Key Leader Luncheon 8/19/25. Image Credit: Rachel Ingber, Heirloom Collaborative.

What happens when you gather 25 Key Leaders in the Twin Cities who are champions of women in business in multiple industries and sectors?

On August 19th The Circle Community hosted a Key Leader Luncheon where female business owners, corporate leaders, influential voices, and allies gathered to partner with their time, strategic connections, and funding.

What happens when we put our collective minds together to amplify regenerative resources, economic stability, and community impact?

Awareness goes beyond promotion to deliver profit for local women-owned businesses
Partnerships are formed to share resources and support with like-minded nonprofits
Insights become catalysts to improve systems that uplift everyone involved

Why Women In Business?

Research has shown that when women-owned businesses succeed, our local economies thrive! This reality is supported by WomenVenture in a 2022 Legislative Report in partnership with DEED, noting that:

“Female small business owners reinvest up to 90% of their income back into their communities and local economies.”
Read more about The Circle Community’s approach to Economic Abundance here.

Jessica Poole shares her story of how The Circle Community and The BWC have impacted her business. Image Credit: Rachel Ingber, Heirloom Collaborative.

Sponsors

Thank you to **Heather Asbury** and the team at **Heather’s restaurant** for investing in fellow women in business through catering our Luncheon!

Thank you to **Mollie Windmiller** and the **LAB Mpls** team for hosting us at their beautiful Studio space!

Join Us!

If you’re someone who values reinvesting back into our local economy via female-led businesses, and paying it forward with your time, strategic connections, and finances, here’s how to get involved:

Become a Founding Donor to co-create the foundation of our nonprofit as we raise $60,000 to expand our scholarship and grant programs that empower women in business.
Join our Business Development Team to help us make strategic connections, raise vital funding, and scale The Circle Community as we continue expanding our programs.
Co-host an event with us! We received a lot of positive feedback from the attendees of this Key Leader Luncheon about how this impacted their own career journey and reinvigorated their efforts in all the contexts they lead in. We would love to bring this unique event format to your company or organization to keep bridging the gaps between Philanthropy, Business, and Government sectors in Minnesota.

Multiplying Impact: Key Leader Luncheon