The Houston Business Women Podcast

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

Houston Business Women has been building, moving, shaking, and putting women in rooms that change their businesses. And people keep asking the same thing: why start a podcast now?Because getting you in the room was never the whole point. It’s what happens once you’re in it.This show is the behind-the-scenes of what HBW actually does, and a platform for the women inside it. The ones building real things you haven’t heard about yet. You’ll get to connect with them, learn from them, and grow alongside them. Their voice, amplified. Their business is in front of the people who need to find it.We’re not just placing women in the room. We’re making sure the room means something.The Podcast drops tomorrow. Come see what we’ve been up to.HBW Podcast is presented by Authentic Media Co. and ELEVATE x Marketing, in collaboration with 201 LoftHaus. Connect with us: houstonbusinesswomen.org | @houstonbusinesswomen 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