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THE PRIVACY ADVOCATE

THE PRIVACY ADVOCATE is a global privacy, information security and cyber security consulting firm. We educate and work with small, medium, and large commercial, government, and non-profit entities to help promote best privacy practices while reducing legal liabilities, regulatory compliance risks, sanctions, financial impact on victims of data breaches, reputational risks, and loss of revenue.

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Nicolette Atelier, LLC

Abstract Art Nicolette is a modern art line whose purpose is to create inspiring art-centric spaces for the design community, corporate offices, hospitality, medical and private individuals.

What We Do/Offer:
* Create Quality Original & Giclée Print Abstract Art.
* Custom Sizing and Colors.
* Facilitate Framing & Delivery.

Danielle Glosser

Founder and Principal

Client Raiser helps artists to increase their client volume and the visibility of their work.

Mary Tyszkiewicz

HeroicImprov LLC

We build confidence in business teams, community groups and families to prepare to respond to accidents, disasters and terrorist emergencies, using theater improv activities. Our Heroic Improv (HI) Programs are attractive, time-efficient and inexpensive to run. And in a three-hour session, you will directly practice abilities you need to respond to any event as a small group of 16 or fewer.

Own Your Wonder

Own Your Wonder is Dry Bar for makeup. We provide inspiring space without the retail pressure that aims to revolutionize the way makeup service is provided. Clients can walk in to get makeup done for whatever their needs are - whether it is for work presentation, client meetings or for social occasions - at an affordable price. We welcome all skin tones and gender identities.

Owner, Fairy Godsister

REFRESH Interiors

Is your home your haven and delight? Or is it time to gift yourself with a refresh? As your Fairy Godsister, I’ll blend the wisdom of Feng Shui with styling, space planning, and organizing expertise to create a sanctuary for you, those you love, and the life you lead ~ space for miracles to unfold. And I transform workplaces, too! Call 301.920.0678 for a free 15-minute introductory consultation.

Chef & Restaurateur

Esencias Panamenas Restaurant & Catering

Esencias Panameñas Restaurant & Catering, unlike a typical Latin cuisine restaurant, provides a unique combination of authentic Panamanian food with a Caribbean flair, at value pricing with a fun and entertaining atmosphere. We are located in the heart of Washington, DC, half mile from the Historic Howard University. Named "DC BEST LATIN AMERICAN RESTAURANT for 2017" by the Washington City Paper

Broodjes & Bier Restaurant Group LLC

Broodjes & Bier is a Dutch-inspired prepared foods company based in Washington, DC that handcrafts gourmet sandwiches, salads and breakfast bowls with premium ingredients and fresh flavor profiles for wholesale distribution and catering.

A managed marketplace for higher-end restaurants

Executive Director

THE GEMZ, INC is a non-profit organization that serves as a mentoring and leadership program for preteens and teen girls AND recently launched a new initiative in 2016 to provide access, resources and host networking events for women between the ages 35 and 50 to celebrate, train and empower them.

Distinctly Creative

Distinctly Creative is an art collective + company whose mission is to give a diverse, holistic, and collaborative representation of the DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) creative scene -- and beyond, through a wide array of social and professional development opportunities.

One of the major focuses is to support and advocate for black creatives because representation matters.

Co-founder & Creative Manager

Brown Girls Museum Blog

Brown Girls Museums Blog (BGMB) is an online platform and consulting agency, created with the objective to promote the visibility of people of color in museums, and to support emerging professionals in the humanities. BGMB encourages people of color to make space for themselves in the museum, and engage in critical dialogue toward greater diversity and cultural equity.

Dionna Dorsey Design

We specialize in being creative – from graphic design to art direction, brand strategy and website development.

Water Blossom Creations

Water Blossom Creations is a unique root watering tool that helps in watering the root system better by deeper penetration. The tool can enable water to reach the root system 6 to 12 inches below the soil and water the root in all directions and at all levels. Our online store features a variety of Water Blossom tools which come in variety of shapes and attractive colors.

Founder/ Lead Strategist

THE ASH PROJECT

The Ash Project- is a premier creative management agency based in DC. We connect the dots and create the vibes for our clients. Our services include Brand Management, Business Management, Talent Management and influencer marketing strategies in the industries of MUSIC, FILM,TV,SPORTS and Corporate Organizations.

Corps d'Elite is a luxurious boutique salon that has launched DC's FIRST NIGHTTIME BEAUTY BAR! Using our very own line of cosmetics, we are the ULTIMATE "pregame" spot before that night out on the town!

Bariatric Center for Success

Bariatric Center for Success gives bariatric surgery patients the tools to achieve long-term weight-loss success and pursue a life of wellness, health, joy and self-fulfillment, before and after surgery.

Bariatric Center for Success will help you make the connection between weight-loss surgery and long term success!

12PointFive offers strategic solutions for companies with a phenomenal product or service seeking to boost growth. With a network for connecting companies to business opportunities locally, nationally, and globally, 12PointFive provides business development resources to leverage diversity and inclusion, and tools to expand your company’s reach.

Marsha Lucas, PhD - Psychologist

Psychotherapy is effective — that’s been consistently proven by solid research. Put therapy to work for you, using my expertise, integrity, warmth, humor, and straightforward approach.

Unlocking Potential Foundation

Through an intensive, hands-on experience and supported experimentation and implementation, UP provides an opportunity for anyone – not just those with a certain title or position – to develop the behaviors, characteristics, tools, and disciplines to become a leader and maximize the impact of their work in their communities.

Founder | Feng Shui Consultant

PHOENIX AND ROSE

Feng Shui, Home Organization, and Interior Design consulting.

Sharon Podobnik

Go Love Yourself

The Go Love Yourself Box is a subscription box service that sends personal growth books, resources, and self-care items to women across the United States and 12 countries worldwide. We take self-help from "spiritual entertainment" to actionable transformation: each box comes with access to resources, our cadre of coaches, and a courageous community of women ready to cheer you on and support you.

Wandering Epicures

Wandering Epicures provides opportunities to explore DC's world of food & drink through curated experiences.

Cori Sue Morris

Citrus Media is a boutique marketing agency providing social media, influencer marketing, and brand strategy support to small businesses in the Washington, D.C., area. We specialize in luxury, lifestyle, and culinary brands and especially love working with women-led small businesses.

GRID - Gaming Revolution for Inspiring Development

GRID creates low-cost mobile games to educate, engage and empower people for positive change. Games have the power to leave an impression on our brains that transcends the boundaries of the virtual world and we are committed to leveraging this power to inspire social change.

Rachel Westfall

Licensed SASS Defense Instructor

SASS Defense with Rachel Westfall

SASS Defense is a self defense program for women and girls that is committed to ending violence against women. 1 in 6 women in the United States will be sexually assaulted and around the world that number jumps to 1 in 3. SASS Defense teaches women and girls how to utilize their hands, feet, and voice to defend themselves against an attacker.

Margot Hoerrner

Rosedale Green Consulting

Rosedale Green is an organizational development consulting firm supporting nonprofit organizations with strategic planning, leadership development, executive coaching and facilitation services.

President/Owner

Ochstein Strategies

Web Development | Brand Strategy

Rachel Thompson

Founder & Strategic Director

Business Growth at the Intersection of Strategy and Design
- Strategic Intensives
- Interactive Workshops and Workshop Design
- Strategic Facilitation
- Human-Centered Design and Design Thinking
- Visual Support and Graphic Recording

Diane Penny Web Design

Diane Penny Web Design provides Web design, graphic design and digital marketing services to clients desiring to establish a business, and those desiring to advance their business to the next level. Diane's design aesthetics are clean lines, beautiful colors, and intuitive functionality. She incorporates design fundamentals, principles of Web design and current web trends in design solutions.

Principal and Founder

Mosaic Growth Partners, LLC

Mosaic Growth Partners is a consulting and coaching firm based in Washington, D.C. We help organizations and entrepreneurs in the healthcare and baby boomer industries with business growth strategy consulting. We also coach professional women to take control of their careers and build professional lives that are congruent with their personal aspirations and natural talents.

Natalie Montelongo

The Future is Latina

The Future is Latina is a small retail company that currently lives on Etsy. We create tee's, totes, stickers, pins, aimed at promoting self-love and working towards reclaiming our Latina narrative.

Erica Soultanian

Mission Collaborative LLC

Mission Collaborative is a DC-based organization that helps people design careers they love. We offer nights-and-weekends programs for professionals who want to make a career change but need help figuring out what comes next.

Christina Martinez-Williams

Syngenuity Circles

Differences DEFINE us. Photos CONNECT us. Sharing UNITES us.

Experience the peace, love, and unity that happens when women come together in circles across divides and share stories. Join (or host) a bi-monthly in-person or online Syngenuity Circle happening across the country and feel the power of women's unity!

Avant Garde Digital Media

Avant Garde Digital Media is an award-winning boutique digital media firm. We provide strategic and innovative digital media support for brands in all industries, with a particular emphasis on art, culture, politics, food and fashion. Our cutting-edge digital outreach strategies set trends, inspire movements, increase sales and strengthen your brand's online presence.

Founder & Master Brand Storyteller

PunkyFlair is a brand story shop that helps young businesses clarify their messaging, increase their revenue, and create stronger connections with the customers who matter. Group coaching and a 1-on-1 story marketing approach equips you with the tools you need to build a brand that will last forever.

I create handmade items for HBCU graduates. These include unique baby shower gifts, photo props, hand-painted gifts, and wearable items. As a member of the Etsy community, I have been able to provide my customers with custom orders and personalized items for over 5 years. I am currently expanding the business to include Sip and Paint services in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area.

Embrace the Ridiculousness of Life!

I empower female leaders to do their heart’s work. Tell me if this sounds familiar: You’re seen as successful by others BUT you're not satisfied and you’re finished with feeling uncertain. It's time to put your big "BUT" on the table. Together we'll figure out what is stopping you so that you can make an extraordinary shift.

Founder, Chief Ice Creampreneur

Ice Cream Jubilee

Ice Cream Jubilee specializes in creative flavors of ice cream, hand-made with local dairy and exciting flavor combinations inspired by cocktails, international desserts, and childhood memories. Ice Cream Jubilee has 2 locations in Washington, DC: Yards Park and 14th Street corridor.

Tammy Hui Law + Strategy, PLLC

Tammy Hui Law + Strategy, PLLC, provides practical legal advice to nonprofits and small businesses in the areas of entity formation, corporate governance, legal compliance, and business transactions. We’re committed to providing excellent service at a reasonable price point to help our clients budget around their legal to-do lists.

Kimberly Washington

Licensed Clinical Therapist/Coach

Balanced Mind & Body Work

Holistic therapy practice. Specializing in partnering with clients to navigate difficult emotion and improve lifestyle choices.

Founder, Creative Director

The Art Island is the creative brand of Beth Ferraro who specializes in art installation and curating, community engagement, photography, and public art projects. Beth is available to manage, facilitate, and consult on short or long term assignments.

Managing Partner

Conscient Strategies

Conscient Strategies works with organizations to make change sustainable. We are committed to empowering organizations and innovative leaders to develop internal cultures that embrace change, that not only withstand disruption but thrive in it today, tomorrow and into the future.

Tira! Strategies

At first dabbling in all types of marketing, Tira! Strategies quickly became the go-to company in the area for social media. Tira specializes in creating an online presence and greater visibility for small businesses through the use of social media, helping clients grow and attract new business. Owner Lisa Nicholls loves working with entrepreneurs who are struggling to use social media effectively

Pierrette Abeel

Smart Productivity Solutions, LLC

ONLINE LEARNING & COACHING FOR SUCCESS-ORIENTED ENTREPRENEURS

Discover how to reclaim time while you accomplish more.

• Find time where you didn't know it existed
• Focus on getting results to grow your business
• Uncover the obstacles that keep you feeling overwhelmed
• Implement the strategies that make you feel confident and proud of your work

Chief Training Officer

Training de Jour

Companies are comprised of people who, sooner or later, need new skills, understanding, and knowledge. Today’s training strategies are as varied as the people they seek to train.
Occasionally, your company will find that it has gaps in its training program, either in knowledge or bandwidth.
When that happens, you need a way to quickly fill the gap so that your people don’t lose momentum.

PolicyInsights, Inc.

PolicyInsights, Inc. ("PolicyInsights") is a public benefit company that aims to promote data-driven and evidence-based decisions in public policymaking by providing the public and philanthropic sectors a cost effective technology solution that would improve the sharing, selection and execution of proven interventions so that our customers could optimize their investments

Melanie Gowen Design

Property designer and real estate agent with expertise in interior design/architecture, branding and marketing, real estate investment and speculative real estate design strategy. Melanie excels at creating highly individualized properties - built environments and lifestyle experiences - that enhance the life of her clients and prospective consumers.

TurtlShell is an online marketplace for sharing community goods. We help you make money off stuff you don't use and save money on anything you need.

Owner and Creative Director

Skye Media Group

We help vision-based businesses, bloggers, organizations, and solopreneurs uncover the potential in their businesses through business strategy, web design, branding and tough love.

Toddlers on the Hill

TOTH MONTESSORI (Toddlers on the Hill)is a Montessori school for toddlers and preschoolers (ages 15 months through 5 years) on Capitol Hill, and was founded in 2012 by a group of neighborhood moms. At ToTH, we nurture independence, confidence, and creativity within a peaceful social setting for our children.

Creative Director

Zeni Media Group

Zeni Media Group is a creative media agency that assists small businesses and startups by providing photography, videography and brand management services. ZMG develops brands and clarifies their message, so that they can increase awareness and ensure brand longevity.

