Belle News Issue#53 We’re Celebrating One Year of Sisterhood Founders Note Hi Queen, I had an interview recently that really put something into perspective for me. We were hiring for an operations role (2–4 years experience), and during the application, a candidate rated themselves as advanced in WordPress. We had already made it clear there would be a practical assessment covering ClickUp, Canva, and WordPress. The conversation itself was fine. But when we got to the technical part and I...
11 days ago • 4 min read
Belle News Issue#52 This Is What Building Together Looks Like Founders Note For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been counting down, dropping hints, and building quietly behind the scenes without saying too much. But last Thursday, we finally revealed what we’ve been working on. This is a collaboration between Belle Sisters and African Women in STEM (AWIS), and at its core, it’s about creating something a lot of us as founders actually need, but don’t always have. A space where women who are...
18 days ago • 4 min read
Belle News Issue#51 Where Tiny Sparks Ignite Big Stories Founders Note Last weekend reminded me of a simple truth: the energy we carry into our days matters more than we often realize. Last Saturday, I woke up feeling light, positive, and intentional, not because anything special had happened, but because I chose how I wanted to show up. Later, at a tea party, I participated in a raffle and, almost instinctively, said, “I’m going to win this.” When my ticket was called and I won a unicorn, I...
25 days ago • 4 min read
Belle News Issue#50 Our 50th Newsletter: Women Rising Together Founders Note Happy New Month, Belles! As we step into a fresh month, I can’t help but reflect on the incredible journey we’ve shared together. This edition marks our 50th newsletter, fifty editions filled with stories, insights, inspiration, and the voices of remarkable women building, and breaking barriers. Reaching this milestone is more than a number, it’s a celebration of the community we’ve built together and the impact we...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Belle News Issue#49 When Ambitious Women Show Up Together, Magic Happens Founders Note Some weeks just hit different, you know? And this one hit all the highs and left me thinking about how far an idea can travel when you actually show up for it. Last Saturday, I watched a group of young women graduate from a digital skills program I founded at Masi Brands, and I felt this overwhelming mix of pride, disbelief, and gratitude all at once. A year ago, the whole thing was just a "what if" in my...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Belle News Issue#48 From Showing Up to Building Together: This Is Our Shift Founders Note Last week was one of those weeks that reminded me exactly why I started Belle Sisters. Almost every day, I found myself in the same kind of space, with another belle, not for a meeting or anything structured, but simply to work. Side by side, each of us immersed in our own projects, yet the presence of another founder in the room made everything feel lighter, less isolating, and somehow more possible....
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Belle News Issue#47 Women Who Rise: Honoring Strength, Vision, and Legacy Founders Note I’ve been thinking about this for a while and finally felt ready to talk about it. Not because I have it all figured out, but because the question keeps coming up: how do you build a business without losing yourself in the process? At its core, the question is about whether there is room for a woman to show up fully, warmly, expressively, femininely, in spaces that were not originally designed with her in...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Belle News Issue#46 Celebrating Women Who Build, Lead, and Inspire Founders Note March is Women’s Month, and for me, it is always a time to pause and reflect on what it truly means to be a woman building, leading, dreaming, and becoming. Women’s Month is not just about celebration. It is about recognition. Recognition of the quiet strength so many women carry. Recognition of the risks we take, the rooms we walk into, the tables we build when there are none. It is about honoring the stories...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Belle News Issue#45 Belle Builds: Bold Work, Brave Vision, Belle Power! Founders Note Hi Queens, Recently, I came across a post from a founder who said something that stopped me. She shared that she now works more as an entrepreneur than she ever did in corporate, that building her business feels like a 24/7 commitment. That statement is honest, and it reflects a part of entrepreneurship many people do not discuss openly. There is a popular narrative that leaving a 9–5 automatically creates...
2 months ago • 4 min read