My name is Virginia Alubala from Kenya, I'm a social entrepreneur, creative director, and advocate for sustainable fashion. FHL CLASSIQUE is a brand that leverages fabric and crochet art to create timeless pieces. Through innovative design and community-focused business models, FHL CLASSIQUE is proving that luxury, sustainability, and social impact can coexist.

I was born in Barcelona and have called Portugal home for the past 5 years. My path here has been anything but linear, and I’ve come to see that as one of my biggest strengths. I spent over 25 years as a teacher, starting with preschoolers, then training in Montessori and founding a bilingual Montessori nursery at 28. Later I moved into teaching English to adults, specializing in in-company training. Alongside my career, life was teaching me its own lessons. I married at 22, had my son at 24, and divorced at 27. I’ve always been driven, curious, and hungry to grow, and even in my early twenties I knew there was more to life than working hard to pay the bills. I wanted to understand myself, my relationships, and what real fulfillment looked like. Years later, in a second marriage that also wasn’t right for me, I decided to train as a nutritionist; health has always fascinated me. At the same time, I started personal therapy with a Gestalt therapist, mostly to help me figure out whether to stay married or not. Three months in, I knew: Gestalt was my calling. I walked away from nutrition school and spent the next 3 years training as a Gestalt therapist. It changed everything. I’ve now been a therapist for 10.5 years, and I truly found my ikigai. Working 1:1 showed me how powerful this work is and also how limited my impact could be one client at a time. So I set out to build a group program that could reach more women. I’ve been developing it for the past 3 years; the women who’ve been through it have loved it, and I haven’t yet cracked how to bring it to a bigger group. I know in my bones this work can transform hundreds of lives — that’s the mission I’m here to fulfill. 🙏

I’m Saru, a founder and translational oncology researcher based in Finland. I’m currently building a biotech startup focused on improving cancer drug delivery. I’m really happy to join this community and connect with new female founders. I’m looking forward to learning from your experiences, sharing ideas, and hopefully supporting each other along the way. Excited to meet you all! 💛

Am ireen Gakii a founder of Bygrace Jipam Enterprises.it is akenyan registered business.based in Nairobi county. We are a dealer in general merchandise in institutions, companies and individuals. We supply office &school stationery.also we are in circular sustainability where we rescue, redesign old fabrics to products of more value.I.e tote bags ,pouches,laptop bags etc.reducing waste into entering dumpsite.clean environment is our pride. We do timely delivery , quality is a guarantee.durability is our mission and satisfaction of our client's is our pride.Thank u .

Hi everyone, so glad to be a part of this community! My name is Zuza and I’m a somatic coach helping women in leadership and freelancers to handle stressful situations with confidence and self trust. We achieve this by finding behavioural patterns rooted in the body and building a toolkit to regulate and change habits in the long term. I might have had the weirdest career before that - starting with public relations, spending several years in corporate product management, then shifting into software development, teaching coding and data science, to end with crypto where I was building ecosystems and supporting founders as a coach. Privately - I’m a dog mum living in the south of Portugal in Lagos, I have a small campervan (that I’m currently traveling in) and I love movement. You name it - trail running, surfing, Muay Thai, hiking, gym, biking, and more! I’m completely in love with my profession and the life I’m building and I can’t wait to hear more about the passion you have for what you are building yourself! Leaving social links below if you’d like to connect there 🤗 https://instagram.com/zuza.zuber.coaching https://www.linkedin.com/in/zuza-zuber