💌 Small Business Saturday LOVE!

Since it's #SmallBusinessSaturday, I want to celebrate the founders who are out here building something meaningful. That includes you!

Entrepreneurship is not an easy path. It stretches us, grows us, and asks us to stay aligned with who we are becoming.

Women in business carry a lot as we support clients, juggle home life, and manage everything happening behind the scenes. People rely on us, even as we figure things out in real time.

I see how much you hold, and I want you to have a moment to exhale before the year ends.

That's why I created the She Builds End-of-Year Reflection Retreat.

It’s for the business owner who has created something real and substantial, yet rarely gets a moment to pause and process how far she has come.

On this Small Business Saturday, I want to celebrate some of the incredible women I have the honor to mentor inside She Builds Collective: 

• Bridgette Andersen, Founder of The Free Spirit Kitchen, Holistic Chef
  
• Christy Renee, Founder of The Ladies Room, a day spa in Seattle
  
• Jenna Lombardo, CPA and CEO of Ace Accountable Bookkeeping
  
• Jessica Samet, Founder of Sunshine Art Space and Sunshine Community Fund
  
• Joann Lee Wagner, Founder and Lead Consultant for JEWL HR, Fractional Chief People Officer
  
• La’Kita Williams and Chloe Andersen, Co-Founders of CoCreate Work, Lead Strategists and Executive Coaches
  
• Martha Shaugnessy, Founder of The Key PR, a PR and Communications Partner
  
• Meggan Hill, Executive Chef, Editor in Chief, and CEO of Culinary Hill

These are the kinds of women who gather inside my yearlong mastermind. Smart and generous founders who want to grow in community, not in isolation.

At our last retreat, we stepped back from the day-to-day, reviewed the quarter, clarified priorities, worked through challenges, gathered in mastermind circles, and rested. Yes, actual rest. Massages, saunas, hot tubs + poolside chats.
 

Because in She Builds, rest is part of the work.

As we move into this final stretch of the year, I’m holding these reminders close, and I invite you to do the same:

• Celebrate how far you have come.
• Revisit your values so you stay aligned with what truly matters to you.
• Remember that rest and self-care are business strategies that sustain both you and your company.

When we slow down long enough to listen, clarity always emerges.
 

A special invite…

If you’re curious about what it feels like to be held in that kind of space, I created a free experience for you to get a taste of what we do inside She Builds Colletive.

Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Time: 1:00 to 2:30 pm PST
Cost: Free

Meet us live on Zoom (and wear your coziest jammies!) 

Join us here → shebuilds.com/reflection-2025

Step away for 90 minutes, so you can meet the new year with intention. If you’ve been craving a moment to step out of reactive mode and back into intentional leadership, I would love to see you there.

Warm hugs,