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Don't Just Get Inspired, Transform Yourself
The 2025 Women's Leadership Circles were created exactly with you in mind.
Take the next step into your power - become the most effective business owner and manager you can be by learning more about your strengths and how to build on them. Get inspired feedback and expert mentorship support. Connect with other women experiencing similar challenges.
Deeply invest in yourself and your vision. Build your awareness and skills, re-spark your core enthusiasm, open the gates to greater prosperity, and unearth even more of your personal power, bravery, and confidence along the way.
Space is limited to create an intimate and interactive exchange. The application process ensures a carefully curated community of women leaders.
This is a top-notch, grant-funded training opportunity valued at over $2,000, is offered through The Womenâs Business Center at NO COST to participants.
Please note that to be considered for the Womenâs Leadership Circles program, you must complete the application and be a WBC client. If you're not a current client, becoming one is a free, no-cost service. This guarantees you access to resources, mentoring, and additional classes beyond the Womenâs Leadership Circles. Fill out the application here: CLIENT APPLICATION LINK.
"The Circle was wonderful â to listen to other women was very powerful."
Testimonial
2020 Women's Leadership Circle Participant
WHAT ARE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CIRCLES?
Women's Leadership Circles give you a dedicated space to prioritize your goals, offering the guidance and community to help you build the business and life youâve always dreamed of.â
Womenâs Leadership Circles are intimate, ongoing groups for entrepreneurial women. Participants explore leadership themes, personal challenges, and goals. With two touch points each month (one in person and one online for 6 months), the Circles foster deep connections and lasting relationships.
Sessions combine skill-building, personal exploration, and supportive sharing. Members are encouraged to face challenges and aspirations in a safe, nurturing environment, where active listening and a commitment to empowerment guide every interaction.
In this space, find inner resources, outer strategies, and sisterhood to help you:
- Step into authentic confidence
- Awaken your highest potential
- Make courageous professional choices
This is for you when you are... Â
A Female Small Business Owner or Non-Profit Director WhoâŚÂ Â
- Wants to become a more decisive leader in her life and business
- Participates in the community and desires to create a greater impact in the region
- Aspires to elevate her leadership skills and self-belief
- Manages teams or leads groups, seeking new ways to foster health and happiness at work
- Understands the value of inner work for achieving outer success
- Is evolving and dedicated to personal growth
- Feels called to join a supportive and inspiring group of women
Embarking on this six-month journey is a pathway to personal evolution through exploration and discovery. Your wisdom is within. The Leadership Circles allows you the time and space to access higher frequencies of inspiration, inner authority, and clarity.Â
Apply Now for the 2025 Womenâs Leadership CirclesÂ
(t o be held in person and virtually)
1st Women's Leadership Circles is located in Mt. Shasta:Â
Dates to Note:
- Applications & Registration:
- Start November 1st, 2024.
- End January 6th, 2025.
- Applicants Notified by January 10th, 2025.
- Mt. Shasta Cohort Begins: January 15, 2025. Wednesday Late Afternoons.Â
- Redding Cohort Application Starts: January 13th, 2025.  Wednesday Late Afternoons.Â
(Separate Cohort).
MEET YOUR GUIDE
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Joy TaylorÂ
Joy Taylor is a dynamic advocate for women's leadership and business mentorship, focusing on authentic leadership and conscious entrepreneurship. As the founder of A Soul-Inspired Life, she helps women align their personal and professional lives with their deeper values. Joy has empowered thousands of women to build thriving, purpose-driven businesses through her intuitive business strategies.
She created The Business Soul Map, a strategic tool designed to help entrepreneurs clarify their vision and grow businesses that reflect their values and signature energy.
 Joy has also contributed to state and national economic development initiatives, served on the Mt. Shasta City Chamber of Commerce Board, and is the former Director of The Women's Business Center in Northern California.
 As a best-selling author, speaker, and passionate leader, she continues to inspire women to lead with purpose and create meaningful impact.
"Joy recognizes that since everyone is an individual, their road to success will be unique. She has a keen sense of a person's strengths and challenges and instinctively knows how to help each other attain their highest potential. Her patient and insightful mentoring is the foundation for our business achievements."
Testimonial
- Judi Heimpel
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Authenticity and Intuition at Work:
Able to embrace true self-expression and trust your instincts. Our training will help you understand the importance of authenticity in leadership and teach you how to leverage your intuition for better decision-making.
Leverage your Intuition
Accessing Flow States for Ultimate Productivity:
Able to achieve optimal performance and creativity. Our training will guide you in discovering techniques to enter flow states, enhancing your focus and productivity in both personal and professional settings.
Increase your ProductivitySpeaking Truth and Creating Healthy Agreements:
Able to communicate openly and foster collaboration. Learn to establish clear agreements and promote a culture of trust and transparency, empowering your team and enhancing workplace relationships.
Apply Now to Build Active Awareness and Wisdom
Dynamic Public Speaking and Video Creation:Â Â
Able to present with confidence and engage your audience. Our training will equip you with effective public speaking techniques and strategies for creating impactful video content that resonates with your target audience.
Apply Now to Develop Your Executive PresenceConfidence - Empowered from Within:
Able to cultivate self-assurance and resilience. Focus on building confidence through self-awareness, identifying barriers, and embracing personal growth to empower your leadership journey.
