Hey {{first_name|mate}},
Yep, me again. Back in your inbox like a bad penny 🤪
Just wanted to bring an event to your attention that I really think you’ll enjoy…
…or at least find cathartic. Maybe you’ll even leave feeling like you’ve been seen.
Uncle Matt’s Chats
🗓️ Thursday 16 April | 6pm
📍 Birmingham
Our very own Adam Pearce is speaking at it, so you can expect the usual eCC antics
As well as some other antics from Big Brother’s PJ Ellis, Talking Tradesman Podcast’s Russell Payne and your host, the brilliant Steve Willicott.
Don’t want to pay the earth to get to Birmingham (of all places)? Check out the platform that’s FREE for our attendees to use for 2 years from sign-up, utc.travel, and save up to 40% on travel and accommodation…
Caitlin
Uncle Matt’s Chats: hats, feelings and a room full of strangers (…stick with us)
Picture this:
A hat brand.
A bar.
A bunch of strangers.
And someone goes: “Right then… who wants to talk about their mental health?”
Bonkers? Slightly.
Important? Very.
That’s essentially what Uncle Matt’s Chats Birmingham is.
Trust me…it works.
What actually happens?
Real people telling real stories and conversations most blokes usually avoid like leg day.
You’ll get:
Honest chats about mental health (the kind people don’t usually have)
A room full of people who’ve either been through it…or are going through it
Zero awkward corporate nonsense
And free food and drinks thrown in for good measure
Why it exists (and why it matters)
Behind it all is Uncle Matt's Hats, a brand built to get men talking about the stuff they usually bottle up.
Because, as it turns out:
👉 A lot of guys are struggling
👉 Not many are talking about it
👉 And pretending everything’s fine isn’t exactly working
So instead of hashing out yet another “awareness campaign”, they’ve just gone:
“Let’s get people in a room and actually talk.”
Who’s it for?
People who want to listen
People who might want to talk
People who definitely don’t want to talk (but probably should)
No pressure. No spotlight. No one forcing you to overshare your childhood trauma five minutes in...
Just a decent room, with decent people, having proper conversations.
Meet the Speakers
This is not your typical “networking event”.
No one’s exchanging business cards. No one’s pitching their SaaS tool. No one’s saying “let’s circle back”.
It’s just:
👉 Humans talking about real stuff
Which, in 2026, is apparently quite rare.
Should you go?
If you’re curious, go.
If you think you don’t need it, you probably do.
If you just want a free drink and to sit quietly, that’s also more than acceptable.
Worst case? You spend an evening in a bar.
Best case? You leave feeling a bit lighter than when you walked in.