True leadership begins when you stop trying to do everything alone, and start allowing others to rise with you.

In this inspiring episode, Anna sits down with Laura Penner, a 4/6 Projector, brand coach, photographer, and the visionary founder of Women Rise, a thriving community for women entrepreneurs in Boulder, Colorado (and soon to be international). Laura shares her powerful journey of turning pain into purpose, transforming years of feeling excluded and unseen into a mission to create spaces of belonging, collaboration, and sisterhood for women in business.

From a single Facebook post to sold-out networking events, Laura’s story is one of intuition, leadership, and aligned action. She opens up about what it’s really like to grow a movement from scratch as a Projector, how she learned to delegate, build a team she trusts, and protect her vision while still allowing others to co-create and shine.

Together, Anna and Laura explore the deeper lessons of entrepreneurship: the courage to be visible, the humility to receive support, and the wisdom to lead from authenticity instead of exhaustion.

If you’ve ever felt like you had to do it all yourself, or struggled to find your community, this conversation is your reminder that your success doesn’t have to come from striving. It can come from surrendering, from being supported, and from building together.

In this episode:

• How Laura turned her longing for connection into a thriving business community
• The importance of delegation and team-building for sustainable growth
• What it means to lead as a Projector (and why energy management is everything)
• How to create networking experiences that feel authentic, empowering, and fun

View the full show notes for this episode here: https://www.spiritualbusinessincubator.com/blog/episode149

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Website: www.womenrise.co

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