Belle News Issue#73 Not Every Win Looks Like a Milestone Founders Note Happy Wednesday, Queen Lately, I’ve been thinking about how much of entrepreneurship happens when nobody is watching. As founders, we spend so much time making things happen behind the scenes that sometimes even we forget how much we are actually carrying. We are building the offer, figuring out the systems, making decisions, fixing what is broken and still showing up the next day like everything is fine. And the funny...
7 days ago • 4 min read
Belle News Issue#72 What If You Chose to Try Again? Founders Note Happy Wednesday, Queen Have you ever had an idea you were really excited about, started working on it, and then somewhere along the way, you stopped? Maybe something else became more urgent. Maybe you started questioning whether the idea was actually worth pursuing. Or maybe you simply got distracted by everything else that comes with building a business. I think we sometimes assume that when we stop working on an idea, it...
14 days ago • 5 min read
Belle News Issue#71 Growth Looks Different When You Have Community Founders Note Happy Wednesday, Queen A few weeks ago, I found myself flying from Atlanta to Washington, DC to support a friend I first met on LinkedIn. What started as a simple online connection eventually led to Belle Sisters, conversations, and a genuine friendship. So when she had an important moment in DC, I knew I wanted to show up. Spending those two days with Dr. Amaka also reminded me how much there is to learn from...
28 days ago • 6 min read
Belle News Issue#70 Building Your Future Takes More Than a Good Idea Founders Note Happy Wednesday, Queen It has been incredibly humid here lately, so I have been keeping myself busy with some much-needed summer cleaning. While going through things and deciding what stays and what goes, a thought suddenly came back to me about a Netflix movie I watched some time ago: Swapped. In the movie, Ollie and Ivy come from different species and grow up believing they are enemies. They have both been...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Belle News Issue#69 The Future of Work Is Here. Are You Ready? Founders Note Happy Wednesday, Queen One lesson I’ve learned as a founder is that your business can only grow as much as you’re willing to let other people grow with you. Delegation isn’t just about taking work off your plate. It’s about creating space for your business to grow beyond you. That means trusting the people you’ve equipped, allowing them to take ownership, and resisting the urge to oversee every little detail. I know...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Belle News Issue#68 The Future Belongs to Women Who Keep Building Founders Note Happy Wednesday, Queen One thing I’m learning in this season is that growth doesn’t always look the way we expect it to. Sometimes it looks like launching something new or reaching a milestone you’ve been working toward. Other times, it looks much quieter. It’s choosing consistency over comparison, making difficult decisions, or showing up on the days when the results aren’t immediately visible. I’ve been...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Belle News Issue#67 What's One Decision You've Been Avoiding? Founders Note Happy Wednesday, Queen One of the easiest traps entrepreneurs fall into is believing that being visible automatically means they're making progress. I've been there too. It's exciting to see people engage with your content, celebrate your milestones, and encourage what you're building. Those moments matter, but they don't tell the whole story. A successful business is built on more than attention. It's built by...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Belle News Issue#66 Why Some Ideas Become Reality and Others Don't Founders Note Happy Wednesday, Queen A few days ago, my friend and I were in the middle of planning for the upcoming HerScension Masterclass when one of us said, “Imagine if we were trying to do all of this alone.” We both laughed because we knew it would have been almost impossible. That conversation stayed with me long after the meeting ended. One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned over the years is that we often celebrate...
2 months ago • 5 min read
Belle News Issue#65 This One Habit Is Holding Many Founders Back Founders Note Happy Wednesday, Queen There are seasons in entrepreneurship that make you feel like you're on top of the world. Everything is working, opportunities are coming, and you're excited about what's ahead. Then there are seasons that test your patience. The ideas don't come as easily. The results take longer than you expected. You find yourself wondering if you're making the right decisions. If you're in that kind of...
2 months ago • 4 min read