On this day one year ago, the doors opened to this humble little free community—and with it, the Hola Magnolia Virtual Village grew from one Skool community to two. From the Accomplice Accelerator to The Changemaker's Haven and now the R.I.S.E. and Shine Collective, I thank you all for being on this journey of discovery not only with me, but with each other. In one year, we have completed over 60 hours of webinars, another 40+ hours of coaching, mentoring and stargazing sessions, and exchanged countless words of care, encouragement, and knowledge. We are 227 members strong, and soon to be growing steadily stronger in numbers with each day! I look forward to a 2026 filled with even more fellowship, learning, and growing in impact as we design the world in a way that would make ALL of our ancestors so immensely proud of who we are becoming as a society in spite of so many forces working against us. If you'd like to leave a gesture of support, you all know me: I'd LOVE for you to pay it forward by funding our first campaign of 2026: the R.I.S.E. Global Black Community Founding Member Fund! We're aiming to sponsor 4 seats for four Black impact professionals, entrepreneurs and creators as an homage to our Reparations Race roots. You can contribute to the fund in one of two ways: Contributions of $1100 USD or more, up to a full seat: https://buy.stripe.com/9B69ALeSnbDX6D1fB7cEw02 Contributions under $1100 USD: https://ko-fi.com/holamagnolia Any and all contributions are so important to us, regardless of size. It all adds up, and you are supporting Hola Magnolia's ongoing rebuild (as you always do) in the process. All contributions over $1100 USD will receive a complimentary Ask the Identity & Belonging Coach session to gift or take! Thank you all so much for your support and for being part of this incredible community. Here's to more of what we do best in 2026: caring for each other while making this world a better place for all. 🌟

Hi, all! I wanted to slide in with a quick poll to see what might be a winning day/time combo for 3 or 4-hour co-working blocks. We had success with office hours on Thursdays late morning/early afternoon US time, as well as other types of sessions on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and the occasional themed Friday. My idea of having Mondays was especially for other solopreneurs and freelancers that might need some company to get rolling at the start of the week with those working 9-5s flexing in as they are able. So far, however, no one has attended Monday co-working sessions. For those interested in co-working, what are some day of the week and time combinations that could work for you most weeks, or whenever your schedule would allow? A note that I did not add weekends to the poll as those would be one-off. Follow these instructions to vote: 1. Select your top choice relative to YOUR time zone. 2. In the comments, add additional choices relative to your time zone. 3. Lastly, specify your time zone so that I can align everyone's votes to an option that works for most. Thank you for your feedback! ✨

FINAL EDIT: The circle has been rescheduled to Sunday 9/21 at 1pm Central US/8pm Central Europe. Same registration link will work. Thank you all for voting. I hope most folks can still make it. See everyone there! EDIT: Please see the two-option poll pinned in the comments! Hi all, the little one woke up with trouble breathing that worsened throughout the day, so the phone nurse recommended we bring her to the ER. She’s on a 3x nebulizer treatment, doing fine. Let’s plan to push the circle back by one hour to 1pm Central US/8pm Central Europe, but please check back here in case I have to move it again. This doesn’t feel serious enough to have to cancel or move to tomorrow, but I will let you all know if that happens. Hope to see you all then! x