always make it easy.
We’ll be exploring staying power, longevity in business and leadership, emotional labour, and how we nurture ourselves while we nurture our work.
Expect a candid panel conversation, real and practical insight drawn from lived experience, and genuine connection with women who understand the road you’re on.
Meet the Panellists
Myfanwy Evans Davies – Founder, Louder Than Words Ltd
Myfanwy is the founder of Louder Than Words Ltd, the UK’s only Black female-led non-profit creative agency specialising in cultural strategy, PR and communications.
Founded in the aftermath of the 2011 UK uprisings, the agency has since engaged over five million young people through inclusive, community-rooted programmes connecting underrepresented communities with the arts, industry, and the natural world. Their model fuses strategic expertise with authentic cultural insight — creating campaigns that don’t just reach people, but genuinely move them. Follow Myfanwy and the team on Instagram at @LTWLTD.
Nadia Haynes – Founder, The Glass Hive
Nadia Haynes is the founder of The Glass Hive, a strategic communications consultancy supporting CICs, non-profits and local government organisations to build meaningful, sustainable engagement. With over 20 years’ experience spanning health, charities, hospitality, government, music and fashion, Nadia brings a rare combination of depth, cultural fluency and quiet impact to everything she does.
Her career began with a genuine passion for amplifying Black British talent. she produced one of the first live shows on Brit FM while studying at The BRIT School, and went on to build a career rooted in clarity, connection and long-term value. Alongside her consultancy work, she mentors emerging leaders and partners with organisations committed to work that endures. In short: she’s exactly the kind of woman you want in the room.
Still We Stay is part of PRECIOUS Nights at the British Library — an evening of depth, community and clarity, hosted by Foluke Akinlose MBE. Spaces are limited.
If this sounds like your kind of room, we’d love to have you with us. Book your place today — 5th March, British Library.
