Helping women entrepreneurs manage stress, reconnect with their priorities and recognize that personal well-being is part of successful leadership.Running a business is rewarding, but it can also be exhausting. Between customers, employees, family and the never-ending to-do list, women entrepreneurs often find themselves taking care of everyone but themselves.
Recognizing that reality, the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Southern Nevada Chapter brought women together for Working Well: The Capacity to Lead, a three-part series focused on managing stress, strengthening self-awareness and finding a healthier approach to business leadership.
The series wrapped up November 4 with The Alignment Equation, an interactive evening that encouraged participants to step away from the daily demands of entrepreneurship and consider an important question: Does the success you’re building align with the life you want to live?
Through guided conversations, personal reflection and a restorative sound bath facilitated by Svetlana Esposito, a certified sound therapist and wellness practitioner, participants had an opportunity to slow down, reconnect with their values and think about the choices they want to make heading into 2027.
“Women entrepreneurs are exceptionally good at taking care of business, but too often, we put ourselves at the bottom of the priority list,” said Dr. Diana Hoppe, NAWBO Southern Nevada President-Elect and Founder/CEO of Amazing Over 40, Inc. “We celebrate revenue and growth, but rarely ask whether the woman behind the business is thriving. Working Well challenges us to change that conversation.”
The series was developed and facilitated by Dr. Hoppe and Rachel Milford, NAWBO Southern Nevada Treasurer and Co-Founder/Managing Director of PNEUMA LABS LLC, who lead the organization’s Ad Hoc Health & Wellness Committee. Their goal was to create a space where women could speak openly about the pressures of entrepreneurship while gaining practical tools to better manage them.
“Many women business owners have become so accustomed to operating under pressure that stress begins to feel normal,” said Milford. “But being constantly busy is not the same as being effective. Understanding how stress affects our decisions helps us make better choices for ourselves and our businesses.”
For Jo Cato, President of NAWBO Southern Nevada, the series reflects a broader vision for an organization where membership means having a community to lean on, not simply another event to attend.
“Women join organizations for different reasons, but I believe they stay because of tmetimes that means access to capital or leadership development. Other times, it meahe relationships, opportunities and support they receive,” said Cato. “We’re creating programs that speak to the realities of being a woman in business. Sons giving ourselves permission to slow down and take care of our own well-being. Both matter.”
As NAWBO Southern Nevada looks toward 2027, its programming will continue to focus on leadership development, business growth, access to capital, technology and wellness, while strengthening the connections that help women entrepreneurs move forward together.
The Working Well Series may have ended, but its message is one worth carrying forward: Building a successful business matters. So does taking care of the woman building it.
Women business owners interested in connecting with NAWBO Southern Nevada and exploring upcoming programs can visit www.nawbosnv.org.
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