Staying True to Your 'Why' with Bianca Carlino

In Bianca's words

How Social Spark Events began

"I didn't think I was really going to be a business owner. I didn't know what I wanted to do. Glow & Gifts happened very organically.

Towards the middle of last year I was feeling super lost in my business. Not because I didn't love it anymore, because I do love Glow & Gifts, but I felt like something was missing and I couldn't quite put my finger on what it was.

In May last year I went over to WA and spent time in Perth with an incredible small business community, and with a lot of small business owner friends. Hanging out with each of them, I realised it was the connection with other people that was what I was missing from Glow & Gifts. I do all the things myself, like a lot of us business owners do, and I just wanted connection with people who understood what I was going through.

I was chatting with all of these business owners and everyone was saying, why don't you start your own networking events business in Sydney? I thought, maybe I could do this. Maybe it is a good idea.

On that plane flight back to Sydney I pretty much planned Social Spark Events. In the space of about three weeks I had planned it, brought it to life and hosted the first event.

It really did feel like the missing piece to my puzzle, and it filled my cup. After every event I'm content with myself as a person and with my businesses, and I love seeing the domino effect it has on everyone who comes along."