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1. What inspired you to create Lawrence Lady Boss? Many years ago, when my husband was in the military, I started a blog. Through blogging I found a community of military spouses all across the globe that bonded immediately through written words about our military related adventures. To this day I still send Christmas cards to some of these women who never held an in person roll in my life but supported me through some of my most life altering moments. Each time the military would move us to a new duty station, my first resource was always those bloggers that had previously been stationed wherever we were headed. Fast forward to 2016 when my husband separated from the military. We moved to Lawrence, a community 30 minutes away from what I call my hometown. I wanted to find that group of creators in the local area to connect with, so I found myself driving to Kansas City for networking events. I thought, why doesn’t Lawrence have this? At the time, they did. But the format was different from what I was looking for. So late one night in 2019, I started a Facebook page. Our first event was in April of that year and from there things have grown even larger than I could have ever expected.

2. What’s the most challenging thing about running the organization, and what’s the most rewarding? The most rewarding thing about Lawrence Lady Boss Project is hearing the success stories. Over our four years of hosting events and providing the opportunities for connections, there has been countless women that took the plunge into entrepreneurship, created unlikely partnerships and collaborations and found lifelong friends. To be a part of those stories, even in the most basic sense keeps me going when times get tough. Hosting any event can be tough and challenging. I put a lot of time, energy and effort into everything I do and I do all of it in a volunteer capacity. So it is always challenging to plan and execute an event and then have attendance numbers low. I am always thankful for the first car down the drive of a venue, the first face to show up at an event and the enthusiasm at the end of a successful night.

3. How do you select the women you feature on your weekly social media lady boss profile how can someone nominate a person? Our weekly social media posts are 100% voluntary. We feature anyone associated with Lawrence and the surrounding communities. All the women featured put themselves out on a limb and utilized our network to help grow theirs. So getting a feature on Lawrence Lady Boss Project is as easy as sending me a message on Facebook or an email! In return, I will send you a list of questions to fill out. Your answers and a photo are all you need to get a feature done on our page.

4. Entering into the 4th year of hosting these networking events, what’s something you have learned about yourself? I truly feel like this project came to me when I needed an identity outside of being a wife and mom of three girls. Post military life for our family included staying home and raising my babies. But through this project I have really learned who I am. I am passionate about community over competition. I am passionate about women finding success and supporting each other. I am passionate about the very basic idea that we can do all the things we truly put our mind to. This group has shown me just how capable women are, both in the community, the home and in every other area of life. My successes have been thanks to many people saying yes and without those women believing in me, I would not be able to provide the same concepts for other women in our community. The saying “we rise by lifting others” could not be more true for Lawrence Lady Boss Project.

Lawrence Lady Boss Project is on Facebook and Instagram at @lawrenceladybossproject. We are also on the web at www.lawrenceladybossproject.com.