Friend of a Friend

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Community for creative professionals

friend of a friend

A curated community for women building a career on their own terms — in marketing, business and creative across Europe.

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Amsterdam Madrid London Berlin Paris Lisbon Milan Copenhagen Stockholm Barcelona Brussels Dublin Rome Vienna Antwerp Zurich

Our premise

We designed Friend of a Friend to feel like the best dinner party you've ever been to. A private space where asking for help, making introductions, and networking feels easy instead of vulnerable. Where your career benefits from collaboration and mutual support. Welcome to Friend of a Friend.

Curated
Network

Accomplished executives and independent practitioners from companies like Airbnb, Pinterest, Canva and Zalando, all looking to connect online and IRL.

Opportunity and
Collaboration

Make connections, find collaborators, share referrals, get introductions, create opportunities, and hire and be hired.

Support and
resources

A safe space to ask questions you can't ask publicly. Resources like transparent salaries, contracts, rates, and AI upskilling.

Who it's for

What connects us is how we move through the world. We are high agency women who have ideas, take action, and don't wait for permission.

In-House Executives

In transition or thinking of leaving the corporate path to build something of their own

Fractional & Independents

Going out on their own or already running their own practice

Consultants & Freelancers

Building portfolio careers

Founders

Growing businesses from the ground up

Where you'll meet the person you start your next collaboration with, have honest conversations that you'd never see on LinkedIn, and find support from women just like you.

What members are saying

“Someone posted in the channel for hiring gigs and opportunities with a senior comms position at a fast-growing fintech entering Europe. I spotted that and forwarded it to my manager from my last company, who had exited the company while pregnant. She not only was able to take over that freelance project, but also converted it into a longer-term arrangement following the birth of her first child.”

Zurich Member

“A quick shoutout to this group - this summer I had a bit of a career crisis trying to decide if I should take a FT role with a good salary that I was headhunted for. I put a message in this slack asking for input and had some great convos. I ultimately ended up not taking the offer and feeling grateful every day haha. Thank you FoaF for the advice!!”

Paris Member

“I moved to Amsterdam in January and found Friend of a Friend through sheer LinkedIn serendipity. Since then, I've met some of you IRL, others virtually, and a few became a second pair of eyes on presentations before many (MANY) panel interviews. I've now started a new Head of Brand & Communications role. Thank you for the feedback, encouragement and company along the way — and for making a new city feel more like home.”

Amsterdam Member

About us

Founder Jessica Lauretti launched this community after a single conversation with a friend of a friend.

Two senior professionals, both based in Europe and running their own practices, noticed there was nowhere for women like them to find one another. It was the space they both wished they had when they were starting out. Now, you're invited to join us.