Marielle Martin

A Ray of Light Event Planning LLC

A Ray of Light Events seeks to provide services that bring upon a stress free event planning experience for our clients while simultaneously fulfilling their vision of a joyful, once in a lifetime celebration.

Sweetdele's Sweet Treats, LLC

We are a small batch bakery located in Union Kitchen. We specialized in homemade mouth watering pound cakes, cupcakes and cookies. You can found us at West End Farmers market on Sundays, Pop Ups at Williams and Somona and various of events within in the DMV.

Mondiale Dressing Co.

At MONDIALE DRESSING CO., we create high quality, all natural, globally inspired salad dressings. We lovingly handcraft our small- batch dressings right here in Washington D.C. We make a fresh perishable product, free of added preservatives, stabilizers and thickeners.

Founder and Inventor

Doing your makeup on the go is a pain. The Pocket Palette provides a convenient way to fix this: a single serving of mascara, bb cream and lip/cheek color packaged into a throwaway kit. The Pocket Palette empowers women look nice while dedicating time to their priorities.

Managing Director

At MindFarm, we connect the best, most experienced independent consultants in their fields with the non-profit organizations that need them, quickly and cost effectively. MindFarm sources senior talent capable of making an immediate impact on businesses by engaging consultants for interim executive positions, project-based assignments, and professional part-time engagements.

Principal, Health coach

One Girl Wellness

One Girl Wellness provides health coaching to women looking to get on loving speaking terms with their bodies, hearts and minds.

Melanie Bates Consulting, LLC

Melanie Bates Consulting, LLC is a Washington, DC-based consultancy providing superior guidance and solutions that empower clients to achieve their goals and leave a meaningful impact on the community as a whole. With a proven track record of success, MBC provides high quality services resulting in consistent attainment of optimal results.

Picnoi is a coop of stock photography featuring multicultural and multi-ethnic images for bloggers, vloggers, marketers, advertisers, designers and other content creators.

M. Reese Everson

B.A.B.E.S in the Workplace

BABES in the Workplace is an organization dedicated to the support and empowerment of women in the workforce who've been mishandled, mislabeled, harassed, objectified, retaliated against, let go or cast aside. We believe in rebuilding, rebranding, and retooling women who have been sidetracked and derailed in their careers by sexual harassment and gender discrimination.

Marketing Habit

Marketing Habit offers strategic marketing services to B2B, high tech companies, with innovative programs for corporate marketing, product marketing, and ecosystem program development and management. We deliver high level marketing vision paired with tactical execution for real, measurable client results. Learn more at www.marketing-habit.com

IndependentlyPR, LLC

Providing data-driven communications solutions for creative concepts and personality-driven brands.

Public Relations Services
Social Media Management
Crisis Management
Press Outreach and Audience Engagement
Event Planning and Production
Copyediting
Internal and External Communications
Email Marketing/Direct Marketing

Kate Schmidgall

Bittersweet Creative

Bittersweet Creative is a small team providing a broad range of creative services to clients of varied sizes. Our scopes of work generally involve a combination of identity and branding, print design, web design and development, short-film production and social-media strategy. We also operate BittersweetMonthly.com under Bittersweet Foundation, our 501c3 storytelling effort.

COO - Chief Organizing Officer

Orderly Method LLC

ORDERLY METHOD WAS FOUNDED BY A MULTITASKING MOM OF FOUR YOUNG KIDS TURNED PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER. OUR SPECIALTY INCLUDES HOME ORGANIZATION AND FINDING SENSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO FIT YOUR STYLE.

My Style Authority

My Style Authority (MSA) is a mobile-friendly beauty and fashion matching website featuring quality professionals in the hair, makeup, fashion, spa and specialty cosmetic industries. Professionals are able to enhance their online branding presence; while matched users get their style needs met. MSA is a one stop shop style community and content portal for all things beauty and fashion!

Shanelle Roberson

FreeTruth Financial

Want to make more of an impact in the community you service? Show your customers you care! FreeTruth Financial provides social impact consulting to local businesses, connecting corporate to the community. We also offer financial literacy education, entrepreneurial training and business development services.

We are where education, resources and access to capital meet!

Career Maximization Strategist

PowerWoman Enterprise, LLC

PowerWoman Enterprise is a career maximization organization focused on helping women become power performers in the marketplace as both employees and entrepreneurs through speaking, professional development coaching, and corporate trainings.

Founder & Director

Otessa Ghadar founded the DC Web Fest (one of the first of its kind & now in its 7th year) out of the need for digital content creators to showcase their work, inspire creativity & innovation. An early adopter herself, she started the fest as a safe space to uplift the work of women creators, & those historically overlooked by Hollywood & the mainstream. She seeks to further this mission every day

Social Designer/Chief Creative

The General Store Inc.

The General Store Inc. designs experiences that spark creativity and electrify community. The General Store Inc. has created, curated and collaborated on relative, progressive, fresh art, content and experiences. Whether it's production, curation, campaigns, workshops, or written work we foster innovation by utilizing the resources you already have at your disposal. We Make. Do.

SmartBridge Health

We challenge the notion that high-quality, accessible cancer care is either unachievable or prohibitively expensive. We prove that optimal cancer care is affordable and accessible to all. We offer a seamless experience that not only saves you time and money but also leads to better health outcomes and happier lives.

Capitol Romance LLC

Capitol Romance is the Washington DC area's best resource for loving & living practically and locally. With a focus on wedding planning, inspiration, and resources, Capitol Romance is a blog, a community, a wedding coordination business, and a recently launched eCommerce site.

Business Coaching

A multi-disciplinary business, marketing & design consultancy. We perform user research, strategy and design to develop a 360 experience for clients products and services. Services include design and re-design of a new business, brand and concept development; facilitating creative thinking for exploration; and experiential marketing strategies.

Female Defender

Female Defender is a Forbes Coaching Company that offers online and in-person products to assist Women in Uniform in coping with the day to day issues of the workplace.

The company helps to increase the rates of promotion and assist in career progression. We inspire women to continue in their life journey as they deal with problems that are undeniable issues in the workforce.

Wandering Mango

Wandering Mango provides a market for handmade products created by women striving to support themselves and their families. With each item sold, you are providing one day's livable wage for a woman in Northern India learning to sew and using her artistry as a way to generate income.

Beautycounter by Raquel Miranda

Former Public Health Advisor and scientist, world traveler expat mom of 3 third-culture children, turned into advocate for safer, healthier alternatives for her family, when it comes to beauty, personal care products. Beauty Consultant at Beautycounter, educating other women and moms alike about how to better respect our bodies, our families, from what we eat to what we put on/into our bodies.

Kristina Francis

Chief Esteem Officer

EsteemLogic is a future-forward technology advisory and social enterprise that implements sustainable strategic solutions to ensure organizations optimize engagement with its people and the communities they serve. We are intentional about hiring, training, and growing more underrepresented faces in technology and entrepreneurship.

Owner, Health Coach

Upswing Health Coaching

Upswing Health Coaching provides support, accountability and a proven system to help busy professionals prioritize their self-care while chasing a career, growing a family or pursuing passions and hobbies. By creating healthy habits that are fun and sustainable, Upswing will help you focus on what you get to have, rather than what you have to give up in order to live big and feel great.

Founding Partner

Global Empowerment Solutions

Global Empowerment Solutions (GES) creates impact programming for entrepreneurs which results in individual business growth and exposure. Additionally, GES collaborates with governments and organizations to create entrepreneur eco-systems through programming, partnerships, and policy.

Owner/Chief Curator

Nubian Hueman features cultural goods reflecting the African Diaspora and Black culture. Designers bring ethnic influences to modern silhouettes and product lines by using traditional patterns or ingredients. The boutique serves as a means to promote collective interaction, community development, and global responsibility through a fresh and artistic platform.

Anjanette Shelby

Founder/Executive Director

Providing resources for persons with disabilities. Empowering persons with disabilities through self-investment and resources. Sharing through workshops and training for persons with disabilities

BigSpool is an e-commerce company creating consumer products with rapid production tools to fulfill niche market demands. We're creating goods people want, but cannot find.

Kaitlin Calogera

A Tour Of Her Own

We are a women's tourism company that collaborates with local professionals to create a sustainable culture of women's tourism. Services include historical walking tours and wellness trainings that focus on elevating women's stories into a more prominent place within American history and culture.

Just Rock Enterprises

Just Rock offers music, dance and pe instruction via private, group and workshop experiences throughout the DMV.

Managing Partner

Troy Clinton Law Group, PLLC

The Troy Clinton Law Group serves clients in a variety of corporate and transactional matters. We are dedicated to providing our clients with the highest quality work in a cost-effective and efficient manner. Our practice areas include: Emerging Growth Companies and Venture Capital, Closely Held and Family Owned Businesses, Commercial Contracts, and Nonprofit and Exempt Organizations.

Young Authors' Workshop LLC

Young Authors' Workshop is an auxiliary program specializing in English Language Arts. Our Young Authors explore fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. They engage in the editing process, which ranges from personalized grammar instruction to group based brainstorming and constructive criticism. Our Young Authors then format, review, and publish their writing in a book.

Samantha Griffin

DC Metro Maternity

Serving the Washington DC Metro Area, DC Metro Maternity specializes in supporting women of color to successfully navigate the birthing and postpartum process. The core of DCMM is helping expectant and new parents feel good about the birthing and postpartum process by working with a thoughtful, proactive, and attentive doula.

Brand/Marketing Consultants
We fuse storytelling, research, and innovation to help define compelling brand strategies for you and powerful brand experiences for your audiences. Whether you’re starting a new business or you've been around a while, our one-on-one workshops are tailored to tackle the opportunities that can transform your vision into a reality.

Founder and CEO

The Mentor Method

The Mentor Method is a career development platform empowering minorities, women, and underrepresented tech talent to learn to lead with confidence by connecting rising stars to career mentors from companies interested in hiring diversely.

Euphoria's Secret Haven

Euphoria’s Secret Haven is a mobile oasis, we bring the spa experience to you. Our focus is not only to provide a euphoric experience but also to jump start or maintain your wellness and health journey. We welcome the opportunity to provide your 1 hour vacation by delivering a reduction in stress, muscle fatigue, and pain.

Prachi Vakharia

WOMANIUM Foundation

WOMANIUM is one of the most unique Science+Entrepreneurship organisations in USA that has worked with NASA, ARPA-E, NIH, Industries, etc. for women’s advancement in STEM+Entrepreneurship in domains ranging from Energy, Space, Astronomy, Computational Neuroscience, Industrial Additive Manufacturing (3-D Printing), Automation, Transportation to Nuclear Weapons.

Angela Chester-Johnson

Plum Good LLC - DBA The Spice Is Right Club

We are an online culinary and wellness community featuring spices, herbs and teas that make Magic In Your Kitchen! We sell monthly spice subscriptions, complete with curated recipes for international cuisine, single a la carte spices and teas, as well as teas for wellness, relaxation and rejuvenation. We Know herbs, We talk teas, We speak spices. Join the club!

Intrigue Healthcare Consulting Group

Intrigue Healthcare Consulting Group is an (8a) Women-owned, Small-business. We assist solo physician practices to large teaching health systems and military health services with revenue cycle management, office workflow processes, auditing, coding, staff training, clinical documentation improvement, improvement of office performance & efficiencies and optimizing reimbursement.

Founder/Creator

Making Awareness Reach Challenged Hearts & Homes is a new nonprofit cooperation working to obtain a 501 (c) (3). M.A.R.C.H.H. will deliver community-based awareness serving children and families in the DMV community with special needs, development delays and other complex care health needs.M.A.R.C.H.H. services will include; playgroups/trips/family activities, family referrals and more.

Restaurant Owner/Attorney

Mellow Mushroom

Mellow Mushroom in Adams Morgan is a 3-level restaurant filled with original art and murals, a full-service bar on each level, 24 beers on tap, and a roof top patio overlooking 18th Street.

The Second Floor and Roof Top are available for private events, fundraisers, happy hours or community-focused events.

Charlotte Perry

LUXbnb is a professionally managed rental company providing short term furnished housing in Washington DC. We offer studios to full homes for stays of 4 nights up to a year. Our client-services staff can be contacted 7 days a week to answer guest questions or resolve any issues that may arise.

Owner & Designer

Urban Web Renovations, LLC

Urban Web Renovations provides web design and marketing support for small businesses and bloggers at an affordable price. Services provided include Web Design & Redesign; Messaging; Social Media Support; and Training.

Marsha Banks-Harold

Yoga Therapist/Owner

PIES Fitness Yoga Studio

Holistic Wellness Services for the whole person: Yoga Therapy for lifestyle coaching, special needs and special populations such as seniors, beginners and therapeutic clients. Fitness classes: Zumba, Kickboxing, Capoeira, Belly Dancing and Line Dancing.

Principal Creator

Creative Enterprise Consults

Creative Enterprise Consults is a multi-disciplined creative consultancy that provide business "know-how" to start-ups to more established brands in the creative economy - essentially, we come up with the dope ideas brands don't think of. From conceptualization, to pitch, and through execution, we help businesses ideate and communicate their brand strategy to acquire and sustain business.

Helen Levy-Myers

Athena's Workshop

We solve chronic absenteeism through better and more timely parent-school-teacher communication and by leveraging the power of parents. Research shows that weekly text messages can dramatically improve student attendance. Many states fund their public K-12 schools using attendance of the enrolled student - meaning improving school attendance shows a positive ROI within one funding cycle.

