Stellar is a community for women building businesses, teams, projects, and ideas, and a series of dinners and events designed to bring them together.
Our signature dinner, The Table, runs monthly in Manchester. A long table, a private room, the best restaurants and venues in Manchester. An evening to talk about work, life, and everything in between.
It exists because most networking wasn't built for us. The big rooms, the business cards, the competitive energy, that's not where the real conversations happen. Stellar is the alternative. Curated, considered, and honest.
Beyond The Table, we're building a wider world of events, conversations, and content for women at this stage. Women who are established in what they do, curious about the next thing, and ready for a different kind of room.
About Stellar
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From the Founder
Stellar Collective was founded by Nikki Kitchen, a Manchester‑based, multi‑award‑winning agency owner with a background in creative marketing, PR, brand storytelling, and events.
Born in Manchester at the height of the COVID19 pandemic, Stellar Collective began as The Freelance Kit, a digital resource for freelancers and a community of peers for support.
Since then, it’s evolved into something deeper and grown-up, a community grounded in real relationships and a need for more in-person connection.
The evolution is Stellar Collective: a space that supports women with their ideas and ambitions.
‘‘Essentially, I wanted to create a room for smart women doing cool shit in Manchester.
For me, the real value of any community comes from authentic relationships and people showing up as they are. No performative BS, no competition, just collaboration and being human.
It’s an overused word, but I’ve seen it time and again: the strongest collaboration happens at the top.’’
Nikki Kitchen, Founder and MD at Purple Riot Marketing and Riot House Events. X
