by Adriane Galea | Feb 10, 2026 | Funding, Grant winners
We are delighted to announce the very first recipient of the $10,000 Hey Helen Grant award: CeCe Cheng from ShareWell, a mental health company that creates free and low-cost ways to access peer-led and expert support. The Hey Helen Grant funds are going to be used...
by Adriane Galea | Oct 15, 2025 | Operations, Podcast, Scaling, The Visionary Files
Sometimes there’s a reason to do things the way everyone else in your industry has always done them — and sometimes you have to do it your own way. The real work is figuring out which way will actually sustain you in the long run. That’s what drew me to this...
by Adriane Galea | Oct 8, 2025 | Marketing, Podcast, Sales Systems, The Visionary Files
Wouldn’t it be nice if people just sent you business? That’s exactly what happened for copywriter and funnel strategist Nikki Trailor, who built a referral system that’s quietly generated more than six figures in revenue – with just two hours of work per week. Two to...
by Adriane Galea | Sep 23, 2025 | Marketing, Podcast, Sales, The Visionary Files
Most entrepreneurs dream about the day they can finally stop undercharging, break free from the feast-or-famine cycle, and confidently sell high-ticket packages that actually reflect the value of their work. Rachel’s story is proof that it’s possible. She started out...
by Adriane Galea | Sep 22, 2025 | Marketing, Podcast, Scale Your Vision, Speaking, Visibility
I’m in the middle of planning my first large-scale conference, happening in fall 2026, and as I’ve been deep in the weeds of event design, speaker applications, and budgets, I realized something important — most people don’t actually understand how event hosts think...