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A letter from Gesche about the next chapter of Dreamers & Doers.

Selling wasn't just a business decision, because Dreamers & Doers wasn't just a company. It was the highly curated female founders' community Haas had spent more than a decade building: a paid membership built around PR visibility and entrepreneurial growth, one that's put thousands of women in the spotlight, and one of the few women-led, bootstrapped businesses to run profitably for over ten years and reach seven-figure ARR. Whoever stepped in would not only inherit a thrivi

AI is changing the way we work at an extraordinary pace. But amid all the conversations about automation, efficiency, and scale, many founders are asking a deeper question: how can technology make business feel more human, not less?

Innovation gets talked about a lot in business. But the most meaningful kind rarely looks like chasing growth at all costs, scaling for the sake of optics, or following someone else’s blueprint for success. More often, it looks like building companies with greater intention, depth, sustainability, and alignment—creating businesses that support not only impressive outcomes, but also the kind of lives, leadership, and impact they actually want to have.

Some of the most impactful businesses are not born from market trends or abstract ideas. Instead, they begin with a deeply personal moment: a frustration that wouldn’t go away, a broken system that made life harder than it needed to be, or the realization that something important simply didn’t exist.

Building a business requires equal parts vision, resilience, and a willingness to evolve alongside the people you serve. For Jolly Esquire founder Kamilah Jolly, entrepreneurship has never been solely about personal success, but about creating pathways for other entrepreneurs to feel more protected, empowered, and equipped to build lasting wealth and stability.

As a college field hockey player competing at an elite level, Bea Bennett was constantly chasing one thing: enough protein to fuel her performance and recovery. Her daily goal was 180 grams, but every shake, powder, and supplement designed to help her get there left her feeling worse instead of better. The products were often chalky, harsh on her digestive system, and packed with ingredients that simply didn’t feel aligned with the kind of wellness she wanted for herself. Whi

For much of her life, Emily Lauren Dick didn’t quite understand why she didn’t fit in. But a diagnosis she received as an adult reframed everything, changing the way she saw herself, her creativity, and her entrepreneurial journey. What once seemed like “too much”—big ideas, deep empathy, constant curiosity, and an unconventional way of thinking—ultimately became the foundation of her work as the founder of Unbuttoned Brands.

Jessie Sanchez has proudly called herself an entrepreneur for over a decade—but for most of that time, her work lived at the intersection of graphic design, marketing, and ecommerce strategy. She helped startups scale to more than $2.5 million in revenue. But when AI tools began generating logos, websites, and pitch decks in minutes, Jessie recognized a shift—and an opportunity to evolve.

Peri Finkelstein has spent nearly two decades turning purpose into action—and building a legacy rooted in impact along the way. Her advocacy journey began in 2009 with the launch of Team Peri, an initiative that went on to raise more than $1 million over 15 years. Working closely with her parents, Peri helped generate meaningful support for existing organizations, but over time, a bigger vision began to take shape: creating a foundation of her own.

For years, Bethany Halbreich watched creativity get sidelined—treated as an extracurricular, a nice-to-have rather than a necessity. Through her international work in education and development, she saw something very different: creativity as a powerful driver of social change, capable of revealing truth, restoring agency, and reshaping communities from the inside out.

Dr. Jen Blum has never followed the expected path—she’s built her own. As only the second Black woman to earn a PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Michigan, she set an early precedent: lead boldly, keep learning, and push beyond limits. That same drive now fuels her latest chapter in entrepreneurship.

Emily Byrne was tired of starting her day with her phone screen. Intent on changing that, she tried sunrise alarm clocks in search of a gentler wake-up—only to find products that felt overly techy, visually uninspired, or out of place in the calm, grounded bedroom she wanted to create. So Emily did what dreamers do best: she built what she couldn’t find.

Meet Terry Chang and Dr. Ulrike Kaunzner, the Founders of Two Moons Health, a holistic health company reshaping hormonal care with seed cycling capsules that naturally alleviate PMS and perimenopause symptoms.

It started with two moms who kept seeing the same problem. In their legal work, Kerri Koen and her partner and co-founder Erin Nobles watched families create estate plans—only to ignore them until a crisis struck. The traditional “one-and-done” approach simply didn’t reflect real life. Families grow, children become adults, and finances evolve, yet the documents meant to protect those changes often stay frozen in time.

When Viviane Tschanz was working in corporate banking, she kept seeing the same pattern play out: her team would hire top-tier consulting firms to diagnose problems everyone already understood. The consultants would interview stakeholders, deliver a polished deck, send a six-figure invoice—and leave. Execution still fell to the same internal team, already stretched thin.

When Julia Starr left her career in management consulting, she enrolled in a master’s program in integrative health coaching, determined to help people navigate stress and burnout. But once she began working with clients—many from her former industry—she quickly saw a deeper pattern: their struggles went far beyond sleep and nutrition.

In her work as founder and CEO of Perfect Ten Coaching, Ashira Jones partners with a very specific kind of leader: the one who looks exceptional on paper, yet quietly questions their voice as the stakes rise. Her clients are thoughtful, capable, and often underestimated—stepping into bigger rooms, navigating sharper power dynamics, and carrying decisions that suddenly matter more than ever.

During her pursuit of an education degree, Daria Leshchenko explored various roles within the service industry. By the time she turned 21, she had gained experience as both a restaurant server and a sales assistant. However, it was her stint as a customer support agent that sparked a career-defining shift, opening the door to a future she never anticipated. Soon after, Daria found herself leading the customer support department, setting the stage for something bigger.

For Goldie Chan, LinkedIn changed everything. By the time she launched her personal branding and storytelling agency, Warm Robots, in 2018, she was already fielding a steady stream of consulting requests from the sizable audience she’d built there. Warm Robots became a home for those clients—and a natural next step in her evolution as a trusted voice for creatives and leaders.