Question: What kind of woman can succeed as an entrepreneur? 

Answer: Any woman who wants to. 

You don’t need permission. 

You don’t need a certain level of education. 

You don’t need a killer resume.

You don’t need anyone else to tell you that you have what it takes.

Starting your own company is YOUR decision to make. 

Did you know that women make the best leaders? It’s a fact.

In fact (pun intended), let’s talk #facts about women in leadership…

According to the BBC, companies that have women as CEOs and CFOs tend to be more profitable, outperform men, and have a higher stock valuation than companies run by men. 

#micdrop

Know that as a woman, you are NATURALLY able to kick serious ass at entrepreneurship. 

There are 11.3 million women-owned businesses in the United States. 

That’s 11.3 million women who said, “No thank you, ma’am” to spending their days boxed into a cubicle, building their boss’s big dreams. 

11.3 million women who peaced out and decided to make their own rules about what was possible for them. 

Now for so many women who’ve made new choices because of COVID, starting a business is a necessity. 

Women in their early 20s starting businesses. Women who’ve been in corporate for 20 years starting businesses. Women who are retired and looking for the next thing starting businesses. Mother and daughter teams starting businesses. 

You know what kind of person does that?

A person with GRIT. 

Women have a level of GRIT that is just plain unmatched in this world. 

And now with the pandemic, we’re seeing women work from home while the kids are out of school and popping their cute little faces onto Zoom calls every chance they get. 

Mamas are out there working and cooking and sometimes even schooling — all without letting a single ball drop. 

It’s that level of GRIT that makes women such incredible CEOs and entrepreneurs. 

Women leaders are better leaders. The numbers don’t lie.

It’s in the Harvard Business Review, babe. 

Women leaders scored higher in 12 out of 16 key areas of leadership than men did. 

✅ Takes initiative? Nailed it. 
✅ Practices self-development? Literally every woman I know. 
✅ Displays high integrity and honesty? For sure. 
✅ Drives for results? In our DNA.
✅ Develops others? That’s a PRIORITY. 
✅ Inspires and motivates others? You better believe it. 
✅ Builds relationships? We are nurturers. 
✅ Collaboration and team work? Every. Damn. Day 
✅ Establishes stretch goals? Oh yeah. 
✅ Champions change. You bet. 
✅ Solves problems and analyzes issues? All. Day. Long. 
✅ Communicates powerfully and prolifically? For sure. 

Women are masterful leaders.

And the business world is taking notice. ‘Women in Leadership’ is the number one theme trending in the corporate, political and scientific world now. Female entrepreneurship is growing four times faster than male entrepreneurship. And companies started by women are twice as likely to succeed as companies started by men. #sorryguys

One of the reasons for that is that a next generation of women is prioritizing their own happiness. And did you know that there is a direct correlation between entrepreneurship and happiness? #facts

According to INC: “Women entrepreneurs in the U.S. rank their happiness at nearly 3 times that of women who are not entrepreneurs or established business owners.” 

It looks like the study is in, and the facts don’t lie. 

Happiness comes from steering your own ship, choosing your own adventure, and going your own way. Especially if that way is running your own business! 

And it makes perfect sense.
You’re in charge of your own hours. 
You’re in charge of your own salary.
You can hire your own team. 
You can choose your own clients. 
You can pick where you work from. 
You can take a yoga class at 2 and peace out of work on Fridays. 

Entrepreneurship is the key to a happy life,  and the facts say so.

Here’s the bottom line: 

If you can succeed in a day job, you can succeed in your own business. 

You already have marketable skills. 

You already have talents that can change people’s lives. 

You already know how to get sh*t done. 

You already have drive. 

You have what it takes to do this. 

And who better to take care of her business baby than you?

Every new woman-owned business lights the candle for the next one to start. And the next one. And the next one. 

A win for one woman is a win for every woman. 

My mission is to empower women through entrepreneurship, and that means celebrating every woman who starts her own business. 

Because we aren’t just doing this for us. 

We’re doing it for everyone who’s ever known she was meant for more. 

We’re doing it for our sisters, our mothers, our daughters, our nieces. 

We’re doing it for women everywhere.