Ditch the Grind: A Better Way to Grow Your Business

In this episode of Power Your Profits with Susie Carder, our fab founder, Meghann Conter, shares exactly how to grow our businesses without burnout (and how to actually have fun doing it).

If you’ve ever felt like the traditional model of business success comes with a side of overwhelm, performative networking, or champagne-fueled exhaustion… you’re not wrong.

There’s a better way. And in true Dames fashion, it’s equal parts strategy, support, and a touch of sparkle.

Why Most Women Entrepreneurs Plateau - and What Happens When They Don’t

Women make up nearly half (42%) of all business owners.

Yet, only 10 - 15% ever cross the $100K mark in the US. Go higher, or look globally, and those numbers shrink faster than your patience at a surface-level networking event.

And no, it's not because women lack drive. It's because we’ve been trying to lead inside systems that weren’t built for our kind of brilliance.

That’s why The Dames was born: to flip the business script and build a space where high-caliber women like you and me don’t just grow, we glow.

In this kind of room, you’re surrounded by peers. Not:

     The beginners fumbling through their perfected sales pitch

          Hobbyists dabbling between Etsy orders

               Or the ever-supportive friend who cheers you on… but doesn’t quite get it

You’re with women who’ve built something real and who are done burning out to prove it.

When Networking Leads to Burnout - And What Actually Moves the Needle Forward

Let’s be real: traditional networking is exhausting.

• Business card stacking
• Speed introductions
• Performative smiles

We’ve all been there, and it’s usually followed by wine, overcommitting, crying in your car, or a mixture of them all.

It’s no surprise that many of us turned to overworking, overspending, or over-socializing to keep up.

The truth? We don’t need louder rooms or more contacts. We need alignment and more space to grow, reflect, and stretch ourselves freely.

Here, we replace awkward intros with strategic matchmaking. Inside our membership, Think Tank Circles (yes, they’re as powerful as they sound) are divided by income level, so you're solving problems with your peers.

This is where business growth stops being a performance and starts feeling like progress. And maybe, just maybe… it gets to be fun again.

Collaboration Starts Where Comparison Ends

Many of us were raised in a business world that taught us to compete: outperform, outshine, overdeliver, and whatever you do, never let anyone see you're not perfect.

Success doesn’t come from out-anything. All that low-vibration energy does is bring burnout closer to our front doors. Success comes from aligning with other women who actually want to see you win.

In The Dames, generosity, vulnerability, and holistic reciprocity are how we roll.

No peacocking required!

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Want the full picture on growing your business without burnout and how high-caliber women entrepreneurs scale with way less grind and way more joy?

🎧 Listen to the full episode of Power Your Profits with Meghann Conter and Susie Carder:

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