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10/19/2026

You don’t have to be in the same city to find your people.

For women building businesses outside BrainTrust’s in-person communities, the Virtual Lowdown creates a way to step into the room from wherever you are.

Because running a business can get lonely. There are hiring decisions, growth questions, leadership challenges, numbers that aren’t where they need to be and decisions that are hard to make on your own.

The Lowdown is a space to hear how BrainTrust brings women together in Vaults to ask the real questions and see how other women are navigating similar situations int heir businesses. Expect to walk away with new perspective and a clear understanding of our membership.

Join BrainTrust for the Virtual Lowdown on October 23 and see what can happen when you have the right people in your corner, no matter where you are.

Save your spot with the link in our bio.

10/16/2026

We’re celebrating Dr. Sonia Lewis, The Student Loan Doctor, and one of our BrainTrust Atlanta members on her recent feature on Good Morning America as an expert helping break down what borrowers need to know about student loans.

For years, she’s been turning complicated student loan policies, repayment changes, and forgiveness questions into information people can actually understand and use.

A national platform like GMA is a pretty incredible reflection of the expertise and impact she’s built through her work!

This is what a BrainTrust Brag is all about. Congratulations, Sonia!

10/14/2026

This Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re celebrating incredible Latina CEOs in our BrainTrust community who are building businesses, leading industries, and bringing their own perspectives to the table.

From entrepreneurship to executive leadership, each woman has a unique story, and we’re excited to share more about their journeys, the businesses they’re building, and what they’ve learned along the way.

Join us in celebrating Cynthia Florez, Gabriela Lira, Christel Alvarez, Danielle Hurme, and Joanne Sanders ❤️

We’re proud to have these women as part of our BrainTrust community.

10/09/2026

10/05/2026

What would doubling your revenue make possible?

At BrainTrust, that’s one of the questions women business owners are encouraged to ask themselves, not just because of the number, but because of what that growth can unlock.

The first goal is reaching $1M in revenue. From there, the possibilities start to look different: paying yourself a real salary, having greater access to capital, building a business that can grow beyond you, and creating a path toward financial independence and generational wealth.
Because growth isn’t just about hitting a bigger number. It’s about what that number makes possible.

So, what would doubling your revenue make possible for your business?

09/30/2026

BrainTrust Brag for Meg🎉

Meg was named a V-List Honoree by Visionaries, selected as one of 200 women out of nearly 1,000 applicants recognized for building human-first, purpose-driven businesses.

That is the kind of recognition that means something.

Meg is the founder of GEM, a business built around the belief that restaurant workers deserve training that treats them like capable humans, not a compliance checkbox or an afterthought.

And anyone building something on her own knows what Meg named so honestly: sometimes the wins are quiet. There is no milestone meeting. No performance review. No one standing there clapping because you kept going on faith, gut, and stubbornness.

Congratulations, Meg. We are so proud to have you in the BrainTrust community!

09/29/2026

BrainTrust in SELF.

The article names something women business owners know too well: the pressure to keep going, keep leading, keep performing, keep acting like the weight is manageable.

Sometimes it's not.

And the answer isn't another “push harder” message. Most women founders have heard enough of those.

The work is getting clear on what is actually wearing you down. The decision you keep carrying. The frustration that shows up month after month. The tension that needs to become data, direction, and action.
That is what BrainTrust is built for.

A Vault does not remove the pressure of building a business. But it gives you women around you who can help you stop carrying it in isolation.

Read the full SELF feature at the link in bio.

09/25/2026

BrainTrust Brag for Elle Benson 🎉

Elle helped pass the State of Tennessee Student Internet Safety Act, turning lived experience, research, advocacy, and a whole lot of persistence into real policy for the protection of children.

After seeing the gaps in student online safety firsthand, Elle worked to bring parents, educators, mental health professionals, technology experts, and lawmakers into the conversation. The goal was practical and urgent: make school-issued devices safer, more transparent, and more accountable.

That meant translating complex technology concerns into clear policy solutions and helping lawmakers understand the real-world impact on children and families.

The bill moved through the Tennessee General Assembly with strong bipartisan support.

That is no small thing.

Families who felt alone in their concern found a pathway to speak up. Experts came forward. Legislators listened. And concern turned into collective action.

This is the kind of BrainTrust Brag we love to celebrate: real work, real courage, and a member using her voice to help protect the next generation.

09/24/2026

Charlotte has plenty of networking.
That was never the gap.

The gap is having women who see and speak truth to your most consequential decisions. Women trusted enough to know the real numbers and the real story.
Curated, confidential, peer-to-peer advisory.

That's what BrainTrust Charlotte was built on.

Today, we’re onboarding new members into BrainTrust Charlotte, which makes this the right moment to celebrate the women already helping make this community what it is.

The women bringing the questions, the experience, the honesty, and the perspective that make this work matter.

Welcome to BrainTrust Charlotte.

09/22/2026

The public version of building a business is rarely the whole version.

The launch. The milestone. The revenue update. The “so excited to share” post.

Those parts matter.

But they aren’t usually the parts keeping a founder up at night.

What stays quieter is the decision she waited too long to make, the hire she’s unsure about, the client she may need to release, or the moment she realizes the business is growing, but her role has to change with it.

Those are the kinds of things founders don’t always say out loud.

Inside BrainTrust, they can.

Because sometimes the question you have been carrying doesn’t need another article, course, or pep talk.

It needs women who understand the weight of what you are building and care enough to tell the truth.