Handmade Habitat

Handmade Habitat is an all natural soy candle and beauty goods company to nurture and inspire the soul. Inspired by nature and rooted in mindfulness, our work is consciously hand crafted to be healthy for the body, home and Mother Earth.

Mully Lingua is a language and culture learning community for kids. We support families in their quest to raise bilingual and globally aware kids. Parents get step-by-step guidance while kids learn by doing. Through a proprietary platform and hands-on experiential learning, Mully Lingua provides as close to an authentic immersion experience as possible without leaving the local community.

Angela Sarafin, LMFT

Providing guidance and healing for women seeking to recover from negative memories, overcome fears and phobias, and improve performance in all areas of life.

Roost is a sister company to Nest DC. Both are boutique property management companies focusing on providing the best possible services in the District of Columbia. While Nest manages individual residential rental units Roost manages condominium associations and multi-unit buildings. Roost builds on the success and reputation of Nest DC.

Cee Smith Media Group

Cee Smith Media Group is a creative investment firm dedicated to being the financial dream team for LGBTQ entrepreneurs. Our mission lies in prioritizing LGBTQ entrepreneurs in the arts and creative sector and providing them the resources and capital to grow, sustain, and scale on their own terms. At Cee Smith Media, we believe those who dare to be, even against the odds, win.

Ashley Scarboro

Founder/Publisher

Modern Stitches Magazine

Modern Stitches is a street wear vintage fashion digital magazine that has several hundred unique visitors per month. It is our goal to inspire the latest vintage/thrift trends through engaging journalism with no geographical limitations. We aim to give vintage a media platform all while proving its longevity. Retail fashion will never be the same...

PolicyInsights, Inc.

PolicyInsights, Inc. ("PolicyInsights") is a public benefit company that aims to promote data-driven and evidence-based decisions in public policymaking by providing the public and philanthropic sectors a cost effective technology solution that would improve the sharing, selection and execution of proven interventions so that our customers could optimize their investments

Alia Khayrullina

STARTING FROM THE BOTTOM. AKO is the on-the-ground grassroots marketing + branding agency. We aim to plant your roots within your respective community and grow your brand. Geared toward promoting positive brand experience through an integrated strategy, our roots team collaborates with culturally in-the-know, talented, creative professionals to deliver on all tiers of brand experience for clients.

Founder and Principal

Thread Strategies

Thread Strategies helps social change organizations achieve scale and maximize impact by growing revenue. We work closely with our clients to identify the combination of fundraising methods that are the best fit for who they are and who they serve to build a customized development strategy. Once that strategy is in place, we support our partners through strategy implementation and execution.

Grace Aldridge Foster

Co-founder & Principal

Bold Type is a writing training and consulting firm. We work with professionals in any industry to help them improve their writing, teaching greater efficiency and confidence in the process. Our workshop and coaching topics range from effective editing techniques, to strategies for moving online audiences to action, to defining your personal brand through writing, and everything in between.

Nicole Schroeder

Atthirtyone, LLC

Atthirtyone tells global stories through art and photography, then translates them into personal and home accessory design. Each piece is Made in DC and designed from original art to evoke the story of a place, as the Cherry Blossom line evokes DC.

Amanda Figueroa

Brown Art Ink is a community-building project and incubator created to increase the arts ecosystem for women artists, cultural and communities of color based in the greater Washington DC-Baltimore area. By creating opportunities for artists and developing public events to showcase them, our goal is to build stronger and more intimate relationships between the creators and appreciators of local art

Dabrielle Goodwin

President & Principal Broker

Eluvial Enterprise Inc.

Eluvial Enterprise is a full-service real estate firm that specializes in construction, brokerage and development consulting. Whether you are looking to buy, sell, renovate or build out your new residential and/or commercial space we have a dedicated team to assist you throughout the entire process. We pride ourselves on providing economically feasible solutions for our clients.

Grants on a Mission, LLC.

Grants on a Mission helps nonprofits design sustainable fundraising strategies to power their nonprofits. We offer customized fundraising consulting, prospect research, and grant proposal writing services to nonprofits. Let's get the grants!

LAR Consulting LLC

LARC can solve your most challenging problems with an process design and facilitation approach that fosters shared understanding, shifts mindsets around what is possible, and generates strategic and innovative actions.

Stephanie Echeveste

Distill Creative

Distill Creative designs one-of-a-kind experiences to inspire creativity and build community. We host hands-on craft workshops, develop custom creative experiences, and provide consulting services for art, retail, and event curation. Check our website for our monthly craft workshops in DC.

Heather Schwager

Founder & Principal

Revive Recruiting

Revive Recruiting partners with you so you can find your people and find your freedom. We run your most critical search for you and in the process, redesign the interior of your recruiting process so you can hire awesome talent on your own in perpetuity. #getrevived!

Christina Arenas

Duchess of Dupont LLC

Duchess of Dupont is an online retailer dedicated to selling beautiful lingerie, swimwear, and loungewear. Launched in January 2018, our store aims to bring small, independent, and innovative brands to the forefront of the US marketplace.

Saleema Vellani

Co-Founder & COO

Innovazing strives to help social impact leaders and entrepreneurs grow their businesses and organizations through innovative workshops and disruptive experiences. We use emotional intelligence tools and techniques, based on neuroscience, in our highly customized programs for individuals as well as social enterprises, nonprofits, higher education, Fortune 500 companies, and government agencies.

#ThrivingMindfully Video Series with Ananda Leeke

Need more mindful, inspiring, and creative moments in your life? Looking for tips on how to use social media and technology mindfully? You've come to the right place. #ThrivingMindfully Video Series with Ananda Leeke is your new mindfulness BFF. Watch seven second videos and be inspired.

Roshawnna Novellus

EnrichHER focuses on building ecosystems that help women get funding to grow incredible ventures through capital (EnrichHER Funding) and connections (EnrichHER Spark). Our vision is that EnrichHER will empower an entire generation of female entrepreneurs by creating opportunities for investment and prosperity.

Founder & Small Business Fanatic

Popcorn & Ice Cream

Popcorn & Ice Cream is a marketing consulting firm focused exclusively on small businesses and start ups. We understand the unique needs of small businesses working to grow on limited budgets and assist business owners with implementing marketing programs that make sense for their specific businesses.

Rachel Koretsky

Upace is the first customizable, two-sided mobile platform that empowers facility managers to instantly access analytics, communicate with students, and update the app; and students to view occupancy, reserve equipment, and schedule classes.

Chief of Storytelling Marketing

Radiant Media Labs, LLC

Radiant Media Labs helps you craft your business story and copy so you can sparkle in the Sea of Blahness and create cravings for your services. We work with service-based business providers and do-gooder organizations.

One Love Massive

One Love Massive is a multimedia platform and cultural hub for all things creative in the DMV. We are a booking agency, marketing firm, production company and talent collective all housed in a 3 story building across the street from the Historic Howard Theatre where we have a 2 podcast studios, a recording studio and a live music stage.

Nexus 8 International, LLC

Nexus 8 International, LLC, located in Washington, DC, is a tech firm focused on developing Hippra, a mobile application and web-based platform that enables high-quality collaboration among healthcare providers. Our aim is to help physicians connect with other medical experts when challenging or difficult to diagnose cases arise so that positive healthcare outcomes can be maximized.

Increase Biz Now

A Digital Marketing Agency Dedicated To Helping Brands and Businesses Increase Their Visibility And Sales In Today’s Digital Market. Services Website Design Printing Business Consulting Video Creation Webinar/Course Creation Social Media/Lead Strategies
www.increasebiznow.com (443) 650-8462

For years dessert has been known as something you have to give up for a healthy lifestyle.  At RICHbars we disagree and we believe that it is a matter of choosing the right approach.  RICHbars was started to create an example of no sugar added, nutritious, at the same time delicious and Instagram-worthy treat, that people can enjoy without sacrificing their health.

Avalaura Gaither

Intuitive Conusltant/ Life Coach/ Speake

Avalaura's Healing Center

Embrace all that you are, in service to the world and to your highest and most incredible life -- the journey waits for no one, it begins now.
If now is the time for you to live a freedom-focused life, detox yourself of limiting beliefs that no longer serve you, and create an unrecognizable reality — then Avalaura is the guide you’ve been waiting for.

Integrative Nutrition Health Coach

Live Well is a health coaching business that offers services to companies and organizations that promote the well-being of their employees; and works with women who want to heal their relationship with food. Live Well services are available in English and Spanish.

Defend Yourself

Defend Yourself works to empower people — especially women and LGBTQ people — to end violence and create a world where they can be fully themselves.

Through its food incubator and restaurant accelerator, EatsPlace services include venture capital, business loans,entrepreneurial coaching.and technical assistance. We offer consulting, capital and operational resources to early and middle stage brands and founders. We help our clients produce tasty local foods, launch new products, and design food systems that work for our community.

Brand Strategist & Startup Facilitator

SK Consulting is a strategy-driven boutique branding and startup accelerator firm specializing in women-led brands. Our expertise includes brand development/ strategy, creative direction, social media & digital marketing strategy. With over 9 years of experience in branding and product development in the fashion industry, the Founder Shawna Kaye, helps women Mold, Manage, & Monetize their Brand!

OWL Network - Organizing Women to Lead

The OWLnetwork – Organizing Women to Lead, is a networking group for women at all career stages right here in Washington, DC. Whether you are looking to revitalize your career, start — or re-start — your career, or take your career in a completely different direction, we can help

Luxury self-care gift boxes for New Moms.

I believe the postpartum period is the most important period for women. The need for this business came from people often times forgetting the mom after the baby is born.

Each curated box is filled with organic, holistic, and natural products that help the new mom make moments for her self-care.

Head of Studio Four

Studio Four offers tailored services in project and lifestyle management to meet the needs of each and every client. The Studio offers project management, event support, administrative tasks support, and resume writing and review services. Whether you’re planning a launch or simply want fresh eyes to review your ad-hoc work, The Studio will support (the not-so-fun stuff for) you!

President and CEO

Energy Farms International LLC

An advisory company with a developer mindset, EFI offers sophisticated, practical, and up to date advice on structuring and financing infrastructure, energy and environmental projects.

Joanne Sonenshine

Connective Impact

Connective Impact aids in collaborative goal development, partnership strategy, coalition building and fundraising in order to solve complex problems. This includes developing strategies for broad stakeholder engagement, prioritizing action around individual and joint commitments, determining what is achievable alone and with the right partners and measuring impact.

Founder & Director

Femme Fatale DC

FFDC is the District's women-only fashion, art, beauty and wellness collective and platform. Our goal is to build a local community of women creatives, small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs, and support them in their artistic and business endeavors.

CEO- Executive Producer

The goal at Fog Edge Media is to create a production group that is vibrant, relevant, and ready for the challenges ahead. The value in experience is knowing the strengths you have, and I’m confident in what I bring to this company in the effort to move it

Managing Partner

Design & strategy firm focused on startups, VCs, and accelerators. We help startups navigate the fundraising process with deck strategy & design.

Other design service packages include websites, logos, UI/UX, and marketing materials for startups & small businesses to jump start the customer acquisition process.

The Cookery is a culinary marketplace that carries a wide range of goods from artisan producers all over the world. We focus on hand-crafted products, small-batch producers, cleverly-designed kitchen tools, and unique serveware – everything you need for your pantry, cupboard, kitchen, and more. We also import a hand-picked variety of 100 percent pure, estate-bottled olive oils and vinegars.

Founding Partner

Studio AKA is a women-owned, Landscape Architecture firm. We can help plan and design your space, whether it be in the realm of residential, commercial, or institutional uses and at any scale, from the intimate courtyard to the expansive city park. We work with architects, engineers, arborists, soil scientists, and contractors to bring ecologically sensitive, beautiful projects to life.

Feast in a Basket

We are a full service off site catering company. We provide services for corporate events and social occasions.

The Oven: A Women's Vision Incubator

“She believed she could so she did” encompasses our mission. The mission of the Oven is to inspire, equip, and empower women to be bravely pursue their vision. In our intimate “living room” space opportunities we create the intersection of mentorship and coaching to clarify and support women's hopes and dreams.

President/Owner

Double R Productions

Double R Productions is a full service communications firm in Washington, DC, specializing in film, television, and all manner of media/web production. Since 1987, Double R projects have included public service announcements, original programming, corporate, non-profit and association image pieces, along with video news releases and commercials. Double R also works with government agencies.

Jessica Phillips

A unique lifestyle brand that motivates ambitious women to feel encouraged & inspired, through our bold designs, tips, & guidance.

Ruby Sampson LLC

Ruby Sampson combines utility and fashion with it's accessories line for black hair care. We design silk-lined head wraps and other nape-friendly products to women between the ages of 24-45. Vibrant, playful prints - all natural silk lining marry to create a bedtime necessity or night out on the town.

Julia Craighill

Ensight Consulting

Rejuvenating buildings and businesses with green certification services.
Ensight employs environmental insight to support the journey from bright ideas to sustainable results. Our clients, primarily in real estate, reap business opportunities by maximizing the triple bottom line benefits of People - Profit - Planet. We are also BREEAM In-Use assessors.

Founder & Chief Wellness Officer

Life...by Design!℠ Coaching & Wellness Services

Offers holistic life and transition coaching programs;speaking;and wellness services for individual women,organizational/community leaders,emerging leaders,leadership development/training programs,and entrepreneurs;as well as for the groups,organizations and/or associations,domestically and internationally,committed to supporting and advancing women's personal and professional development.

