FEMALE FOUNDER Workshop
The Art of Assertive Negotiation: How Female Founders Can Ask for More and Actually Get It
A Workshop with Katharina Dalka, Founder of BIA by StellarOne
(Session in English)
Women are 2.5 times more apprehensive about negotiating than men. This isn't a question of capability. It's because we're often raised to be accommodating and to prioritise harmony. And when women do push for what they want, they're often called "difficult" rather than ambitious.
Because of this, we leave money on the table. We settle for rates that don't match our worth, and we walk into investor meetings feeling like we're fighting an uphill battle.
This session is designed to turn that around.
Katharina Dalka is the founder of corporate finance advisory StellarOne Ltd, and co-founder and Chairwoman of the Swiss fintech Dydon AI. More importantly for this session, she's a trained negotiator. Having studied at Stanford, Yale, and with the hostage negotiation specialists at the Black Swan Group, her background spans corporate finance across Africa, Europe, and the US. She created BIA for a very specific reason: to help women secure the pay and recognition they've actually earned.
In this free live event for the Businettes community, Katharina is sharing the core principles from her paid negotiation programs. It's practical, direct, and completely undiluted.
What you'll take away from this session
Making sense of your relationship with money and the quiet habits that dictate how you negotiate
The core mechanics of negotiation and how to apply them naturally as a female founder
Navigating the reality of gender dynamics in the room, and how to handle bias or people who try to talk over you
Saying no with total clarity, without ruining the relationship or killing the deal
Standing firm on your rates with investors, without feeling the need to over-explain or apologise
Preparing for high-stakes conversations so you walk in knowing your target and exactly how to reach it
12pm UK time
1pm FR/DE time
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Exclusive Online Session for Female Founders
Who is this Online Session for?
This is for founders who know deep down they should be asking for more. Maybe you catch yourself offering a discount before the client even flinches. Maybe you soften your pricing because you're afraid of looking too expensive, or you go into investor pitches feeling on the back foot from minute one.
Negotiation doesn't mean being aggressive. It's simply a learned skill. Katharina has coached senior women across finance and law, and she's bringing those exact tools and strategies to founders at every stage of their journey.
This will be completely live, and we won't be sending out a recording, so to get the value, you'll need to join us in real time. At the end of the day, you only make the most of this knowledge if you are deeply engaged and prioritise time for growth.
Businettes Community
Businettes is a pan-European community where female founders feel inspired, equipped and supported to succeed. Through action-driven webinars, events and a community that genuinely roots for one another, we bring together women who are serious about building something and want to do it alongside people who get it. Free to join.