I have always loved introducing great women to great women.
There is something magical about what happens when the right women find each other. Conversations spark. Ideas expand. Partnerships emerge. Businesses grow. Lives change.
Fifteen years ago, I remember telling my business coach how much I loved making those connections. Then I shared an idea that wouldn’t go away: What if I created a series of gatherings where I could introduce all of the extraordinary women I knew to each other?
“What’s stopping you?” Without hesitation, I answered, “What if no one comes?” She smiled and lovingly called me out. “What if they do?”
It was exactly the question I needed to hear.
So I booked a room, invited women, and we gathered. I didn’t have some grand master plan. I simply knew I wanted to create a space where women could have conversations that mattered. Conversations that stretched our thinking, expanded our businesses, and reminded us that we didn’t have to build our dreams alone.
Those evenings became Extraordinary Women Connect, and over the years, nearly a thousand women gathered in those rooms. Every event reminded me of the same truth: the magic was never on the stage. It happened in the conversations, when one woman shared an idea that unlocked something in another, when a connection became a collaboration, or when someone felt seen, encouraged, or inspired to take the next step because another woman believed in her.
Those conversations became the foundation for everything that followed. The Extraordinary Women Ignite Conference was born and is now entering its twelfth year. Extraordinary Women Radio followed, and nearly 450 conversations later, it has become another gathering place where remarkable women entrepreneurs, leaders, and changemakers share their wisdom with women around the world.
Looking back, I can see that every space I’ve created has been rooted in the same belief: when extraordinary women come together around meaningful conversations, we all become wiser. While I no longer host the local Extraordinary Women Connect events, the heart of what we created has never gone away. As our community has grown beyond Colorado and become increasingly global, I’ve been listening for what it wanted to become next.
That’s what led me to Extraordinary Women Connect on Substack.
We’ve gathered in a Facebook community for years, and I’m grateful for everything it made possible. But as the algorithms changed, it became increasingly difficult for women to find one another and for meaningful conversations to reach the people who needed them. I wanted a home where our community, not an algorithm, shaped what we experienced.
I wanted to create a place where our conversations and connections could continue every week instead of just a couple of times a year. A place where we could learn from one another.
A place where I could share what I’m seeing as business continues to evolve, where we could explore visibility, leadership, purpose, and prosperity together, and where we could ask the kinds of questions that help us build businesses aligned with the lives we’re here to live.
Most importantly, I want Extraordinary Women Connect on Substack to become a gathering place for our collective wisdom. I believe some of our greatest insights emerge when extraordinary women come together, share what they’re seeing, ask meaningful questions, and build on one another’s ideas.
Together, we’ll explore:
- Discussion and research on what is emerging in business, leadership, visibility, and prosperity.
- Powerful questions that invite us to think more deeply and spark meaningful conversations.
- The collective wisdom that emerges when extraordinary women share their experiences and perspectives.
- New ideas, fresh possibilities, and what’s next for women entrepreneurs as we discover it together.
I want to hear what you’re noticing. I want to know what questions you’re sitting with, what you’re learning, what you’re celebrating, and what possibilities you’re beginning to see. Some of the richest insights don’t come because one person has the answer. They come because a community of thoughtful women is willing to think together, share openly, and build on one another’s wisdom.
Looking back, I realize that’s what we’ve been doing all along. We’ve been co-creating. Women’s wisdom expands because we’re willing to share it with one another.
I’d love to invite you to join us inside Extraordinary Women Connect on Substack. Whether you’ve been part of this journey for years or you’re just discovering our community, I believe your voice has something valuable to add.
The future of business won’t be built by women competing for attention. It will be built by women willing to gather, share their wisdom, and co-create what’s possible together.
I hope you’ll join us.
