We asked female founders to share their #1 tip for other aspiring female founders. ⁣

1. Top Tips from Female Founders
EnrichHER Asks:
What's your #1 tip for female founders?

2. Top Tips from Female Founders
We asked female founders to
share their #1 tip for other
aspiring female founders.

3. "Focus on your system and team. When the vision can lay upon
those solid foundations, then you will always see progress."
Alanna Loren Cooke
Founder of Loren Investments
www.loreninvestments.com
"Be yourself and do everything in excellence. Don't worry
about proving yourself, let your work do the talking."
Cierra FLY Bobo
Founder of FLY Life Inc.
www.theflylife.org
"Confidence - Know that you are enough. You DO NOT have
to be perfect, be the best that you can be and know
that THAT is good enough!"
Barbara Jones
Founder of Freeing Returns
www.freeingreturns.com

4. "Your customers and users are your real critics. Sometimes they will tell
you a unique aspect about your product that you never thought
existed."
Shahzeen Rehman
Founder of SeatCheck App
www.seatcheckapp.com
"Keep going!"
Robbie Walker, Ph.Dc
Founder of Reklaw Clothing
www.reklawclothing.com
"Teamwork makes the dream work.
Never become so big in your own mind that you
cannot work with others."
Kiara Thomas
Founder of Konnectic Energy
www.instagram.com/konnecticenergy

5. "Remember you're working for the cake, not the crumbs."
Ashlee Ammons
Founder of Mixtroz
www.mixtroz.com
"Exude confidence, even if you think you don't have any."
Shawntel Asemota White
Founder of Dose of Om
www.doseofom.com
"We as women should be as prideful as men when it comes to the
nature of our work. We're taught to remain humble, but if your
work is groundbreaking and it's worth bragging, revel in your
success." Lynsey Weatherspoon
Founder of Lynsey Weatherspoon Photography
www.lynseyweatherspoon.com

6. "Practice abundance mentality instead of scarcity mentality and
find ways to collaborate with other female founders."
Casey Stewart Upton
Founder of The Emotional Labor Union
www.theelu.com
"Separate your business and personal finances immediately! As
soon as you decide to start a business, open up a business bank
account."
Maggie Germano
Founder of Maggie Germano
www.maggiegermano.com
"Create your vision for yourself and what you want your ideal
work life to be in addition to your business plan, then revisit
your business plan to see if some tweaking is needed."
Julie Yoder
Founder of The English Teacher Collective
www.englishteachercollective.com

7. "Become an expert in your field."
Veronica Berry
Founder of Tru Diary
www.trudiary.com
"Build a network and use your resources. While bootstrapping your
business, definitely make time to intentionally meet people,
introduce yourself and get your name and company out there."
Shanelle Roberson
Founder of FreeTruth Financial Solutions
www.freetruthmvmt.com
"Keep your feelings in your pocket. "
Sharnikya Howard
Founder of Life Abundantly Coaching
www.lifeabundantlycoaching.com

8. "Self Compassion."
Jessica Tunon
Founder of Netwalk Global
www.netwalkglobal.com
"My biggest tip to female founders would be to sit with yourself.
Learn to love yourself unconditionally with your flaws and all. Learn
to believe in you and your dreams."
CherDon Reynolds
Founder of She Prints
www.sheprintsit.com
"You'll burn out when you're burning your rocket boosters at
full throttle. It will happen. It's natural. Maybe in Year 1 or
Year 4, but it will happen."
Juliana Neelbauer
Senior Associate at Drew, Eckl, Farnham Law Firm
www.deflaw.com

9. "My #1 TIP for female founders is, don't allow other's opinions
cloud your vision."
Kelli Mumphrey
Founder of MilkSpace
www.milkspaceusa.com
"Your time is your money. The more you manage your time the more
money you will have to manage."
Liz Whitehead
Founder of 12PointFive
www.12pointfive.com
"Don't be afraid to ask for help from your communities/networks
when you need it; it's a sign of strength and not weakness.
Also women supporting women is such a powerful thing."
Miracle Olatunji
Founder of OPPORTUNIME
www.opportunime.co

10. "The best advice I could give is to remain true to yourself and keep
going no matter what. Don’t chase after the money.
Love and enjoy what you do and the financial stability will follow."
TaRhonda Harvey
Founder of TaRhonda Harvey
www.tarhondaharvey.com
"Help each other."
Sanna Gaspard
Founder of Rubitection
www.rubitection.com
"My #1 tip for female founders is to exude confidence in
whatever your idea is or who you are at all times."
Stephanie Smith
Founder of Digital Insomnia
www.digitalinsomnia.com

11. "Don't give up! Pivot, re-focus but keep at it. There are very
few, if any, overnight successes."
Kathryn Rose
Founder of WiseHER
www.wiseher.com
"Failure is not a negative. You will fail the first few times. It’s ok, we
all did as entrepreneurs. Get up, dust yourself off and move on to
the next venture. Failures are learning lessons for your next
successful venture."
Jean Ginzburg
Founder of Jean Ginzburg
www.jeanginzburg.com

12. EnrichHER unites Founders and Funders who
share a vision for sustainable women-led
ventures. To learn more about the EnrichHER
platform, visit our website at
www.iEnrichHER.com