Founder, CEO, GM

Our coffee and wine bar is located at 601 New Jersey Avenue NW in East End DC, nestled within the beautiful landmarks of Union Station, Capitol Hill and Georgetown Law. We serve coffee from local roaster, Ceremony Coffee Roasters and thoughtfully selected wines from all over the world, accompanied by internationally inspired baked goods, small plates, and meals.

Kimberley Jutze

Founder and Chief Change Architect

Shifting Patterns Consulting

Shifting Patterns is a Certified B Corporation that helps intra- and inter-organizational teams solve problems that get in the way of increased revenue, productivity, and healthy workplaces. We specialize in working with nonprofits, social enterprises, and socially responsible businesses that are dedicated to civic engagement and the transition to a local sustainable economy.

Restaurant, coffee shop, skate shop, art gallery, tea house, community, shared space

Strategist * Marketer * Writer

Anne Boyle Consulting LLC

Anne Boyle is an independent strategy and marketing consultant who helps marketing agencies, graphic designers, and creative firms expand capacity in strategy, branding, marketing research, marketing planning, campaign development, and content creation. Agencies use Anne to win better business with clients committed to sustainability and social good.

Melanie Charlton

President, Creative Director

Helping businesses find, build, and share their brilliance through design, marketing and technical solutions.

Rose with New York Life

I work with business owners, individuals and families to develop strategies that enable them to achieve their financial goals.

Rebecca Yarbrough

Founder & President

The Offline Society

The Offline Society informally started in 2012 with private parties in their DC rowhouse and then was officially launched to the public in summer 2015

Founder/ Visionary

One Step Closer Foundation, Inc.

One Step Closer Foundation, Inc. is a recognized 501c(3) organization that creates employment and educational opportunities that will enhance individuals towards higher education, financial deferment, professional development and become change agents in society. One Step Closer: Finding the Fun in Math is a subsidiary of the Foundation that is committed to helping individuals of ALL ages and level

HIgh Performance Consultants LLC

As a 20 year educator and John Maxwell Certified Coach, Trainer and Speaker, I can offer you workshops, seminars, keynote speaking, and coaching, aiding your personal and professional growth through study and practical application of John’s proven leadership methods. Working together, I will move you and/or your team or organization in the desired direction to reach your goals.

Chief Executive Officer

Eventida aims to make more events accessible and inclusive by partnering with governments, NGO’s, schools, and nonprofits to provide software, training, advocacy, and marketing services.

Keyonna Jones-Lindsay

Founder + Executive Director

Congress Heights Arts + Culture Center

Congress Heights Arts and Culture Center (CHACC), was established to explore arts and culture of people of the African Diaspora (descendants of people from Africa), specifically, communities of African Americans, residing East of the Anacostia River. CHACC’s purpose is to develop and expand cultural and artistic opportunities for residents, beginning in Ward 8 and expanding to Ward 7.

Cordelia Gaffar

Holistic Life Coach

Workout Around My Day Inc

I help women to build a system of self-nurturing my nourishing with wholesome food, energizing with movement and reframing their perspective with sweet talk. Ultimately anything we do in life requires the right mindset. While helping women to lose weight, I found most of my time was spent on mindset and secondly on lifestyle implementation. My system seamlessly integrates all desired outcomes.

Managing Partner

Coy + Consulting

Coy + ("Coy Plus") is a SBA Certified Woman-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business (WOSB, VOSB). Coy+ delivers innovation by spearheading customized marketing, strategic communications and creative campaign efforts. From award winning data-driven social media campaigns to unique political campaigns that WIN – Coy+ is holistically dedicated to a service of excellence through agility.

StrategicStraits, Inc.

StrategicStraits, Inc. helps explore international markets to grow your business and succeed with effective leadership and management skills.

We are a team of marketing + branding strategists, creators and producers, and social doers working with others to grow communities. Through an integrated,multi-channel approach, we create and revitalize brands, draw new crowds and renew the love for what you have to share. Our work is focused in the music/entertainment, food and social good spaces.

tinythoughts is a sentence a day journal. Every day, write one line about your life. tinythoughts lowers the barrier to entry for journaling by providing a simple interface, prompts, and daily reminders.

Sheridonna Wilson

Founder / Owner

Sheridonna Designs LLC

Sheridonna Designs mission is to provide beautiful fabrication, architectural inspired designs with impeccable attention to details at the highest quality. Offering superior customer service. In addition to providing educational services to transform teen girls lives to learn and develop new life skills to last a lifetime. Fostering creativity to thrive in life using the arts.

Clout Workspace (Coworking +Office Space)

Located in Prince Georges CounClout Workspace strives to be an economic community model comprised of hands-on technical assistance, shared workspace, meeting rooms and a place to leverage and grow your network. The Clout Workspace community is a fun group of professionals that love to work collaboratively.

Bold in Business

Confidence is not innate — it is a skill that women can learn and cultivate. At Bold in Business we teach women to stop pleasing others and start forging their own path.
You'll learn strategies for promoting your value at work and negotiating a pay salary that reflects it.
By the end of our six week online class, you'll develop a new toolset that will change the trajectory of your career.

Co-Founder, Co-Director

ReCreative Spaces

ReCreative Spaces designs places for communities to gather + share their passion for art of all kinds.

Reclaim Interiors, LLC

Reclaim Interiors strives to make every home and workspace a stress-free environment through custom organizing solutions with an eye toward aesthetics. Beauty and function go hand-in-hand when you Reclaim your space.

EngageHRnow's vision statement is 'Get Them to Great!'. At EngageHRnow we partner with small and mid-size businesses to build their human capital infrastructure; while successfully shaping a winning culture that propels our clients on a path to becoming an employer of choice!

Christine Brooks-Cropper

Co-Founder/Partner

LA SOCIETE SECRETE LLC (The Secret Society)

La Societe Secrete is a lifestyle business and brand with a focus on sexual wellness, exploration, and education. La Societe Secrete provides the resources to do so through For Play Matters podcast, sexual wellness training classes and education, events and sexual wellness spa services. The goal is to equip every woman to live and be their best self.

CEO and Designer

Jazmine Kionna, is a brand of high heel shoes that will feature built-in insoles technology. Our insoles will take the impact of each stride and will conform to the pressure point of your foot! We value our sophisticated, adventurous, philanthropic socialite customers, and gain their loyal service by achieving comfort, vegan, trendy fashion-forward, and affordable shoes.

Kimberly Linson

Co-Founder & CEO

At Leaderally, we work with novice educators during their first three years in the classroom. Instead of being overwhelmed by this most important of careers, we want new educators to thrive. We provide on time development and coaching in leadership, communication, organization, strategy and classroom management. Our daily email The Warm Up inspires and instructs with practical tools and tips.

Founder / Coach

Tiffany Houser Lifestyle and Leadership Coaching

As a certified lifestyle and leadership coach, I partner with current and future executives, leaders and entrepreneurs who are ready to land their dream job, dream income or launch their dream business. I help you design the lifestyle you want while doing what you are meant to be doing every day! There are no Monday through Friday's or 9 to 5's when you love what you do.

JOAHNA HERNANDEZ

We are a food business dedicated to bring the tradition of maize and Mexican street food to the DMV. We source heritage corn from Mexico to make maizopes, a thick corn tortilla layered up with original toppings. We connect communities of small farmers through our food which is inspired in traditional Mexican recipes.

President / Founder

Canady Foundation for the Arts

The Canady Foundation for the Arts (CFA) is a Washington, DC cultural arts 501(c) 3
non-profit organization that educates, empowers and implements innovative arts and media
programs for young people of color. CFA's mission is to bring arts programming, education,
performance, leadership, outreach and entrepreneurship opportunities to young people of color nationally

Wexler Research

Putting investigative and political research to use to help your progressive campaign or non-profit

Sarah Pete Rizzi

Sincerely Pete Events

We believe a beautiful & meaningful wedding is the best way to begin life as a married couple. Our wedding planning & design services ensure our couples' important day is built on a foundation of what a couple values most & is a true reflection of their relationship. Specializing in equality-minded events for LGBTQ, interfaith, interracial, forward-thinking & modern couples.

Co-Founder & Co-CEO

BrandLinkDC is a full-service strategic communications agency that builds better brands. Specializing in the luxury marketplace–specifically, the fashion & beauty, hospitality, home & design and real estate sectors–our company produces ROI-focused press campaigns, targeted influencer initiatives and events ranging from VIP gatherings to large-scale launches.

April Cunningham

Professional Coach

April Cunningham, Health & Life Coach

Some of us are in the left lane. We move swiftly and surely by intellect, intuition and a precious spirituality. We desire and demand to live an individualistic life, a curated one. We can’t ignore the wild, fiery call in our hearts to do something ELSE.

ELSE is where we live.

If this resonates and you want help to get on with that ELSE, we should talk. I see you.

Julia Craighill

Ensight Consulting

We help companies that want to launch and grow green programs or need a plan to ensure that they will withstand changes in the future. For the past three years, we have been the consultant to the Montgomery County Green Business Certification program, helping corporations and small businesses realize their sustainability goals.

We also offer tailored solutions for the Building industry.

Inner Glow Circle

Accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF), Inner Glow Circle provides accredited coach training, leadership development and personal branding for women.

ReserveKing is a non-subscription D.C.-based service that offers curated fitness classes at premier boutique studios, gyms and boot camps at affordable/reduced prices. Fitness enthusiasts have access to an unlimited number of classes at exclusive gyms, studios and boot camps and gain reward points toward free and discounted classes.

Simone Jacobson

Toli Moli is a mother-daughter falooda shop serving Burmese noodles and sweets. In Burma, “toli moli” means “a little of this, a little of that.” Falooda is a layered dessert drink found in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. We combine classic regional flavors with modern inspirations. #FaloodaNation is for everyone around the world who loves this sweet treat as much as we do.

Biko Aiko Oluwa

Operations Manager

Nomad Yard is a one-stop shop for everything an existing or launching vintage business needs.

A Mindful Cup of Tea Facebook Group

A Mindful Cup of Tea Facebook group provides weekly inspiration, tools, and discussion that will help you create more mindful moments in your life.

Cordelia Gaffar

Holistic Life Coach

Workout Around My Day Inc

Workout Around My Day is a seven step process to achieve sustainable weight loss and overall fulfillment.

Rebekah Johnson

Founder & CEO, Numeracle

The pioneers of robocall blocking and mislabeling analysis and remediation for businesses and enterprises using the voice channel to connect with their customers.

Nearby is a mobile sharing economy app for your stuff. From a dress to a drill, share it on Nearby. Make money off the stuff you have, borrow the things you don't.

Caila is a career concierge that uses artificial intelligence to upskill working learners. We bring the world’s courses to learners and provide personalized learning pathways for advancement. Using machine learning, we deliver curated sets of learning experiences from local in-person courses to online courses aligned with each person's job and career goals.

Director of Strategy

We're a mission-based creative agency & our mission is to empower women to lead. Our services include: branding, web design, strategy, content creation, photo & video production.

Bring Your Own Cocktail

We followed our hearts and they led us to ...cocktails! Seeing a gap in the market, we created Bring Your Own Cocktail, a ready to drink single-serve CRAFT cocktail company. Our cocktails are made with the finest ingredients; locally distilled spirits, fresh squeezed fruit and scratch made simple syrups. At 15% alcohol by volume, drink responsibly. #ShakeSipRepeat

President & Founder

PR Collaborative

PR Collaborative is a boutique public affairs and strategic communications firm specializing in policy, film, and culture both locally and nationally.

ADRIENNE WALKER

Owner / Operator

BlueHenry provides all natural cocktail experiences.
We produce all natural cocktail or mocktail mixers, simply syrups, and garnishes.
We also provide bartending services - unique, in that they feature our products.

We want to see your company thrive, we are passionate about building mentoring and sponsorship cultures and elevating women STEM, building a more diverse workforce. We believe that through mentoring and sponsorship initiatives we can drive employee engagement and retention at your company.

Denise Minor JD, CPCC, CNTC

MindSpring Metro DC

MindSpring Metro DC is a boutique leadership & professional development firm that works with organizations & individuals to achieve a higher level of performance through experiential-based learning and executive coaching. Our highly interactive programs provide participants with an in-depth exchange of the content being taught utilizing a wide array of tools, assessments & delivery processes.

CEO and Founder

Girls' Night In

Girls’ Night In is a weekly newsletter that makes it easier for boss millennial women to take a break and treat themselves. We share self-care tips, little luxuries, and smart reads, all meant to help you recharge during a night in.

District of Clothing

DISTRICT of CLOTHING was created to encourage positive messaging, local pride, and a ""can-do"" mentality. We triumphantly embrace the creative, entrepreneurial, and community doer spirit blossoming throughout our communities.

Grace Social Sector Consulting, LLC

I work with nonprofit organizations and associations that want to become more strategic, effective and innovative for greater mission impact.
-Creating new program offerings that truly meet constituent needs
-Designing your organization’s future through strategic planning
-Assessing your organization’s program portfolio.
-Retreat and training facilitation.

P.E.R.K. Consulting

P.E.R.K. Consulting is an advisory firm that specializes in business development and capacity building support for nonprofits and small businesses. Our services include entity formation, strategic planning, staff and volunteer training and grant writing.

Let's Go Postal

Political postcard protest party kits

MilitaryHomeLife

A digital platform that provide entertainment and information for the military community.

