12/10/2025
Running a business comes with a kind of joy that’s hard to describe—the pride of watching an idea turn into something real, the satisfaction of creating opportunities, and the privilege of seeing the women you employ grow in confidence, skill, and independence. There’s a special fulfillment in knowing you’re not just building a company, but a community. Their wins feel like your wins. Their stability feels like your purpose.
But behind that joy sits a deep, constant pressure. You feel responsible—not just for the business, but for the people who rely on it. You worry about keeping the doors open, keeping schedules full, keeping paychecks steady. You want to make sure every woman on your team feels supported, respected, and taken care of, even when you’re exhausted yourself. Some days the stress is heavy: the decisions, the uncertainties, the financial swings, the emotional weight of leadership.
Yet in the middle of it all, there’s a kind of strength that forms. The balance of joy and stress becomes the heartbeat of the business. You learn, you adjust, you show up again the next day. And through every challenge, there’s the reminder that what you’re building matters—not just to you, but to the people who trust you enough to build it with you.Thank you to all my girls I couldn't do this without you🩷