The Girl Boss Effect is a movement.
Four years ago, former teacher and Girl Boss founder Sandy Bean started a networking group that would change the lives of the women who joined in ways none of them could predict.
Since 2022, the group has grown to over 8,000 women and counting, held hundreds of in person and virtual events, and has become deeply affilaited with women’s success in the Tampa Bay area.
In this book, meet 17 women who have experienced The Girl Boss Effect, and learn how to create this magic in your world, too.
Meet 17 good reasons for networking with other women
Meet the Editors
Dr. Angela Yarber, award-winning author and founder of Tehom Publishing Center, and
Sandy Bean, MA, Founder of St Pete Girl Boss (master’s trained writer and celebrated former writing teacher), and we are thrilled to be your guides for this experience.
Ready to be inspired? Good. Then you’ll know how we feel every time we get together.
The Girl Boss Effect is a book that demystifies feminist networking for entrepreneurs who change the world.
Using our St. Pete Girl Boss networking community of 8,000 women entrepreneurs as a case study, seventeen revolutionary businesswomen share the ways an intentional networking community has transformed their businesses and lives.
With inspiring stories, practical tips, questions for contemplation, and a how-to framework, this book is the empowering guide to elevating your business for the global good.
Meet Bosses Like You
From all stages of business and in all different fields, the essayists in The Girl Boss Effect are women like the women you know and love… or maybe just like you.
Learn About Networking with Intention
This community creates success because relationships come first. This is unique to how women network, and it creates it’s own ecosystem that supports members and creates organic growth.
Broaden Your Perspective
We call it “Demystfying Feminst Networking”, but all that means is an inclusive space that fosters the success if its many female members. We show you how to adopt similar principles for your own success.
It's not just another book about women's stories.
The Girl Boss Effect is a practical guide that spotlights some of the traits that women possess that both help and hinder their ability to create wealth and independence.
Let these stories and the advice around them help you advance in your career and your personal life.