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Women Accelerating Action: Be BOLDER!

Flora Mutahi’s BOLDER message celebrates the women building businesses, communities, and new possibilities.

Women Accelerating Action: Be BOLDER!

Women build, nurture, create, and innovate. At Melvins, that spirit runs through our story, from the vision of our founder, Flora Mutahi, to the people bringing our teas to the world.

In a gathering of women from different fields, Flora shared BOLDER: a practical way to think about business, purpose, and the people around us.

B — Build systems

Give good ideas a structure. Clear processes make it easier to grow a business and give your team room to do its best work.

O — Own your why

Know the story behind what you do. Your purpose gives direction to your decisions and helps people connect with your brand.

L — Learn your numbers

Understand what your numbers are telling you. They help turn ambition into informed choices.

D — Develop your tribe

Surround yourself with people who support you, challenge you honestly, and help you keep moving.

E — Embrace the chaos

Entrepreneurship rarely follows a perfect plan. Make room to learn, adapt, and find a way through the unexpected.

R — Resilience

Progress is built by showing up again. Keep learning, keep improving, and keep taking the next step.

Here’s to the women creating opportunities and bringing others along with them. Brew a cup, start a conversation, and be BOLDER.

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