Empower your Leadership Journey
The Evolved Masculine and Feminine Aspects of Leadership:
Able to balance diverse leadership qualities. Explore the integration of masculine and feminine traits in leadership, enhancing your effectiveness and authenticity as a leader in various contexts.
Explore your Power"I've gained clarity, feel a renewed sense of motivation, and am beyond excited to tune into more of your fabulous offerings. Heartfelt thanks for the way you model womanhood. Your voice impacts beautifully!"
Testimonial
- Ana Cadena MS Posture, Functional Movement & Breath Coach
Once You Apply...
Weâll let you know your next steps for joining a circle. The application process allows us to create a cohesive group, aligning the members' intentions with the session topics, activities, and discussions.
Each woman will bring her gifts, challenges, and goals to the meetings and receive multiple benefits such as âŚ
- Personal and professional transformation, especially authentic self-confidenceÂ
- Friendships, community, and networking (for growth, partnership, resources, and referrals)Â
- Creating a well-run business with efficient operations and systemsÂ
- Growing your businessâ the courage to think bigger and expand
- Increasing profit with better choicesÂ
- Clarity of direction in actualizing your visions in alignment with your values
- Leveraging time by hiring others and building a team
- Expanding your outreach through empowered marketing ideas
- Following your passions to create a more fulfilling businessÂ
- Implementing innovative âoutside of the boxâ solutions that make a more significant impact and catalyze your companyâs missionÂ
If youâd like additional support with private business coaching, the Womenâs Business Center offers access to highly skilled professionals. Check out our calendar for other services, see link.
Frequently Asked Questions
Registration Dates
- Application and Registration Start: November 1st
- Close of Registration: January 6th
- Applicants Notified By: January 10th
Schedule of Sessions
January 2024
- January 15 (Wednesday): In-Person Session, 3-5 PM (Mt. Shasta)
- January 29 (Wednesday): Zoom Session, 4-5 PM
February 2024
- February 12 (Wednesday): In-Person Session, 3-5 PM (Mt. Shasta)
- February 26 (Wednesday): Zoom Session, 4-5 PM
March 2024
- March 12 (Wednesday): In-Person Session, 3-5 PM (Mt. Shasta)
- March 26Â (Wednesday): Zoom Session, 4-5 PM
April 2024
- April 9 (Wednesday): In-Person Session, 3-5 PM (Mt. Shasta)
- April 23 (Wednesday): Zoom Session, 4-5 PM
May 2024
- May 14 (Wednesday): In-Person Session, 3-5 PM (Mt. Shasta)
- May 28 (Wednesday): Zoom Session, 4-5 PM
June 2024
- June 11 (Wednesday): In-Person Session, 3-5 PM (Mt. Shasta)
- June 25 (Wednesday): Zoom Session, 4-5 PM
Applications & Registration Dates
- Start of Applications & Registration: January 13, 2025
- End of Applications & Registration: March 14, 2025
- Applicants Notified By: March 21, 2025
Schedule of Sessions
April 2025
- April 2 (Wednesday): In-Person Session, 3-5 PM (Redding)
- April 16 (Wednesday): Zoom Session, 4-5 PM
May 2025
- May 7 (Wednesday): In-Person Session, 3-5 PM (Redding)
- May 21 (Wednesday): Zoom Session, 4-5 PM
June 2025
- June 4 (Wednesday): In-Person Session, 3-5 PM (Redding)
- June 18 (Wednesday): Zoom Session, 4-5 PM
July 2025
- July 2 (Wednesday): In-Person Session, 3-5 PM (Redding)
- July 16 (Wednesday): Zoom Session, 4-5 PM
August 2025
- August 6 (Wednesday): In-Person Session, 3-5 PM (Redding)
- August 20 (Wednesday): Zoom Session, 4-5 PM
September 2025
- September 3 (Wednesday): In-Person Session, 3-5 PM (Redding)
- September 17 (Wednesday): Zoom Session, 4-5 PM
One of the most powerful aspects of these circles is the connection with other power women business leaders, creating the safe space to grow together.
So as much as we would love to welcome all we do have eligibility guidelines of our participants.Â
Participants Must:
- Be a business owner or high level business manager for over 1 year WITH a net business income. Â
- Be willing to participate in all 6 of the circles sessions.
- Be highly interested in your personal development and growth.Â
To withhold the integrity of a small group intimate cohort, space is incredibly limited. (We only select 15 participants per cohort.)
Due to that matter if you can not carve out the half day once a month to participate and concrete it on your schedule we ask you to consider waiting for a future year cohort.
That's why we're giving you MONTHS of advance notice to carve the time out of your schedule!
The Womenâs Leadership Circle program is typically offered by for-profit entities for over $2,000. However, we are offering it at no cost to participants as part of our commitment to supporting business owners and the community. To qualify, you must be a Womenâs Business Center (WBC) client and complete a separate application for the Womenâs Leadership Circle.
If you're not yet a WBC client, becoming one is free and gives you access to resources, mentoring, and additional classes beyond the Womenâs Leadership Circle.
Apply to become a WBC client here: CLIENT APPLICATION LINK.Â
Apply for the Womenâs Leadership Circle here: WOMENâS LEADERSHIP CIRCLE APPLICATION LINK. (Mt. Shasta)
Space is limited, and spots will be awarded to the first eligible applicants.
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