Higher Voltage, a one-day conference for solo business owners, will be taking place on Thursday, January 22 at The Cinema in the Power Station at Battersea Power Station.
The event is built around people who ‘are’ their businesses – solopreneurs, sole traders, freelancers, side-hustlers, founder-led micro-businesses – representing a growing force in the UK economy.
Around 3.1 million UK businesses, accounted for in 2025 statistics from The Department for Business and Trade, are registered as sole traders, and 4.3 million (75%) of all UK businesses do not employ anyone aside from the owners. The 2025 report directly credits the rise in total number of businesses in the UK by 191,000 between 2024 and 2025 to a 5% rise in sole traders, countering an 0.7% decrease in the number of employing businesses.
The all-female Higher Voltage speaker line-up includes successful British entrepreneurs Dani Wallace of IATQB.com and The Big Festoon; Sophie Lee of Electric Peach Studio; multi-award-winning brand consultant Sapna Pieroux of InnerVisions ID; Hannah Spence of Clockflower Solutions; marketing consultant and author Janine Coombes; online business expert Teresa Heath-Wareing; and Higher Voltage founder Christine Gritmon, a personal branding coach and online creator who moved from New York to St Albans in 2023.
“I believe in the power of the individual, and of the small business owner whose business is an extension of themselves,” said Christine. “Small isn’t a disadvantage. It’s a superpower. It’s personal.”
The £200 ticket price includes:
- Seven speaker sessions that will jump-start 2026 and spark inspiration in a business
- Breakfast upon arrival
- Lunch and all-day refreshments
- After-party and networking opportunities with fellow solopreneurs to build connections and collaborations
- Online community engagement before and after the event
- Discount opportunities from sponsors and partners
The line-up for the seven sessions is:
- Session One: Opening remarks from event founder and personal branding coach Christine Gritmon, including an introduction to her signature Inside Out Personal Branding framework as it relates to the rest of the day’s sessions.
- Session Two: Founder of I Am The Queen Bee & The Big Festoon, VIP speaker coach Dani Wallace with an inspiring talk about using your voice and being heard.
- Session Three: Brand storytelling expert Sophie Lee of Electric Peach will provide delegates with the tools to tell their own brand story, and unlock their true personal and professional voice.
- Session Four: Brand strategist and best-selling author Sapna Pieroux of InnerVisions ID will show how a personal brand and a business brand can support each other.
- Session Five: Miss Be Seen Hannah Spence of Clockflower Solutions will help guests get ready to amp up their visibility with confidence.
- Session Six: Marketing coach for ‘coach-shaped people’ Janine Coombes discusses how to craft the right offers that will be irresistible to those ideal customers.
- Session Seven: Top-rated online business expert Teresa Heath-Wareing will explain what does and doesn’t work for launching online product offerings in 2026 and beyond.
To find out more about Higher Voltage, click here.
