Eva Harris and Ginny Ball are truly building something special from their home offices here in the burbs of Virginia.

I am amazed at how these women have huge goals of building a global lifestyle brand and they are making it happen while raising children, taking the dog for a walk, and actually living their lives!

I would describe the founders of BookClubz as considerate founders. They truly care about the people they serve, their partners, and their investors. They aren’t interested in shortcuts to profits, or stealing business, or being a dominant force in the market. They know they have a unique product, a dedicated community and they don’t have to play the Last Man Standing game and demolish the competition.

Space doesn't always mean a physical space with four walls. Sometimes it is, but sometimes it’s just a feeling. A feeling you get when you are somewhere you can be completely comfortable.

Bonkosi Horn is still bringing people together all while quarantining at home with a brand new baby.

Marissa throws her darts. And what I mean by that is that she just goes for it. She left a job she liked just fine to do something kind of crazy. Instead of holding on tight, she shot her shot, she threw her darts and she keeps throwing them again and again even if she doesn’t quite hit the target, she keeps throwing.

Akta is using her unique blend of skills and experience to fill in the gaps from manufacturing to selling so that brands can do what they do best—marketing and customer service—and her company can be the bridge between artisan manufacturers all over the world and the companies we buy from every day.

Finding a therapist on Instagram is a very millennial thing to do, I know, but what struck me about Meghan and her message is that she didn’t sound like other therapists.

She was pulling from her personal experience as well as her professional background to educate about skills we can learn and implement in our daily lives. The things Meghan’s sharing is pulled from her work with clients and the tools she uses personally in navigating her own mental health challenges.

Olivia is a perfect example of someone who lives by the rules, HER RULES, the ones she has made for herself. She has a guiding statement that she comes back to no matter what project she is working on, what business she is launching, or how she is showing up in the world.

Living this way is how she has been able to navigate the many highs, lows, and pivots that are par for the course when you are a woman in the world, let alone mother and female founder.

It's hard as a leader to decide what your role should be. Some prefer to delegate everything and become the leader of the business versus the doer in the business. They stay so far in the weeds, doing so many menial tasks because it's hard for them to ask for help and delegate.

But people like Jen intentionally define what their role is and stick to it. She loves the design work and the branding so she spends her time doing just that. Jen is a gift and her work is absolutely beautiful.

What if the stories we hear growing up or the stories we tell ourselves don’t actually help us become the best version of us?! And what if they reinforce negative patterns that DON’T serve us?

Hillary Rea knows a thing or two about storytelling. She is the founder of Tell Me A Story, a full-service communication consulting business that trains multi-passionate entrepreneurs, mission-driven leaders, and committed change-makers how to use the art of storytelling as a powerful communication tool.

Claire Wasserman wrote a book that is a must-read for all working women–Ladies Get Paid.

Yes, this book talks about negotiating for more when you are a traditionally employed worker, but it really is so much more than that. Asking for more starts with confidence and confidence comes from having information. How can you have information if you don’t know how much other people are making?