The Collective by Women in Business HQ

    The Private Community for Women Who Know Your Next Level Is Connected to the Next Right Person

    This isn't a room you visit once. It's the room that stays open — where the women you meet don't disappear when the event ends, and where every relationship you build actually has somewhere to go next.

    100 Founding Women

    $500 once. Lifetime access.

    Apply for The Collective →

    No annual membership. No monthly membership. Founding access is one payment of $500.

    Why this exists

    You've met her before. The woman at the dinner, the brunch, the conference who felt like exactly the connection you needed.

    Then the event ends, the follow-up never happens, and six months later you're starting over with someone new.

    That's not a networking problem. That's a nowhere-to-continue problem.

    The Collective is the fix.

    It's not another room to meet more people. It's the place where the relationships that are supposed to last actually get to.

    Who you become by being in this room.

    This isn't really about a directory or a dinner. It's about who you are when you're surrounded by women actually building something.

    Every room you're in shapes what you think is possible for yourself. Sit in rooms with women who are stuck, and stuck starts to feel normal. Sit in a room with women who are moving, calling in favors, closing deals, holding each other to what they said they'd do, and moving starts to feel normal too.

    This is a room for the woman who already knows she's not meant to build alone. Not because she needs saving, because she's smart enough to know that the fastest way to grow is to be around women already doing it.

    Being in the Collective is an investment in what's possible for you, in the kind of woman you're choosing to be around, which is really the kind of woman you're becoming.

    What you get

    Inside the Collective.

    A private, ongoing community

    Built for real conversation and real introductions — not another feed to scroll.

    A searchable member directory

    By name, location, industry, and expertise, so you can actually find who you need.

    Quarterly Connection Hours

    Live, small-group conversations designed to keep relationships growing on purpose.

    Intentional introductions

    Made on purpose, not left to chance.

    Member-only experiences

    Throughout the year — dinners and connection events, online and in person.

    Lifetime founding access

    One payment of $500. No recurring fees. Ever.

    Exclusive to members

    The Secret Society.

    Ten women. One table. One dinner. The most intimate experience we offer, designed for the conversations that only happen when the room is this small. This is the room for the women who already know they don't just want to be invited — they want to belong somewhere small enough that being in it actually means something.

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    Being in the Collective is what gets you in — at a rate reserved just for members.

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    Who belongs here

    This isn't about how big your business is.

    It's about whether you already see yourself as the kind of woman who belongs in a room like this, and you're just waiting for someone to open the door.

    If you've ever walked into a room and thought "these are my people," this is that feeling, on purpose, every time.

    Applications are reviewed. The energy and vibe matter.

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    Founding 100

    The first 100 women get something we won't offer again.

    $500 ONCE.

    Lifetime access.

    The Collective will continue growing.

    The founding offer won't.

    The first 100 approved women receive lifetime access for one $500 payment.

    When those 100 founding memberships are gone, this offer is gone.

    Founding Seats Remaining: 87
    Apply to Become One of the Founding 100 →

    We've watched these relationships happen for years.

    Not "I loved the event." Real outcomes. Real women. Real business that changed because of who they met.

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    I drove four hours to be here. I left with my first event sponsor and a room full of women who actually get what I'm building. I'd drive eight.

    Ramona

    Secured her first event sponsor

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    I walked in not knowing a single person. I'm now performing regularly at another attendee's restaurant. I came for the experience and found a whole new chapter of my business.

    Laura

    Landed an ongoing residency from one connection

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    I gained three new clients from one dinner. One conversation. One room. That's all it took.

    Christina

    Three new clients from a single dinner

    The Collective gives those conversations somewhere to continue.

    Christine Ierardi, Founder of Women in Business HQ
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    A note from Christine

    The most valuable thing in my business fits in my hand.

    People often assume it's my laptop.

    Or my calendar.

    Or my CRM.

    For me, it's my phone.

    Years ago, I invested $25,000 in a mastermind.

    People still ask if it was worth it.

    Without hesitation, I say yes.

    Not because of the curriculum.

    Because of the women I met.

    One lives in California.

    Another lives in Canada.

    Years later, we're still encouraging each other, sharing ideas, making introductions, and cheering each other on.

    That experience reminded me that the greatest return on any investment is often the people you meet along the way.

    That's what The Collective is really about.

    Every name represents a relationship.

    And every relationship started with one conversation.

    $500 once. Lifetime access. The women who can change what happens next.

    Imagine one year from now.

    Imagine opening your phone one year from now.

    The women you met through The Collective are still there.

    The photographer you've referred.

    The attorney you trust.

    The woman who became your podcast guest.

    The collaboration that started with one conversation.

    The group chat that's still active.

    The voice note that arrived exactly when you needed it.

    That's what you're investing in.

    Not another platform.

    People.

    Build the relationships before you need them.

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    Who will know your name a year from now because you said yes today?

    You can't predict which introduction will matter.

    Which woman becomes a referral partner.

    Which conversation becomes a collaboration.

    Which person becomes a client.

    Or which business relationship becomes a friendship.

    But those relationships can't begin until someone starts the conversation.

    100 founding women. $500 once. Lifetime access.

    Apply for The Collective →

    Applications are reviewed because who joins matters.

    Questions? You're probably not the only one.

    Here are the ones we hear most often.

    Do I have to attend Women in Business events to join?

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    What actually happens inside The Collective?

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    Is this another Facebook group?

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    I'm already busy. Will I have time?

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    What are the quarterly Connection Hours?

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    What makes someone a Founding Member?

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    Is The Collective only for local women?

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    I'm just starting my business. Is this still for me?

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    Why did you create The Collective?

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