Posted on by Leilani Carbonell

Hello and Goodbye January!

Even though January is coming to a close, it’s never too late to make our intentions for 2020. What are yours? For SIS Circle, we intend to grow and prosper in 2020, spreading sisterhood and amplifying our support to womxn. In fact, we already secured our SIS Circle Retreat for this coming September!

This past year may have been challenging for some of you. No matter what, take time to reflect on what you’ve learned and how you’ve grown. Each day is a brand new day and an opportunity to reset and keep moving. So with that, we welcome all that is ahead in 2020 and look back to where SIS Circle has been in 2019:

A Look-Back at SIS Circle in 2019

We’ve Grown!

The energy has kept our circle growing and we now have 676 members in our Facebook group! That’s over 200 more than we had this time last year. Thank you for spreading the word and inviting others to our circle. We hope that more of you will engage in discussions and share posts to continue to encourage, motivate, and share. Let’s make our Facebook Group stronger and more impactful in 2020!

Inspiring Events

January: We kicked off our run/jog/walk fitness program led by one of our founding sisters, Julie Ziegler.
March: Participated at the Oakland Marathon for their Corporate Wellness Program. If you would like to participate this year and receive a discount on the race, let us know!
March: First Womxn of Color Entrepreneur Panel at Impact Hub in Oakland. Facilitator: Brandy Collins, Panelists: Shumsha Hanif-Cruz, Esq. and Lily Ayers from Queen Hippie Gypsy.
May: We meditated with Gifts of Prosperity owner, Kenji Correa, then listened to one of our founding sisters, Jodie Karigaca from Insight Images 510 share how she stays motivated and maintains her healthy lifestyle. To get us stretching, Kelly Knoche founder of The Teaching Well led a beautiful yoga session.
May: Self Care Brunch with a talk led by a founding sister, Shumsha Hanif-Cruz.
June: Womxn of Color Entrepreneur Panel with Anna Villalobos from Oeste Bar & Cafe and Mirella Rangel from Colibrí Collective.
August: Sisters Who Lead Panel with Lena Waters, VP , Integrated Marketing at DocuSign, Dr. Meredith Calvert, PhD, Principal Scientist at Denali Therapeutics, and Somya Mehta, Director of Partnerships at The Teaching Well.
October: Salary Negotiation Workshop with RivaHQ founder and CEO, Stephanie Young.
October: SIS Circle Summit at Destiny Arts Center.

Whew!  We are so grateful to all of the sisters who volunteered their time and energy at these events and those of you who attended. We appreciate your support and can’t wait to do more in 2020. Happy New Year!

Leilani & Elaine
SIS Circle Co-Founders