Hypsole is an early stage startup and will be the first footwear equipment brand to produce cleat guards for athletic footwear that combine function, convenience and style. We are developing one guard (per sport) that can fit almost any cleat on the market.

MET Community is a 501c3 non-profit organization that promotes and supports sustainable, responsible, and innovative entrepreneurship among women through training, mentorship, and networking activities.

Executive Director

FRESHH INC THEATRE COMPANY

We are a grassroots theatre company committed to celebrating and cultivating the voices of Black women and girls in theatre.

Twomentor helps companies build mentoring & sponsorship cultures with a passion for elevating women and millennials in the multi generational workforce

The people who mentor at your company are the people who drive retention at your company.

Founder & Chief Inspiration Officer

Awesome Women Entrepreneurs

AWE welcomes women operating a business, either full or part time. We host intimate social gatherings for women entrepreneurs to share some laughs, network & support one another. Be a guest on AWE Radio. Reach the next level of success in small, six-month accountability groups. Join our community to hire, refer, collaborate & encourage one another: Connect, Inspire, Laugh & Grow with AWE!

Morgan Hungerford West

Founder, Artist + Creative Resource

A Creative DC uses new media to promote Washington, DC's creative economy, sharing diverse perspective and elevating the underrepresented voices of the DC creative community to a social media audience of over 75,000. The project democratizes visibility among the emerging + established, and creates accessibility to the DC creative community on both a local and global scale.

Mariana Strategies LLC

Mariana Strategies is an employment law consulting practice, created to serve businesses and nonprofits by providing the resources these organizations need to prevent and address harassment and create stronger/healthier workplace cultures of inclusion.

Melissa Demple Photography

Grow your business with powerful Personal Brand images! Your story is much more than a head-shot. Everyone has stories to tell about who they are, the things they love to do and the people that they serve in business and in life. My job is to capture those stories, in natural and authentic photographs to help entrepreneurs strongly connect with their audience and grow their business like crazy!

Alexandra Hellmuth

Owner & Lead Stylist

ALH Style is a style consulting service helping female professionals curate their image from Hair to Heels™. We provide Editorial and Personal Styling services. ALH Style comes from a love of making women feel as amazing on the outside as they are on the inside. You are your brand, and if you don’t define yourself, others will define you.

Shermica Farquhar

Soka Tribe is a cultural exploration brand specializing in dance fitness, that brings the spirit of Caribbean carnival to you! Soka Tribe is an experience, immersing members and attendees in Caribbean culture and the global carnival community through a variety of ways: our workout class, performances, organized trips, and and social events.

SK Pure Essentials

Infused with authentic African oils that deliver exceptional results, our skin care products exfoliate and moisturize your skin so that your inner beauty can shine even brighter. Our all-natural organic vegan products are made with certified Fair Trade African oils direct from the villages of Africa.

Cureate & Cureate Connect

Cureate Connect is an online platform that matches large businesses, name brands, and institutions with food and beverage entrepreneurs through new business opportunities in real estate, retail, wholesale, and events/catering. Follow Cureate @cureateco on Facebook and Instagram.

Deanna Jefferson

Health and Fitness Expert

Deanna Jefferson Fitness, LLC

Deanna Jefferson is an Health & Fitness Expert and Holistic Nutrition Practitioner. She is the founder of the Fab Body Factory gym and has worked with many organizations on health and fitness initiatives, including community and corporate wellness programming.

Founder & Lead Teacher

English With Purpose

English With Purpose helps international professionals overcome their language and cultural challenges and communicate with confidence. We do this through private tutorials, specialized group courses, and English immersion retreats. Courses are available in Washington, DC and online.

President and CEO

SPC Business Consulting LLC

SPC is a full service contract and program managment firm. We offer our clients strategic advice and training on government contracts, proposals, grant writing and pricing strategies. We offer:
-Training
-Consulting Service
-Proposal Writing and RFP review
-Contract Management
-Program Management
-Support Services

Bluebird Sky Yoga

Bluebird Sky Yoga is a community-based yoga studio that brings yoga, local art, and joy to the Brookland (DC) neighborhood. All students welcome.

Defend Yourself

Defend Yourself teaches Empowerment Self-Defense to women, girls, LGBTQ and others targeted for sexual violence that empowers them in ways that go far beyond preventing assault. Empowerment Self-Defense shares skills for facing the wide range of violations (street harassment, problematic family members -- all the way to attacks) and recognizes that they usually come from someone you know.

Ruqaiyah Najjar

Founder and Chief Conversation Curator

Speakingwell brings passionate speakers and thoughtful stories to engaged audiences.
We have a layered, multi-pronged approach to craft and curate memorable experiences: an intellectual talent agency, cinematic storytelling platform, and a live events production practice.

Founder & Principal

A professional training company committed to the creation of learning and development solutions for organizations of all sizes.

Advisory Support & Coaching

Strategic Planning & Analysis

Design, Development & Evaluation

Adriana Delgado

AlmaVerde is a sustainable gardening company that creates, restores and maintains gardens in an eco-friendly way. We help our clients to improve their home gardens and business’ owners to beautify their outdoor containers. We are a local business that serves the DC area.

Lydia Michalitsianos

Build Yourself Inside Hypnosis & Life-Coaching

I am a peak performance coach and hypnotist in Alexandria, Virginia where I work 1-to-1 with business professionals and athletes and those who want to get out of their own way to success and live happy and unapologetic.

Founder and Principal

AM Strategies, Inc., is a marketing and communications firm designed to make businesses more innovative and competitive in the new digital marketplace. We specialize in helping companies bring complex, technical ideas to market.

Veronica Eklund

Co-founder & CEO

Orate is a market network that matches organizations seeking a specific expertise with relevant subject matter experts.

With the majority of professionals trying to be seen as a thought leader, it’s challenging to find the right expert to meet your needs. Orate cuts through the noise and helps identify the subject matter experts best suited to accomplish the goal at hand.

Kerra Michele Huerta

Kerra Michele Interiors

Full service home styling, design, and renovation firm based in Washington, DC. Kerra Michele and her team specialize in translating their clients' vision into reality, and creating warm, unique, eclectic spaces with effortless style.

Tanzen provides training for people who communicate online. We give people skills to create content with purpose and processes that enhance collaboration. Our clients are ready to do things differently to do great things for the greater good.

Family Tech Solutions LLC

Family Tech Solutions LLC is a technology concierge and consulting firm offering custom, personalized tech advice, service, and training in Washington, DC.

Jen Spatz-Martin

Kid Up and Go is a mobile-friendly resource website that currently covers in and around DC. You can search for kid/family-friendly things to do, pediatric medical professionals, community resources including birthday planning and ways to connect with other parents, and a blog component. The site is free to use and covers ages newborn-18.

NATASHA ALLICOCK

EXECUTIVE CHEF/OWNER

iChef is a Premiere Chef for Hire Service/Event Management Business in the DC Metro Area.
iChef provides a convenient start to finish restaurant quality fine dining experience at your home or event spaces. With each tasting course, plating, table decor, and overall design of the evening iChef's attention to detail is what we pride ourselves on.

Regional Executive Director

There is a dearth of women in business leadership positions. According to Catalyst, only 4% of CEO positions and 17% of board seats are held by women at S&P; 500 companies. One reason is lack of early exposure to entrepreneurship as a viable pathway for young women. BUILD DC teaches entrepreneurship to DC high school students. Our young women launch real businesses by the end of 9th grade!

Brand Courage Coach

Brand & Business Coach

Maggy Sterner is a branding expert, business coach, writer, and speaker. She helps small businesses and nonprofits discover their core brand message, learn how to own it courageously, and find the words that describe it simply and clearly.

Maggy believes that's the foundation for the magic: your business is successful, you work with clients you love, and you get to live your superpower.

Liz Rose Chamela

We are designers, developers, writers and strategists - united by a common desire to use our skills for good.

Rachael Shackelford

The Event Cottage

The Event Cottage is an event planning, styling, and design company creating signature elegant scenes that transform a day into a full production that brings to life your perfect event.

We provide Wedding Day, Corporate Event, and Editorial Styling services using a proven all-star vendor team to create the vision for your day.

PolicyInsights, Inc.

PolicyInsights, Inc. ("PolicyInsights") is a public benefit company that aims to promote data-driven and evidence-based decisions in public policymaking by providing the public and philanthropic sectors a cost effective technology solution that would improve the sharing, selection and execution of proven interventions so that our customers could optimize their investments.

Sharnece Holmes

Holmes Healthy Solutions

Holmes Healthy Solutions provides healthy food and beverage products to organizations that seek alternatives to traditional vending products. Our mission is to provide consumers with access to healthier food and beverage options. Not only do we provide consumers with healthier choices, but we also educate them on the benefits of adopting healthy snacking behaviors.

President and Founder

We make technology simple! TechMoxie provides patient, step-by-step coaching and support on all things tech. We specialize in working with the tech-adverse to take the frustration out of the equation. Need to learn to Tweet? Looking to up your Excel skills? Not sure how to use your new website? Need to master Google Drive or get more proficient with a smartphone? We are your people!

Junior Start-Up Lab

Junior Start-Up Lab teaches children to embrace their inner entrepreneur.

We believe that the entrepreneurial nature of children emerges when they express interest in setting up their first lemonade stand. Empowered by the ability to earn their own money, and motivated by ambition and creativity, they are positioned to turn their ideas, dreams and passions into real businesses.

Co-Founder and Co-CEO

Nappie is a local baked goods company that began in Washington DC. The founders of Nappie created the company because of their desire to bring wholesome, delicious desserts into the casual food scene. Comprised of only natural ingredients, we strive to give our community the most wholesome alternatives to American's favorite baked goods.

Kim Fredrich LLC

When you train your front line team in basic sales skills you not only give yourself a competitive advantage, you set your team up for continued personal and professional success.

I show businesses how to find the revenue and profit hidden in plain sight by teaching sales skills to all of their customer facing/client servicing employees. I call it 'sales for non-sales people'.

Conceptant, Inc.

Conceptant, Inc. is a high-energy technology innovator that develops cutting-edge tools and solutions to improve the human condition. We combine our passion for changing people’s lives for the better with expertise in information technology, business management, and healthcare to design sustainable and scalable solutions for private and public sector firms.

Alexandra Suchman

Owner and Problem Solver

AIS Collaborations

I help people who do good work be able to work even better. I work with small businesses and small non-profits to overcome the day to day operating challenges that can eat up way too much time, money, and energy and interfere with focus on the mission. I help identify very simple, customized solutions that specifically address the challenged faces by leadership and their teams.

Best Marketing LLC

Provides a full range of marketing strategy services and expertise for early and growth stage technology companies in the DC area. Since founding the company in 2001, Since inception, she has worked for more than 90 companies, assisting them increase revenue and speed market adoption for their B2B tech products and services.

Co-founder and CEO

Reciprocall Health, Inc.

ReciproCare is an online marketplace where senior care providers find caregivers and caregivers can find jobs. With our common job application, caregivers fill out one comprehensive online application and use it to apply to all of the job openings listed on our platform, for free. Senior care providers pay a monthly subscription fee for access to our network of caregivers and unlimited job posts.

Sweet Crimes LLC

Sweet crimes is on a mission to de-stigmatize gluten free products as dry and tasteless and show the world that they can be delicious and accessible!

Erin Horne McKinney

Co-founder & CEO

KissIntel is the first mobile application to function as a "CRM for dating" by creating a platform where users can aggregate, track their dates, compare and rate dates, get instant feedback from their family and friends in real time, and manage their dating interactions with virtual touches.

Alice Bergen Phillips

Owner/Head Cheesemonger

Cheesemonster is a private mobile cheesemongering business. We do a whole host of different cheesy things around town - cheese classes, pairings parties, a monthly cheese club - but we're best known for our large scale cheese and charcuterie boards, grazing tables, and cheese bars for events. We only work with premium, artisanal cheeses and accompaniments so they're delicious as well as beautiful.

Katalina Mayorga

El Camino Travel

El Camino Travel is the answer for millennials craving fresh, immersive, and intentional travel. We curate off-beat experiences for small groups to unique destinations. Our trips come with a creative photographer in tow, so that our travelers can thoroughly enjoy their trip rather than be consumed in capturing it.

Chief Ventures Officer

The Center for Advancing Innovation

Our mission is to accelerate and increase the volume of knowledge/technology transfer, commercialization in support of high growth business, economic impact and entrepreneurship, ultimately to maximize the commercial potential of promising inventions.

Founder and Certified Professional Coach

Making Working Motherhood Work

Making Working Motherhood Work provides coaching to new moms and moms with young children to help them feel comfortable and confident in working motherhood. MWMW supports women who are committed to working and committed to their families, who just want a little help to do it all well.

owner/photographer

Tamzin B. Smith Portrait Photography

I’m a DC-area portrait photographer specializing in contemporary, natural-light portraits for business, branding, social media, online dating, and personal enjoyment. My essential intent is to create a space where my clients can be themselves and enjoy the experience of being photographed, resulting in images that convey convey personality, approachability, authenticity, and connection.

The moment you walk in, you'll notice that we do things a little bit differently from other yoga studios.

Crystal Icenhour, PhD

Aperiomics, Inc.

Aperiomics is the ONLY company in the world identifying every known bacteria, virus, parasite, and fungus from ONE test. We are ushering in a new paradigm for how infections are identified and dramatically improving healthcare for the world.

Stephenie Foster

Partner and Co-Founder

Smash Strategies

At Smash Strategies we help businesses, foundations, and philanthropists craft sustainable and creative solutions to complex challenges. Our clients succeed when they are able to effectively tap the underutilized power of women and girls, and invest in game-changing ideas. We help our clients envision what is possible, effective and transformational.

