Why I Love Ladies Who Launch

LOVE Ladies Who Launch

About a year ago, my friend Nicole Jaffe (great company, Yellow Box Beauty) told me about this group she belonged to called Ladies Who Launch. I was like lunch, we’re already ladies at lunch. No LAAAUUUNNNNCH. Oh. She said it’s this group of amazingly dynamic women who get together to work on launching their businesses (or sometimes not launching a business idea but launching some other idea like finding a husband. More husbands I don’t need so I passed on that advice). I wanted to join another group like a hole in the head, but Nicole really sold me on the whole thing so I looked into it. Enter Amy Swift. It’s possible that Amy is perfect (Nicole had warned me of this though, so I made sure not to eat any carbs before I met her). One of those tall, skiiiinnnny, blonde haired, blue eyed things I just love to run into in L.A. (Me being 5?7?, and a very round, pregnant brunette at the moment makes this especially appealing.) But I was impressed. This Amy chick had it together.

Started by Victoria Colligan and Beth Schoenfeldt years ago, the group is now nationwide (I think maybe even international.) They have a book out called, shocker, Ladies Who Launch which Amy helped them write. To join LWL you take a four week incubator (two hours a week for four weeks) with up to ten other women and a moderator in order to get your new idea off the ground. Then you pay your annual dues (really reasonable) and you’re off and running. I can’t tell you how many contacts, ideas and how much motivation I’ve gotten from my LWLers. Plus, once you’re a member you can post requests on their insane message board (like – Anyone know a dentist in Akron? or I need a good trademark attorney, any ideas?) From what I hear you’ll get so many answers to your questions that no matter what or who you’re looking for, your mailbox will be full of contacts. I’m not doing this whole thing justice so just check out Ladies Who Launch’s website yourself: www.ladieswholaunch.org.

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One response to “Why I Love Ladies Who Launch”

  1. I found your blog through my LWL feed. I just met Nicole the other day at a roundtable on SEO (you may have been there as your name rings a bell). I incubated with Jen back in February. I’m love it so far!

    Glad to have found a local blog…Katy

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