From Claws to Camaraderie: How Women Are Disrupting Business Together
“It isn’t ladylike to want to make a lot of money.” That old taboo has no place in The Dames.
On Disruptor Discussions, Jennifer and Meghann share how women are rewriting the rules of business: ditching hustle culture, embracing feminine leadership, and building communities where collaboration (and a few well-placed dick jokes) drive more growth than competition ever could.
Breaking the Money Taboo
For too long, women were told it “wasn’t ladylike” to want to make a lot of money or be the breadwinner. At The Dames, we call BS on that.
Ambition doesn’t cancel out femininity, and desire doesn’t make you greedy. It makes you a disruptor - one of the women redefining what power looks like in business. Whether you want to run an eight-figure company or build something smaller and deeply aligned, there’s no wrong answer.
What matters is creating space where women can celebrate those desires openly, without apology.
From Claws to Camaraderie
In corporate settings, women are often pitted against each other, clawing to the top and pushing others down.
The second Meghann stepped into entrepreneurship, she experienced something different: women who actually wanted to lift her up.
That camaraderie was the spark for The Dames. We’re not here for business-card stabbings or surface-level meetings with fake pasted-on masks. We’re here for humor-forward, high-caliber connections where women at the same stage can mastermind, celebrate wins, and solve real problems together.
Ditching Hustle, Finding Balance
Hustle culture tells us to work a million hours, grind harder, and burn ourselves out in the process. The Dames flips that script.
We were taught to lead with masculine energy of constant action and constant movement. The problem? It’s not sustainable. By bringing feminine energy back into business (creativity, flow, intuition), we find alignment, lasting growth, and dare we say it – fun in business.
Balance makes business exciting again.
Collaboration That Actually Works
Networking, as most people know it? Over.
At The Dames, collaboration doesn’t mean collecting business cards or pitching everyone in sight. It means finding power partners and business besties. Those women who can celebrate with you, problem-solve beside you, mastermind around sticky challenges, and yes, occasionally send referrals your way. (Referrals are the least interesting part.)
When collaboration is rooted in genuine reciprocity, it stops being a numbers game and starts being a game-changer.
Culture Is Everything
The Dames is injected with strategy AND culture. We’re woo-friendly, we’re zany, and we believe humor is the glue that helps women connect deeply. Yes, we’re here for growth and strategy, but we’re also here for the real talk, the belly laughs, and the permission to show up as your whole self (bad days included).
Diversity of experience, expertise, race, religion, and perspective makes the community stronger. I mean, let's do some humble bragging here, our members are on six continents) Collaboration over competition is baked into the DNA of The Dames—and it works because women, by nature, are community-oriented.
Disruption is about rewriting the rules so women can rise without losing themselves… and maybe burning some things down in the process. That’s what Meghann shared on Disruptor Discussions, and it’s exactly what The Dames is here to do every day.
If you’re done with clawing, hustling, and pretending, and you’re ready for strategy, humor, and champagne-worthy growth—come find your tribe at The Dames.
Because business doesn’t have to feel heavy. With the right women by your side, it can be powerful, playful, and wildly successful.