Black Girl Vision

Black Girl Vision (BGV) is a social enterprise dedicated to finding creative solutions to dissolve the race & gender gap in access to capital. Our mission is to expose women of color to economic independence via empowerment & entrepreneurship. We host pitch competitions, training sessions & mentorship opportunities.

Candice Nicole Public Relations

A boutique PR company that was established in 2007. CNPR works with lifestyle & small businesses, as well as handling PR for events and product launches.

Global Perspectives Coaching

I work with leaders and change agents to discover their true purpose and transform the world.

Managing Partner

Southeastern Roastery

Wholesale Specialty Coffee Association coffee roaster and catering services

Code with Veni is a newsletter for women learning to code. We share a monthly round up of tips and articles on learning to code and finding your first job as well as advice from women in the field.

Founder & Creative Director

Design Choice was founded by women, for women, to contribute to gender equality in-studio and out. We are not only a full-service design studio but an instrument of empowerment. We serve champions of women’s causes, entrepreneurs, social justice warriors, and just about anyone looking to make the world a better place. We offer design and strategy for branding, web, and print communications.

kathleen sindell, Ph.D.

kathleensindell.com

End-to-End On-Demand Book Publishing Services

Books from dissertations, drafts, blogs, speeches, presentations, articles, notes, and ideas.
Become the published author you always wanted to be.
- Content and development editor
- Production co-ordination and support
- Book marketing plans and execution

Susanna Barasch

M Institute for the Arts

We are a arts organization in Georgetown providing resources and programs such a music school, practice rooms, and events.

Founder and Director of Operations

DTIS is a woman-owned systems engineering solutions provider with over 20 years of specialized experience in air traffic management and surveillance technologies for the surface, terminal, and en route environments. Known for its drive to put clients first and create user-friendly solutions, DTIS provides services in air traffic systems support, project management, and engineering support.

Mednovations LLC

Mednovations was created with the goal of providing innovative medical and laboratory services to the local community. This small, woman and minority owned business provides a suite of clinical services including employment drug testing and DNA Testing, as well as physician home clinical exams and home blood draws.

Tiffany MacIsaac

Buttercream Bakeshop

Full service bakery offering breakfast pastries, sweet treats, speciality celebration and wedding cakes and caffeinated beverages.

Vanessa Ferragut

Greenease is a mobile app that connects consumers with restaurants, cafes and grocers that buy from local and/or sustainable farms.

Sophia Hyder Hock

Papilia is a boutique cultural learning and development firm. We thrive on empowering people to reach their full potential through diversity and inclusion training, cross cultural communication, mindful leadership, and workplace wellness initiatives.

Dana Ash-McGinty

Principal Broker

Ash McGinty & Co.

Residential and commercial real estate brokerage specializing in Upper NW DC.

#ThrivingMindfully Podcast with Ananda Leeke

#ThrivingMindfully Podcast with Ananda Leeke inspires you to incorporate more mindful moments into your daily life.

Tambra Stevenson

Founder and CEO

WANDA: Women Advancing Nutrition Dietetics and Agriculture

Based in Washington, DC and Abuja, Nigeria, WANDA provides a pipeline and platform for women and girls to lead in the food system to create healthier communities. We do this by providing access to education, advocacy, and innovative skills with an online peer support community, training programs and educational products.

Leelannee Malin

Principal & CEO

Malin Public Relations

We provide savvy, sassy & smart communications solutions. From press agentry, media & community relations to event management, Malin PR provides clients with the tools needed to be successful in respective industries. The MPR service model includes developing and implementing communication/promo practices needed to help clients position their brand in the marketplace.

Diamond Shelton-Barbour

Key2impressions Image & Brand Styling

We are a image and brand styling company, Key2impressions features vintage styles to the latest trends. We offer style consulting and personal shopping services to fit your persona and apparel based inclinations. Key2impressions specializes in Brand and Image Styling, Personal Shopping Services, Photo Shoot, Commercials and Video Shoot Styling, Workshops, Nail, Mink Lash and Accessorizing Services

Dev-Analytics is a woman-owned firm specializing in research and data science. We harness human and machine intelligence to generate actionable research and analysis to improve economic and social well-being in the U.S. and internationally.

Mallory Shelter

Mallory Shelter Jewelry

Mallory Shelter Jewelry is a jewelry brand handmade in Washington D.C. featuring easy-to-wear pieces are versatile and timeless, and are designed to stand alone or worn delicately layered with a mix of jewelry.

Brianne Dornbush

Executive Director

District Bridges

District Bridges is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to enrich neighborhood vitality by bridging community engagement and economic development opportunities so individuals, businesses, and organizations can thrive together. We are a DC Main Streets Program funded by DSLBD.

Claudia Russell

Ms Engineered Wealth LLC

Financial literacy education and coaching for communities of color. Ms. Engineered Wealth provides financial education around budgeting, spending habits, goal setting, money mindset and investing. We help communities of color increase their financial IQ, close the racial wealth gap and build financially stable lives.

Owner, Photographer

Elysees Eye Productions, LLC

Elysees Eye Productions, LLC creates lifestyle visuals for businesses and portraits of its peoples. Through both photography and videography, we help people tell their stories simply and beautifully, making their brand stand out in the polluted seas of the interwebs.

Founder/Executive Director

National Certification Services

www.cprtrainingfast.com is the nation's first provider of web-based ACLS certification and ACLS recertification. Our 100% online ACLS exams include free ACLS prep materials and algorithms, unlimited retakes and instant certificates. We also offer PALS certification and PALS recertification, in addition to BLS.

Hera Hub is a female-focused coworking space – a shared, flexible work and meeting space where entrepreneurial women can create and collaborate in a professional, productive, spa-like environment.

Owner/Lead Designer

StudioRed Design

Smart design—Good causes. We have a conscientious eye for detail and beauty; a mindful ear to listen and an open mind to guide; a creative heart and artist’s hands to make a client’s vision a meaningful reality. StudioRed partners with a variety of change agents to make a positive and meaningful difference in our world.

Founder and Chief Advisor

OTI Advisors LLC

OTI Advisors is a human resource advisory firm that helps Organizations, Teams and Individuals (OTI) reach their highest potential by designing customized training interventions that are based on scientific diagnosis and evidence.

Myada Communications

We offer a variety of marketing and communications services for entrepreneurs and small businesses including:

- Social Media Marketing and Management
- Content Development and Graphic Design
- Marketing and Public Relations
- Website Design

Co-Founder & CEO

Quintain Marketing

Quintain helps growing companies develop predictable, scalable revenue through inbound lead generation, sales development, and digital marketing.

Sepia Works, LLC

Sepia Works is a multi-media production company and arts consulting agency that imagines new content, innovates creative strategies and inspires the minds of future generations.

Yvette Williams

The Estemeed Scribe LLC

The Esteemed Scribe, LLC, helps midlife career women over 40 write compelling stories about their life experiences. The online company specializes in ghostwriting, blogging, copy-writing, copy-editing, proofreading services, and online writing courses. Clients have opportunities to discuss their writing goals via email, phone consultations, one-on-one meetings, and virtual communication.

Chief Executive Officer

The Career Strategy Group

The Career Strategy Group is a Washington DC-based career management and outplacement firm that delivers expert coaching, personalized support, full-service award-winning resume writing and branding solutions, and cutting-edge DIY tools to increase job search effectiveness following a layoff.

Antoinette Sands

Owner/Front-end Web Developer

Front-End Web Developer ready to show and build my skills in HTML, CSS, and JAVASCRIPT. I can and will create and maintenance your website's. I have the domain, host, and more covered for the site. I can also build up your social media to expand market. I am a beginner level of Wordpress.com I can help with this also.

Feast in a Basket

Feast in a Basket is a full service caterer based in DC. We provide services for corporate events and social occasions. We offer a number of personalized services, such as meals for busy families and professionals, as well a cooking classes.

Journalism | Creative Writing | Editing | Artistic Direction

N. Jones Enterprise LLC & En Prose

N. Jones Enterprise is a book publishing consulting company.

Scott Circle provides strategic communications and event management services that allow our clients to influence the public, build relationships and grow companies. We work as partners with our clients to create and execute personalized and powerful strategies, anticipating needs to be effective and compelling.

Avalaura Gaither

Intuitive Conusltant/ Life Coach/ Speake

Avalaura's Healing Center

Life Coaching & Intuitive Consulting
Energy Healing (Reiki, Cord Cutting, Chakra Balancing)
Marabout Spiritual Healing
Dream Interpretation
Reiki Certification Training
Meditation Training
Keynote Speaking & Workshop Facilitation
Corporate Wellness Programs

Editor/Publisher

Washington Gardener Magazine

Washington Gardener Magazine is all about gardening in the great Washington, DC/Mid-Atlantic region. By local gardeners, for local gardeners. Washington Gardener Magazine is an independent, woman-owned business.

Rebecca Ballard

Founder and CEO

Maven Women creates savvy, sustainable styles thoughtful about people and the planet every step of the way.

Owner & Designer

Urban Web Renovations, LLC

Urban Web Renovations provides web design and marketing support for small businesses and bloggers at an affordable price. Services provided include Web Design & Redesign; Messaging; Social Media Support; and Training.

Chaia, Farm-to-Taco

Chaia's "farm to taco" is a unique relationship between farmers and urban street-style food. Chaia offers seasonal, plant-based tacos, sides and natural drinks in a stylish, casual setting. We are dedicated to:

good food--

seasonality--

local farms--

sustainability-

warmth--

Khrys KellyMcquay

Embode Healing Arts,LLC

A fountain of beauty which promotes healing; delivering value through mission-driven fashion and natural self healing products.

FEC Enterprises, LLC

FEC Enterprises, LLC, is a multifaceted executive coaching, diversity training and leadership development company that helps owners/executives of small-to-mid-size businesses and non-profit organizations achieve the success they seek through intuitive problem solving and focused action planning.

Julie Diaz-Asper

Founding Partner

Social Lens Research

Social Lens Research has a proven track record for using interactive exercises, employee immersion experiences, in-the-moment mobile experiences, and co-creation communities to gain deeper insights. Our clients include Google, Univision, Electronic Arts, MotivateROI and Mobile Future.

Lead Event Planner + Creative Director

Favored by Yodit Events & Design

Favored by Yodit Events & Design specializes in providing clients with event design, planning and coordination services to ensure that your vision comes to life exactly as it's been envisioned in your mind's eye. We have organized events of all types and sizes, ranging from lavish weddings and fundraising galas with guest counts of over 600 guests to intimate social gatherings of 20 or less.

Lead Stylist & CEO

Vintage & Charmed Classic Clothing

Own and operate a small vintage & designer clothing boutique in Historic Anacostia.

Hypsole is a soon-to-launch sports retail brand that sells protective guards for athletic cleats as well as branded merchandise. Hypsole cleat guards combine function, convenience and style by attaching to cleats and protecting them from off-field wear and tear. Visit hypsole.com to learn more and sign up to be notified when we launch.

Behold.Her was created in 2016 with the belief that we’re all human, and we all have a story to tell. A photographic happy hour for women, Behold.Her creates space for deep conversations and an intimate portrait experience. These gatherings are built to foster a foundation for self- love, communal support, and storytelling.

Charlotte Vitak

My Story is a community building program that delivers a direct and tangible experience with empathy and diversity. Through the art of storytelling and story-listening, My Story breaks down silos and brings students, professors, and community members together to listen to each other's perspectives and experiences in a civil and engaging way so that each and every person feels valued and included.

Carey Anne Nadeau

Open Data Nation

Open Data Nation creates adaptive technologies that transform the way business assess neighborhood and environmental risk. For example, our Red Queen (RedQueen.co) technology detects risks that may result in foodborne illness and catastrophic injuries in restaurants. Our clients, including insurers, real-estate developers, and hospitality chains gain a competitive advantage from our insights.

Nest offers property management for residences ranging from single-family bungalows and individual condominium units to multi-family residences, exclusively in DC. Nest was born out of the idea that property management was missing something - a sense of community, a sense of pride and an interest in maintaining and sustaining beautiful buildings and homes. Nest DC fills the gap.

Karen Schachter

Karen Schachter Coaching

Karen Schachter offers powerful coaching and programs for women ready to create a desire-focused life (instead of a life navigated by fear and self-sabotage!). Her belief: when women come together in intentional communities, the world changes.

Founder, Owner, Designer

Meaning “smile/laughter” in Swahili, Kicheko Goods is a socially conscious company that designs distinctive pieces which invest in education. Founded in 2014, Kicheko is an emerging brand made in DC. Concepts for the brand’s small batch collections are inspired by geometry, nature, and travel. Kicheko's aesthetic shares an unrefined boldness, sophisticated earthiness and playful simplicity..

Catherine Cassidy

Ustyled is a Style company changing the conversation around Style. This isn't about clothes, it's about how you show up and move in the world. It's about OWNING your presence and power as a leader. But, we still have to get dressed and we still want to look + feel fabulous. We partner with YOU to create your signature #StylePower and make it easy to outsource your shopping.

Jessica Williams

The Ultimate Oasis

Hair loss and extension specialist providing wigs, weaves, and extensions.

Managing Director

DM Consulting LLC

DM Consulting LLC provides various training services to entrepreneurs, small businesses, and individuals interested in learning strategic methods about how to obtain and win Federal and state/local Government contracts. Women business owners are underrepresented in this industry. We assist woman owned small businesses with the tools needed to locate and compete for Government contracts.

