After we closed the door

What this episode covers

In the final episode of Season 1, we shared the livestream where we announced we were closing SheKan. We wrapped it up, tied a bow on it, and said goodbye to the business that had shaped our lives for five years.But what actually happened after that?This episode is the real beginning of Season 2, the part of the story no one saw from the outside.We take you back to February 2021, when we had already made the decision to stop… yet still had sold-out events to deliver in the middle of constant lockdowns, changing rules, cancelled venues and a live events industry that felt like it was hanging by a thread. It was exhausting, emotional, and at times deeply confusing - holding space for rooms full of women while privately questioning whether we even had the energy to keep going.We talk about duty of care, leadership under pressure, adapting events without changing the heart of what we do, and what it feels like to carry hope while bracing for disappointment. We unpack the personal side too, the great awakening, the identity shifts, the guilt, the triggers, and the lessons we didn’t even realise we were learning at the time.Season 2 is about what came next.It’s about reinvention, reflection, resilience… and the reminder that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is close the door before you fall out of love with what you built.We’re so glad you’re here.Pop the bottle and pour yourself a glass 🥂

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