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What Formulating Skincare Taught Me About Building a Business
The beauty industry loves a hero ingredient.
There is always one ingredient having its moment — the one appearing on labels, filling social feeds and suddenly being talked about everywhere.
Hyaluronic acid. Niacinamide. Bakuchiol. Peptides.
Some of them are genuinely wonderful ingredients. I use many of them myself.
What Cancer Taught Me About Protecting My Business
There are some key conversations that I remember so clearly it’s as though they happened yesterday. Despite being diagnosed in 2023, with chemotherapy and radiation treatment long behind me, the moments when I realised that I had not protected what I had worked so hard to build in business still sit with me.
What selling 4000 Dessert Jars Taught Me About Building Demand Before Scaling
Petal & Crumb didn’t begin simply because I wanted to start another food business. It grew from one of the most challenging and difficult chapters of my life.
Female Founder Feature: Vishma Mistry
As an independent copywriter and brand designer, I’m not just a storyteller but an architect of identities. I share your story. Bringing out the raw, real beauty that makes your business different from the others.
The Self-Care Edit: 10 Female-Founded Brands That Help You Unwind
Because self-care isn’t selfish — it’s strategy.
If you’re a woman in business, chances are you spend more time looking after your clients, customers, and team than you do yourself. But here’s the truth: slowing down, nourishing your body, and surrounding yourself with beautiful rituals isn’t indulgent — it’s fuel.
Your 2026 Planner: 10 female-led brands to buy
As we move into 2026, more of us are choosing planners that don’t just schedule our days — but hold space for dreams, rest, growth, and living well. What better way to support that than by choosing planners created by women, for women?
Female Founder Feature: Marisa Twentyman
Dirty Copy is for brands that don't do boring - bringing personality, nuance and the human touch to words you're generating with AI. I offer copywriting consults for AI words, AI copywriting education...and website copywriting (my OG love!)
Female Founder Feature: Deb Vawdrey
Deb Vawdrey, Founder of Core Business Bookkeeping, brings a unique blend of financial expertise and yogi philosophy to the male-dominated accounting world. With over 25 years of experience, she offers professional bookkeeping, BAS agent services, and accounting software consulting. Her journey is marked by resilience, integrity, and a passion for helping other business owners flourish. Deb’s leadership is rooted in compassion and clarity, and she credits her success to staying authentic, leveraging technology, and practicing what she preaches—both in business and on the yoga mat.
Female Founder Feature: Nyrie Butterfield
The Voice No One Hears: Why Self-Talk Might Be Your Most Powerful Business Strategy
Tired of $1Billion celebrity exits? Here’s what the rest of us should actually care about.
Female Founder Feature: Danielle Falconer
The Self-Care Shift: Why ‘1% of Your Day Choose You‘ Can Transform Your Life & Leadership
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Female Founder Features: Flo Goest
Female Founder Feature: Marlene Bekker
WINNER! Round Seven SPARK $5k Women in Business Grant
WINNER! Round Seven SPARK $10k Women in Business Grant
Female Founder Feature: Felicity Lenehan
PDPR acquired by Zephyr PR; Lessons from a successful business sale