End-of-Year Celebration
An end-of-year long lunch for consultants, coaches and small business owners
When the only thing you miss about corporate is celebrating the end of the year.
You built your own business. You make the calls, deliver the work and hold it all together. But when the year winds down, there’s no team lunch on the calendar unless you put one there yourself.
So, take a load off. Ellen will do it for you.
Join Ellen and a room of consultants, coaches and small business owners for a banquet lunch at Asado, good company and enough professional development to keep your accountant happy. Receive expert professional development advice, a business blessing to close the year and, if you’d like one, an oracle card reading for your 2027 year in business.
Join the CelebrationBanquet lunch included. Drinks are not included and can be purchased separately.
You built your business. Now you deserve to be celebrated.
The thing nobody tells you about working for yourself? The wins can be a little quiet. You reach a milestone, deliver the work, move on to the next thing and forget to stop and acknowledge your success.
You don’t need a forced networking lunch or another room full of people asking you for your elevator pitch. You need real connection, a luxurious meal and the kind of conversation that reminds you you’re not doing this alone.
If you’ve been waiting for someone to organise the end-of-year party, this is your invitation.
Join UsAn afternoon for people who spend the rest of the year looking after everyone else.
Come for the banquet. Stay for the people who understand the strange combination of freedom, responsibility and pride that comes with building a business of your own.
Your ticket includes:
A banquet lunch at Asado
Time to connect and celebrate with fellow consultants, coaches and small business owners
Practical professional development, without turning the afternoon into a conference
A business blessing to close the year
An optional oracle card reading for your 2027 year in business
Drinks are not included and are available to purchase separately.
For those who like the details
The Details
Monday 7 December 2026. Arrive from 12pm for a 12.30pm start; finishes at 3pm.
Asado, 6 Riverside Quay, Southbank VIC 3006
Banquet lunch, professional development, a business blessing and an optional oracle card reading.
$275 + GST per person
Not included; available to purchase separately.
Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements.
The professional-development element is part of the experience. Whether your ticket is deductible depends on your circumstances; check with your accountant.
This is for you if…
You’re a consultant, coach or small business owner who wants to finish the year in the company of people who get it.
You want to mark the end of the year without having to organise the whole thing yourself.
You’re ready to acknowledge what you’ve done this year before rushing into the next one.
No pitching required (and you won’t get pitched to). Bring your stories, your appetite and yourself.
Your host
Hi, I’m Ellen Hooper.
I’m an executive and business coach and the founder of Corporate Escapees Club. I know the freedom of working for yourself, and the weird feeling of finishing a big year without colleagues to raise a glass with.
I created this lunch because people building thoughtful businesses of their own deserve an end-of-year celebration. Good food, good conversation, a little practical learning and a moment to recognise how far you’ve come.
Frequently asked questions
A few practical details before you book.
Monday 7 December 2026
You don’t need an office to have an end-of-year party.
You’ve done enough this year to deserve a proper celebration. Join us at Asado for lunch, connection and a chance to close the year with intention.
Arrive 12pm · 12.30pm–3pm · $275 + GST
Banquet lunch included; drinks purchased separately.
Join the Celebration