MsPrint USA is a woman-owned custom apparel & merchandise printing shop with a educational component dedicated to empowering women entrepreneurs. We offer screen printing, vinyl printing and promotional products. (including hats, mugs, wristbands, table cloths, banners, etc.). We also offer courses on starting your own t-shirt line, screen printing and vinyl printing.

Consalt is a minority woman owned, Washington DC based management and consulting firm specializing in project management, IT services, and training. Our services mobilize the right people, skills and technologies to help organizations improve their performance.

President and CEO

Flourishing Penguin

Custom stationery and wedding invitations designed to match your unique vision

Founder and CEO

Inherview Consulting

In business remain adamant about your goals and mission but open-minded about the roads you take to get there. Inherview Consulting transforms non-profits and small businesses by taking your business from where it is today to where you want to be tomorrow through business process re-engineering, strategic partnership facilitation, talent and performance management. Disrupt...Transform...Sustain!

Founder and CEO

The Spectrum Circle

The Spectrum Circle is a platform, a community and a movement. A panel series of women innovators who connect and share professional and personal experiences through honest conversations to educate and inform about their life journey.

Women featured at The Spectrum Circle series are innovators, leaders, creative, drivers, makers and influencers in all aspects of business and industry

Lucielle Carter

The Confectionery

The Confectionery features a stunning collection of seductive women’s clothing. Seductive lingerie http://www.stylequotient.net/sexy-lingerie-added-sex-appeal-body/, corsets and chemises, legwear and sexy accessories are our main offerings to dear customers. The Confectionery also runs a newsletter service where you will have timely updates on the latest fashion trends.

Veronica Falconieri

Certified Medical Illustrator

Falconieri Visuals, LLC

Falconieri Visuals helps clients to communicate science through visuals. We provide consulting and illustration and animation production services, and work on projects including scientific manuscript figures, patient education, start up pitch decks, product promotion, journal covers, presentation slides, visuals for websites and social media, and much more!

Paulina Migalska

Impact Strategist + Founding Partner

Akhandataa | Solutions for Impact

Akhandataa is in the business of creating, evaluating, and fostering Solutions for Impact with Integrity. We are a women's owned start-up technical assistance firm providing Strategy Design, Impact Assessment, and Collaboration Acumen to clients across the fields of green economy, public policy, social enterprise, and sustainable development. Our approach is holistic in nature and inspired by the

Elizabeth Hubley

Member, Board of Directors

Circle Yoga is a warm, welcoming community of students and teachers who come together to practice yoga, mindfulness, Pilates, and other wellness modalities. The studio offers a range of classes to suit all ages and fitness levels. Students enjoy three light-filled yoga studios, along with a welcoming reception area, retail space to browse in, and a contemplative Zen garden outside.

CEO and Founder

We offer a one of a kind event management platform. By using our online platform, users are able to see availability of vendors, secure and book vendors. Additionally, we have concierge services for users that prefer that method as well.

Meghan Gaffney Buck

VEDA Data Solutions

VEDA creates fully automated machine learning solutions for health insurance carriers and health systems. VEDA solves delivers API-based solutions that allow carriers to keep current business practices and software systems in place, while accessing the financial benefits of better data and the efficiencies of automation.

InnovatorsBox® empowers leaders to integrate creative thinking at work regardless of their job title or industry. We make creativity practical, tangible and relatable. We offer creative consulting, coaching, workshops, speaking and curriculum development for leaders and organizations to unlock their creative potential.

Women Who Shine

Women Who Shine is a DC-based collective of women entrepreneurs, our ecosystem is supported by group-learning and group-collaborations focused on a collective all-hands-in approach to scaling each other’s business.

Our mission is to 1.) Grow together through learning & sharing business insights with one another through group-learning, and 2.) Create group-collaborations to leverage resources.

Owner and Leadership Development Coach

Christa Davis Coaching

Christa Davis Coaching provides leadership development coaching and consulting to emerging women leaders who want to develop their leadership skills to achieve meaningful impact in their careers, and organizations that strive to create productive, positive, and engaged work cultures.

SmartBridge Health

SmartBridge Health is a trailblazer in the cancer telehealth space. We challenge the notion that high-quality, accessible cancer care is either unachievable or prohibitively expensive. We provide time-saving and cost-saving phone consultation and online second opinion with a top-tier oncologist as well as a streamlined clinical trial navigation service.

Dcode is the leading federal technology accelerator. We launch cutting-edge technology products into the federal market that will have a tangible impact on government missions. Dcode expands an organization’s market, introduces new capabilities into existing offerings, and strengthens the reputation of the organization by demonstrating innovation and thought leadership.

Nancy Stalnaker

Data training and help, specializing in first time Democratic candidates who need to learn VAN and other campaign data tools from scratch. In addition to VAN work, I make maps, do Facebook targeting, and help with the data aspect of fundraising. I offer memberships that get you discounted data work and spreads out the cost of data investments.

Free, beginner-friendly coding classes for over 2500 women in DC

Sherry San Miguel

Soul & ink, Co-Founder

Soul & Ink, LLC

Soul & Ink's participatory live screen printing experiences reshape traditional relationships between art and audiences. We provide a fun, interactive art experience at events and can activate any space with our mobile screen printing unit. Our dream is to create artwork that can be shared with anyone, anywhere. Through modern aesthetic and vintage technique, we merge Soul & Ink.

Writer/ Content Producer/ Consultant

I help businesses generate content to attract customers. Specialties include writing, design, and media training services.

Owner - Music Instructor

Good Vibes Music Studio

Piano, Guitar and Violin lessons and instruction offered to the community, available for almost all skill levels from my home studio.

Juliana Cardona Mejia

Street Entrepreneurs

Street Entrepreneurs (SE) is a community run 501(c)3 nonprofit that ignites the power of entrepreneurs by investing in their grit and talent through business education, mentorship and start-up grants.

Pyschotherapist/Neurofeedback Provider

Monica Hammock, LICSW, LCSW-C

Psychotherapy practice which Incorporates neurofeedback, allowing for interruption of emotionally based patterns of reactivity in the brain faster than we are consciously aware of them. With the combination, most clients see results faster than psychotherapy alone.

Danielle Kristine Toussaint

She Thinks Purple

She Thinks Purple helps mission-driven women and organizations leverage storytelling and strategic communications to create radical change in the world.

Arlene Jeanette

Wholesale Property Depot LLC

Wholesale Property Depot LLC

Wholesale Property Depot buys houses for cash in Jacksonville, FL and the surrounding areas. We buy houses in their existing condition and pay full cash. For details, visit https://paycash4houses.net/ & https://paycash4houses.net/about.html.

Lynnbrook Consulting LLC

Lynnbrook Consulting LLC (LBC) offers business to business support to federal government customers. LBC provides business clients expertise in contract and program management, proposal writing, business development coaching, compliance reviews, drafting of policies and procedures, and development of deliverable reports.

CEO & President

DC Media Connection

What Makes Us Unique?
DC Media Connection, LLC provides exceptional service, meticulous logistical planning, and dependable results. Beyond the personal attention and detailed preparation, our media concierge specialists have spent years in the entertainment/media industries as producers, bookers, copy-editors or on-air talent. This behind the scenes media knowledge immediately sets us apart!

Hellen Fissihaie

Washington, D.C. based strategy and capacity building firm servicing the U.S., Africa, Caribbean, and Gulf Region of the Middle East Markets.

We help clients resolve complex business and community challenges, structure innovative programs, build and align partnerships, and create new market opportunities through
innovative Solutions & Strategies.

Strategy | Advisory | Capacity Building

Blacks in Consulting and Technology

Blacks in Consulting and Technology (BiCTech) is a consortium of practitioners with diverse portfolios who drive long-term change by supporting innovators and entrepreneurs. We support resource constrained clients by filling their resource gaps with pro bono services and tearing down barriers to growth.

Co-founder & CEO

Dūcō is an on-demand platform where businesses connect with world-class experts to collect geopolitical and international business intelligence. Dūcō’s experts are in 20 countries and are some of the most esteemed and trusted practitioners in their fields. They include former high-ranking government and military officials, entrepreneurs and C-suite executives, and other thought leaders.

LMK Web Design & Consulting

We offer affordable, customized solutions for small businesses and nonprofits looking to establish or redevelop their web presence. We create websites that work for you and develop marketing strategies that get your company noticed in a busy marketplace. Services include full-service web design, hosting & domain name registration, copy editing & content writing; SEO; graphic design, & more!

Krystin Hargrove

Empowomant is a for-profit social impact organization, empowering women to live with intention. We explore 3 core areas: self, family, and career applying our 3 step method of vision, work, and follow through to support women seeking personal and professional alignment. Through collaboration, we work to empower women around the world.

CEO & Consulting Psychologist

Wit & Reason is a team of passionate mental health professionals and educators who collaborate with the media, workspaces, and community organizations to systematically promote and teach cultural diversity, health, and inclusion. We offer workshops & coaching, script development consultation, media content review, and subject matter experts for your projects.

X+PR is a results-driven public relations and new media agency.

Teaism is a set of DC-based restaurant-teahouses that specialize in high quality loose leaf teas and serving healthy, Asian-inspired meals. It is owned by Michelle Brown and Linda Neumann. Teaism has been operating since 1996, and now has 5 locations around the city. Teaism also sells loose leaf tea and tea accessories, bakes cookies, caters, wholesales tea to other businesses, and so much more.

SingleParentPower

SingleParentPower is the only one-stop-shop for a bilingual, diverse, and inclusive online community for single parents in the greater Washington, D.C. area.

Maggie Germano Financial Coaching

Maggie Germano is a Certified Financial Education Instructor and financial coach for women. She’s on a mission to give women the support and tools they need to take control of their money and achieve their goals through one-on-one coaching, monthly Money Circle gatherings, writing, and speaking engagements.

Kaitlyn Borysiewicz

Co-Founder, Communications Director

The Melanin Collective: Women of Color. Standing Together.

We are on a journey to educate, empower, and create transformational change in the lives of communities of women who are often pushed to the sidelines. Our mission is simple: We are a space for women of color

We build empowering workshops that address areas of systematic racism in our lives, from workplace challenges to financial management, tailored to the experiences of women of color.

Allison Hamilton-Rohe

DailyOutfit helps you translate what makes you amazing into a personal style you inhabit with ease.

Little Wild Things City Farm

Little Wild Things City farm is a commercial urban farm producing soil-grown microgreens, salad greens, and edible flowers in the heart of Washington, D.C.

Mischo Beauty is an award-winning luxury, eco-conscious cosmetics company. As a pioneer in clean beauty, we currently offer non-toxic, vegan and cruelty-free richly hued and high performance nail lacquers.

We are committed to our philosophy to do no harm as we innovate across the beauty landscape.

Managing Shareholder

Neal Blibo is an Intellectual Property Law Firm with the legal and technical expertise in IP counseling and prosecution services for PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS and TRADE SECRETS.

Serving clients, from multinational companies to solo inventors, we help our clients secure their investment in innovation through the procurement, enforcement and transfer of intellectual property rights.

Ariel Pasternak

a community for women in food that seeks to connect the good food movement with the foodie movement to create a better food system

Angelique Michelle

Its a Personal Styling, Shopping and Closet Organization company, which has a phone application that allows the user to have a Virtual Wardrobe and Fashion Stylist. Download available on iPhone and Android.

Sarea-Flo Productions

Sarea-Flo Productions is a boutique-style video production company that specializes in brand awareness, film and television production and scriptwriting.

Co-founder & COO

MindRight is a 501c3 tech nonprofit with the mission of empowering youth of color to heal from trauma from systemic oppression. We provide mental health coaching to teens over text message. We partner with schools and local agencies to serve youth and provide triage support services to partners. Our vision is to use technology to create opportunities for systemic healing for communities of color.

Melissa Richardson

Zodiac Freak specializes in high vibrational goods for the mind, body, and soul. Our belief is that happiness is an inside job and that self-care is essential for optimal mental, physical health and well-being. Some of our products include sage smudging kits to clear stagnant energy and bath bombs infused with essential oil and herbs to de-stress after a long day.

Sadie Cornelius

SKC Marketing provides creative solutions including logos, branding, websites, business photography, graphic design and other marketing services to businesses, non-profits, startups and entrepreneurs. SKC Marketing is based in the nation's capitol of Washington DC works with clients all over the world.

Kerra Michele Huerta

BUREAU is a boutique, members-only co-working space in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of NW Washington, DC. Designed with entrepreneurs in mind, BUREAU serves as a sanctuary for women to network, collaborate, and share ideas. This designer space is also available for private events, and hosts monthly gatherings and WERQshops for members and the community to come together.

Brittany Gerald

Founder and CEO

MobiDox Health Technologies, Inc

MobiDox Health Technologies, Inc is a technology company bringing innovative technology solutions to the pharmaceutical industry. Our first product is a pharmacovigilance workflow automation solution which makes it easy for pharmaceutical companies to report data to the FDA and other regulatory agencies.

Janet Makepeace

Founder / Leadership Coach

JAR Leadership Coaching

JAR Leadership Coaching is a results oriented organization working with individuals and teams to improve effectiveness in the workplace. We specialize in executive coaching, individual and team assessment and customized development for the sake of positively impacting results.

Chief Everything Officer

Stardust Social Club

Stardust Social Club is a full-service social media, digital marketing and branding company for fashion, lifestyle and retail brands. We offer a wide arrange of services including social media strategy, digital marketing management, brand discovery, brand photography, semi-custom websites, affiliate and ambassador program strategy, blog management, training and more.

