Lunch + Learn: Brighton
Lunch+Learn is a monthly series at Plus X Innovation designed to support the growth of entrepreneurs, founders, and scaling businesses.
Each session brings practical learning, expert advice, and real-world examples across various topics relevant to the challenges of today’s businesses.
Whether you're looking to scale, improve leadership skills, or understand key funding routes, these sessions are tailored to provide actionable insights you can apply right away.
Sessions include a mix of presentations and Q&A, along with lunch to keep you energised while networking with like-minded individuals.
Join our next Lunch + Learn:
Building a Community-First Business
📅 28th January 2026, 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Purpose-led founders are waking up to a simple truth: you can’t build meaningful impact or sustainable profit on your own. In this interactive session, Lara Sheldrake will share insights from her upcoming Future of Purpose-Driven Workreport and unpack how community-first strategies help founders bridge the gap between purpose and profit. Expect a grounded, human conversation about connection, clarity, and building businesses that actually last.
What you'll learn
- How to define your purposeful mission and translate it into a clear business direction
- Practical ways to bring your community with you - turning supporters into advocates, ambassadors, and collaborators
- How to bridge the gap between purpose and profit without burning out or diluting your values
- Smart, simple strategies for building a community-first business that supports sustainable growth
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Who should attend
Join us if you are:
- Members of Plus X Innovation Brighton
- Founders and entrepreneurs at all stages of business growth
- Professionals looking to strengthen leadership skills
- Individuals seeking funding advice or business growth strategies
- Anyone looking for practical, real-world business advice in an informal setting
Lunch + Learn Experts
Lara Sheldrake is a speaker, community strategist, and founder of Found & Flourish - a platform and community for purpose-driven founders who want to work smart, build sustainable businesses, and make real impact. Over the last decade, Lara has helped thousands of founders grow communities, build profitable offers, and lead with purpose. Her work is centred on human connection, smart systems, and putting money into the hands of good people.
Why attend
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The people I have met here make it a dream coming in a few times a week! I don't see myself being able to go back to working from home the same way I did before coming to Plus X Innovation, I don't think I could leave the sense of community behind. It really is something everyone who is working from home should try!
Central Research Laboratory has contributed to our journey in many ways: access to a network, manufacturing, procurement services, and workshop facilities. CRL enables us to feel like a slightly bigger company than we would otherwise be if left to our own devices. Being here at CRL as a cohort member, makes it feel a lot more real and plugged in into the ecosystem.
Besides the workshop facilities, the best thing about working in the Brighton hub has got to be being able to collaborate with people in the same building as you. The variety of expertise and experience in the building is awesome.
We could not be in a better place to grow as a company. We get amazing support from the Plus X Innovation staff, plus collaboration opportunities with the other inspiring residents and companies. We feel like we’re living in the future of workplaces in the present and that is pretty damn cool.
Through my time at Plus X Innovation my business has turned from a student project into a registered R&D company. My favourite thing about being at Plus X Brighton is having a mini family in the office and a beautiful space to be the best you and make the best connections.
The Lunch + Learn experience
What to expect on the day:
- Bite-sized learning sessions designed to fit into a lunch break.
- Engaging mix of presentations and live Q&A with industry experts.
- Complimentary lunch included to keep you energised and support relaxed networking.
- Hands-on discussion segments or peer exchange moments - share your challenges and learn from real examples.
