the story / where it began
friends of riónce began with time.
time spent on creative projects, operating businesses, personal developing, designing my life in a way that honours who I am. time spent sharing my honest opinions & lived experience (mainly by request - sometimes unsolicited lol), time invested in helping people earn more (while doing less). time spent helping my neighbour after loss, visiting my grandma every week - talking, chilling, cooking (…eating while she cooked*). time spent helping loved ones reduce the load on their to do list.
whatever the challenge, i’ve always been that go to reliable person / the one who can help, or knows someone who can. i’ve always loved making things smoother, clearer, calmer. offering the kind of support that doesn’t draw attention to itself, it just quietly changes the week & how you feel about things, for good. only difference is, I no longer do it all alone. instead I enlist the support of the riónce arts club collective to help me support people like you :)
friends of riónce, in that essence, has always existed. it was just nameless.
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alongside friends of riónce, we now have a growing community of creatives and founders in south east london (@rionceartsclub)
where creatives & local-business owners come together there to elevate personally and professionally through curated programmes, accountability calls, small social gatherings and workshops, both online and in real life.
however, though extremely talented, driven and full of potential, the some of the riónce collective & community do still find themselves living on uncertainty while trying to build a life of freedom for themselves.
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friends of riónce therefore isn’t just an organisation, its the solution that meets the realities of life and business no matter what stage - and solves challenges faced on your side & the side of the creators and founders we work along side. we’re simply the bridge.
when you commit monthly to letting us make your life lighter & brighter, you’re not just getting your needs met, you’re allowing us to meet the needs of others too.
you helps us place members of the riónce arts club collective, and wider community, into steady paid work. not one off gigs, not random shifts, but real stability that supports them as the elevate higher.
what we value
care over speed, thoughtfulness over excess, and human connection over formality.
if you’re the kind of person who values those things, you’ll understand what this is and you’ll know when it’s time to let us help.
with love, oleta & friends of riónce