Women Who Influence

06/17/2026

💗 Womanhood should never require self-sacrifice at the expense of self-worth.

Too often, women are expected to carry the weight of families, communities, workplaces, and dreams giving endlessly while receiving little in return. The moment a woman chooses herself, sets boundaries, or prioritizes her well-being, she is often labeled selfish.

At Women Who Influence, we believe that self-care is not selfish. Boundaries are not barriers. Rest is not weakness. And your voice, your goals, and your future matter just as much as the people you pour into.

When women thrive, communities thrive.

✨ Choose yourself without guilt.
✨ Lead without apology.
✨ Heal without permission.

06/11/2026

06/08/2026

As we welcome our newest Entrepreneurship Cohort this quarter, we want to clear up a common misconception:

Not every entrepreneur is building a startup, and not every business owner is trying to scale into a billion-dollar company.

Entrepreneurship is the journey of creating and building. A startup is designed for rapid growth and scalability. A small business is built to serve customers and create sustainable income and impact.

All three paths are valid. All three require courage, commitment, and vision.

At Women Who Influence, we believe success isn’t defined by fitting into one category. It’s defined by building something meaningful on your own terms.

This quarter, we’re honored to support women at different stages of their entrepreneurial journey as they learn, grow, and take the next step forward.

Here’s to building businesses, creating opportunities, and leading with purpose. 💫

05/19/2026

This burden will stop with me.
The pain, the silence, the survival mode… it ends here.
My children will inherit softness, love, and peace instead. .

05/17/2026

“The strong Black woman” title has had a lot of us surviving… but not healing.
Carrying everything. Explaining nothing. Smiling through exhaustion.
Being “strong” became the expectation instead of us being cared for too.

Strength is beautiful.
But so is rest. So is softness. So is asking for help. 🖤

03/10/2026

Sometimes we pray for people to win.
We cheer them on. We support them. We want to see them succeed.

But when they finally do… things change.
Distance happens. Communication shifts. The energy isn’t the same anymore. And suddenly you’re left wondering where the connection went.

But I’m learning that not every shift is rejection — sometimes it’s redirection. 🙏🏽

God will allow certain doors to close, certain conversations to fade, and certain people to move differently… not to hurt us, but to position us. Because while we were busy praying for their success, God was quietly preparing us for our own.

So instead of holding on to what changed, I’m choosing to trust what’s unfolding.

If someone’s path pulls them away from mine, I wish them well… and I keep walking in the direction God is guiding me. My achievements, my purpose, my timing. ✨

What’s meant for me will never pass me by.

03/10/2026

Just in case you needed a reminder, dropped some gems! 💎

03/08/2026

✨ Speaker Spotlight:

We’re excited to welcome Anouck Gotlib, CEO and Co-Founder of Belgian Boys, to The Influence Exchange: NYC Virtual Conversations.

Anouck is on a mission to create whole-ingredient foods with a European twist, helping families prep less, smile more, and indulge better. Since launching Belgian Boys in 2015 with her husband Greg, the brand has grown into a joyful food company with products available in over 10,000 stores nationwide and online.

With a background in fashion design, Anouck helped shape the brand’s distinctive aesthetic and packaging before stepping into the role of CEO in 2019. Today she leads a passionate team focused not only on growth, but on creating moments of joy for customers and building a brand rooted in positivity.

Anouck has been recognized as an EY Winning Woman, named to the Entreprenista 100, and featured in Forbes, Nasdaq, Business Insider, and more.

Join us as Anouck shares insights on building a purpose-driven brand and scaling a business designed to last.

📅 March 28th | 12PM ET
📍 Virtual | NYC Edition
🎟️ RSVP: eventbrite/TheInfluenceExchangeNYC

Community Partner: .doers

03/08/2026

Women’s History Month ✨

For generations, women were told to stay in the background to wait, to follow, to remain unseen. Yet history tells a different story.

Women stepped forward with courage, intellect, and vision. They challenged systems, reimagined possibilities, and changed the course of the world. From science and literature to peace, economics, and medicine women have shaped every corner of our global story.

The Nobel Prize is just one reminder of what happens when brilliance refuses to be silenced.

This Women’s History Month, we celebrate the women who paved the way and the countless women today who continue to lead, build, innovate, and influence the future.

Because history isn’t just something we remember.
It’s something women continue to write every day.

🏆 Cheers to the women who changed the worldand the ones still rising.