What people say about Ideas Fest

What I enjoyed most about Ideas Fest was the huge variety, lovely people, friendliness, fantastic opportunities that I wouldn't have had anywhere else.

Joanna

I loved meeting other founders and entrepreneurs and attending the sessions that were put on. It was a great place to meet people in real life, people that you may have only connected with online!

Kelly

Firstly, I was so impressed with how much the festival had grown this year. It felt double, if not triple, the size of last year, which is absolutely incredible, especially knowing you have such a small team behind it all.

Ideas Fest attendee

I just absolutely loved Ideas Fest. It has reignited my passion for my business, given me a confidence boost and opened my eyes to a whole world of entrepreneurs out there. It was a joy to be a part of.

Ideas Fest attendee

Some of the conversations I heard were just accidental, and I stayed because they were resonating. This is the wonderfulness of a great festival.

Ideas Fest attendee

Loved attending Ideas Fest this year with our leadership team. The atmosphere was brilliant, with some thought-provoking talks and lovely people at every step of the way. What we particularly enjoyed was how many different parts of the day sparked...

Ideas Fest attendee

I was lucky enough to attend Ideas Fest a couple of weeks ago, and we had such a great few days. There were so many inspiring talks and conversations

"Some of the best bits of Ideas Fest weren’t necessarily the things I’d gone there to learn. They were the things I stumbled across."

f you’re thinking of going to Ideas Fest for the first time next year, read on… This year was my first Ideas Fest. There is A LOT going on. Here’s what I’d tell anyone thinking about going next year. Have a plan, but don’t plan every...

"It’s about finding people who believe in what you’re trying to do and joining a community of humans who are all trying to put a little more good into the world."

Sometimes you meet people and instantly think: yep, these are my kind of humans. At Ideas Fest, I met the wonderful people behind Drop Dead Generous. They invited me onto the stage to share my idea around kindness and human connection, awarded me...

Roxy

Attendee

"A jam-packed few days meeting so many new and interesting people, full of great conversations and, most importantly, lots of fun!"

The dust has settled after last week, and what an amazing few days and nights at Ideas Fest I know everyone at Stoneway had an absolute ball. A jam-packed few days meeting so many new and interesting people, full of great conversations and, most...

"There was such incredible energy there, bringing together entrepreneurs to talk openly and honestly about what it takes to scale a business."

Just back from Ideas Fest and needless to say, I LOVED it. There was such incredible energy there, bringing together entrepreneurs to talk openly and honestly about what it takes to scale a business. When you're in the middle of building something...

Sally

Attendee

"The smile from Ideas Fest lasted the long journey home."

Ideas Fest attendee

"Thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience that is Ideas Fest."

"Well this was both vulnerable and valuable!"

A live 'business therapy session' with Rachel Murphy - not your usual Ideas Fest talk, but one that every founder, leader and entrepreneur should listen to... Rachel sold Difrent for £13.3 million in just over 1,000 days, which on the surface was...

Charlotte

Speaker

"Billed as Glastonbury for entrepreneurs, it was incredible"

Audiences are transient. Communities are sticky. That was the key takeout I shared at Ideas Fest, where I had the honour of doing not 1, but 2 talks. 🎉 My main talk, hosted by my darling friend Calypso Rose, was on Community-Led Growth and why...

Pip

Speaker

"What I hadn’t anticipated was the instant connection they’d all make and the way they would uplift one another with such fierce belief."

So many business events can feel the same: corporate, stuffy and let’s be honest not very inspiring. We wanted to do something different. We wanted to create a space for real conversations, for founder journeys to be heard, and genuinely helpful...

Here's a quick BTS look at Ashwin Saddul, me and Ben at Ideas Fest captured by my daughter and content creator Liv Schaller.

"The highlight of the two days, sharing picnic benches and meeting strangers."

Well Ideas Fest, you have been amazing. My first experience of this truly impressive event and my huge congratulations to Frankie James and her team for creating what I can only describe as the most uplifting business conference I think have ever...

Steve

Attendee