Stories from the Collective
Musings, member spotlights, expert insights, and updates from The Launch Collective because building a business is better when we do it together.
TLC Partner Series: Expanding Our Circles with Allison Berardi
We are expanding our circle. Allison Berardi of AB Consulting and the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center on transition, focus and finishing the year strong.
TLC Launch Pad
Our evergreen list of organizations and free resources for women founders, from Nasdaq’s Entrepreneurial Center to Sonoma County support close to home.
Q4 Focus: Putting Your Best Brand Forward
Yvette Brackett on why Q4 is the moment to book brand photos, revisit your brand guide and make sure your brand reflects where your business is headed.
Five Questions, One Founder — Anne Bishop
Meet Anne C. Bishop of Profit for Wellbeing: 20 years running a Pilates studio, a Harvard master’s and a mission to help Sonoma County women build legacy-level income.
Q4 Focus: Social Media Savvy, Consistency Is Queen
Do you need to post every day to grow? Mysty Stewart says no. Here is how consistency and quality build a social presence you can sustain.
Five Questions, One Founder — Heather Nelson-Tapia
Meet Heather Nelson-Tapia of The Connection Hive, Set & Strike and Her Story Unscripted, who built her work on community over competition.
TLC Real Talk: When Things Don’t Work Out
Sometimes the plan doesn’t land. TLC member Marissa Elder on the night no one showed up, and why she danced anyway.
TLC “Pitch Perfect” — Speed Networking Recap
Eighteen TLC women gathered at Coyote Sonoma in Healdsburg to sharpen their business pitches at our first ever Pitch Perfect speed networking evening.
Staying Grounded: Five Tips for Mental Health Awareness Month
Nicole Evans, MA, LMFT shares five tips for grounding, centering, and connection — for entrepreneurs, caregivers, and humans navigating unsettling times.
Five Questions, One Founder — Grace Brooke
Meet Grace Brooke — 24 years in business, helping women clear the clutter inside and out so they can live with spaciousness, intention, and self-respect.
Five Questions, One Founder — Shawna Majerus
Meet Shawna Majerus — a six-time cancer thriver, Soul-Care Lifestyle Architect, and founder of the Dream Coalition who teaches women to leverage adversity as a superpower.
Shawna Majerus’s “How Can I Help” Card Deck
A practical, heart-centered card deck created by Shawna Majerus to make support simple and actionable during illness, grief, and major life transitions.
Five Questions, One Founder — Cynthia Glassell
For our inaugural Q&A series, we’re thrilled to feature photographer Cynthia Glassell of Cynthia Glassell Photography. Named Best Photographer in Healdsburg last year by the Healdsburg Tribune, Cynthia helps individuals, families, and brands tell their stories...
Purpose Over Pressure: A More Intentional Way to Set Goals for the Year Ahead
2026 is the Year of the Fire Horse. What does that mean? Well, for those tuned in to Chinese Astrology, this is a year of clarity, conviction, action and freedom from things that don't serve us well, which could be everything from systems and habits to relationships...
Money Matters
With Heidi Black of Fiscality Consulting Group Unless you're someone who particularly loves numbers, one of the harder pieces of starting, running and growing a business is the financial piece. It is also one of the most vital! We wear many hats as business founders,...
Stories from the Collective
Musings, member spotlights, expert insights, and updates from The Launch Collective because building a business is better when we do it together.