The Blueprint Starts Here ft. HBW Board Ep. 1

The HBW Podcast is Houston’s go-to podcast for business owners, founders, and corporate professionals who are done figuring it out alone. This is where the blueprint gets shared.In our founding episode, you’ll hear from the Houston Business Women Board as they pull back the curtain on how a 25,000+ member community gets built, what women in Houston’s business community actually need, and what’s coming in 2026.In this episode, you’ll learn about:→ Why HBW built a podcast, and why it’s a strategic move, not a marketing one→ What real amplification looks like for a woman in business→ How philanthropy and professional growth are more connected than most people think→ What the board had to unlearn about ambition, leadership, and success→ Everything coming from HBW in 2026: the magazine, the Summit, and moreChapters:00:00 Welcome to HBW00:26 Meet the Board1:45 HBW Mission & Growth2:24 Why We Started a Podcast5:02 Platform vs. Amplification6:41 Stories This Community Needed to Tell9:11 Why Top Leaders Are Listening11:54 Philanthropy & Building a Business13:18 Summer Events Lineup18:41 HBW Membership Paths20:36 Behind the Scenes: Building at Scale27:33 HBW Three — Rapid Fire29:27 Books & What We’re Reading36:12 What Success Actually Feels Like38:59 What’s Coming on HBW PodcastMeet the Board:* Jessica Howell — Executive Director & Host* Abrielle Laurent — Director of Marketing* Ema Poi — Director of Events* Hana Atherton — Director of Philanthropy* Danielle J. Martin — Director of PRInterested in The Unlocked Magazine? https://houstonbusinesswomen.org/magazine/Want to be an HBW Podcast Guest? Contact [email protected] Tickets — https://houstonbusinesswomen.org/hbw-summit/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit houstonbusinesswomen.substack.com