How familiar does this sound? Hard work pays off. The harder you work, the more people will notice.” - Sydney Sweeney Or perhaps something like: The hard work definitely paid off and hard work always does.” - Gabby Douglas The idea that hard work pays off is pretty deeply ingrained…

If you are anything but a white man, you probably have experienced at times that this world is not made for you. Seatbelts are tested on male crash test dummies and are therefore less safe for women. Medicines are generally tested on men and are therefore less safe for women…

I had the beautiful opportunity to sit down with the Co-Founders of Conquer Like a Girl, Madalena Costa (who goes by Maddie) and Tamara Mosby. I met Maddie in 2020 when she spoke at The Power of Reinvention Summit and have been following her journey ever since. — Maddie and Tamara work towards demystifying the meaning of “Like a girl” through knowledge. They embrace the phrase “like a girl” as one that communicates power. It’s positive, it means what we define as womanhood. It is not something negative; it’s actually something pretty awesome.

Today I had the pleasure to speak to Hira Almas about her experiences in the online workspace. Hailing from Pakistan, Hira is a tech and marketing executive for coaches and online course creators. — Hira helps coaches streamline their business growth without feeling overwhelmed with tech and marketing stuff. She provides done with you and done-for-you-services. She’s a tech and marketing pro, with having master’s degree in computer programming, digital marketing certifications with six years of working experience in this industry.

I think we can all agree that the world is in a state of change, and has been for a while now. I am not talking about the politics around a global health care crisis, necessarily. Although, the polarisation around this can surely be an example of the shifts that we are witnessing in our collective consciousness. Suddenly, we are not too sure that the powers be, have our best interests at heart. We are seeing more and more people questioning mainstream narratives and increasing numbers of marginalised people standing up demanding to be heard. The world needs new forms of power and leadership that will nurture and balance our human societies as well as our planet’s ecosystems.

I have had the immense pleasure of meeting Lateisha Johnson. She is leading the charge of helping women build a better relationship with their money through proven strategies that create profitable businesses. — Lateisha is a Wife, Money & Business Strategist, Best-Selling Author, International Speaker, Philanthropist and Creator of Wealth & Wellness Network; a membership community and app that promotes women economic empowerment through personal development and entrepreneurship.

Imagine the following: your best friend tripped on a crooked pavement tile. They scraped their hands and knees, and have a big bruise on their torso. As they tell you about their fall, how do you respond? Probably something like: Oh my, are you okay? Here sit down, do you…

It seems like nothing in the world is still what it was in 2019, and that includes the way we need and expect our leaders to show up. Curious about the shifting perception of leadership I asked 25 entrepreneurs and small business owners how their understanding of leadership has changed throughout running their business and especially in the last few years. — Show Up As Your TRUE Self In my view leadership has changed in a way that it’s much more humane and empathic — at least that’s what’s expected. I used to think that leadership was acting as if you had all the answers and you had to ‘walk the talk’ which meant you had to be…

When I started thinking about FEM last year, I intended it to be a project that would not only be a resource for you as readers but would help me learn and grow as much as it did you. I thoroughly believe that as small business owners we have massive…