When I first got the idea, I didn’t have a background in nonprofits. I didn’t have investors, a step-by-step manual, or a consultant guiding me through every decision. I just had a clear vision: to help women find real connection in a world that has become painfully disconnected.

Throughout my career, I worked in male-dominated industries where I hoped to find a female mentor but only ever found men. It left me wondering what it might feel like to have women to look up to, to learn from, and to walk alongside.

Throughout my life, across the many industries I’ve worked in, I noticed a recurring theme: women often struggled to find meaningful...