Life Lessons From The Babes
At our first meet, we asked women to write down their words of wisdom and business intel onto notecards, then pin them onto our bulletin board. You can read the lessons they left here.
At our first meet, we asked women to write down their words of wisdom and business intel onto notecards, then pin them onto our bulletin board. You can read the lessons they left here (and to be honest, these sentiments carried us through the planning stages of our second meet; thanks for the advice, babes):
I already knew girls rule, but it's nice to be reminded how much!
Always speak up in meetings — always. Especially when you're the only lady in the room. <3
Success is stumbling from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.
Ask permission. Give credit where it's due. Say yes (when it feels right).
Life is full of opportunity!! Take chances, and always learn life's lessons.
Get up. Get dressed. Be ready. :)
Keep drawing, creating, searching — successes don't stand out unless you have a notebook of mistakes!
Comfort zone. ————> *Where the magic happens.
"Another woman's beauty is no threat to my own." <3
Be you. Be confident! Be strong. And be friends with fab ladies!
Be you. (*sorry about the rip on this card; J's dog bit the board after the meet.)
I love people who admit mistakes/failures as case studies or moments to learn from! (as opposed to pretending perfection.)
Don't let anyone tell you that you are not good enough! You rock!
Persistence gets you noticed.
Just get out there and do it! You'll be glad you gave it a fucking try!!!
Identify and embrace your strengths. Be fearless. Don't under-price yourself!
Push yourself out of your comfort zone. It pays off!
It's OK to make a different decision, if that decision doesn't work for you!
The difference between the real winners is how long they take to feel sorry for themselves. — Barbara Corcoran
Be super raw and honest. Say all the things people aren't expecting girls to say!
When (not if) you make a mistake, be the first to admit it, laugh it off and move forward! :)
Sit at the table!! Don't take one of those seats against the wall.
Let yourself be the expert on you — your talent, your worth, your needs. Feedback is great, but don't be afraid to be confident.
Put yourself out there. Be the weird one who introduces yourself first. Go for the jobs you don't think you'll get! Don't be your own enemy!
#bossbabesatx May Playlist
Our May playlist will hopefully provide the space for you to get lost.
And make dope shit.
Taken from @byjaneclaire
Have you ever worked, in a way so congruous, that you went hours without taking a pause?
You were a creator, if only for a number of minutes, and the act of doing completely stole your attention.
You accidentally skipped out on a group hang.
You missed a million text messages.
You forgot social networking existed.
You may have burned toast.
But at the end you have this thing in front of you—this glorious, marvelous thing, and it's a memory all on its own.
No picture required.
Our May playlist will hopefully provide the space for you to get lost.
And make dope shit.
*Much love to our Administrative Babe, Leslie Lozano, for curating these tunes*
You're Welcome Here
Whether you consider yourself a "boss" or a "babe," you are welcome here. This isn't a gendered experience. This is a movement.
#bossbabesatx
When I first heard the words "boss babe," I thought it was redundant.
To me, being a "babe" means being a "boss." The word "babe" has nothing to do with conventional beauty or its antiquated functions to belittle and demean women. Despite its historical context, for some (including myself) the term has been reappropriated.
Its new definition? Well, some may say "babe" celebrates femininity. Others may say the term is used to recognize and acknowledge "real."
For me, though, the term "babe" is more than that. It describes ALL types of women—whether that woman is feminine, masculine, straight, gay, transgender, multiracial, white, into pink, or not into pink and so on—because "babe" has become a term we have taken measures to redefine in colloquial everyday language.
We OWN it... and we'll tell you what it means.
"Babes" are the many women who have become threads in the creative fabric of my life. They impress me day-in and day-out with their dedication to life, their passions, their businesses and their loved ones.
I think of our Vendors Coordinator, Ashlee Pryor, a badass maker momma, with her own clothing line and a blossoming toddler. I think of our Art Coordinator, Leslie Lozano, a recent college grad, with a heart for anyone and anything and a clear vision for making dope things happen.
Those two? They're "babe" as fuck.
So, why #bossbabesatx? Why do we need the qualifying term "boss?"
As women in business, we are well-aware of the present state of affairs.
We face dualities in the workplace. We face Catch-22s.
For some people, if I want to call myself a "boss," I can't simultaneously call myself a "babe."
We've been trained to think those two words are mutually exclusive. We've also associated each term with differing levels of masculinity and femininity.
And we want to change that. With positivity. With proactive language. With community. With voices united for something, instead of against.
Whether you consider yourself a "boss" or a "babe," you are welcome here. This isn't a gendered experience. This isn't a series of meets and retreats about changing the meaning of two words.
This is a movement.
A movement to connect women.
A movement to support creativity and collaboration.
A movement to make the workplace a woman's place.
A movement to make any place ANY KIND OF woman's place.
A movement to prove that the words "boss" and "babe" can be one in the same.
With love,
Founder and Head of Operations at #bossbabesatx
J