WHO WE ARE
Rise Members Club is a curated, intentional, and inclusive space for the curious, creative, and committed. We are a values-led, community-driven collective bringing together professionals, entrepreneurs, and creatives who are focused on growth, not just status.
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We are here to inspire, challenge, and uplift. We are career-focused but culture-rich — a place where inspiration, connection, and impact matter just as much as business results.
This is a members club for people who show up, not just sign up. We reinvest in the communities we care about — across London, Africa, and the Caribbean.
Our standards are high. Our purpose is clear. And our future is shared.
OUR STORY
Founded in 2021, We Rise Group was created to address lack of retention of Black staff in the workplace. We Rise In delivers and continues to deliver programmes that support mid-career professionals in rising in their career. Later that same year we launched our mentorship program to help develop professionals from within their career journeys.
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2021
We Rise In founded by Faith Locken
We Rise In win an ME100 Award
Launch of our mentorship program
Host our first We Rise In event
2022
Launched our leadership program
Launched our Leadership Summit
2023
Exhibited at the UK Black Business Show
Launched the Rise Annual Dinner
2024
2025
Focus on wellness; health & wellbeing with our webinar series, & yoga breakfast networking event
Launched Rise Members Club
Official media partner with the UK Black Business Show
FAITH LOCKEN
Founder
Faith was born in Uganda in the 90s, before coming to the UK with her family as refugee, growing up in social housing
She began working in property in 2015, during which she observed a notable lack of ethnic representation in the industry. Motivated to address this, Faith to set up a Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic employees group within her organisation. As the group grew, she was awarded for her DEI efforts, as well as being invited to No.10 Downing Street to celebrate her achievements in the DEI space
After over a decade in the property space, Faith established We Rise In, her own independent business, to carry on the work she had started at her previous company, and develop a community of companies and individuals who are committed to and invested in advancing DEI.