Hui-her Consulting

Hui-her is devoted to women's spiritual and emotional wellbeing through result oriented coaching program.

Owner and Executive Chef

Farm to Feast is a farm-to-table catering company committed to sustainability and dedicated to providing fresh food made with local, organic, and biodynamic ingredients. We offer a broad range of catering and event-planning services and solutions, from corporate luncheons to weddings, with menus and event designs running from traditional to cutting-edge.

S. Lovey Parker

Owner, Business Development Manager

Evolved Development, Inc. ("EVOLVED")

EVOLVED is a business development firm, focused on providing the best spaces for location-independent professionals and entrepreneurs to dwell, work, and entertain.

WOE (Women Own Excellence ) Magazin

WOE( Women Own Excellence) is the go-to guide designed to create a culture and lifestyle of excellence for women. Our focus is inspiration, style, self-empowerment and all around empowerment.

We are committed to delivering insightful and thought-provoking articles about women sharing failures, celebrating successes, and embracing moments of growth across the globe.

GRID- Gaming Revolution for Inspiring Development

GRID designs and implements low cost mobile games to educate, engage and empower people for social change around the world. We believe games have what we call the power of the 3 “I”s, they can inspire change through their interactive and iterative nature.
We have committed to the cause of leveraging games for positive change, the question is, are you game?

Creative Director

The Nations 1st Innovative Indie-Mobile Record & Talent Label bringing artist development with purpose, creativity & good vibes through music & more.

Co-founder & CEO

JRINK is DC's first & largest digitally native, vertically integrated, cold-pressed juice company.

Mercedes Diane Griffin Forbes

Founder/President

DG Speaks is an online media outlet, providing a variety of content focusing on lifestyle and culture. DG Speaks is a subsidiary of Diane Griffin Enterprises, a global marketing, and micro-enterprise development firm providing marketing services, value chain analysis, business management consultation, and capacity building training.

Jennifer Mellon

Founder & President

Trustify is the first technology platform to connect individuals and businesses to the only nationwide network of licensed, highly-vetted, affordable private investigators.

Starlight Social

Feel like you spend hours on social media but aren't seeing results? You aren’t alone, on average it takes 6+ hours/week to see results from social media marketing.

Let us show you how we can make your social media presence work for your business with measurable results. At Starlight Social we believe in empowering our clients to focus on what they do best - their business.

momEmatch connects moms who need family related services, with other local moms who can provide them. We value the experience, wisdom, and nurturing that only a mother can offer. The sense of security and trust that comes from having another mom helping with homework, cleaning, delivering meals, or picking your child up from school, will create stronger communities one family at a time.

Miranda Drummond

Catherine Rae Photography

Modern, contemporary individual and wedding portraiture for professionals, their families and friends alike.

Deborah Brosnan

Deborah Brosnan & Associates

In a world of problems, we are your source of solutions. We help private sector, environmental NGOs, foundations, and government find science-based answers to environmental risks. Our tailored teams deliver expertise and outcomes in climate change, extreme events (disaster risk), endangered species, landuse and sustainability. Strategic quality full-service personal, we save clients time & money

Diversity Dimensions Consulting, LLC

Diversity Dimensions Consulting, LLC is a Washington, D.C. based company that provides effective solutions to individuals and organizations seeking to harness the power of diversity and inclusion. We have demonstrated experience and expertise in the areas of: diversity and inclusion, facilitation and executive coaching, working with nonprofits at all levels of leadership.

Conscient Strategies

At Conscient Strategies, we position organizations for sustainable success and increased revenue and profitability. We empower innovative leaders to develop cultures that thrive in change today, tomorrow and for the future. Together, we help you achieve smart growth, managed disruption and mindful transformation.

Makeup America!

Makeup America! (MUA) is the first American branded, patriotic themed, beauty brand with a unique social purpose: economically empowering women to pay down the U.S. national debt. We reflect the authentic American Spirit, allowing women, no matter who they are and where they come from, to confidently radiate their beauty, diversity, creativity, and independence.

Principal Interior Designer

Penn District LLC

Penn District is a full-service residential Architecture, Interior Design, and Real Estate Development firm with industry partners that share an unwavering mission to deliver the ultimate design-build experience to our clients.

Martina Coates-Nance

Founder and CEO

Your Clarity Coach LLC

I am Martina Coates-Nance, Founder and CEO of Your Clarity Coach LLC. Your Clarity Coach's mission is to serve women and men like who are seeking transformational CLARITY in their lives, careers and businesses.

Valerie Navarre

Take2decorating

REuse what you already have to create a perfect retreat or a productive workspace

Nomzana Augustin

Co-Founder & CEO

NISAPASS is a SaaS platform maximizing the potential of minority and immigrant talent - and the companies hiring them. We empower companies and their talent to tackle issues of diversity, building more inclusive and equitable workplaces.

Samantha Attard

Happy Healthy Human

Helping ambitious adults eat, move, and live with intention through yoga events and retreats, one-on-one coaching, consulting, and our line of organic trail mixes.

Ananda Leeke Consulting

Ananda Leeke Consulting (ALC) helps people and organizations outsmart stress and thrive+work mindfully. Through the practice of mindful living, creativity, and technology, ALC teaches them how to calm their minds,become aware of their emotions and behavior, create flexibility in their bodies, focus their concentration, express their creativity, and use social media and technology wisely.

The Woman Behind The Business

The Woman Behind The Business (WBB) is an organization dedicated to creating a safe space for women entrepreneurs to engage, uplift and encourage through the exchange of stories, experiences and ideas.

We are a registered 501c(3) in Washington, DC, that's designed to assist women entrepreneurs build national and international business relationships to expand their brand, network & net worth!

Mercedes Diane Griffin Forbes

Founder/President

The Women's Leadership Circle

The Women's Leadership Circle is presented by the Mercedes Parra Foundation and DG Speaks.

This program promotes sisterhood and fosters leadership through educational and social interactions. Our aim is to empower women through an immersive exploration of self-awareness and transformative leadership.

Vernestine Laughinghouse

Professional Organizer

Absoulute Organizing Solutions

Absolute Organizing Solutions provides homeowners and corporations creative organizing solutions that help you gain control of your TIME, SPACE and INFORMATION. We specialize in hands-on professional organizing, move management an records management. Our services include room/space organizing, decluttering, packing and unpacking, paper and workflow management, filing systems & more.

Fundación Comparlante

Comparlante is an online platform which offers products and services adapted to the different needs that people with disabilities. In a collective construction, accessibility, entrepreneurship and social impact are the basis of this project and its proposals. From innovation, Comparlante is an open space for developing tools which help to do this world less disabled.

Founder, Executive Coach

Leaders for Good

We help leaders solve team problems to boost collaboration and innovation.

Martina Sestakova

Owner, Textile Designer, Teaching Artist

I am a textile designer and teaching artist at RADOST (means JOY in Czech). Through painting and photography I tell stories in fabrics. Each textile (turned into scarves, tunics, bags, or pillows) has a name and comes with a short story of inspiration. My designs have been featured at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC. I also teach art classes (e.g., watercolor).

Makers of DC's first line of hand-made dairy-free ice cream made from cashew, almond and hazelnut milk. We only choose ingrediens that are rich with vitamins and minerals to make an ice cream that not only tastes incredible, but is good for your body and soul.

Black Female Founders (#BFF)

#BFF is a membership organization that works to provide awareness, support, resources and a platform for Black female entrepreneurs. It offers female entrepreneurs with resources on networking and business mentoring, as well as access to Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and other forms of funding.

Jenny Albertini

Owner and COO (Chief Organizing Officer)

Declutter DC, LLC

Declutter DC is a home organization firm utilizing decades of real-world experience designing systems in countries around the globe to achieve an ideal work/life environment. Managed by a former diplomat for the US government, Declutter DC brings high-level professionalism, and culturally diverse methods to achieve excellence in home organization for discerning customers in the Washington DC area.

Shop Or Not texts you one new item, once a week, and you reply Yes to buy it. We're an SMS commerce platform of small batch food and fashion from local makers and designers all over the US.

Candice Peggs, LICSW, LCSW-C

Candice Peggs, LCSW-C, LICSW, offers compassionate, solution-oriented therapy. Her work emphasizes mind/body awareness to create health and healing. Candice offers individual, group, and family therapy. She has a background in outpatient and inpatient medical social work with a particular focus on pediatric health, women's health, chronic illness.

Environmental Scientist

EvolveGreen is a small, women-owned environmental consulting firm that provides services to businesses, academia and nonprofit organizations on environmental policy and educational needs. EvolveGreen focuses on regulatory participation, policy analysis and compliance assistance with environmental regulations. We focus particularly on climate resilience, clean energy, and water resource management

Founder and CEO

Her Corner was founded in 2011 to build peer groups of female entrepreneurs eager to grow their businesses. Members enjoy professionally facilitated sessions during which they connect, collaborate, and drive business growth for themselves - and each other.

Founder and CEO

dafero provides delicious treats without any added sugars or chemical preservatives. We believe everyone should be able to afford delicious food without having to go bankrupt, and naturally sugarfree sweets shouldn’t taste “sugar free”. We employ refugee women to produce our date-based delicacies as a means of offering sustainable employment to the most vulnerable members of our community.

The Cursive Curator

Your digital directory of select Fashion based art exhibitions at museums and galleries. Visit Fashion As Art on our website for details. Become a subscriber. There’s something for the fashion blog enthusiasts on the Excerpts page.
Join us in reinforcing the value of innately imaginative fashion industry creators, and the memorialization of their works.

CyberTurf Strategic Media & Assoc.

Your website has an online presence: people find it in search results, or not, depending on its content. As SEO (search engine optimization) professionals we can describe the extent of your online presence and help you improve it, affordably. No gimmicks, no “magic,” but plenty of data, strategy, and insight for your success online.

Christy Batta Design

Christy Batta is an award-winning graphic designer for nonprofits and businesses doing good work for others. Her mission is to help clients make the right impressions on the right people. She believes design isn’t just about the typefaces and colors, but also creating a visual voice that people can recognize and trust.

Creative Director, owner

Nancy Bratton Design

Nancy Bratton Design is an independent, 100 percent woman-owned small business in Washington, DC, operating since 2005.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Graphic design, creative direction and project management with a concentration in: publication design, identity/branding, and exhibition/installation graphics.

PROCESS Listens carefully to each client’s needs while producing quality, dynamic work.

Director of Development

Boulanger Initiative

To promote music composed by women+ through performance, education, and commissions. The Boulanger Initiative’s mission is to work towards greater inclusivity, and to enrich our collective understanding of what music is, has been, and can be.

Gwen-Marie Davis

Managing Partner

GDH LAW is committed to providing personalized, trustworthy legal representation. While the knowledge, skill and communication clients receive from our firm is expected, what they value is our care, attentiveness and dedication to serving clients.

GDH LAW specializes in Personal Injury, Business Organization, Business, Employment, Estate Planning, and Civil Litigation.

The Creativity Workshop

At The Creativity Workshop, we believe that creativity is for everyone! Located in New York, we teach it to educators http://eduwebguru.com/professional-development-educators-improve-connection-teachers-students/ , business professionals, writers, scientists, psychologists, and artists. According to us, creativity is indispensible to managing your business more efficiently and profitably. It helps

Folasade Ogunmokun

Unskrypted TV production company that focuses on redefining the narratives of businesses, especially with a direct connection to the black diaspora. We specialize in promotional videos, live event coverage, recaps, music videos and full show development. The great thing about UTV, is that we also offer opportunities to stream shows and advertisments with our developing Network.

YANIQUE OLLIE MOORE

Creative Director

A contemporary collection of handbags, luggage and accessories designed for a global nomad in heels and bag. Inspiring woman through creativity, fashion and travel.

Managing Partner

Leapfrog Group DC, LLC

Leapfrog Group integrates smart strategy and bold creative to provide innovative solutions to nonprofit marketing challenges.

At J2 Real Estate, we FIND HOMES, we SELL HOMES, and we help MAKE HOMES HOME. With decades of real estate experience in the DC metro area including over $350,000,000 in sales and over 1,000 homes marketed, sold or renovated, J2 Real Estate is your DC real estate one-stop-shop.

Right Side Reign, LLC

Right Side Reign seeks to elevate and activate the “right side” of the brain, the side that houses creativity, emotion, ingenuity and innovation through photography.

Denise Rolark Barnes

The Washington Informer

The Washington Informer Newspaper Co., Inc. an African American, woman-owned weekly newspaper and online website that reports on the African American community emphasizing positive news impacting community's locally, nationally and internationally.

ENAT collaborates with small business owners in Ethiopia to design and co-produce life-ready leather goods and jewelry, consciously and sustainably. We focus on raw materials that are sustainable, recycled and upcycled in an attempt to minimize our impact on the environment and people we work with. We’re out to highlight our entrepreneurs and make responsible and affordable fashion the new norm.

We help startups and small businesses solve their marketing problems with custom apps. A custom designed app can help your business ACQUIRE more customers, RETAIN existing customers, BUILD deeper relationships with customers, and keep customers ENGAGED. These customers will SHARE their experience leading to more customers via word of mouth marketing.

Founder, Chief Strategist

Centerboard Marketing

Centerboard Marketing provides marketing strategy and content marketing for fast-growing B2B technology firms. We help companies navigate brand, content and campaign decisions based on research, data and real-world experience.

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