The 'Write on' Breakfast

It’s been said that everyone has a book in them – but few ever manage to sit down and write it. A perishingly small number of those actually hit the big time.

Our November breakfast speaker Catherine Gray falls happily into the latter category. A Sunday Times Bestselling author, she’s sold half a million books in English-speaking territories alone and they’ve been translated into 10 languages.

Catherine has published four non-fiction books (The Unexpected Joy of series) and one novel, Versions of a Girl. With a background in journalism, she has been a guest columnist at Grazia and been published everywhere from The Guardian to Stylist.

At November’s breakfast, we’ll be doing a conversational Q&A with Catherine about her journey to becoming a published author and the experiences she's gone through which she's written about. She’ll talk about how you learn to really understand yourself, the way people label you when write about certain subjects, and the shock of having a public audience that give their opinions on your life choices.

So see you in November - write it in your diary now!

About this event

The Chamber’s monthly Breakfast at Bill’s is very popular, so you’ll need to book early.

50 to 80 business people from Brighton and the surrounding areas come together to meet, eat and network on the fourth Friday of each month*.

There is a wide range of people who attend from all sectors and all sizes. From sole traders and start-ups to some of the biggest businesses in the city.

Each month there is a guest speaker, who'll talk about their own experiences of running a business and their own personal journey.

What you can expect:

• Make new connections through informal networking.
• Hear from a brilliant speaker, who'll talk us through their personal and business story, the highs, and the lows.
• Enjoy breakfast with like-minded people.
• No need to pitch, as we can make an introduction if there’s someone you’d like to meet.
• Find new local customers and suppliers.

Breakfast options: If you are anything like us, you’ll want to know what’s on the menu in advance. You will choose what you’d like on the day

Here are the options:

• Cooked meat - Fried free-range eggs, Cumberland sausage, smoked streaky bacon, roasted plum tomatoes, mushrooms and toast (gluten-free available).
• Cooked vegetarian - Poached free-range eggs, halloumi, roasted plum tomato, charred red peppers, smashed avocado, hollandaise, pea shoots, mixed seeds and toast (gluten-free available).
• Cooked vegan - Toasted sourdough with hummus, smashed avocado, spinach, roasted plum tomatoes, mushrooms and mixed seeds (gluten-free available).
• Oat porridge - Coconut and oat porridge topped with apples, cinnamon sugar and blueberries (vegan and gluten-free).

There is also tea, coffee and water available throughout the event.

*Chamber Breakfasts are held on the fourth Friday of each month, except in August and December when they are slightly earlier.

With thanks to our sponsor, Help to Grow.