Are you ready? Summer is coming to a close soon. (I can’t believe my kids are starting back at school tomorrow here in Scottsdale!) While I’ve been enjoying a lot of time offline over the past two months, I’m very excited in particular about a few things coming up! (Including a BRAND NEW retreat I’ll be hosting this November.) 

Here’s a quick overview for you…

Save these dates for a private, restorative gathering for women entrepreneurs here in Arizona: November 7-9, 2023.

REIGNITE will be for women entrepreneurs who have already built a level of success and are now ready for their next chapter.

I can’t believe we’re already in Q2. I feel like we just put away the final Christmas decorations! Since it’s been awhile, and I’ve been making a lot of changes around here lately, I have been getting a lot of questions I’d like to answer here for you! 

Here are just a few of them to get started…

Q. Ali, where did your Facebook page go?

A. I blew it up. Because I hate Facebook now.

Seriously, it used to be fun. Over the last few years, I’ve seen it grow more and more toxic, to the point of me not even wanting to be on there for business.

I mentioned in my last email that this year of 2023 has the energy of many new beginnings… for my private clients, for myself, and my members of The Trust. 

It’s one of the reasons why I’ve been taking more time off, to realign what I’m receiving and feeling with what I’m putting out in the world. 

If you’ve been waiting for a new episode of Glambition® Radio, don’t fret — we’re nearly ready to launch our new season soon! 

Here’s a sneak peek at the rebrand… but be sure to subscribe here so you don’t miss out on some great new episodes coming soon! 

The Trust®, a premier network for women entrepreneurs who generate annual revenues beyond the million-dollar mark, has announced the Special Guest Advisor for its Official Spring Member Meeting will be Sarah Frey, founder and CEO of Frey Farms. Based in Illinois, Frey Farms is a leading U.S. grower, shipper, and marketer of fresh fruits and vegetables. 

Twice per year, The Trust hosts exclusive member meetings featuring advisors who are female founders of ultra-successful ventures and iconic brands. Frey will be sharing her business growth insights with the members of The Trust, as well as much of her personal story, as outlined in her book The Growing Season: How I Built a New Life–and Saved an American Farm (Random House Books).

This year has the energy of many new beginnings… for my private clients, for myself, and my members of The Trust. 

Many of us have experienced profound personal transformations over the past year or two, leading us to new revelations about both ourselves and the purpose of our work in the world. There are new directions we are being pulled toward, and past efforts we are no longer interested in. 

And when we undergo these initiations into our next levels, we often crave a new circle of peers. Perhaps it’s a circle to add to our current ones, or one to replace them altogether.

As we near the end of 2022, I wanted to make sure you caught one of my best received solo episodes ever on #GlambitionRadio. 

A few weeks ago, I dropped the episode ‘The Power of Subtraction’, and I had no idea how much this would resonate with my listeners!

In business we seem to worship nonstop expansion, adding on, increasing volume, and stacking layers of complexity onto what we do.

Today, going into 2023, I invite you instead to honor subtraction — the ‘taking away’ — and study its effect. 

If you LOVE marketing and would like to be part of a growing team that empowers women business leaders, this could be the perfect position for you.

The Trust® is the premier network for high-level female entrepreneurs, founded by Ali Brown — one of the world’s most recognized entrepreneurial coaches. We’re seeking a rockstar Marketing + Social Media Admin Assistant to support our team here in Scottsdale, AZ in carrying our membership and influence to the next level and beyond.

Our mission: To accelerate the power of proven women leaders who are in positions to scale up + create impact.

I’m about to head out for a personal retreat a few hours away in the Sonoran Desert… to dream ‘what’s next’. And it got me thinking about Shonda Rhimes.

Why? 

Shonda achieved almost everything a TV producer could hope for during her long run at ABC. 

She evolved into not only one of the most prolific writer-producers in the business, but also a mogul, as the founder and head of her Shondaland production company.

ABC filled its entire Thursday night lineup with her shows — from ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ to ‘Scandal’ and ‘How to Get Away With Murder’ — but she was… restless.

I know it’s been a bit since I dropped you an update, and there’s so much happening, that it was definitely time!

1. WOW WHAT A MEETING!

First off, we’re still on a high from our Official Fall Meeting of The Trust: my modern, premier network for 7+8-figure women entrepreneurs. And I’m thrilled that so many of the members joined us in person last week. In fact it was our largest member gathering yet! (You can see more pics and stories from our event on the Instagram accounts for both myself and The Trust.)

We ALL left feeling a sense of renewal and clarity to bring our biggest visions to life, and I’m excited to see how this group continues to evolve.

This is a courtesy alert, that as of later this week, it’s suddenly September.

What? Yes. 😳

And, may I call you out? 

The year is only a few months from being over. 

You know, this year!!

The one you promised to do something different. 

Maybe you have a big idea that’s been percolating that you haven’t had time for. Or you have been craving time and stimulation to work on some new ideas for your existing business. Or… you’re having an existential crisis with your current business model — no shame we’ve all been there.